Happiness Machine Character Analysis

Doug experiences many instances of loss during his summer. Between the moving of his best friend to the death of his great-grandmother, Doug’s life becomes very different than it was before the summer began. These events may cause one to believe that Doug is unhappy with his life, however it is very much the opposite. By the end of summer, Doug is very optimistic about the next summer, saying “next year’s going to be even bigger, days will be brighter, nights longer and darker” (Bradbury 235). Though the very small world of his has been flipped upside down within a few months, Doug is still happy and knows that things are only going to get better from here. One specific instance of Doug overcoming loss is when his best friend, John Huff, moves away. After Doug sees John for the last time, Doug blows up in a fit of rage screaming “‘You, John! John, you’re my enemy, you hear? You’re no friend of mine!’” (Bradbury 111). This loss was very hard on Doug because he is very young, twelve years old, and hasn’t had to deal with anything like this. After calming down, Doug moves on and is able to find joy in life in things such as going to the local ravine, writing revelations in his journal, and spending time with family. He becomes content with life once again.

I was pleased to have attended a lecture cosponsored by the Ethics Center, the Fresno State office of the president, the Fresno Bee and Valley PBS. The lecture began with Dr. Castro recognizing a few leaders on campus, including a past Fresno State president, Dr. John D. Welty and campus volunteer Mary Castro. Dr. Castro then mentioned a few things about Mr. Brooks stating that he is a columnist for the New York Times and an analyst for the PBS “News Hour” and NPR’s “All Things Considered.” Dr. Brooks also teaches at Yale University, one the finest university in the country. Dr. Castro continued by saying that he learned that Mr. Brooks office hours are from 9am to 1pm and how “cool” it sounded to him. I was surprised how many people attended the event. I was fortunate to find a seat. David Brooks mentioned how he has some remote roots in the Central Valley because his father grew in Chowchilla, CA but Mr. Brooks grew in New York.

Including Doug, he changes quite a bit throughout the story. Doug changes his perspective on things a little bit, “You remember how I said that when things start to go pretty good, something usually happens to turn everything bad?” “ I was starting to think maybe I was wrong.” “ Maybe things don’t always turn bad.” “ What a chump I am”(261). Doug changes from when he first moves and says everything goes wrong and he hates it here. He realizes that he was wrong. Sometimes it’s good for people to change like Doug in this case. At the beginning of the story Doug didn’t like Lil, “Reader, I kissed her.” “A quiet walk back we had she and I”(184). Doug is changing and is starting to like her. He kissed her so he must like her. She changed from being the annoying girl from the library to being the girl he liked. Doug likes her so much that it’s like they’re close to dating, “‘ So is Lilian your girlfriend?’ said Mrs. Windermere...” “‘Yes, I said” “I looked back at Lil.” “Smiling”(294). Now Lil and Doug are dating and they never like each other that way.This is good for them to change and start dating. People change a lot throughout the book which is a good thing in life. Everyone changes through their life at sometime. In a certain amount of time Doug started to like Lil. Wonder how long they’re going to stay

I see the theme happiness in "Boys Life", because he is happy that it is the last day of school. Text evidence that supports this answer is, "But I did know that summer's days were long and lazy, and when the sun finally gave up its hold on the sky the cicadas sang and the lightning bugs whirled their dance and there was no homework to be done and oh, it was a wonderful time" This means that the boy in boys life loves summer.

¨The Joy Luck Club¨ by Amy Tan was an interesting novel. The book consisted of about eight characters, meaning eight different perspectives. Each of which, had a whole chapter or two dedicated to a short story in there life. They tell each other these life stories at a gathering they have every once in awhile to play mah jong. Throughout each story, or chapter, the mothers try to connect more with their daughters, and the daughters try to connect more with their mothers. It makes you wonder how well daughters know their mothers.

Summer brings a sense of joy with its bright days. In Ray Bradbury's excerpt from his novel "Dandelion Wind". Bradbury utilizes rhetorical devices throughout the excerpt to provide a mysterious atmosphere to his novel.

Once being at the regiment for about an hour, Rosanna already becomes a nurse for the group even though she has had no prior medicine experience. After a little while on the road, Rosanna and John begin to have arguments on their differing opinions about Slaves. Meanwhile, Lizzie continues to run the butcher shop and develops a crush on Martin Weigel. Then, Margaret gets a letter from her father telling her John Wilcox has died from measles and dysentery. Rosanna decides to go back to Richmond to settle John’s affair but then turns to the war shortly after.

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Everyone enjoys the summertime. In Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine, Douglas Spaulding, a twelve-year-old boy, wakes up the town to summer. A few days into summer, he suddenly realizes his existence and livelihood. Not merely existing and taking up space, Douglas notices his surroundings and slowly begins to understand life. How to manage and control one’s life on earth exists as one of the main issues Doug faces. He struggles in finding how to live life and using his time on earth to his full advantage. In Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine, the motif of time shows the struggle between life and death, serves as an object of change, and reinforces one’s short time on earth, suggesting that quality trumps quantity.

This lot is comprised of two Star Wars characters; Barada and Lando Calrissian.  Not only are these characters over 25 years old, but they are in good condition and have never been opened.  However, it is important to note that the bubbles on both cards have yellowed and show signs of wear.  Likewise, Barada's card contains two holes at the top and is punched, which is depicted in the images provided.  Nevertheless, these characters would be a great addition to any Star Wars collection and if you have any further questions or want additional images, please feel free to send us a message.  Happy

Somehow adulthood turned out to be harder than Doug anticipated, a lot harder, as his fears of possibly not reaching his goals within a year's timeframe could ruin his life forever. Furthermore, the thing most that ruined him, was society in general. Surely, at times, Doug didn't like the way society worked in his favor. Therefore, he would carry himself as unique as can be, with how he dressed, spoke, and viewed life.

In the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness” there was a lot of life lessons incorporated in the film. One of the things that Chris Gardner told his son, Christopher "Don't ever let somebody tell you, you can't do something. Not even me. All right? You got a dream? You gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves, they want to tell you, you can't do it. You want something, go get it. Period." I think that this is really inspirational, and can be used for everyone in any situation. Chris Gardner displayed a great deal of determination, humbleness and always had a good disposition. These things stood out to me because personally, I do not think I would be able to obtain all of those qualities while going through the situations Chris

Throughout Derek Landy’s book “Skulduggery Pleasant: Scepter of the Ancients”, there are many conflicts presented which affect the main characters in many ways. The majority of the main conflicts in the book are external. For example; the primary conflict of “Skulduggery Pleasant: Scepter of the Ancients” concerns Nefarian Serpine’s plan to retrieve the Scepter of the Ancients and to use the Scepter to bring the Faceless Ones back and to eradicate mankind. Serpine’s intents and actions are outside of the control of Valkyrie Cain, the main character. Valkyrie Cain, however, did succeed in dealing with the conflicts presented to her as, at the end of the book, we find Serpine dead and the Scepter out of commission. Nevertheless, Valkyrie owes

Douglas is crushed by John’s news, and he deals with the loss of his friend by getting angry with John. Afterwards, Colonel Freeleigh dies, and Douglas feels a great loss. He comes to realize that the colonel’s legacy has died with him. As August starts, Douglas begins to lose his enthusiasm in summer. However, his grandfather is able to raise his spirits with dandelion wine. The dandelion wine that he makes with his brother Tom and his grandfather represents the spirit of summer that Douglas loves so much. Eventually the thought of death begins to haunt Douglas. He witnesses the brief relationship between Bill Forrester and ninety-five-year-old Helen Loomis. Although their ages are far apart, they talk together every day for weeks, as if seems that their minds are perfect for each other, although it ends when Miss Loomis dies. In the end, Douglas comes to terms with death and that summer is coming to an end although he reflects on what he’s observed throughout the summer and looks on never forgetting the magic of life that summer brings through the power of dandelion wine.

Happiness is a feeling that many people strive to achieve. However, many people do not realize the lengths it takes to fully attain satisfaction; in fact, many are blind. Throughout Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations, readers see a view of reality that is twisted and misshapen based on the distinct experiences each character faces. Dickens portrays each character from a viewpoint that is different and influenced by many factors throughout the story. Each character's interpretation of happiness is distinct, and many of them are deceived into believing that they have found happiness when in reality, it has alluded them.