No Pit So Deep Analysis

Jim Stark is a problematic teen who constantly gets into trouble which makes his family move from place to place. Judy catches Jim’s eyes and they seem to have a connection, but she already has a boyfriend. Jim starts out the school year at a new High School and has no friends. He gets into trouble with some “tough guys” led by Buzz (Corey Allen), which creates inconvenience for Jim and his family. He befriends an odd boy named Plato. Buzz challengers Jim to a competition which ends with Buzz dying. Jim befriends Buzz’s girl, Judy after this dramatic event and makes sure she is okay. Jim, Plato, and Judy now are on the run from the “tough guys” and the police for the death of Buzz. It ends with Plato dying because of a police man shooting him. The mini family will never be back together.

Jess, an 18-year-old girl, feels alone as she feels that she does not belong home. She wants to commit suicide after her boyfriend, Chas, leaves her because she then feels completely alone. Jess’s elder sister, Jen, disappeared a few years ago and Jess blames herself for Jen’s disappearance. JJ, a guy with dreams of becoming a successful musician is stuck in the past with thoughts his ex-girlfriend and failure to fulfill his dreams since his band broke up. He also feels alone since he is an immigrant and the people he considered his family abandoned him.

Deej Logan was just like any normal high school girl. She woke up on her first day of school and combed her hair, picked out the “perfect” outfit and headed out the door. What she didn’t know is that after that day nothing would be the same. Nothing that day seemed to be going right. At school drama was swarming all around her, not exactly what she hoped the first day would be like. By the time the last bell of the day rang she was more than happy to get out of that school. She drove home as quickly as she could but as soon as she got home she realized that she had forgotten to pick up her sisters. “Great.” She thought sarcastically as she sat back down in her car and drove off. Just then she pulled out her phone to message one of her friends about her awful day. That one decision changed everything. Before she had a chance to send the message Deej veered off into oncoming traffic and was killed on impact.

Tracy Rimes, a young high school student, had been horribly injured in a car wreck. His mother, also an EMT, is there, along with several other volunteer fire fighters. His sister is there too. She is only a year younger than Tracy and attends school with her. Tracy’s father is there, who was once the chief of the department. The location of the accident is Jabowski’s corner, which is named after the family who owns the farm at that bend of the road. He goes into precise details of the scene, pulling you into the story and leaves the imprint of just how close this community is. “… she is delicate, and frightened, and conscious, and most of all, she is one of us.”(p. 12). Everyone is somehow, someway connected with one another in this small town. When tragedy strikes, these people can set aside their differences, team up and come together as a community, for their community. Michael is doing the same line of work as he did while he was gone, only now he does it with meaning and with passion. The constant is doing what he loves, the difference is doing it for “his people” and in the place he belongs.

The movie begins with Tracy, the main character, as a normal teenager whose life seems from the outside “ok”. However, even at this point in the movie, there are hints of Tracy’s inner pain and discomfort or distress with her world. Tracy lives a tough life. Her parents are separated, and do not have a good relationship. Tracy lives with her mom and brother in a suburban low to middle class neighborhood. Her mom, Mel, is a recovered addict, who works as a hair dresser. Her dad, Travis, is a somewhat rich executive, who works all the time and barely

When Troy White proved his incredible "football genius" to the Atlanta Falcons, they brought him on the team. Now that Troy is helping, the Falcons are racking in victories. Troy loves his role behind the scenes and the thrill of having NFL star linebacker Seth Halloway, who's dating Troy's mom, to coach his team, the Duluth Tigers. Then Troy's perfect world comes crashing down. Reporter Brent Peele is out to obliterate the Falcons as much as he can, and that means going after Troy. The vicious media storm that comes down on the football genius threatens not only his job with the Falcons and the Tigers' run at a championship but his mother's job and Seth's as well. The reporter is making up fake reports that Seth is taking steroids, so Troy

Tangerine, a realistic-fiction novel, by Edward Bloor, tells about a boy that slowly uncovers dark truths about his new home in Tangerine County. The motif used throughout this novel is sight, motif is a symbolic detail that the writer adds in to set the theme or mood. Paul is challenged daily with his sight and what he can see what other people may not want to see. Through the motif of sight, Paul, the main character of the novel, has a growing understanding of his friends, family, and himself. To begin with, Paul experiences a growing understanding of his friends.

Having recently recovered from a life threatening illness, twenty-four year old Sean Troy is unsure of how to move forward with his life. In the days that follow, guided by his tremendous appetites—for food, for booze, for sexual gratification—he loses himself in the two great loves of his life: baseball and Elissa, the object of his unrequited affections in high school. With the Sox poised to make a historic run at baseball immortality and the girl of his dreams madly in love with him, Sean’s life couldn’t be better. But dark secrets from Elissa’s recent past and Sean’s discovery that he has room in his heart for baseball and baseball alone

Thrown into a situation of unprecedented circumstances, Cody is a flickering light in a sea of darkness in Gayle Forman’s novel, I Was Here. After losing her best friend, Meg, to suicide, Cody struggles throughout the novel. But she still shines through with her protective nature, her stubbornness, and even her depression. From the get-go, Cody tries to protect Meg’s family, the Garcias, from any more unnecessary pain. This is seen multiple times throughout the book.

The main character Meg Murry is the perfect innocent child turned into a hero. The beginning of the story presents a 13 year old Meg as young, and constantly wallowing in self-pity. Meg enters the first chapter emotionally immature with

Every author’s writing style is different, unique, and can affect the entire plot of the story. Carolyn Mackler uses multiple narrators to convey this story. She narrates the path’s of Zoe, Mia, Gregor, Whitney, and Jake while they experience the ups and downs of high school from freshman orientation to graduation day.

The characters in the 2005 film, “Just Friends” are a very interesting bunch. They are all different in many ways but, somehow share some of the same qualities. The movies stars Ryan Reynolds, who portrays Chris Brander. Chris Brander is a well-rounded character who somehow evolves as the movie goes on. Chris was in love with Jamie Palamino portrayed by Amy Smart; Jamie was a somewhat a flat character who did not change much at all.

Caitriona Sinclair is reckless yet fragile; tough and determined, but also deeply sensitive and troubled. Finding herself in a future world and power struggle she knows nothing about, she soon learns that her gifts and her being different are seen as a dangerous threat to the other, the

Andie: Andie Anderson’s luminous personality makes her a leading character in both the film and in her own life. She is a successful columnist determined to make a name for herself while writing Composure magazine’s “How To...” column. Nevertheless, she wishes to be taken more seriously than just a “How-To girl.” She wants to write about important topics, such as war-torn Tajikistan, that are outside of a typical women’s magazine. Andie is also a true companion, always there for her friends unconditionally no matter what. For instance, when her friend Michelle was battling bed-ridden heartbreak over a guy she met only a week ago, Andie went out of her way to ensure that Michelle made it to their team meeting on time. Furthermore, when their boss, Lana, wanted someone to write an article about Michelle’s dating faux pas, Andie volunteered to spare Michelle from personal embarrassment by writing a “How-To” dating article for all women to relate to. In doing so she agreed to date Ben with the aim to drive him away in 10 days. In those short 10 days that they dated, Andie completely altered her personality to behave

The story opens with John Doe who is a star swimmer at his high school and being pressured by his coach to perform when scouts come to watch him compete in the upcoming swim competition. John also works at a hospital and has the perfect relationship with his girlfriend, Mary , however, the relationship is taking a toll on them since they are not sure if they will get into the same college together. One day at school, he helps a new girl named Madison Bell (Erika Christensen) get her locker open by picking the lock with her hair pin. Madison offers him the hair pin as a safe keep in the event she needs him again. This is the opening of Madison’s plot to gain access to John’s life. John's friend Josue tells John he has a thing for Madison, but she's staying with her cousin Christopher Dante (James DeBello) whom Josue bullies. Later, John nearly hits Madison with his car accidentally, and takes her home, but she leaves her notebook of music in his car on purpose and he goes to her house to return it. The two go to lunch and John and Madison exchange stories about their recent shortcomings through college, but their plans to get back on track. Madison tells John she plays cello to escape her problems and flirts with him, but John tells her he has a girlfriend, which she is fine with because her goal is to keep him under her wing. The two go to a pool, he encourages her to come out in the water, but because of a childhood experience Madison can’t swim so asks him to give her