Heartland Character Analysis

Authors in many instances use the main elements in the story such as setting and narrative to prove a point in the story. For example, writers often use characters, their actions, and their interaction with other characters to support or prove a theme. In the short story “Our Thirteenth Summer”, Barry Callaghan effectively uses characters to develop the theme that childhood is fragile and easily influenced. One of the ways that Callaghan makes effective use of characters to develop the theme is by describing the tension between Bobbie and his parents. This usage of characters supports the theme because Bobbie’s childhood is no longer free to do what he wishes, but has to bow down to his parents’

The award-winning author, Luis Alberto Urrea, creator of The Hummingbird's Daughter, Into the Beautiful North, and The Devil's Highway, describes The Devil’s Highway which occurred in May of 2001, one of many that impacted the desert on undocumented immigrants. which is a desert located beyond Sonora, Mexico. It is a desert which few turn to in able to cross over. A group of illegal Mexican were left for dead after attempting to cross; they were left stranded after traveling for days in the wrong direction, through mountains, desert and only a small amount of water along with a few personal items. The Devil’s Highway name was set out to one’s belief “bad medicine” (5). Even though the desert is an obstacle itself, there are still other physical

In the book 1984, Smith is trying to be an individual in a society that is ruled by Big Brother. as a consequence of him trying to be an individual, he is testing the rules of the party. The individual in an authoritarian society is forced to follow the rules and beliefs of the rest of the society.

Wes Moore’s mother Joy tried very hard to make Wes a well rounded person. She made sure Wes go to Riverdale Country school, which was one of the best school in Bronx. Even though Wes didn’t feel like he belonged there. When Wes got into horrible habits such as attending school irregularly. Wes’s mother warned to Wes if he doesn't straighten up, she will send him to military school. Wes knew if he didn’t start to behave there were be consequences. Wes said, “ I knew my mother was considering sending me away, but I never thought she’d actually do it” (Moore 87). Joy made Wes go to Valley Forge because he wasn’t behaving. Valley Forge is what shaped Wes into well rounded person. Joy’s disciplinary attitude is what influenced Wes into good person. Unlike the other Wes’s mother

-The chapter begins with Jasper coming to Charlie's window in the middle of the night and asking Charlie to leave his house in order to help him.

Twyla and Roberta are two very different people, but bond in very similar ways. They become friends very suddenly, not because of how old they are, but because both have a mother. Twyla's mom is a dancer, and Roberta's mother is too sick to raise her. They later meet in their twenties in a not so settling way. Twyla had been bussing tables while Roberta had been living large about to meet Jimi Hendrix. Twyla was embarrassed at her long past friend and was ashamed to show herself. Five years later they meet at a grocery store where they both have kids and are settled down. They decided to go vet coffee where it starts off both are different races so they take opposite sides of the debate.  Roberta accuses Twyla of abusing one of the girls at the orphanage. Twyla only remembers sitting and watching the girl get abused by other girls, and Roberta's memories start to come back to her. This holds their relationship together for the next five years when

The Laramie Project is a story that has a variety of characters with many differing viewpoints on a multitude of issues throughout the entire book. Issues such as the death penalty, LGBTQ rights, what type of a person Matthew Shepard was, and a massive amount of others are present throughout the entire book. The character Matthew Shepard, a gay, black student at the University of Wyoming was murdered by two white, heterosexual males, Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson. With the mass amount of characters within The Laramie Project, there were bound to be differing viewpoints on what type of person Matthew Shepard was. Some people thought he was a good kid and a martyr, dying at the hands of homophobic males within their town, some thought he didn't really matter just because he was gay, and murders happened all the time. A third view is that he deserved what he got.

The book Beyond The Pale is about Two ordinary people (Travis Wilder and Grace Beckett) who get transported to this new and magic filled world that resembles earths medieval times. With there new found powers they hope to save this new world from its impending doom. (The pale king and his iron heart followers). I choose to write about Grace for my character analysis because I admire her intelligence, her cleverness, and her independent nature. Grace is intelligent because she always had a plan.

For example, Carter is the “missionary gone rogue” (Duffy and Gibbs ?). On Presidential missions, he tends to disobey Presidential instructions, becoming a trustee rather than a delegate. Another character is Nixon, who constantly yearns and attempts to get back into the action of Russian and Chinese foreign policy conflicts. With this in mind, the Presidents are more effectively presented as a conglomeration, the larger picture of the club. Founded by Washington, its status was solidified by Truman and Hoover, and these relationships gained official legitimacy under Nixon’s presidency, wherein he ordained Executive Order 11456.

Stealing food and using it to feed someone is an example of what is used throughout the fictional novel, A Long Way From Chicago, copyright date 1997. Joey and Mary Alice visit Grandma Dowdel’s home from Chicago every summer. Each year for seven years they learn that kindness can be shown in different ways. Similarly, Grandma Dowdel displays acts of kindness by stealing, cheating, and lying however in the end, changes the peoples’ lives for the better. Richard Peck uses the events of his novel, A Long Way From Chicago to convey the universal theme, kindness can be shown in many ways.

Although there were several obstacles from both rural and urban poverty, both novels explicitly stated essential characters that encouraged the growth of others. For J.D., his “Mamaw” and “Papaw” made sure he stayed on track to lead a rather successful life. His family members often found themselves in the middle of hillbilly culture, acting out in ways that were foreign to the reader, especially with his mentally unstable mother. Through it all, his grandparents stood by him and provided a safe setting for him to escape his mother’s episodes and the world around him. “Thanks to Mamaw, I never saw only the worst of what our community offered, and I believe that saved me. There was always a safe place and a loving embrace if I needed it.” (Vance 149) Another character that helped J.D. grow into the man he is today was his half-sister Lindsay. After the passing of Papaw, his whole family came crashing down. His mother’s instability became even more prominent in her selfish sense of grieving. Mamaw was also going through her own type of recovery. The only person that was there for thirteen-year-old J.D. was his eighteen-year-old half-sister. After their mother left for rehabilitation at the Cincinnati Center for Addiction Treatment, the two children were left alone to fend for themselves. Lindsay always presumed the role of a motherly figure better than Bev did. “When Lindsay learned

Chantal Sutherland once said, “Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got to keep going.” The theme being developed in 90 Miles to Havana so far is to believe in yourself. The story has shown that by having bad things happen to a character but by thinking he can get through it he does.

Farmer Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) was born and raised in South Carolina, and fought bravely during the French-Indian wars leaving him with haunting war memories. But after his wife dies, Benjamin renounces violence and quietly tends his crops and raises his seven children alone. In 1776, over Benjamin's objections, his oldest son Gabriel (Heath Ledger) joins the fight against the British. Gabriel returns from battle seriously wounded, with Lord General Cornwallis (Tom Wilkinson) calling for his arrest. A skirmish breaks out on Benjamin's plantation, and one of his children is killed as Gabriel is captured by Col. Tavington (Jason Isaacs) and sentenced to hang. Benjamin sets aside his vow of pacifism and rescues Gabriel; with the help of his

In Homeland the character Marcus is a young boy who is in the middle of all this chaos, and decides to take action using his talent and knowledge. Marcus is like law, in the academy of law your attitude towards any assignment or case has to be the same. Even if the situation is rough you have to face it like when your client is not innocent and you have to fight for his innocent its hard but it’s not impossible.

In “The Journey to the West,” the monk was accompanied by Pigsy, the Sha Monk, the Handsome Monkey King, and the horse. Each of these supporting characters possess a certain magical ability that assisted the monk on his journey, additionally they had their own flaws. This contrasts the monk, which has no magical ability and was devoted buddhism. The strengths, weaknesses, and backgrounds of these supporting characters encapsulate the idea of buddhism throughout the novel, and by including them and Xuanzang the book is able to summarize the idea of buddhism.