Natural Profiler

Another theme heavily shown throughout the book is people are defined by the choices they make. Ben left his little sister Sissy to die even though he may have been able to save her, because he left her therefore he now vows to not run from danger/things that scare him. On top of that, Cassie promised Sammy that she would find him, and because she made that promise she will stop at nothing to be with him again.

One way cassie delivered this to the readers was adapting skills that are necessary when living in the woods like hunting and finding fresh water. She has never lived or tried to live on her own before so these skills developed over time. An example of her using these skills was when she went out to hunt one night and caught a bunny but she didn't cook it until the morning because she knew that lighting a fire at night would give away her hiding spot. Another point that helped with adapting to new surroundings was having hope and never giving up. Cassie displayed this by getting used to living firstly at the camp then in the woods and finally with evan. She struggles to adapt to these locations but the hope that she had in herself and others pushed her through until she reached her brother. Finally cassie had to learn to fight to protect herself. She was mostly taught by evan he would show her simple moves to out smart an appoint. But also learned to shoot an M16 from her father when she was staying at the refugee camp. These skills helped her when rescuing her from camp heaven. Getting use to one's surroundings is extremely important in the book The 5th Wave because Cassie and other characters were constantly changing locations.

Finally, Cassie had little-to-no human contact before she was shot in the leg and saved by Evan Walker but she still did not hesitate to kiss him, cuddle, fight, or anything that a normal couple would do. After fighting with each other, “Evan Walker kisses me. Holding my hand against his chest, his other hand sliding across my neck…” Despite Cassie being shot in the leg by an unknown shooter, aliens trying to take over the Earth, her brother being taken, and her family being dead, she is still a teenage girl who enjoys male interaction.

Ten years after all of the drama with TJ and the Wallace’s, Cassie gets transferred to an all white Jefferson Davis school. On the first day of school Cassie walks on the bus with all of the white kids, as she was walking to the back of the bus the white kids were staring at her in a weird way that makes her spit on a white kid before she even gets to sit down. She then gets thrown off the bus and has to walk in the mud with a black kid, Scotty Smith that had moved here two days ago. When Cassie figured out that a boy was moving into a house in front of their house she was blushing. As they were walking to the school it was very awkward because Cassie likes Scotty Smith, but she didn’t have the courage to tell him before they had to split apart to go to their different schools.

Cassie’s whole world changes when waves of alien attacks hit not only her state but the entire world. In the first wave the aliens killed electricity throughout the world, in the second wave aliens created a giant tsunami that destroyed the coastal parts of the world and in the third wave aliens generate a disease that

(AGG) The main point of the book, Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples, is to show the effect that loss can have on an average person, like you and me. (BS-1) When Nusrat had lost her beloved sister, she felt lost, and like she did not belong. (BS-2) Since her sister tragically died, helping children in need has helped Nusrat cope as she has been on a constraint search for the “why” that she felt she so needed to find. (BS-3) Her husband’s death has showed Nusrat her real self and that she must honor her husband and make amends for her mistakes in the past. (TS) The experiences and obstacles that Nusrat has within this book, are related to all of the loss that she has encountered in her life, changing her.

On a dark and gloomy day, a cloud of sadness comes over the cemetery where many people gathered to mourn the death of Katrina Whyne, the mother of young Jasmine Whyne, only 11 years old. The death remains a mystery to this day, but what happened the day of her death will be remembered forever. Family and friends gathered together to celebrate the life of Katrina Whyne and grieve her loss. One of Jasmine’s closest friends Sophie Fogg, hasn’t spoken to Jasmine since Katrina’s death, as only Sophie knew the truth of Katrina’s demise.

The 2016 novel, American Girls by Alison Umminger, centers on a fifteen-year-old Anna researching the Los Angeles-based murders of the 1960s lead by cult leader Charles Manson. Anna, often thought of as a ‘Manson Girl’ herself, imagines her life and connects it to the events of Manson while living in LA. Seeing the consequences that beauty and her actions have, Anna sees the reality of the city as a threat. By including the theme, threats of danger throughout the novel, Alison Umminger gestures towards a surreal area known for an unreal beauty and glamour, hidden under mysterious untold dark secret, creates a distrust bond in the world for Anna.

Cassie loves her land and is willing to do anything for her land and family. One challenge that Cassie faces is in the Barnett Mercantile. When T.J. is waiting for Mr.Barnett to get his stuff all of a sudden Mr. Barnett just starts helping a white girl. Cassie got mad at this because he was waiting on her because she was white and just left T.J. there. When Cassie saw this she was furious she said “Sir um sir.”(pg 111)Mr.Barnett looked and her and then Cassie said “You was waiting on T.J. then you started waiting on

There are lots of relationships in this book that the author needed to include to connect, otherwise the story will not click and there will be no conflict. One that stuck out the most are Martin and Cassie. They stick together

She didn’t always understand what was happening, but when she did, she made good decisions. Her choices weren’t influenced by anyone except herself; she lived her life based on what she believed. Often times, her opinions mirrored her mother’s rebellious and stubborn side. In one such instance, Cassie bumped into Lillian-Jean on the sidewalk one day, and because Cassie was black and Lillian-Jean was white, Lillian-Jean ordered her to get off the sidewalk and apologize.Cassie refused. The act of standing up for herself after Lillian-Jean Simms confronted her seemed to be a good decision to Cassie, but to Lillian-Jean, her actions were unthinkable. Cassie’s maverick-like tendencies often proved to be harmful to her later on. Many people believed she made the correct choice, but were too afraid to speak up. They were paranoid that the Wallaces would hurt them just like they had before. In the worst of times, Cassie was a paragon of light to those who needed it

His previous knowledge allows him to understand the Others and their motives. Cassie does not fall far from the father tree, and is another character who uses their knowledge to figure out

After mom and dad died, he was my everything! My only support through all of this! We need to get him back, now!” ” This whole passage truly does show how much Cassie is depressed about this whole state and will strive to get Sammy back at whatever cost, that of which wouldn’t have happened if Sammy wasn’t in the story. And my secondary text evidence: “ “We can’t get over there quick enough, it might just be time to give up.” Sam looks at me with a half confused and half disappointed look. “Give up? But you’re my big sister! You never give up, and you won’t start now! Now let’s go!” He says in the most adorable way possible.” This proves how much Sam really motivates Cassie and how miserable the book would be without him. As my concluding text evidence: “I pointed the gun at him, something I’d never do, something I didn’t want to do. But I had to, it’s for Sam, it’s for Sam, I repeated this as many times as I could count in my head.” “Sam. Now.” I snapped in my deepest voice possible. “I-I’m sorry but I can’t do that, my boss will kill me!” The guard said while quivering. “Guess I’ll have to beat him to it.” “I shoot him, take his keys and get Sam out of there. I’ve never been happier, but more disappointed in myself at the same time ever before.” This portion shows the absurd lengths that that Cassie will go to, even if it’s out of her own nature, to get Sam

Cassies father needed a wife in order to help around the house. The wife he would marry would be someone that would love and trust him. Not only that he wanted someone

As his rented Toyota, played ominous, youthful, synthesized hyms on the radio, her pressed lips tried to formulate the word lost, lost, if she only knew how right she was. Oates often enhanced Kelly's character by weaving conscious thought within the novel. "It was strange that so many of the trees in the marsh seemed to be dead . . .were they dead? Pollution?" The trees represent Kelly's character. Though everyone thought her to be dead, constricted breaths of life still pulsated through her veins, her very soul, as in the case of those deadened trees tormented by man's devastating effects. No one could save her, not her professors at Brown University, the precarious Buffy, nor her Herculean Grandfather. The Gulf War, Dukakis, the Senator; politics consumed her living life. "The way you make your life, the love you put into it, that's God." She didn't believe in the Anglican God everyone adored, her religion was politics. Her witty comments enticed the Senator, he chose her, she was the one; his passenger. His fatal short-cut to uncertainty shortened not only the distance to their "destination" but also Kelly's existence. Her life, her friends, her relationships, no longer obtained placement within her remaining moments; instinct, sanity, survival proved to be her only link to the land of the living. She remembered an old colleague, Lisa, who tried to take her own life. She imagined the hospital where Lisa