Kamkwamba Character Analysis

Rachel Aouli Kalama Utagawa was six when the book Moloka’i by Alan Brennert began. She wanted to travel the world like her father did. Every time he went to a new place he brought Rachel a cultural doll. The most recent addition to her collection was a Russian nesting doll. Like her newest doll, Rachel was still showing her outermost shell. She was an innocent girl who saw the good in the entire world around her. As she explored and discovered the layers of herself, the world around her unfolded. This sweet doll had layers of innocence, sorrow, hate, joy, and fulfillment.

William Kamkwamba is incredibly strong willed and persistent. There were innumerable challenges that he faced when building his windmill. Despite this, he continued his work; never allowing himself to give

Chinua Achebe’s critically acclaimed novel Things Fall Apart tells the story of a decorated and powerful chief of the Igbo village tribe named Okonkwo. Okonkwo is a strong independent man who came up from nothing in his life and refused to return to earth as the same way he started, he believed he was destined for greatness. Perhaps Okonkwo’s most driving factor for this is his father died a beggar and he became disgusted how his father went out with no achievements or accomplishments to his name. Okonkwo is very prideful as a result of his humble upbringing and believes that the only way one can be successful is through Old Ways of the Igbo Tribe. As a result, Okonkwo is hell-bent

Okonkwo is a wealthy and respected warrior of the Umuofia clan. Umuofia is one of the nine clans that are connected. The village consists of Igbo people in the African country of Nigeria. His fame became solely from personal achievements. Okonkwo was much unlike his father who was poor, a debtor, and basically a failure to his people. When his father died all, he took with him was debts that were never paid. In the village of Umuofia, a man is judged according to his worth and not according to the worth of his father. Okonkwo had great things planned for his life and wanted to be the nothing like his father whom he was so ashamed of. He had to start from scratch because his father wasn’t able to leave

One will face various barriers in their lifetime. When an individual overcomes a problem, they will always obtain something in reward of their effort. Some individuals are overwhelmed by the challenges before them. Others are able to get past the issues and obtain a reward. There are numerous obstacles in one’s life that must be overcome in order to obtain something of personal value.

The saying, “Do not give up,” makes up a huge part of who I am. Constantly, in my day-to-day life, there is a challenge that I must face and conquer. Whether it be family, friends, soccer, or school, I have always had to persevere through the challenges that these things, and many more bring my way. In this case, perseverance is a giant part of my identity, and who I am. When something challenges me, I do not turn away, but instead I face it.

Humanity has always been fascinated with the journey of heroic individuals; indeed, American children grow up hearing the tales of tiny hobbits traveling across continents to destroy an artifact of great evil or the tale of three wise men who travel from afar to see the birth of their deity. In Yuri Herrera’s novella Signs Preceding the End of the World, readers witness another journey to a strange land fraught with peril for our heroine Makina, a Mexican woman on a journey to find and bring her brother back from the United States of America. Looking at her journey, Makina follows in the same tradition as other heroes like Orpheus and Odysseus, who also plunge themselves into the dangerous underworld. For American

Do you remember when you were a specific age or have you discovered a time in your life? Where you looked at individuals and saw them for who they are and what or who they could be? It’s like you never bothered to see someone else purpose in life. So you start to question yourself for the reasoning of their presence. Think about a time in your life when someone just wanted to see the good in you and wanted you to live up to your full potential. Sylvia’s character in, “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara represents Sylvia's transitioning from her childhood to adulthood. It is motivated by Miss Moore's Lesson where the process of the growth is demonstrated through Sylvia’s life experiences which later makes her realize she needs to grow up.

Throughout the Pauahi unit there have been numerous amounts of knowledge and wisdom found within the book. However, within the unit there were a few essential life lessons that I was able to take away from. One of which, came from the foundation of Kamehameha Schools. All throughout the unit, Pauahi was constantly making desicions that would continue to shape the future generations of native Hawaiians. Likewise, the will and creation of Kamehameha Schools is no exception. In Pauahi’s will, very specific words were stated in order to ensure the protection of Kamehameha Schools’ values and well-being. An example of such would be when she stated that Kamehameha Schools will prefer those with native Hawaiian blood over those

Friendship: the emotions or conduct of friends, the state of being friends. In the novel The Chosen by Chaim Potok neither Danny Saunders, and Reuven Malther lives would have been the same without each other.

Having an obstacle to overcome will happen at least one time in everyone's life. The obstacles may be small, large, mental, or physical, but if you find the right people to stick with you through it, you can overcome anything. That’s what was going through my mind when I read an inspiring article about a young man named Tim Harris.

"We get pulled out of our comfort zone to help shed our lukewarm nature, eventually trusting God in all of our circumstances"~Taryn Barnes

Hurdles and obstacles are the major building blocks of one’s character and stamina. When faced with troubles, some stumble and fall, others pick themselves up and grow from the experience. Without a doubt, there is a particular hurdle that has inevitably shaped the way I am today. This massive hurdle was none other than the transition from moving across the United States. Not only was the move an environmental change geographically, but culturally as well.

The adolescent immigrant experience cannot easily be understood. There are no guidebooks, no predicted paths, no perfected models. The question of how to survive and thrive in such a new, foreign world does not come with a clear answer. Whether it be the young first-generation American or the culturally oriented second-generation immigrant, the isolating and often painful experience of cultural transition leaves many adolescents voiceless, lost in the ether of new social rules and expectations. Some recently published young adult novels may offer the opportunity of literary sanctuary for immigrant youth, though the amount of multicultural literature is lamentably still hardly significant. The need for of multicultural literature comes with

The Chosen, By Chaim Potok is an interesting and thought provoking read, yet the moral ideas and thought provoking actions of the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, will leave a lasting impact on one’s life. Throughout both novels characters are forced to make important decisions and difficult choices. The 2nd novel mentioned, To Kill a Mockingbird, stands out among the two due to the type of moral choices expressed, the way that the book connects the reader with the characters, and the many well written plot twists and story lines. The Chosen has most of these attributes as well, yet the author did not express them nearly as well as the author of the other novel. Both novels are marvelously written and carry important lessons. The lessons of TKAM were more interesting however, and connected the reader’s thoughts with that of the characters.