The book Legend by Marie Lu contains plenty of different character. There is June Iparis, a fifteen year-old prodigy who got a perfect score(1500/1500)on her Trial, the Republic’s mandatory test system. There is also Thomas Bryant, the loyal Republic soldier who will do anything the Republic orders him to do, without any questions. Although, if there was one you had to make your best friend it would have to the country’s most wanted criminal. His name is Daniel Altan Wing, though he goes by Day. He is a fifteen year-old boy who lives on the streets of Los Angeles. Day is a selfless person, and cares deeply for his family, though that is not something you tend to look for in a best friend. You want your best friend to be kind, honest, …show more content…
Day seems to have at least one of those traits. Day is confident. This is proven when June and Day are talking to each other in an alleyway near the beginning of the book. They state, ‘“I don't know if anyone's ever told you this", he begins. He doesn't blush, and his eyes don't dart away. Instead I find myself staring into a pair of oceans - one perfect, the other blemished by that tiny ripple. "You're very attractive." I've been complimented on my appearance before. But never in his tone of voice. Of all the things he's said, I don't know why this catches me off guard. But it startles me so much that without thinking I blurt out, "I could say the same about you." I pause. "In case you didn't know." A slow grin spreads across his face, ‘ "Oh, trust me. I know”‘(Loc 1538). When Day states, “Oh, trust me. I know,” it is shown that he is very confident in his appearance, and does not need someone to tell him that he looks good, to know that he looks good. To be a best friend, the person needs to be kind, trustworthy, honest, and kind, confident, and Daniel Altan Wing seems to have at least one …show more content…
Throughout the book, June continuously questions the Republic, while Day is continuously trying to take down the Republic. Therefore, the main conflict of this story is man v.s. society. However, in this beginning of the trilogy, the conflict is not resolved. June and Day do manage to escape the government's clutches, but once they escape, nothing has really changed. The Republic will continue to run their plague experiments on the innocent people in poor sectors. The government will continue to kill innocent people who learn the truth about them. All June and Day have done so far is make life better for them. This impacts the characters positively. Knowing what the government does to their people, at the end of the book, they start to seek the Patriots(a group of rebels who are attempting to restore the United States)assistance in taking action against the Republic. The conflict is proven when June is interrogating Day. Day states, “Oh, is that all you’re worried about? A bunch of renegade Trial takers who manage to escape their deaths(Loc 1866)?” This shows that government has tested the plague on Day himself,(it is shown later in the book that the government tests the plague on kids who had failed their trial)which demonstrates why he would be wanting to take down the government. A song that compliments this conflict would be “White America” by Eminem. This
After several days spent meticulously filtering and interpreting the poorly translated web of psychological theories, Katharine Cook Briggs finally decides to unwind on her recliner. She calls her daughter, Isabel, eager to hear about the newest rendition of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, test form D, but she is unavailable (“A Guide to…”). She turns on the television, interested to hear the latest news updates on the deteriorating geopolitics of the late 1950s. Instead, she receives an unappreciated surprise in the form of the perky, gleeful face of stereotypical housewife June Cleaver on Leave it to Beaver as she thoughtlessly cleans, cooks, and cares for the family, all the while indoctrinating the audience on domestic female roles that Katharine finds both diminutive and regressive. June Cleaver may not have been the news Katharine was anticipating, but it was equally informative. She very well could have been a June-type mother, or worse, her daughter could have been. This comedic television trope of the average housewife reinvigorates Katharine, a constant reminder of her good fortune growing up in an intellectually supportive environment. She turns off the television, opens Psychologische Typen von C.G. Jung, and continues to comb through the pages, endlessly searching for the key to unlock the complexities of personality (“Myers’ and…).
This illustrates that the recurring theme of rebellion is being portrayed .Furthermore the theme of confinements is revealed within the novel of Anthem. For example when the society limits their citizens at an early age to a selectictive job . This shows that the citizens don’t get to think on their own but being confined into a certain house in their dystopian world. Similarly the Collective Society theme of Confinement can be revealed through the main characters . For instance when “Equality shows his discovery of light to the World Scholars they shoot him down verbally questioning why a Street Sweeper is creating evil inventions.This proves that in his collective society the theme of confinement is one of the factors that helps their leader keep them in check to make sure they won’t rebell in a large group against them. All this variety of themes shows that Rebellion , Individualism and Confinement is used throughout the novel to push the characters in their different plot concerning them.Last but not least how these theme also served as factors to keep their dystopian society
Since the song was originally written in 2005, and then re appeared in the Fight With Tools album it makes sense that the song would by influenced by the war America was fighting in Iraq at the time. In 2003 the Bush administration decided to invade Iraq, and from then on until the present many Americans and non-Americans have died as a result of wartime violence. Even though the war went on many Americans really started to question the reason why the war was still going on if the weapons of mas destruction were already found, the reason given for the invasion of Iraq. Some also questioned the entire reason for the war; according to a MSNBC Documentary, “Some of the most senior officials in the U.S. government, including President Bush himself, Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, asserted these claims in public with absolute confidence, even while privately, ranking U.S. military officers and intelligence professionals were voicing their doubts”(“ How the Bush Administration Sold the Iraq War”). However, the people did nothing and the war continued. The song was meant for people who wanted to change what is happening around
Anthem depicts a world of the future, a collectivist dictatorship in which there is no individualism
The world is a cruel, dark place, that is filled with evil changing the good. In Anthem by Ayn Rand and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, two dystopian stories, the two protagonists are struggling to express themselves because of the society they are living in. The society that they are living in, influences them both in a strong and terrible way, which changes their lives forever.
In a perfect world, everyone should be a real friend. But, for these a list of traits should be reached and, unfortunatelly, most of the people don’t own the necessary characteristics.
The song’s character is just a member of the majority, even if the songwriters condemn his way of thinking. The criticism of the average citizen becomes much clearer during the second section of the song.
In the article, McCalla lists 10 famous songs about civil rights movement and analyzed their contents. "Oh Freedom" is about the call for freedom in the Civil Rights movement. "We Shall Not Be Moved" presents the determination in Civil right movement of face with govenment. "Go Tell It On the Mountain" is as an analogy for Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights movement. "Time They Are A Changin by Bob Dylan captured the spirit and essence of the change and turmoil that surrounded the Civil Rights movement". "Lift Every Voice And Sing" and " Strange Fruit" talk about ugly essence of lynchings racism and the opposition to the Civil Rights movement. Moreover, "People Get Ready" is about the optimism and excitement of the Civil Rights movement
An enslaved future in which people in a society are punished for wanting independence. This is the dark future Ayn Rand, author of Anthem, has set in this heart-wrenching dystopia. Ayn Rand sets the protagonist, Equality 7-2521, against his society to find the meaning of individuality and the sacred word “I”. Modern Day U.S society is much more progressive that Anthems’ society because of its’ individuality, education, and technology.
We as individuals have a chance to make a difference in the world, we have a chance to be a voice for others who don’t, and we definitely have the power to make and be the change we want to see. Although we have the power to do so, sometimes it’s difficult, but it does not mean that we have to give up. An example of someone making a change is the author of “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.” The author, Wallace Willis, is believed to have written the song to bring awareness to slavery in the past. The song was sung by many and grasped the attention of people and helped bring awareness to the topic of slavery. There are also authors now, in the present who write protest songs to bring awareness to problems and situations that are happening everywhere in the world, situations that are affecting us now. The song “FDT,” is a song written about the current president, Donald Trump, and talks about his decisions in office and other things. These people use their voice to make a stand, they want to change the world for the better. Although, the way they make their voice heard is by using strategies that will catch everyone’s attention.
This song is a wakeup call for America to set a better example for the next generation. People are hurting other people. Some are paranoid of what will happen next. Life should not be scary, but there are people afraid to walk out and be among the chaos. Everybody is against one another, and they are not willing to compromise. “It’s time we stop” and look at what we are doing and what has become of us. There are wars for ignorant reasons, there are people hurting, there are innocent children watching, WAKE UP AMERICA! The riots and wars are not worth all of this pain and suffering.
There are seven types of literary conflict; Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Society, Man vs. Self, and Man vs. Technology. Man vs. Man is when two or more characters don’t agree on something and then an argument is formed. Man vs. Nature is when a characters is struggling with nature in this case
Following up along the lines of justice and injustice situations is the suffering in Black America and how we are fighting a war that may not be a winnable war like something that is consecutive and may not be able to win especially after the injustice killings being done to the black people around America. With the song, Lamar points at the fact that black people will never win this war and all we can do is fight and work hard for the money that we sorely deserve and need. Black Americans have been fighting the freedom war that was a literal Civil War in the 19th century. Then in the 20th century with Jim Crow laws, it became freedom fighting in the context of prejudice and racism. Now, in the 21st century, racism often takes a more covert
“Where Have All The Flowers Gone?” by Pete Seeger became a popular anti-war protest song during the 1960s. This song did not only protest against the Vietnam War but also made their generation more aware about the global problems. Songs like “Not Ready to Make Nice” by Dixie chicks about freedom of speech was written after they received death threats for singing against the Iraq war, protests against the violation of human rights. But music is not only used to protest, it is also used to give hope and optimism. “We Shall Overcome”, a song sung by Guy Carawan together with the Montgomery Gospel Trio and the Nashville Quartet, is perhaps the best known example of civil rights song. Instead of blaming the government, this song registered a feeling of hope and faith among African-Americans during the civil rights movement.
With those characteristics, one also becomes a friend, a companion that everyone aspires to have by their side.