Literary Analysis : ' The Karate Kid '

In 1942, Henry is faced with many arduous obstacles involving his father. "Young Henry Lee stopped talking to his parents when he was twelve years old. Not because of some silly childhood tantrum, but because they asked him to" (12). His father makes him wear a button that says, "I am Chinese" (12), but little does his father know, Henry is beat up in school by Chaz,

The Outsiders movie which was released on March 25, 1983, is a American drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola .It is a crime thriller and is adapted from a novel of the same name by S.E. Hinton .The Film was shot on location in Tulsa, Oklahoma and set in 1965 .The story of this movie revolves around the conflict between the two different social groups ,which is the rich and the poor. It is a class versus class conflict which gives rise to a physical conflict between the Greasers and the Socs .I feel there are physical fights throughout the story between the two groups due to enculturation. The native culture that is transmitted from one generation to another among the Greasers is the reason for their limitations.

The Outsiders, a coming-of-age novel, written by S.E. Hinton who was a teenager at the time of writing is firmly based upon groups of teenagers divided amongst their social classes. The novel takes on the rival battles of the Socials and the Greasers.

As a young adult, it is difficult to grow up without parents and still be tough and brave. In addition, teens can be emotional and overreact at times. In the novel The Outsiders, by S.E Hinton, a fourteen-year-old kid named Ponyboy Curtis feels different emotions that make him stand out from other Greasers, or “hoodlums”. Ponyboy, the youngest of all the Greasers, is a great example of a teen who feels isolated, brave, and emotional throughout the novel.

A world once filled with Asian friends and neighbors crashes harshly as Jin is left stranded in a white dominated school. Stereotypes and teasing are quickly placed on him from his racial background. Still new to the area, Jin presumes, “The only other Asian in my class was Suzy Nakamura. When the class finally figured out that we weren’t related, rumors began to circulate that Suzy and I were arranged to be married on her thirteenth birthday. We avoided each other as much as possible” (Yang 31). Embarrassment clouds Jin as he realizes that he’s not like the other kids in his class. With distinct features and his native tongue, Jin felt like a reject surrounded by his Caucasian classmates. He was entirely alone amongst his peers, and he didn’t like that one single bit. In this way, it’s clear how both Junior and Jin felt like outcasts in these two oceans of white students and teachers.

Spike Lee’s ‘School Daze’ has certainly done good for introducing historically black colleges and black modern culture to Central America than I have seen any other movie about colleges especially black colleges at that it is through this film that I have realize that the media plays a big part in educating us but also can be the cause of not only bitterness that will be built up but also enlightening us black people of our history and also our actions against each other. In the movie ‘School daze’ the themes of life versus dark skin the refusal of one to recognize his own race Are two themes that stood out throughout the film. And it’s only school these confront a lot of issues that aren’t

The book, and the movie, “the Outsiders” is about a conflict between greasers and socs. Up until the point where Johnny kills a soc, there are mostly only small fights and arguments between the two. The story “the Outsiders” takes place in the 1960’s, when there were two main lifestyles. Greasers and Socs. Greasers are known for greasing their hair. Socs are rich kids who have good clothes, drive mustangs, and always have an argument against the greasers. The main character in S. E. Hinton’s book “the Outsiders” is Ponyboy Curtis. He has two older brothers Darry and Soda. Pony is 14 years old and his best friend, Johnny, is 16 years old. S. E. Hinton wrote “the Outsiders” when she was 17 years old. Her book was published in 1967. The

On the main character’s first day, he sings a European song that he learned from one of his school friends back home in front of his new class. After the class, a Japanese teachers scolds and beats him simply because the song was of a foreign nature. The boy is defended by his own teacher, a Korean. This further stresses the ongoing fight against Japanese ethnocentrism that was so prevalent, even in such places as the schoolroom.

Year 11 English: AS 90854 (1.10) Form personal response to independently read texts, supported by evidence.

With the economic benefit of getting an education virtually eliminated by the Cultural Revolution, the main characters, Wang Fu and Beanpole, sought moral and ethical meaning in education. Despite the seemingly purposelessness of obtaining an education, Wang Fu views Beanpole’s dictionary as a “sacred object” (163) and, after failing to win the dictionary from a bet with Beanpole, “copie[s] the dictionary every day...after school” (168). His motivation for copying “‘fifty thousand characters, a hundred characters a day [for] five hundred days” (168) is revealed to stem from filial piety as well as his desire to stick up for his father, Wang Qitong. Despite Wang Qitong’s immense strength, which makes him capable of carrying hundreds of pounds of rice for an entire team, he is bullied and harassed by his teammates for being mute and declares that “‘[he] is not as strong as Wang Fu, because Wang Fu can read and write” (176). Because of his adoration for his father as being “ones of the strongest men in the world” and his knowledge that “people in the team bully [his father]”, Wang Fu wants to do the right thing and “study and learn how to speak for [his father]” (176). Beanpole, upon being warned by Chen to teach according to the “unified teaching materials” (165), justifies his actions by saying that “[w]hen [the children] return to their teams, they won't have

The Outsiders message is about “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” It explains that nothing good can go on forever and nothing young can last forever. It tells you about how and why we should enjoy what we have and keep and cherish everything we have to its maximum limit. Why shouldn’t we cherish what we have? Why do we need more? Why can't we be equally treated with same amount of things such as money and houses? That is the real question. We have that to this very day. In The Outsiders, their lives are exactly like this. They have their awesome rich people lives and the poor have unhappy lives. Some of each gang just want to be normal, the same, or similar at least. But their money splits them up. All because of a little extra

I chose legend of Bruce Lee this movie to describe how to understand intersectionality identities and experiences. To be frank, Bruce Lee was a Hong Kong and American actor but he also was ethnic Chinese. This store of the life of Bruce Lee, I just use the film beginning to analysis it. In the aristocratic school of Bruce Lee to represent the school at cha-cha dance match, but British student Blair is hate him very much and calling him a sick man of Asia. If Bruce Lee get good grade, Blair will bring his British knights to bully him. Something is unfair, as a British teacher when she saw Blair had the injured, she will told Bruce Lee’ father: “your son is so sucks.” When they come back to home, Bruce Lee’ father him. After a few days, he

Several years ago, when I was five years-old, I watched the movie The Karate Kid (1984) starring Ralph Macchio as the bullied teen who comes out of his shell, having mastered a form of martial arts. At that tender age, I was impressed by the fact that such a mousy adolescent came out of his shell in such an impacting way. Mr. Miyagi (played by Pat Morita) was especially impressive with his quiet demeanor and extraordinary martial arts skills. The movie was a bit old-fashioned, but I loved it! Although I was never bullied, I knew that I wanted to be just like Daniel Larusso, the character that Ralph Macchio played: strong and disciplined. So when the chance came along to join a martial arts class came along, I grabbed it. I started taking classes

Providing the two heroines with strong and engaging personalities, the novel portrays the life of two young Chinese girls, who because of historical events and family secrets, have to grow up faster than what they had planned. The book delivers emotional themes that are powerful yet familiar, and is written in a compelling manner.

In this paper, I will be comparing the differences in both the novel and the movie of Memoirs of a Geisha. The book was written by Arthur Golden and published September 27, 1997. The film was directed by Rob Marshall and released in theaters December 9. 2005. The differences I will be talking about what was different and how it may affect it may have on someone who was comparing the text to the film. There are some major differences I feel between the two. I choose to talk about the one I felt was most important. One that was in the novel and left out in the movie. I specifically choose this