Throughout the novel, Krissy convinced herself that “strength came in numbers and identity came as part of a group” (Gregorio 186). However, this is a mentality that is very wrong. Nothing other than your actions can define who you are, and Krissy did not seem to understand this. Gretchen made it a point to explain to Krissy “to be careful of letting other people define who – and what – you are” (Gregorio 238). She also explained that “the Mona Lisa is a masterpiece whether it’s in a pitch-black room, under a strobe light, or in the sun” (Gregorio 244). These quotes were powerful to me. Girls in high school can get so caught up in what other people think about them that they do not truly enjoy life.
“The idea that perception is reality is flawed on so many levels, not the least because it doesn’t take into consideration casual effects and self-fulfilling prophecies. More often than not, the child who is labeled as stupid fails because he doesn’t think that he’s smart enough. But more importantly,
…show more content…
While they were there, Krissy ran into Darren. At this point in the novel, Krissy knew that she liked Darren, but Darren had a girlfriend, so she thought. Gretchen and her friends saw Krissy talking to Darren and encouraged her to go for it. Quickly, Krissy explained the situation and that she could not. Krissy then left and went to the bar to get herself a drink. This is when she ran into Josh, a boy she had previously met at the bars right after her diagnosis. They quickly returned to old habits and began making out behind the curtains. Eventually, Josh came to the realization that Krissy was intersex, and he became enraged. He forced her outside where disturbing events were about to happen. Right when things were escalating, Darren came outside to help Krissy. A huge fight went down, and the police came to take Josh away after he informed the entire club that Krissy was intersex. She was
In the book Million Dollar Throw it is certain that the best friend of main character Nate Brodie is Abby McCall. Abby is the best friend because she has many character traits that make her that. For example, she supports Nate in everything. She attends all of Nate’s football games, and is there whenever he needs someone to talk to. On page 53, it says “... more perfect was if his dad had been able to be here. But at least his mom was here and had picked up Abby on the way.” Abby comes to all of his games despite her worsening eyesight and eventual blindness. But she still comes, even though she is risking her own self. As you can see, these traits make Abby his best friend.
The altercation with her new boyfriend Tony, because she withheld information about being a transgender.
In the novel Sarah’s Key by Tatiana De Rosney, the reader can see that the impact of a stranger can not only be important but also crucial for changing Julia’s life forever. The Narrator/voice has a huge impact on the novel Sarah’s Key. This fascinating story has an alternating perspective between the main characters Sarah Starzynski, a ten-year-old girl living in Paris in 1942, and Julia Jarmond, an American woman in her late forties who also lives in Paris but in the 2000’s. One morning on July 5 1942 Sarah Starzynski hears a loud knock on her door. To her surprise two French policemen stood at the door ordering them to grab whatever they needed and follow them.
On page 12, When Janie is sixteen years old, she is caught kissing a local boy named Johnny Taylor. Her Nanny sees Janie doing this and is angered by it. She then threatens to marry off to a older rich farmer, Logan Kilicks. Janie does not like the idea of marrying Logan Kilicks. She feels that she is too young and does not know a thing about being a wife. Nanny then explains that she wants to see janie married and financially secure before she dies.
Throughout the novel, Janie had multiple relationships that teach her very valuable lessons about marriage. Out of all of the three men that Janie had marriages with, each was very different, and Janie had very different types of relationships with them. Janie travels throughout the novel and eventually meets these three men, during her time with each of them she learns valuable lessons about marriage and how to keep a stable and happy marriage.
Melinda Sordino, the character in the novel Speak, written by Laurie Halse Anderson. She is an outcast, coward, and a negative person. Melinda Sordino is an outcast. '' Or I could crawl behind the trash can. Or maybe I could dump my lunch straight into the trash and keep moving right on out the door '' (Anderson 8). This quotation clearly demonstrates that Melinda is an outcast. She cannot even think a person she could sit. On the first day, Melinda gets into the auditorium and everyone divides into their clans. She used to be a part of the Plain Janes but now she labelled herself an outcast, she is clanless. Melinda does not see the point in finding her ex-friends. She knows it is not going to work. The only student talks to her as a friend is Heather, new to here, but she
Although she hails from a seemingly completely disconnected culture, Janie experiences in her Southern life stifling, patriarchal pressures similar to those which Edna felt some thirty years earlier in Victorian-era New Orleans. While still in her teenage years, Janie is forced into a loveless marriage in the name of protecting her in ways she would not be able to independently. Like Edna who stays with Mr. Pontellier despite her hesitations about their relationship and her insincere reasons for marrying him, Janie lingers with her husband Logan for over a year trying to find the love she senses is missing. " 'You told me Ah mus gointer love him,'" Janie laments to her grandmother, "'and Ah don't'" (Hurston 23).
During this time she meets Adam, a troubled teenage boy who encourages her to try drugs, specifically crank. She creates an alter ego for the bad side of herself, known as Bree. When Bree returns home her drug addiction quickly grows out of control and, at one point, she even begins dealing drugs herself. She is constantly finding herself in trouble, both with her parents and at school. Bree is shocked when she finds out that she has become pregnant and the father of her child is her rapist, Brendan. Her current boyfriend, Chase, assures her that he will help her raise the baby, but she still contemplates keeping it. In the end, she keeps her baby and raises it herself. She also comes clean with her parents about her drug use and finally quits, at least for now. The internal conflict in the story is the struggle Kristina has with herself due to her addiction. She understands that what she is doing is wrong, but she is unable to help herself by quitting. The external problem is that Kristina must hide her addiction from her family. Both of these problems are resolved when Kristina quits using drugs for the safety of her baby and tells her parents about her use of
Janie, the main character, marries three times throughout the novel. Her marriages do not contain unconditional love and because of this, do not last. Her first husband, Joe Starks, belittles Janie as a person including her intellect. "Somebody got to think for women and chillun and chickens and cows. I god, they sho don’t think none theirselves." (119). Joe shows his dominance over Janie by being the breadwinner in the relationship. Janie’s next marriage is with a man named Joe Starks. He tries to show his dominance over Janie by controlling her. “Janie! "Come help me move dis manure pile befo’ de sun gits hot. You don’t take a bit of interest in dis place. ‘Tain’t no use in foolin’ round in dat kitchen all day long…" (42). Joe belittles the
Sarah's Key Essay topic 4 In the novel Sarah's Key written by Tatiana De Rosnay there is a lot of different felling toward the word 'home'. Both Sarah and Julia have feelings of what and where the word home is. Julia was born in America, and has lived in Paris, France for the past 25 years. She has been considered an outsider for all of this time.
“ ‘That’s fine. Be be who you are,’ she said, turning away, a look of disappointment in her eyes. ‘But I’m a American.’ “ (60). Keiko states this when an injustice occurs before her and Henry's eyes. Keiko felt as if it was her duty, as an American, to uphold the rights of all citizens. Regardless, of the negative effect on her. This shows that Keiko is altruistic which allows her to be an exemplary American Citizen and overall person.
Germaine showed his real colors and became just like the other men in Sugar Hill. Once Germain began to verbally and physically abuse Nicie she began to become depressed, lost her job because she always had to miss work because of her bruises, and her relationships suffered. This ultimately leads to her finally getting the courage to open Germaine’s mystery box which then leads to the final straw of the death of her new life with Germaine.
Lonely. She knows that Curley has gone to a brothel and we get some insight into what
April found out that Bob was cheating on him and Bob wanted an affair. Bob and April got a divorce and never saw each other again. Cheryl became a prostitute and a drunk after her boyfriend and April got a boyfriend named
Firstly, and maybe most importantly,