Being called a monster. Being seemed as a troublemaker. Being alienated by his friends. Being betrayed and hunted by his homies. Violence, hatred, revenge. There are so much things that a sixteen-year-old boy could bear without turning into a gangbanger who always gets in trouble at school for fighting with others and doesn’t care about the consequences. That's Martin Luna: the protagonist of The Fallen that is written by Paul Langan.After his little brother, Heuro, was killed in a gun violence as a resulted in Frankie confliction with other gang, Martin Luna seeks for revenge. It seems like nothing can stops Martin, only until he realizes that revenge is not good solution for hatred, which is also a theme that the Paul Langan shows in the novel The Fallen by using protagonist: Martin Luna.
First of all, Paul Langan uses protagonist, Martin, to show that revenge can’t help Martin feels better after Heuro’s death. For example, on page 129, after all the torment Martin has for himself, he decides, "No matter what, my mother and I finally had answers. We'd finally have peace."This quote shows that Martin finally understands that peace has no place for hatred.
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For example, on page 133, Martin confesses after he chooses to give up revenging, "I'm not perfect. I lose it sometimes, and I still have enemies at Bluford. But Huero gave me a second chance. For him, my mother and me, I am going to take that chance and reach for the sky with it. That's my choice." This quote demonstrates that Heuro’s death is not used to worsen Martin’s life, but rather to give he and his mom a chance to change. It’s a chance to get rid of the ugly past. It’s a chance for him to “ reach to the sky” without burden of violence. It’s a chance to start a new life with neither hatred nor fear. Overall, hatred does not cease by revenge, but only by
Using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something. This is the definition of violent. Notice how the definition mentions “intended”. Lennie doesn’t intend to hurt anyone or anything. He has a mental disability which causes him to do things that he doesn’t intend to do.
Throughout The Book Thief, Hans Hubermann, constantly shows courage and humanity when putting a Jew's life before his own. Hans, being the kind of man to care for others, regardless of religion, notices his friend’s Jewish shop being terrorized by some Nazis and decides to help him(Zusak 181). Hans Hubermann’s greatest obstacle throughout the book was that he didn’t believe in persecuting people of the Jewish faith, when the greater majority of German people did. He, unlike everyone else, was a rescuer, not a bystander. Instead of watching what was happening to the man, Hans decided to take action and help him. In doing this he has put a target on himself and risked his own life and family just because he didn’t agree with Hitler’s convictions.
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