Quotes From The 4 Ages

In Across Five Aprils, a book about a boy during the civil war, Jethro, the main character, has to mature and grow faster than most boys his age because of the war. In the novel, the actions of Bill and Shad in addition to Jethro's first trip to Newton help shape Jethro into a young adult.

“He’d do what he always did, find the sweet among the bitter” (265). In the book the Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, the Panama Hotel is on the corner of Chinatown and Japantown. The hotel is located between the two cultures Henry is tied to, the Japanese and the Chinese. The story takes place in Henry’s past when he first meets Keiko and the present, after his wife, Ethel, has died. The hotel acts as the connection in between the two cultures and the two time periods, and symbolizes how Henry does too.

Diamond opens the chapter using an ironic tone by posing a question regarding the parallels between societies such as the "Easter Islands, Henderson Islands, Anasazi, Maya, and Greenland Norse," with our current society, and then answers it as if he was a critic arguing against him. Diamond, in his ironic tone, gives examples such as, "deforestation, over harvesting wild animals sources of their protein, topsoil eroding away, building cities in dry areas, and destabilizing wars", to be the major catalyst in the collapsing of these past societies (16). Diamond 's use of irony portrays the ignorance of the "critics" knowledge of today 's societal issues, because deforestation, destabilizing wars, over harvesting, building cities in dry areas are all environmental issues

In the world of Pat Frank’s Alas, Babylon, one must learn to adapt in multiple ways in order to live. Physical strength is not enough for a person to survive in this world. Mental stability is very important in order to stay sane in times of extreme stress or discomfort. In the world prior to the dropping of the atomic bombs people could still survive with discrimination and racism. Forgetting these flaws is now the pinnacle of survival. People have to learn to forget about discrimination if they want to survive. In Alas, Babylon there are many characters that adapt in such a way that they learn to survive. Randy Bragg changes from being an alcoholic to turning into a man that can save his family and become a leader of a thriving community. Dr. Dan Gunn changes his life from being a doctor who barely receives any patients, to playing a vital role in the survival of mankind. The failure to adapt will lead to death, and there are some people who cannot adapt and end up dead. The need for respect in these times, before the bombings, is also much greater. Elders are greatly respected and none dare to question this idea. If there is an appointed leader, the followers would listen more without

The Good Earth is a novel of a family’s journey throughout the years. Although the novel may seem to focus upon the family, the author wrote the book to show the life of women at the time. Women had little to no rights and only had certain tasks to undertake. Most women were slaves sold to men and were treated very poorly. The Good Earth tells a story about a hard working but powerless woman, Olan, who resembles closely to and contradicts “The Virtuous” woman.

In the book the Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls The advice that the Dad gives his children could get them in trouble.One quote that supports this is “Dad had always said that self-defense was a justifiable reason for shooting someone.” This quote is interesting to me because this is a girl that is barely eight years old and is being questioned by the police about neighbors hearing gunshots, and she said it was in self defense. But she didn’t need to shoot the gun at all, first off Billy was shooting them with a BB Gun, and three of them were safe undercover behind a table, and the fourth child made it upstairs, they could have waited for him to get tired of shooting or run out of BB’s. But the way their father brought them up, gave them the

Beneatha Younger, often called Bennie, is a twenty-year-old African American young woman, who has grown up during a difficult time period for blacks in the United States. She has outrageous plans, according to her family, of escaping the stereotypical lifestyle of her ancestors as she pursues a career dominated by men. Bennie is bright and determined, yet somewhat self-focused.

Ralph- Good- The fair-haired, tall, handsome Ralph is an obvious choice to lead the band of children stranded on the island. He has a "directness" in his manner that the narrator calls a sign of "genuine leadership. He seems to be genuinely interested in the welfare of the entire group and can get along with all kinds of people.

Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. New York. Perennial Classics. 1998.

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” This quote, said by Abraham Lincoln, displays the idea that power has the ability to show someone's true self, more so than any other aspects of life. Power is the strength and range of influence an object, idea, or person has. Power can bring out the worst in people, or it can also bring out the best in people when used correctly. Power plays a strong, influential factor throughout the novel Of Mice and Men. Power is behind the change of character's behavior and thoughts, it is the deciding factor in many decisions, and it controls the hierarchical organization of characters.

There are two types of knowledge in Arcadia; the knowledge of love (emotion) and academic knowledge (reason). These two types are persistently conflicting throughout the text; it is only the proposal of marriage, the intellectual justification for sex, which allows a resolution between the two. During the tenacious conflict between reason and emotion throughout Arcadia, Hannah Jarvis acts as the voice of reason. She is the academic, feminist researcher who thrives for well-thought and thorough research and sacrifices human contact for it.

“But we weren’t ready to give up hope. Not yet. ” This is a quote from the fifth wave, a book about how aliens take over earth in different waves, this is the 2nd to last book in the series. If you’re a person who likes sci-fi stories with scary parts this is the book for you.

The Golden Dawn may seem like just a plant, but it is the farthest thing from it. The Golden Dawn brought a lot of problems into Paul’s life, but every single time, the reader saw him persevere through to a solution. The Golden Dawn was a crucial part in Paul’s slow transformation into a Tangerine War Eagle

In Joseph Conrad’s story, Heart of Darkness, Marlow’s view of life changed from seeing all of the terrifying actions committed by the Company and the natives made him tell a lie, what he used to despise and never do (9-72). Also, in the short story “Mark of the Beast”, friends and coworkers we terrified and scared for their lives and tortured and attacked innocent people (Kipling 1-8). Finally, Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner” we hear a story of a family who becomes obsessed money, which affects all of the family which ultimately leads to one’s death (1247-1261). Corruption is deeply rooted in almost every part of society, and the loss of one’s innocence from seeing the horrors of the world leads people to fall into this corrupt system;

Throughout the casebook different civilizations are affected by the environment. All of these stories have similar tones and contexts that relate to vulnerability and being in a very desperate state. Some of the stories also show a hostile tone. A commonality throughout the different texts is the effect the environment has on the different civilizations. A few of the texts relate to each other through a famine and the others relate to each other through disastrous floods. One text is different than the others and talks about a change in government power which causes many natural disasters including earthquakes and draughts. All of these environmental disasters also lead to consequences in the societies, cultures, and economies.