Mrs. Basil E. L Konigsburg: Character Analysis

“Let me,” Ludington called, “I can ride as well as any man!” A young woman of only sixteen told her father one night during the Revolutionary War. Sybil Ludington volunteered to round up her father's troops when the original messenger could not go any farther. Sybil traveled over three times farther than the well-known story of Paul Revere. She rode farther, alone, and in horrible weather to bring four hundred soldiers to aid Henry Ludington. Sybil, though her remarkable story is largely ignored by historians, should be as well-known as Paul Revere for her bravery and contribution to the war effort.

Ms. Nancy Mairs, an accomplished and a renowned linguist, describes how she views herself with multiple sclerosis. Mairs presents herself as an extremely confident and proud woman who does not back down from her so-called “disability”. By explicitly calling herself a “cripple” Mairs is showing her audience that she is a strong woman who has come to terms with her condition and is now explaining it to others.

The Mixed-Up Files of Ms. Basil E. Frankweiler is a book about two runaways named Claudia and Jamie Kincaid. Claudia feels she is treated unjustly at home. First, she asks her brother Jamie to come with her to New York. They pack their bags and think of a plan. Next, they head to the Metropolitan

Claudia Kincaid is a normal twelve year old girl who feels as if she is being treated unjustly and wants to run away, but she doesn't have much money and it just so happens that she he nine year old brother Jamie, is a expert bus gambler, and every day on the bus he and his friend play war for money! While Claudia only has 5 dollars, Jamie has a whopping 24 dollars and 43 cents!!! they run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Less kid-friendly, but more filled with pretty, elegant things that

Mary Ann Hartmeir is a 30 year old woman. She is a heavy set caucasian woman with blonde hair and blue eyes. She currently lives in the small farming town of Flatwater, Minnesota. She works a full time as well as a part time job while being the only woman of the house. She comes across as a brash woman who does not let other’s opinions of her and how she lives affect her in any

Personally I do not like Mrs. Dubose very much at all. I just think that she is a rude old woman that has an addiction, and I don’t really respect people very much if they have an addiction. Once I hear that someone is addicted to something that does it for me and they could be the nicest person in the whole world, but I don’t think I would look at them the same anymore. I don’t even understand why she is so mean to the children when they walk by her like for example she says, “Don’t say hey to me, you ugly girl! You say good afternoon, Mrs. Dubose” (page 133). They did nothing to her so there is no reason for her to be rude to them. I do believe with Atticus’s assessment that she is the bravest person he ever met because she was trying to

Leslie Schwartz is an inspiring man who has gone through a lot in the war being nearly killed many time yet he gives compassion and forgiveness in his message that he spreads to today's youth. Hearing Leslie speak and hear of his experiences during the holocaust, I learned truly of how badly humans can treat one another and how cruel and ruthless the nazi’s were to the Jewish. Leslie inspired me not to give up and to keep hope even when nothing is going my way like he did when he faced death at the concentration camps every day. I feel for the people affected by the holocaust and how someone can stay that upbeat after all these thing have happened to him is beyond me.

Most of us can appreciate the tranquility that nature offers. City life can be very despondent. Although we love modernization and modern technology, it can sometimes be a burden. Once in a while, it is better to go back to simpler times. Forget about the technology and the hustle and bustle of city life. Just be one with nature. It is better to be humble and not worry so much about money but to focus on what nature has to offer you. One of the few people who recognized the difference between rural versus city life was Theodora Sarah Orne Jewett was born in 1849 in the New England village of South Berwick, Maine. Jewett's career and personal life centered on close feminine friendships. Sylvia did not have many close

The problem was that Claudia was unappreciated and was not treated very nice she did a lot of chores. So she decided to take Jamie with her to go to the art museum.Claudia made a plan to excape. Then Jamie made all the money.

1. Who is the protagonist in Jacobs' work (I'm looking for just a specific name)? Linda Brent (the alias that Harriet Jacobs used for the character that represented herself) 2. Who is the antagonist in Jacobs' work (this is open to interpretation and will require explanation)?

Prompt 3: Similarities: Something both Ed and Judy Boone share is their genuine love for Christopher despite their difficulty in fully understanding Christopher. I know this because in the text when Christopher blatantly disobeys his father Ed and they get into a fight, Ed later then apologizes and takes Christopher to the zoo and says "Christopher, do you understand that I love you?" on page 66. Which explains itself; he loves Christopher regardless. As for Christopher's mother, Judy Boone, she also loves Christopher dearly. In the text when Christopher just shows up out of the blue and right into her life, she puts her life on hold just to take care of him thus losing her job and leaving Mr.Shears. When Mr.Shears says Christopher can only

Even though Rose often appears cynical and headstrong, she opines a solid point reflected in the ending of the novel. The major characters in the novel just experienced Hell. Almost everything about these characters lives, especially Ginny’s, changes from the opening of the novel. At the beginning of the novel, Ginny appears apologetic and conciliatory. According to this assertion, she refused to acknowledge truth. However, Ginny’s character alters significantly by the end of the novel. In the last couple pages, she questions whether she will even forgive father. If Rose’s statement holds true, Ginny wouldn’t be able to because of the horrendous truth of the situation.

Throughout the book reader can see her struggle to make sense of her life and her marriage. In the few stories like “Piano Player”, and ‘Winter Concert” she is not much mentioned by Strout. But as we go through the book, it revels something new about her. Olive Kitteridge’s life gives reader a glimpse of the bitter realities. Olive life is never easy, and nothing flows except of difficulties. Her character is shaped by everyone in this novel. By her son, by the people around her, and most importantly by herself. She was the school teacher of 7th grade in the town name Crosby, Maine. And wife of a pharmacist name Hennery, who is more likeable in the town than Olive. She is not very polite person; according to one of her coworker “Olive had

Frank’s mental disability appears in her continual distrust for other people when hiding in the attic with Van Daan family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands during WWII. In this context, Anne tends to show delusional attributes when places a great deal of ”trust” in her dairy, which provides a fantasy escape from the harsh realities of a life in confinement. During this time, her diary was given the name Kitty”, which provided a way for her to

Aibileen Clark is a wise middle aged black maid who has raised seventeen white children, and is the protagonist in the story. She works for Elizabeth Leefolt, and loves and cares for a little girl named Mae Mobley Leefolt. She loves her dearly even though she knows that their loving relationship could hurt them both, because of the racism in Jackson, Mississippi during the 1960s. In the story Aibileen described what she would wear everyday, “I put on my white uniform and put my little gold cross back around my neck and I went to wait on Miss Leefolt cause she just had her baby girl.”