Do you ever have trouble believing that what you do or what you are is right? That how you think - your every thought might be completely wrong in the view of others. This is how many people feel all the time; and the fact is, you will never be perfect and you just have to trust in yourself that what you are doing is right. This is how two characters from two completely different tales are brought together, but also pulled apart. These ponderings are similar to each other because they contemplate themselves. However, one thinks that she is never good enough, will never be good enough. She thinks this while the other must believe that she is doing the right thing. If you were in this situation, would you, too, be scared - you bet. Would …show more content…
Marlee knows what she needs to do, yet doesn’t know if it is right. At the beginning of the story, Marlee has no self confidence, therefore, she cannot make proper decisions for herself and others. However, her friend Liz is a perfect example of believing in what it right. She knows that you need to do the right thing all the time, even if others doubt you, and this is a lesson she needs to teach Marlee. She starts with this, not even realizing it: When Sally tries to overpower Liz on her first day, Liz decides to be herself and stand up to Sally. Although others never do, and may think badly of her, she knows that she needs to teach Sally a lesson. “ ‘Hi, new girl,’ Sally said in her bright, clear voice. ‘What’s your name?’...‘Elizabeth,’ said the new girl. ‘What’s yours?’ ‘Sally,’ said Sally. ‘It’s nice to meet you Bethie.’ ‘Oh, it’s not Bethie,’ said the girl. ‘Lizzie?’ guessed Sally. ‘No, Elizabeth,’ said the girl. ‘Like the Queen.’ Sally looked at her blankly. ‘The Queen of England.’ ‘Did you hear that Nora? Her name is Elizabeth, like the Queen of England.’ Sally burst out laughing… But the new girl started laughing too. ‘Yeah, like the Queen of England. But you can just call me Your Highness.’ Nora tittered. ‘Your Highness?’ repeated Sally. ‘That’s right,’ said Elizabeth. ‘Unless you prefer ‘O royal one.’ Nora had to gulp down a giggle… No …show more content…
Throughout these books, the reader register the problems and also grows along with Ally as she confronts her fears and realizes that being different isn’t always so bad; along with Marlee as she gains self confidence in her decisions. Nevertheless, the two character persevere and accomplish the life lesson/theme in the text. I think we can all agree that these two books were also centered on friendship; this showing especially when Marlee almost got captured and when Ally made self sacrifices for her friends. These books are related in one of their themes being that your friends have always got your back, all the way to the end. This holds true throughout both stories, never failing to show through when it seemed to be dark and hopeless. In all, everyone, including reader as well as characters have learned many important life lessons that they will carry with them for the rest of their
Ned Begay transformed himself throughout the book from a sad, lost, and frustrated child to a prideful, confident, and highly respected leader. When Ned’s uncle brought him to the mission school, Ned was nervous and uneasy. He didn’t know what to expect even though his uncle tried to prepare him, and he felt sad and alone once his uncle left. “So I was left standing there, a sad little boy holding tight against my chest the thin blanket in which my few belongings were tied.” (Bruchac 12).
“I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come,” said Michael Jordan. Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken was about a boy named Louie Zamperini. He started off as a troubled young child, but in his teen years Louies brother Pete helped him find a love for running. He had dreams of being an olympic runner, but his hopes and dreams were crushed when he got drafted into WWII, and eventually got lost at sea and captured by enemy forces. When Louie loses he decides he will suffer through the hard training to get the redemption that he needs.
Lizzie Borden is a citizen that lived in Fall River, Massachusetts who was infamous for being accused of the murder of her step-mother and father, a popular rhyme of this incident does exist and goes as followed: “Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks, when she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one”. What happened was an unknown person murdered her parents and the maid with an axe and gave them 12 Whacks to the head. Now the person who did the murder of her step-mother and father is unknown even to this day, people speculate that Lizzie Borden did the murder because of her poor relations with her step-mother, and she burned a dress because it had a quote on quote, ”Stain” on it while she was painting a
Elizabeth Lavenza is perceived as a weak and passive character by many people. This is because throughout the novel she is depicted as submissive and dependent on Victor. She is constantly putting Victor's wants and needs before her own. An example of this behavior is in Chapter 19 when Victor departs on his trip before their marriage. Elizabeth lets Victor go on this trip without protesting, even though it goes against what she wants.
Parvana is a novel written by Deborah Ellis that was published in 2002. Throughout the detailed book, Parvana and her companions encounter certain responsibilities which relate to the quote; ‘Some responsibilities are taken by choice, others are forced upon us.’ This especially relates to a certain character in the book, Mrs Weera who is one of Parvana’s old school teachers. Throughout the book, she has to make many decisions on whether she will stand up and take responsibility. This includes taking control of Parvana’s household, taking care of the children and caring for Homa.
Sue Monk Kidd has introduced very complex, yet simple characters that can be easily related to by many readers of the novel. Rosaleen has a tough exterior, but truly cares for Lily Owens, as T.Ray Owens is unpleasant, and considered to be abusive toward Lily. Further on, we have Zachary Taylor, a handsome, charismatic football player while working for August in her honey house develops feelings for Lily, as there’s June Boatright with a heart of gold, yet is distrusting in regards to Lily at first. These character are just a few of the many that entail the plot, and make them relatable. Although, like I said Sue Monk Kidd has developed many character that we can relate to, I believe I relate to Lily Owens the most in “The Secret Life of Bees.”
The main character of this book is a thirteen-year-old girl named Charlotte Doyle. She is caring, brave, curious, and helpful. She is caring because when she hit Captain Jaggery, she didn’t mean to hit him, so she apologized because she knew that she made a mistake. Charlotte is brave because she was able to stand up for herself and Zachariah when getting hurt, she had the guts to grab the whip. I think that wanting to just get home, working through the uncomfort, or just getting off the ship is what motivates her. Yes, Charlotte Doyle is well developed by the author. He portrayed her as young, but brave girl who can take care of herself in situation, yet who is caring and kind-hearted. I agree with the way the character handled events
Circe a gold haired sorceress is a character who is beautiful, wicked and clever, making her a great threat.
In this quote, Rex teaches Jeannette how to swim by repeatedly throwing her into the pool and only rescuing her to just throw her back in again. This is big insight on how Rex and Rose Mary parent their children. They present them with challenges that they need to overcome in order to succeed.
Birling are important to the play an inspector calls. I will show you how Shelia and Eric Birling affect the other characters in the play. An inspect calls is a play written by J.B. Priestly. I believe that Sheila Birling and Eric Birling are important in the play an Inspector calls because they are the main two charters that change their views throughout the play.
“A child’s spirit is like a child, you can never catch it by running after its, you must stand still, and for love, it will soon itself come back.” (16), stated Rebecca Nurse in the play The Crucible. Rebecca The above quote demonstrates Rebecca’s mature and motherly nature. Nurse a wise old woman, birthed eleven kids and has twenty-six grandchildren. The people of Salem view Nurse as kind hearted motherly figure. She is greatly respected by the citizens of Salem. However, through a series of unfortunate events, Nurse is falsely accused of witchcraft and is hung. These events exemplify her positive characteristics, some of which I can relate to. Rebecca Nurse and I share many characteristics including our faith, charitable attitude, and rationality.
At the beginning of the book, the Ally is stubborn, eventually, Ally becomes brave and confident. These character traits were observed through Ally’s actions, dialogue, relationships, choices, and problems.I learned to stay strong through the hardest moments because at the end of every rainstorm there's a rainbow eventually. Ally and I have a connection because whenever something happens, I am embarrassed to tell people about the event that has happened in my life like ally has dyslexia and she doesn’t want to tell
Instead of living in fear to be unique and striving to do things others could not. In Priscilla and the Wimps I think the author did a great job an example of fate and karma as well as displaying someone helping someone else in need. I think that if you see someone in need who cannot help themselves you should lend them a hand which is what Pricilla did when she helped Melvin. In moose and Sparrow, moose picked on Cecil based on his appearance and took it a little too far without getting to know Cecil's abilities and limits. Moose ended up pushing Cecil's limits and faced the consequences. Moose did not even see it coming, as a matter of fact no one did. In On the Sidewalk Bleeding we learn that your personal identity is more important than your gangs identity. Andy unfortunately learned this the hard way and ended up losing his life because of this and all he could do before his death was regret his mistakes. I think that if your friend tells you a secret that could potentially harm them it is your job to get them the help that they need as their friend. Lori learns this the hard way when her friend Margret tells her a secret. day after day the secret was eating her
Friendship played a big part in the story. All the incidents that happened between friends throughout the book led to the tragic end . One thing can make you believe you can accomplish anything in the world. George believed in himself to accomplish his goal of having a farm , but at the end
Friendship is another major theme in the novel, John Marsden uses this theme to overlap with other issues like survival and war. The characters of the novel all depend on those around them for help and support in everything they do. Friendship provides people with strength, hope and love, and all these things help a person overcome tragedies, death, and moments when it seems life isn’t worth living. An example from the novel would be when Corrie’s house is blown up, she is devastated and it is only with the support of the others that she can continue. A real life issue about friendship/love and survival would be the incident with the Beaconsfield miners. The miners were sure they would die, but with the thought in there heads of family and friends outside waiting for there arrival, they continued on battling for there lives, relying only on the support of loved ones. When Lee was shot in the leg by soldiers, Robyn carried Lee over her shoulder until it was safe enough to treat the wound. Robyn overcame her fear of blood and cuts, to save Lee from infection and disease. John Marsden uses techniques like first person