Nowhere Boys Themes

“The only thing you sometimes have control over is perspective. You don’t have control over your situation. But you have a choice about how you view it.” (Chris Pine). In the case of Boy 21, Finley was put in a position that he could not control. His coach trusted him. He was sure that Finley was capable of the job at hand. Russ, also known as Boy 21, came to Finley’s hometown after a tragedy destroyed his family. Along with the destruction of his family, Russ lost his mind and refused to believe the reality he was put in. Finley did not quite understand why his coach asked him, of all people, to transition Russ into his new life, but he decided to take the challenge head on; in a new perspective.

High Noon, which is an old western type of movie, is about a sheriff named Will Kane that has to fight to save his town. "The Most Dangerous Game", which is a short story about a man named Rainsford who has to fight for his survival. High Noon and "The Most Dangerous Game" have similar main characters and similar story patterns, but have a different overall theme.

While the boys are under Jack's control, they quickly went back into how they started when they first got

John Steinbeck returns to the Monterey area of California for Cannery Row, a story of a few men living in California in the aftermath of the Great Depression, specifically in an abandoned warehouse. Steinbeck wrote this book at the behest of a WWII soldier who desired to forget the horrors of the war he just endured. Cannery Row mixes multiple themes and tones together in order to bring together a captivating narrative which has endured over time.

They must’ve been exasperating for Alex since his main goal was just to bring his family back together. In the end, who knew a 17-year old boy could go through so much drama in such a small area with little

Decency fades like dust in the wind of the modern era of our world. Through the lense of Ishmael Beah we get to see the inhumanities done in South African culture. Beah is taken as a young boy and it placed in the army. Through all the journeys Beah goes through he ends up living the new york city and lives a life full of actions that are meant to please others and help the people suffering in the horrible South African conditions. When identifying and analyzing the theme in A Long Way Gone: memoirs of a boy soldier it is shown that the there is a lack of innocence and morality amongst the modern civilizations in this day and age. Beah's only way to survive was to choose to kill, expect the worst, or learn to erase the pain and sorrow that was inflicted upon him. He learned to blur out the obvious things that were put in front of him.

Each little thing that goes on reminds him of what happened with his brother. His friends, and his home life is hard on him everyday. He goes home and gets reminded by his mother on how he is not his brother Buck. She will not look at him the same or treat him the same way she did when Buck was around. Now that he is gone she only gives him the physical needs, no emotional support on his life. Beth never asks her son how he is feeling and how his school life is going. Conrad feels unwanted and not needed in his home life. He has no support and so he always feels like he has to put on a show just to get by. Conrad finally realizes that he needs someone to talk to, so he finally goes to a psychiatrist to get some help. The psychiatrist helps Conrad go through all his thoughts and help him realize what he needs to say and do. He finally has enough confidence to tell his best friend why he is avoiding him and never wants to hang out with him anymore. When he had a chance he striked back at his mother's harsh remarks to him.He got tired of trying to walk around her. He had enough courage and confidence to tell her how she made him feel. When Conrad and his dad was putting up the Christmas tree, and she walked in without an hello and started questioning him why he quit the swim team. Conrad finally found out how to fight once he got enough of being put down. Conrad learned to step out of his comfort zone and take flight on his

molding the minds of young viewers and showing them that the way a certain group of people

     In the end they end up destroying themselves. Because of all of the pain they were holding in. The only one of them who saw what was really happening was Tayo and he is the only one that makes it.

Episodes Twenty-three and Twenty-four ,Season six are tied for second place because a character with revenge on the doctor rampage through the hospital. To begin,”A shooter named [Gary Clark] with a vendetta against doctors- specifically Derek, Lexie and Webber- rampages through the hospital, killing Reed and Percy, between countless others, while injuring Alex, Derek and Owen.” Over both of these episodes a shooter named Gary Clark was a former patient’s husband. His wife died and Clark feels like its Derek’s fault. During the episodes the doctors are faced with the challenges that come with this shooter in the hospital. Two doctors are killed in the shooting and countless others are injured including Derek, Alex and Owen. Cristina (another

This family comes together in a time when they all need it. Phillip at one point tells Judd he’s on his side and has his back no what the situation is. Then every time Judd and Wendy meet on the roof to talk they are creating a turning point during a bad time. It can be see that each brother, sister, brother, brother, and/or mother, child moment is a growing point where something/someone else is thinking and acting different. The Altman family displays resilience by walking away at the end and assuring each other that they have their backs.

Hood: slang for neighborhood or black area/life. Before 1991 this concept of hood life was never before portrayed or looked into until John Singleton produced the black social drama Boyz N the Hood. This is the first film by a black director that actually goes deep inside the ghetto or inner city. Singleton carefully directs this film so that it appears to mirror the real world “having value as a kind of anthropological study of an unfamiliar way of life'; (Thompson 2).

The story I’ve chosen to analyze is the film Finding Nemo. Some of the themes illustrated in this film are friendship, trust, family, fear and perseverance. In this film there were plenty of moments where Marlin the clownfish encounters complicated situations to find his son Nemo. As his journey to find his son continues, Marlin faces his fears and becomes braver than at the beginning of his journey. One of the important lessons in this film is that we should overcome our fears, and let nothing come our way in our journey to move forward. This film also teaches parents a valuable lesson, stating that there’s no perfect father or child. Many great elements are represented in this film, which work together to make this film educational, humorous

Television is affecting childhood on many different levels. “Many parents have misgivings about the influence of television” states Marie Winn author of “The End of Play”. (Winn 76) One concern is the introduction of adult issues. Marie Winn’s article reflects on what children are being exposed to. Stating today’s “Counterculture kids were [are] casually exposed to all sorts of adult matters-drug taking, sexual intercourse”. (Winn 77) She then points out the “interest in boy-girl interactions is replacing play in preadolescents”. (Winn 78)

The cinematography of this film features numerous close-ups of its adolescent protagonists as well as point-of-view shots acquired predominantly from their perspective, thus making the viewers position themselves firmly on the boys’ side of