Marce Williams Character Analysis

Growing up during the civil rights era for many presented a world of harsh segregation and inequality. The graphic novel March, written by John Lewis and coauthor Andrew Aydin with illustrations by Nate Powell, provides the reader a glimpse into the life of a young John Lewis. Coming from a humble beginning as the child of a farmer in Alabama, he later became a prominent leader of the civil rights movement. While there are many turning points throughout John Lewis’ life, four critically influenced his direction and philosophy by establishing a sense of purpose, and creating opportunities that promoted growth and development of character.

The book “Lisa” is a historical fiction by Carol Matas and is about a young thirteen year old girl named Lisa. Lisa is a thirteen year old girl that has auburn hair and green eyes. Lisa is living during World War II which began in 1939 and didn’t end until 1945. We are introduced to Lisa with her living with her family in the city of Copenhagen in Denmark. The story takes place while Germany was invading Denmark. Lisa, at the beginning of this story is an uninformed, childish, and anxious girl. However, as the war progresses she develops new character traits which help her grow as a person. The four big character traits that she develops are curiosity, self-discipline, perseverance and valiance . These traits all help her develop into

“Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.” ~ Barry Bonds. In this world bad situations occur frequently and it takes a good strong person to handle them in a mature way. Dealing with them this way not only shows that the person has self-control, but also makes them a good role model for people to look up to. In the book The Chosen, Chaim Potok uses Mr. Galanter to express his opinions of a good role model. Acting as a baseball coach and gym teacher, young boys look to him for guidance and motivation every day. Having this kind of position causes stress at times, and requires him to stay calm and level headed. Throughout this book, Mr. Galanter

"...What impact did your father not being there have on your childhood?"(The "Other" Wes Moore -Part I: Fathers and Angels - pg. 4) This question is what connected me to the novel. The "author" Wes began the story of his and the "other " Wes's memories of their fathers. This explains how and why they grew up fatherless. Wes " the author" recalls only have two memories of his father one was when his father had a talk with him after he punched his sister Nikki and the other one was the day his father passed away. The "author" Wes father didn't choose to leave, unlike the "other Wes's father, which he never met until years later. I related to this chapter a lot, I too was raised by a single mother but my story is just a tad different. My family

Twyla and Roberta are two very different people, but bond in very similar ways. They become friends very suddenly, not because of how old they are, but because both have a mother. Twyla's mom is a dancer, and Roberta's mother is too sick to raise her. They later meet in their twenties in a not so settling way. Twyla had been bussing tables while Roberta had been living large about to meet Jimi Hendrix. Twyla was embarrassed at her long past friend and was ashamed to show herself. Five years later they meet at a grocery store where they both have kids and are settled down. They decided to go vet coffee where it starts off both are different races so they take opposite sides of the debate.  Roberta accuses Twyla of abusing one of the girls at the orphanage. Twyla only remembers sitting and watching the girl get abused by other girls, and Roberta's memories start to come back to her. This holds their relationship together for the next five years when

A leader, the utmost title one could receive. Weather it be The President of The United States or the team captain, leaders establish a sense of unity among others which strengthen the group as a whole. During times of desperation, leaders are the compass which usher others towards safety and prosperity. Alas Babylon by Pat Frank , the first apocalyptic novel of the nuclear age, describes the effects of the nuclear attack had on society. After “The Day” the social, political, and economic infrastructure of Fort Repose dimension, causing chaos to abrupt. Randy Bragg has a military background and he has copious knowledge on how to survive, and how to lead others. Randy Bragg uses his ability as a leader to establish the artisanal water system

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.

Sixteen year-old Adam Daley, son of a pilot and police officer, was helping his best friend Todd with his assignments at school when all computers and electronics suddenly turned off and stopped working. The students are dismissed from school because not even the lights will turn on, and people find out that anything relying on computers, such as automobiles and planes, will not work. Fortunately for Adam, his vehicle is a 1981 Omega, which is able to function because it is not controlled by a computer. Using his car, Adam drives Todd and Lori Peterson, a girl that Adam has a crush on, back to each of their homes.

Zadie Smith’s N, is broken up into five sections with four characters – Leah, Felix, Natalie, and Nathan. Each section is constructed in a different form that reflects a main character, with a return to Leah in the end, and how they experience time. Within these sections, words and lives intertwine across invisible boundaries.

School shootings are normally unexpected and they drastically impact life. The effects of an unexpected school shooting are displayed in Jodi Picoult’s novel, Nineteen Minutes. In the novel, Peter Houghton has endured bullying throughout his entire life. One day he snaps and he goes to his school, Sterling High, where he kills ten people and wounds many others emotionally and physically. Peter is then put on trial, where he is sent to prison for life. Josie Cormier, the girl Peter has been in love with since kindergarten, admits to shooting her boyfriend, Matt, and is sentenced to five years in prison. Many changes occurred in everyone’s lives after the shooting. School life and daily life changed majorly after the shooting. The shooter’s family,

Patrick is the protagonist who we follow through the course of the novel, starting from Patrick's boyhood, growing up with his silent father, Hazen, who "did not teach his son anything, no legend, no base of theory (19)." It is in the very first scene of Patrick as a boy watching the loggers cross the road in the early morning, where we learn that a landowner owns the cows and Patrick’s father works for the landowner. Later Patrick’s father goes to work in the feldspar mines, which is dangerous work not undertaken by those with other means. Patrick Lewis, the "immigrant to the city" (53), is drawn into the immigrant groups by poverty and work; they engage his sympathy and his skill with in their fight for workers' rights. Patrick is not an

For six years, Sydney Davis has completely avoided the man who broke her heart. Now she needs a favor, and ranch owner Cam Thatcher is the only one who can do it. She thought she was over him -- but when she sees him again after all this time, she finds out how wrong she was.

Sarah Finnegan (#1 S.O.), who was an avid reader (#4 D.U.), was spending her time engrossed in her private, extensive library. She (#1 S.O.) was currently (#3 D.U.) diving into one of her own works, a self help journal that related to how to deal with certain people in her life. Reading (#4 S.O.) slowly and carefully as she went along, not willing to miss a single detail. While (#5 S.O.) she was searching the journal, her old friend Antonio was swinging from a chandelier, directly (#3 D.U.) in front of the library. Antonio was ill (3sss). His brain was fried (3sss). He was sometimes crazy (#6 S.O.)(3sss). However, Sarah, calmly aware of the circumstances, did not have any mental disabilities; in fact, she was quite capable. She (#1 S.O.) was all too used to this type of behavior from Antonio, so his swinging from the chandelier did not phase her. Slowly raising her head, she glanced up at the pendulum. There was Antonio and the chandelier swinging back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, it was endless.

In the short story, What do Fish have to do with Anything the character Willie goes through changes in his personality and traits. He asks many questions to his mother, and the man on the street “What is it?” (Avi, 529). Willie is a kid who wants to help his mother by “curing” her unhappiness, he does this by being persistent, curious, and wise.

In “The Journey to the West,” the monk was accompanied by Pigsy, the Sha Monk, the Handsome Monkey King, and the horse. Each of these supporting characters possess a certain magical ability that assisted the monk on his journey, additionally they had their own flaws. This contrasts the monk, which has no magical ability and was devoted buddhism. The strengths, weaknesses, and backgrounds of these supporting characters encapsulate the idea of buddhism throughout the novel, and by including them and Xuanzang the book is able to summarize the idea of buddhism.