Hahna Christenson Character Analysis

In the story, Hana is a twenty-one Japanese woman who lives in Japan, but later on in the story moves to America. The reason she went to America is to marry a man, Taro Takedo, who her uncle arranged her with. While she is on the boat ride from Japan to Oakland, California, she contemplates her decisions. Before she her country to meet Taro Takedo, they send each other letters back and forth to get to know each other. In one of the first letters they sent to each other, they included a picture of themselves with the letter. Hana sent a current flattering picture of herself, while Taro sent a picture of himself from middle school. Hana was very confused and curious after she received the photo. She is very excited to start her new life in America with soon to be husband. At the end of the story, Hana finally feels excited and safe with Taro. She knows her life will be better

Margot is very compassionate about everyone and making sure that everyone is happy and has what they need. She is compassionate about her school work even though they are not in school

Coby described Hana as extremely smart, driven, patient, professional and “the friend everyone should have”. Coby said that Hana has a positive attitude about everything, and even when she was in the Army over in Afghanistan in “less than ideal conditions,” she remained positive and upbeat. Coby considers Hana “extremely” trustworthy,

Hannah remains a wonderful role model to her peers in all of her work ethic, kindheartedness, and her spiritual life. No one would be able to find one cruel bone in her body. Passionate about everything she does, she never gives up on anything. She is not swayed by the majority; she finds joy in being her own person. The following quote perfectly sums up Hannah’s outlook on life. “Do not compare yourself with others. It is our uniqueness that makes us who we are.” - Tina J.

Everyone is a product of past experiences, Vahan Kenderian is no different. Vahan was a  twelve-year-old child from a wealthy Armenian family living in Bitlis, Turkey during the Armenian genocide in the early 1900’s. Within a two day span, Vahan’s life begins to fall apart, his father is taken away from him, two of his brothers are killed in front of him, his grandmother is also killed, and his sister kills herself. Vahan and his older brother fortunately escape, but are forced to abandon their mother and sister. Vahan then begins his journey to flee to Constantipole. During his journey, he encounters many people along the way who teach him life lessons. Firstly, his father Sarkis Kenderian gives strength and guidance to Vahan. Secondly, Ara Sarkisian the coppersmith teaches Vahan that home is not made of materialistic things, it is a feeling and time takes away everything. Lastly, Selim Bey advises Vahan to worry about himself, and to pick and choose his friends carefully. Therefore, Sarkis, Ara and Selim teach Vahan the most through their interactions and change his character for the better.

Through help and hurt, throughout the novel, Vahan Kenderian an Armenian twelve-year-old boy, experiences all kinds of different emotions and encounters many different types of people. These people help him reach the end of the Armenian genocide. This novel first takes place at Bitlis, a province located near the far east of Turkey where mass amounts of Armenian people were located at the time. This genocide occurred during 1915 to 1918 and started because the Turkish government felt threatened by the Armenian people. Consequently, more than 1.5 million Armenians had perished and in 1918 the genocide had finally ended. Vahan being a very spoiled and vulnerable boy in the beginning of the book, meet various people that throughout his long journey help him change and grow in many traits he did not possess before. One of the many people that help Vahan grow as a person is Ara Sarkisian, the seventy-five-year-old Armenian coppersmith from Sivas, teaches Vahan that your real home isn't located anywhere else except for your own heart. In addition, a girl who lived with the German Consul named Seta not only showed Vahan how to truly love, however, also teaches him not to get attached or else you’ll end up getting hurt in the end. Lastly, one of the most important people in Vahan’s life would be his father Sarkis Kenderian. His father shows a full understanding of how being strong in this world will always let you prevail in the end. In conclusion, Ara Sarkisian helps Vahan

The protagonist, Vahan Kenderian, is a spoiled naive child who loses his family in the Armenian genocide and now he must go on his own journey that will last more than three years. He will have experienced more mental and physical pain than any other child his age. Vahan will encounter new people that will change his character for the better. Therefore, the three characters that Vahan meets and influences his character the most is Sarkis Kenderian, Selim Bey, and Mustafa.

“Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.” ~ Barry Bonds. In this world bad situations occur frequently and it takes a good strong person to handle them in a mature way. Dealing with them this way not only shows that the person has self-control, but also makes them a good role model for people to look up to. In the book The Chosen, Chaim Potok uses Mr. Galanter to express his opinions of a good role model. Acting as a baseball coach and gym teacher, young boys look to him for guidance and motivation every day. Having this kind of position causes stress at times, and requires him to stay calm and level headed. Throughout this book, Mr. Galanter

The growth from a young bride who settles in another country, to a mother is astounding, and this progress is shown through the eyes of Hana. Hana is not without flaws though, as not even a picture bride can be perfect. Hana vies for

Peyton takes her academics seriously, which is apparent when he speaks to me about her courses. Possessing strong time-management skills, she strives to improve each year. She has developed

Annika is the freshmen Student Council President. Furthermore, she is a part of a wide variety of extracurricular clubs and classes. She partakes in Health Occupations Students of America, also known as HOSA. A couple time a year, Annika and her school’s team compete in a wide range of Health Science and Biomedical Science related events. She

Most families are complicated but loving. For instance, a family can try and ignore a situation and everything will be ok. They think that they’re helping you to prevent you from getting hurt. In Harrison Bergeron this family does not intend to ignore things but they do. Because of their limitations. My family and Harrison Bergeron's family have similarities in ignoring problems,communication,and limits.

Looking forward a few years later both characters Marcus and Chiron continues to have struggles from their past. Marcus is constantly being hunted by the fact that he believes the man Slim, who supposedly killed his mother is still alive on the streets, while trying to hide and keep his street life away from his grandparents. While Chiron still is very shy and confused with his sexuality on top on getting bullied by a homophobic bully throughout middle and high school. Both of the young men have people in their lives that’s trying to help guide them towards the right direction in life but it seemed like Marcus and Chiron were going into two opposite directions.

In a small town named Bundlebourough, there was a small, evil-mannered, faction within the town. They did many things that seemed trivial at the time, but eventually ended up having a very big impact on the town. Although they did not conjure up an evil army from the dead, they had many other natural methods to cause their town’s current government to crumble. They caused the entire prodigious group of men who ran the town to be overthrown! First, in order to dissemble their persona, they pretended to represent an uncommon religion called “destructivism.” They then made a covenant with each other to never reveal the true name and purpose of their group.

Her biggest challenge currently is managing schoolwork and playing time. “It has only recently got hard for me but I guess that could be because I am in my final semester before graduation.”