Quotes From The Song 'Into The Great Wide Open'

Eddie’s journey begins with a passion to read books and write poems. When Eddie first opened up about this to his girlfriend Lupe, “then [she] told [him he] should be a writer” (Johnson 76). Lupe is the root of his love for literature. However, he cannot let his reputation - which

A basic overview of my book is a girl named Samantha father died in a accident in the kitchen. She was offered a bad job, and she killed the man who offered it. Andy, one of his slaves runs away with Samantha to go to California, by traveling on the Organ trail as boys (Sammy and Andy). They run into some cowboys and learn that life isn’t going to be so easy running away. My first favorite quote from the book is “Even if Mr. Trask and I never meet again, I will still open that conservatory for you, Father, for us, with or without Mother’s bracelet.

In the memoir written by Rick Bragg called All Over but the Shoutin’, the writer talks about when he visited his father in a small house in Jacksonville, Alabama. The father he remembered is not the man that he encountered. The man that he expected to be was a young, black-haired, well-groomed man of yesteryear. Instead, he found an old, grey hair, smelly man. Bragg’s no longer recognized his father. Just as the father’s physical appearance had changed dramatically so did the attitude. The author memories of his father clashed with the person that he sees in front of him now. The narrator view of his father has changed since last seeing his father, for now, it’s old vs. young, sick vs. healthy, trying to be a father vs. neglectful.

Through Eddies school experience got off to a rough start with many fights and comments about his parents and their Asian culture. He never took comments against him very well, he fought back many times with physical violence. He had to change schools many times through his adolescence because

Believe, succeed, achieve! This motto has been ingrained into the minds of Delta High School's class of 2017 since middle school, and that is what they have done. They believed that they could succeed in academics, athletics and other extracurricular activities, which has led them to achieve many honors. On Sunday, May 21st, Derek Carlson, Delta High School's Principal, wanted to recognize the class of 2017 not by “quantifiable measures like test scores and number of championships,” but more importantly by how much grit, character, and work ethic this class has shown.

Eddie had some an impetus that drove him to do better. Eddie was in love with his guitar. Originally he had bought a drum set while his brother, Alex, bought an electric guitar. Over a summer when Eddie was delivering newspapers Alex would play his drum set. Eventually, Alex got really good so he and Eddie swapped instruments.

His father on the other hand came from a gang background, and his goal as a father was to have his children learn how to rely on themselves. He did not want his children to live off of his money. Eddie is a mix of his mom’s personality with his dad’s values and character.

After the war, Eddie realized that, “His running was over. His dancing was over. Worse, for some reason, the way he used to feel about things was over too. He withdrew. Things seemed pointless.

The future was wide open for Eddie for the good or for the bad. Eddies fall from fame could be compared to modern day Britney spears. Brittany fell into a downward spiral and today she is making a slow comeback to the spotlight. She is regaining popularity she considered famous

Who feels scared when she faces bears, upset when she misses her family while away at the mill, accomplished when she saves Bridged

Into The Wild Reflection: The character in this story is struggling with trusting people like his parents. He was alone for quite a while as a hitchhiker, believing that he can make it in life on his own with little valuables, and low on food supplies and water. It seemed like his character was a good guy, just trying to see what the world has to offer, but in the end it all went wrong because he eventually died of “hunger” some people believed. There were some moments in the book that I inferred. The story gave me a lot of information that made me think, and want to read on.

     The next person that Eddie meets is his Sargent from the war. He tells Eddie about how he, the Sargent, died, and how that enabled the rest of the company to survive. He told Eddie that it had been him who had shot him, in order to save his life. Eddie had become convinced that he saw someone in a burning building, and to prevent Eddie from going in there and losing his life, the Sargent shot him in the leg.

Imagine moving to Hollywood after high school, becoming a bouncer at a famous club and hitting the chart as a popular musician! This is what happened to Eddie in Tom Petty’s song “Into the Great Wide Open”. Eddie moved to Hollywood after graduating high school. He has dreams of making it big, and want to pursue a career in the music industry. He does this by obtaining a tattoo, and meeting a girl who teaches him how to play guitar. “Into the great wide open” is a narrative poem by Tom Petty. The narrator the story tale of the life of a Rockstar, using a changing tone, in a realistic fashion.

As Eddie tunnels deeper into substance abuse, he begins to turn emotionally listless (or should I say flaccid). The music fades in the mix, and sounds of snorting and moaning are brought up, taking the audience into

As Jim Morrison said “The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask.” He was the lead singer in the rock band The Doors. He was talking about how when a person puts on a mask, either real or figurative, they become someone or something that they are not. Jim Morrison was a performer, a singer, and was most likely talking about going on stage and being transformed by the bright lights and the crowds. Such is the case in The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, when Jack was called upon to become a leader, he put on a mask of his own. In The Lord of the Flies, Golding uses Jack and his band of savages to show that when man