Jody Character Analysis

One scene that shows Jody and Janie’s relationship is on page 43. In this scene, one of the townspeople asks Janie to make a speech. Before Janie even has a chance to answer Jody tells them that Janie does not know how to make a speech and is not meant to be doing that. This scene is the first scene that we see Jody fully control Janie and make decisions for her.

      From the very first paragraph of the narrative, I noticed that there were several details that the narrator mentioned that required further, deeper thought. For me, this is what made the story appealing.

She has an on and off again relationship with Mark Brittain. Everyone in their school thinks that they are just the perfect couple. Moby, Sarah Byrnes, Jody, and Brittain are all in the same CAT class (contemporary American thought), where they were talking about abortions. When Jody and Brittain were "separated", Jody and Eric staring hanging out. One day while they were hanging out, Jody told Eric that she had an abortion, "'You can't imagine the emptiness. There's a piece that isn't getting talked about in class. Mark took me to the clinic, but he dropped me off two blocks away because he thought somebody might recognize him. When I can out, I was just lost. All Mark wanted to talk about was how we'd made the right choice and how his life is no longer ruined. I just wanted to cry and have somebody hold me'" (151). Because she was embarrassed, Jody never told anyone what she told Eric. It took courage for her to speak up to Eric and tell him what happened. Jody also showed courage by facing the abortion alone. She didn't have anyone to tell her "instructions" or what to do. All she had to count on was herself and because she had enough courage to do so, she made

When you recall growing up, what critical moments in life do you remember? Whatever these memories are, they probably do not even begin to compare with what Jody Tiflin learns in the early stages of life. In The Red Pony, John Steinbeck portrays jody as a young boy who learns life-changing lessons that ultimately shape who he is. Growing up at the turn of the twentieth century in the Salinas Valley expose Jody to the harsh realities of life and death. As Jody ages, the responsibilities of maintaining the ranch grow, further giving him the opportunity to develop as an individual. Additionally, living in a semi-remote area during this time period allows Jody to come of age in a way much different than we would experience in our lives, which certainly

Many of us readers would agree that after reading Tim O’Brien’s “In the Lake of the Woods” we find John Wade’s behavior more than unusual as he would do some unusual things such as burning plants with boiling water while saying “Kill Jesus”, and have flashbacks. Most readers would wonder how a psychologist would diagnose John Wade. Based on his behavior, John Wade would probably be diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a severe anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to any life-threatening event which results in psychological trauma. Wade’s diagnoses would affect O’Brien’s implicit argument as anyone that has a perfect or normal life can be ruined by PTSD.

Her second marriage was to Joe ‘Jody’ Starks. They met while she was still married to Logan, when she first saw him, it was like a breath of fresh air, “It was a cityfied, stylish man with his hat set at an angle that didn’t belong in these parts. His coat was over his arm, but he didn’t need it to represent his clothes. The shirt with the silk sleeveholders was dazzling enough for the world” (27). Joe was man with big aspirations and he told her about the town that was being built for Black people and how he wanted go there and make a difference, “But when he heard all about em’ makin’ a town all outta colored folkds, he knowed dat was de place he wanted to be/ It had always been his wish and desire to be a big voice…” (28). They had been seeing each other for two weeks before she ran off with him. The morning she ran off with him she took off her apron and

Battles and fights are some examples of conflict in most fictional stories. They can be many different fights, like the epic battle between good and evil, or a kingdom defending their land from enemies. When people think of the word ‘battle’, they may think of climatic sword fights and war. But sometimes, battles can take place inside of a person. Perhaps a character may have conflicting aspirations and desires that may cause an internal battle and maybe result in something catastrophic. Or perhaps a character has opposing personalities that might clash and cause something important to happen. In many works of literature, the writer

Home,” (51). Jody also forbade her to tell stories with the townspeople because it he thought it unbecoming. By trying to suppress her voice he is trying to control her identity of who he wants her to be and not who she really is. Janie stands up to Jody finally on her deathbed telling him “Ah’m just tryin’ tuh make you know what kinda person Ah is befo’ it’s too late,”

“Listen, Jody, you ain’t de Jody ah run off down de road wid. You’se whut’s left after he died. Ah run off tuh keep house wid you in uh wonderful way. But you wasn’t satisfied wid me de way Ah was. Naw! Mah own mind had tuh be squeezed and crowded out tuh make room for yours in me (Hurston, 86.)” This was the moment in the book when Jody realized that his decision of using Janie and shaping her in the eyes of Jody was completely wrong and

In my opinion, the author, Ruta Sepetys, moves the novel in an interesting fashion. I liked how there are many characters and how there is a lot of things happening. The author kept the reader interested at all times throughout the novel. The author, Ruta Sepetys, who writes historical non fiction books just as this novel, was born the daughter of a Lithuanian Refugee which may have influenced her to write this very novel. It is geared in a positive way due to Joana, a main character in the novel, helping to portray this with her nursing skills. Seeing the book in the Character of Joana’s eyes affects the overall novel in many different ways. Some may be on Joana’s good side and others may be on her bad side.

    Jody is complex. He represents a whole host of things, including the attempt of the black man to gain wealth and power, his effort to pattern success and failure after the model of the white man ("she was proud of what she saw. Kind of portly like white folks"), and the false sense of ownership that money brings.

     This book combines characteristics of a suspense thriller with those of a tragedy and is a very interesting book to read. I liked the detail that the author went into about the psychological aspects of the characters in making the decisions that they made. I thought that the characters were well developed and I liked the detail that the author went into about the settings. A detailed setting can really increase the intensity and realism of a situation in a book. This book contained some difficult words that lower level readers might not understand. I would recommend that anyone looking for a suspense/tragedy oriented book should look to this one. The beginning is a somewhat tedious read, but that is only because the author takes so much time to develop the

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is the story of Junior’s journey to discovery of self. Like many teens, he finds himself

“I'll be all around in the dark. I'll be everywhere. Wherever you can look—wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there,” a quote said by Tom Joad from John Steinbeck’s novel Grapes of Wrath. Written during the great depression, John Steinbeck depicts a Oklahoma family traveling to California for work after losing their farm. The main character Tom Joad is first seen as caring only for himself and his family. By the ending the novel Tom has grown from caring about himself to caring and seeing the whole world as his family.

Brian covers another end of the support spectrum for Jeannette, by providing physical and mental protection for her against the outside world. Brian is Jeannette's younger brother and is the second youngest of the Wall children. Brian is the bravest and loves to go on adventures. Brain is the closest to Jeannette out of all the Walls children. He is extremely loyal, tough and protective of his sisters. Brian like Jeannette and Lori has bright red hair, pale skin and freckles. He looses faith in his parents at a very young age and whispers his real thoughts on how they let them down under there breath. One time Brain's protective nature shows through is when he tries to get Rex to stop the car to get Jeanette. The Walls family is driving and