authors to promote the theme. The book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is about a high schooler who falls into depression after being raped at a summer party. “If” by Rudyard Kipling is a poem that a father wrote to his son about the importance of perseverance and self-confidence. “The Art of Resilience” by Hara Estroff Marano is an article that explains the characteristics of a resilient person. In the book Speak, the poem “If,” and the article “The Art of Resilience,” the theme that to be successful
described as the ideal life deals with some form of adversity. The novel, Speak, and the short story, The Third and Final Continent, both use plot as a way to convey themes of hardship. Moreover, these texts both use symbolism in order to develop their themes as well. The Art of Resilience and Speak utilize characterization as a method of developing their respective themes. Speak, The Third and Final Continent, and The Art of Resilience each deal with the theme that all people must learn to cope with adverse
he was physically and mentally abused. A Chance in the World: An Orphan Boy, A Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home recounts Steve’s horrific childhood, the search for his family and his journey into adulthood. Steve’s remarkable resilience, faith in God and search for personal identity is the catalyst which keeps Steve from giving up hope. After years of abuse, at the hands of the Robinson family, Steve finally
Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor, Cassie deals with the ongoing issue of racism. Cassie is not afraid to speak her mind even if she knows she’ll get hurt by doing so. Through an analysis of these texts, we see that when someone is faced with injustice it forms their identity as a person because in discovering the problem, they gain a resilience within. This new acquisition compels them to change and speak out against the obstacle they face. Cassie and Malala have to deal with the negative impact of racism
“Without a struggle, there can be no progress” -Frederick Douglas. In today's society, people tend to give up on themselves and others very easily if things aren’t moving in a positive direction. This idea is shown in the book “Tattoos on the Heart - The Power of Boundless Compassion”, written by Fr. Gregory Boyle. Fr. Gregory is a native of California and is a Jesuit priest currently working at Homeboy Industries in Central Los Angeles. Homeboy industries is a gang intervention program that focuses
a society and there will always be oppressors; however, it is up to the individuals being oppressed to speak up and end the oppression that occurs in a community, it is there job to identify the rights and wrongs and not let the cycle of oppression continue, it is their obligation to speak up and act, it is under their accountability to terminate oppression and not let it snare them. In the book Black Boy by Richard Wright and “Overcoming Obstacles: What Oprah Winfrey Learned From Her Childhood
various nuisances. I am looking at my journey as I go through the course, and I am personally affected by resilience as a factor of people’s lives. I was struck by this because the idea was not one which comes to my attention when thinking of trauma. What comes to mind is what takes place at the time of a traumatic event and the recovery aspect of it. The varied aspects of family history and resilience never entered the conversation about trauma which I carried on with myself. But after looking at the
feelings of rejection, seemingly unresolvable personal turmoil, social problems, school and family issues, etc. Indeed one value of reading is to see and better understand some aspect of ourselves through studying others. The reading of SPEAK, a somewhat controversial book because of its subject mater – rape --, is a worthwhile endeavor in any middle school classroom and offers many valuable life lessons to young teens. One of the many lessons, and Melinda’s main focus at school, is art. Art is not
Heroism has been a part of the human experience ever since the beginning of time. The good has always been celebrated, glorified, venerated; the bad cast out, shamed, and feared. A hero essentially embodies bravery, strength, resilience, passion, and a drive to do good and fight evil. Heroes can be seen all around us, both in real life and in literature. In the classic epic poem Beowulf, the main protagonist, Beowulf, personifies all of these heroic characteristics which he demonstrates throughout
arrival of a carnival fueled by fear. One of the underlying themes developed by the novel is also manifested in the texts “If-”, by Rudyard Kipling, and the article, “The Art of Resilience.” The poem,”If-”, focuses on the qualities that all men should possess. Similarly, “The Art of Resilience” encompasses the idea of resilience and how one can develop this trait. The same universal theme is developed through the use of literary devices throughout all three texts. To elaborate, the significant theme