Human Connections In 'A Summer To Die'

The story of Summer, by David Updike, is set during that idyllic time in life when responsibility is the last word on anyone's mind. And yet, as with all human affairs, responsibility is an ever-present and ever-necessary aspect to life. What happens when the protagonist, Homer, loses his awareness of a certain personal responsibility to maintain self-control? Homer's actions increasingly make him act foolishly, internally and externally. Also, how does Homer return to a sense of sanity and responsibility? To a degree, I would say that he does.

There are many things we can identify in our favorite novels. In my book The Hidden Summer, there are themes, the author's purpose, and conflict. The protagonist in this novel is Nell. The setting takes place in an abandoned mini golf course. The story begins with a conflict, which is, Nell and her best friend Lydia are not allowed to see each other because their moms told them that they are forbidden to do so. They aren't too happy about this news but as best friends, they'll find a way to meet each other no matter the obstacles.

Edward J. Larson introduces the world to a very detailed account of the Scopes trial with a book called Summer for the Gods. Larson himself has a law degree, Ph.D. in history, and is a history and law professor at the University of Georgia making him more than qualified to elaborate on the accounts of this historical trial. Summer for the Gods describes the events leading up to the Scopes trial, trial itself, and the aftermath that takes place in 1925. This trial is based whether or not evolution should be taught in schools, a controversy that very much plagues the United States. The trial will put an infamous criminal lawyer Clarence Darrow and the famous fundamentalist religiosity politician William Jennings Bryan against each other in a

She uses unique words and phrases, metaphors and descriptions, and witty but informative tone. She opens the readers’ minds up to what the world we are living in is becoming. It is everyone for themselves, therefore every individual should become educated on every subject that they can handle. There is no possible way someone should overeducate themselves; it is just an impossibility. Imagine what life would be like if eventually everyone only knew about what their degree was in. There would not be many conversations, no improvement in the quality of life, a shorter survival rate, etc. The worst feeling in the world is feeling useless or worthless which could happen if you do not expand your knowledge. Go out in the world and learn what can be learned by observing, reading, studying, listening, asking, tasting, touching, smelling, or anything that helps you learn. The world needs more intelligence in every area. It is time that we take a stand and educate ourselves and others as much as we possibly

Egan’s novels are all different. They all have different themes but still connect in some way. She uses many

But ever since she started writing most of her stories were based on The Lewis and Clark Exposition that happened in 1803-1806. Her very first book she wrote was first released in Minnesota called Betrayed. In all of her books she has written they have all been about Indians and her culture because she wants more people to know that you can be anybody you want and not feel bad about it or self-conscious . She always tries to ryhm in her books with poetry because she likes the poems. In August 2011 “The Christmas Coat” was the first hardcover book to ever come out all over the world, that book was written on her ancestors. If you read her books most of them talk about the different types of religions and how they are all important. When her daughter had a daughter she had just figured she would start writing little kid books too because they would understand it better. Virginia has painted all the covers to her books since she even started writing books. www.wordpress.com http://freshfiction.com

What if all human connection was lost? Do you ever wonder what life would be like? In the book Fahrenheit 451, that was how their society was like, no connection to other humans, scary right? Throughout the story there was a lost of human connection due to the technology and how society worked.

The theme of loss human connection is noted many times throughout Fahrenheit 451. But what exactly is a human connection and how was it supposedly lost in the novel? There is no exact definition for such term, but according to the book, it seems it is leaning towards humans talking and interacting with each other. In the book, the technology which is created and enforced by the government is taking over the lives’ of the characters and creating a sole emotion, which seems as though they cannot escape. And when they do experience such emotions that are other than happiness, they panic.

Her book, Cracked Up to Be, was inspired by her interest in writing an unlikeable female character. Her book, Some Girls Are, was written because she tried to understand bullying better sense she was dealing with bullies at a younger age. She wrote Fall For Anything because she’s fascinated by the way we grieve and handle losing loved ones. That book is basically all about grief and loss. After that, she wrote the book This is Not a Test because she loves everything about zombies, and she thought it would be interesting to experience a zombie apocalypse through the eyes of someone determined to die. A numerous amount of people read her books because they can relate to the main character, or maybe relate to the problems going on in the books. It’s fascinating how you can write a book about simple life problems and it becomes a huge deal. A great deal of people share the same life problems, such as being a rape victim (which happens quite often), being bullied, being mentally off balance, and etc. Besides being a writer, she also plays piano and is a photographer. She’s a makeup artist

Two Summers 4-26-18 The plot of my book is realistic. This is because the plot is that Summers dad did not want her to go visit him because he was busy working. However, this was not where Summer is staying. He was in Berlin. I know this because the text says, ¨Listen my Sweetheart´ -- Dad pauses, and there is no more static-- ´Iḿ- not sure- good idea- come- right now.” (Friedman, 63) . This supports my topic a being realistic because that could happen to anyone with anything. If you ask a friend to come over and you say yes then there on there way and you call them and say you are actually busy doing homework. That's almost the same thing.

Kids can be  cruel when they are envious as shown in the short story, “All Summer In A Day,” by Ray Bradbury. The sun is what makes Margot happy, and when that gets taken away from her. In this short story there is several acts of cruelty to Margot by her classmates. These kids live in the planet of Venus, and they haven’t seen the sun in seven years, except for Margot. The kids are only nine years old so they haven’t seen the sun since they were two years old, but Margot moved there from Earth when she was four and she remembers the sun and that makes the other kids envious. In the beginning of the story it is the day that the sun is supposed to come out for the first time in seven years! The kids were skeptical except for Margot because she wanted to see it so bad. The kids were starting to prepare for the sun to come out but they were sitting inside waiting. While they were waiting the kids decided to lock Margot in a closet and not let her out. When the sun came out all the kids ran outside to play in the sun that felt so warm and nice on their skin, except for Margot, who was sitting inside in the dark closet. When the kids came back inside they felt sorry for leaving Margot in there. Envy can lead people to commit awful acts and cause shame as demonstrated throughout the character's actions in, “All Summer In A Day.”

“It has been raining for seven years; thousands upon thousands of days compounded and filled from one end to the other with rain, with the drum and gush of water, with the sweet crystal fall of showers and the concussion of storms so heavy they were tidal waves come over the islands.” (Bradbury, 1954) In the dystopian story, “All Summer In A Day” by Ray Bradbury, it takes place on the planet, Venus. A group of children, along with scientists get to live there, while being educated at the underground school. Margot, who is only 9 years old, wasn't born on Venus like the other children, but instead on Earth. She’s the only one who remembers how the sun felt through her skin and how beautiful it shined. On the contrary, the other children are jealous of her because she has some memory of the sun, while they don’t. Jealousy caused the children to harass, isolate, and make her depressed.

All Summer in A Day by Ray Bradbury is about how a little jealousy can turn into rage and reveals that children, along with adults, can be blinded by something so simple.The author of All Summer in A Day believes jealousy and bullying are the key emotions played in this short story. Bradbury claims that the main characters, Margot, is being bullied because she was Earth longer. Whereas, the other students don’t even remember Earth because of how early they all moved to Venus. When Margot arrives, she was four. The other children had arrived two years before. The author describes her as “a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the rain for years and the rain washed out the blue from her eyes and the red from her mouth and the

Two components that have an immense impact on the quality and caliber of a film are the editing and sound found within the film. These two aspects alone can make or break a film. In the film The Kings of Summer, directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, these two elements collaborate to highlight certain emotions and key moments in the film’s plot. Some of the sub-elements of these two components that can easily be identified within the film include the flashforward, the flashback, both nondiegetic and diegetic sound, semi diegetic sound, graphic matching and voice offs. Within the film The Kings Of Summer, editing and sound are methodically and tactfully utilized in order to produce a film that is both entertaining and meaningful for the audience.

“Her second novel, The Sun Is Also A Star, is also #1 New York Times bestseller and is a National Book Award finalist.” Her other short stories include Kissing Michael Jackson, Sera, and The Department of Dead