Nightjohn Themes

In the start of Nightjohn chapter four, Alice is mentioned. Alice is slave that others thought would be sold soon, but, eventually, became a—forced—breeder. She was fiercely whipped by the master one night because she was caught walking by the white house—which was not allowed. Alice tries to run away, which reminds Sarny of the time that Jim and Pawley tried. Jim ran far—past the river, on top of the fence rail and back down to the ground. The mean dogs followed and found him. Jim hung from the tree; but, his legs were low enough, so the dogs could rip him apart. He was dead. The next man, Pawley, snuck away to see a girl; he did it often, but got caught one night. The dogs tore him apart—not to death; then,the master tied him down and cut

This is an essay about NightJohn and how he needed to use Bravery, leadership, and freedom to gain control. NightJohn is a book about slavery and not just any slaves but NightJohn and Sarny.

Brandon Bocanegra Mrs. Leeman English 1 (Period 3) March 4, 2015 Night: Theme Analysis The theme I had decided to analyse in the book “Night” by Ellie Wiesel is the theme of “Faith.” The reason for me deciding to choose this theme is solely for the purpose of how expressed it is shown in the writing of the entire book not to mention this theme is dynamic enough to be applied upon nearly every character that is mentioned and described in the book “Night” by Ellie Wiesel. I will now first start drafting out onto detail on what I currently mean by “Faith.” Before I start I would also like to mention that this type of faith in the theme also reaches out to more than just the religious spectrum to a wide variety of instances such as families

The young adult novel Nightjohn depicts the plight of enslaved African-Americans from the point-of-view of an adolescent so that readers can feel as well as learn about the difficulties experienced by slaves in the antebellum south. The book revolves around the prohibition of teaching slaves how to read. In the novel, a former escaped slave named John teaches a young girl named Sarney how to read. John or 'Nightjohn' as he is called, slips into the slave barracks at night when the whites of the plantation are sleeping, and attempts to spread empowering knowledge to his people. John could have remained safe in the north but he chose to return because of his belief in the power of the written word.

Night is a recollection of Elie Wiesel’s time spent during the holocaust. It is a gripping tale of survival and death. While it is a small book, it has a huge message. During the time in which the book takes place, the Jewish people were srtripped of their humanity. Elie and his fellow inmates at Auschwitz endure dehumanization throughout starvation and on the train to Buchenwald.

Nightjohn, by Gary Paulsen is a story about a slave, Sarny who works on a plantation and meets this man named John, who knows letters of the alphabet, and he teaches her them. The theme of the text is that every action has a consequence. Evidence from the text to support this states, “Waller had to field hands to hold one of John’s feet on the block. He put the chisel to the middle toe and swung the hammer. Thunk.”

Bravery can come in handy when one faces new challenges. This is a very useful tool in life that will allow someone to overcome any obstacle that comes racing towards them. In Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen, the readers learn that with enough determination and bravery, people can stand up to anything in their lives. To start off, John used to be a free slave but came back. He escaped from his former master and traveled North -- to free states.

Through out the story of Elie’s Wiesel Night Character vs. Self really stood out to me. Elie really had to deal with a lot. Elie starts losing faith in his jewish beliefs. Elie had a lot going on in this book. He was trying to stay alive and help his father at the same time. Elie was trying to stay strong. Although he felt like giving up he didn't he stay strong. The conflict between Character vs. Self develops throughout the story and causes change in Elie.

In the autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass, the author explains his hardships of life growing up as a slave. Douglass was taken from his mother to grow up on a separate plantation in Maryland where he notices that there is no individuality among the slaves. He is then sent to live with Mrs. Auld, is taught to read, and realizes that passion for learning reveals his individuality. After being sent back to his original plantation his strong passion for learning urges him to creates a plan with fellow slaves leading to his freedom. Throughout the book, Douglass’ use of metaphors, juxtaposition, and diction demonstrate how freedom is essential to develop as an individual.

It is important for people to have courage to help them get through hard times. Wanting to give up is easy, but it takes more effort to have courage. In NightJohn, by Gary Paulsen, everyone goes through a lot, but they keep courage and get through it. To Begin with, many people found courage in their religion.

The text also illustrates how difficult it was for slaves to become free. According to law, a slave needed to have papers indicating they were free. Essentially, this was the only way they could

In addition, freedom had been achieved but the freed slaved couldn’t find or rightfully obtain basics necessities like food or protection. This could have been alleviated by setting up camps, with necessities such as food, water, shelter and eduction, to help African Americans more successfully transition from slavery to their newfound freedom.

NightJohn changed people’s life in a big way and he was a great leader. He could help people and wouldn’t be afraid to do no matter if he was risking his life. He didn’t care if he would get hurt doing it, his goal was just to teach people how to write and read. He never let anybody down no matter if he would get in trouble he would not care. He would always help others before helping himself. NightJohn was a very brave man and back then everybody was afraid to speak up but he wasn’t.

In the speech “ No Compromise with the Evil Slavery “ by William Lloyd Garrison say “ Every slave is a stolen man; Every slaveholder is a man stealer. “. The quote from the text means that every slave is like stolen property and the slaveholder is the thief taking someone’s freedom.

Our world today is filled with unnecessary oppression. Slavery is one common form of human oppression, but there are numerous other forms as well. War, death, hunger, and sadness caused the elders in the society of The Giver to force each citizen to live extremely structured, controlled lives. That structure and control effected each person’s ability to live unique, private, and free lives. The elders in The Giver wanted all the citizens in the community to be undifferentiated for their own safety, so they greatly censored all citizens. Lack of freedom to pursue individual happiness is, indeed, a form of oppression not only faced by fictional book characters, but also by twenty-first century Americans. American society is changing so rapidly that we as independent Americans must decide whether safety, or freedom, is more important.