Roland The Gunslinger

John just stood in shock. Two Englishmen came out the trees, one was named Daniel Smith and the other was named Walter Kelly. They had thought Little Hawk was attacking John so they killed him. They threw Little Hawk’s body aside, and started hacking at the branch to free John’s father. John began to cry and shrieked at the men, saying that Little Hawk was just trying to help. John started to grow a sense of hatred towards the two Englishmen. People carried John’s father away in a litter and nobody noticed John taking Little Hawk’s tomahawk and sliding it under his jacket. That night, John’s father died. Soon after, Daniel Smith married John’s mother. One year later, Daniel sent John away to be an apprentice to a cooper named Master Medlycott. On the way, he met a pretty girl named Huldah Bates who was going to live with the Kelly household and help the mistress there. When John arrived to the Medlycott household, Master Medlycott greeted him and gave him tasks to do. The schedule was same every week. On Sundays, John and the Medlycotts went to the meetinghouse for a sermon. John rarely had the chance to speak to Huldah Bates but they exchanged smiles in the meetinghouse. One Sunday, a preacher named Roger Williams arrived at the meetinghouse and talked about freedom of religion and stated that everyone are all brothers and sisters, including the Indians. This disturbed many

Though they are very similar, Billy Pilgrim and Roland Weary also have many differences between themselves. An example of a difference is Billy doesn’t care about life while Roland does. Roland Weary is always trying and nothing matters to Billy Pilgrim. Roland’s life in the war is described as, “ ...There was a big German attack, and Weary and his anti-tank buddies fought like hell until everybody was killed but Weary. So it goes. And then Waary tied in with two scouts, and they became close friends immediately, and they decided to fight their way back to their own lines” (Vonnegut 42). Roland Weary does care about life though. He has a set purpose in life, to be part of the “famous” “Three Musketeers”. “‘Yes, sir,’ said one of the scouts. ‘We’d like to stick together for the rest of the war, sir. Is there some way you can fix it so nobody will ever break up the Three

Bessie had just finished getting a check up by one of the cowhand and was wandering back into their fields to eat and get ready to move more westerly. There was a storm brewing that night and the cowhands were trying to prepare the cattle for the storm. There wasn't enough time for the cowhands or the trail boss to get all their cattle to safety and lightning struck to close to the cattle for them not to stampede. Bessie was the first of the cattle to stampede out of there field and off into the wilds of Arizona. The rest of the cattle followed after her in a panicked

It’s been a few months since I’ve last seen and talked to you. It’s been a few months since Lennie died. That day Lennie died, the dream died, our future died. My life hasn’t been the same since. I remember saying to Lennie "Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place. They come to a ranch an' work up a stake and then they go inta town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they're poundin' their tail on some other ranch. They ain't got nothing to look ahead to." Now, I am one of those guys, I’m all alone. When I left the ranch I didn’t know where I was going, all I knew was that I had to get out. I went back to the scene of where I shot Lennie,

Roland has a lack of self-esteem and feels like he is not worthy of love unless he forces upon others. This lack of self-esteem stems from his father abandoning him and starting another family to replace him. Roland feels that he was not even good enough for his

There is a duel in town and Eli goes to it. A woman watching gets shot in the leg, and one of the men in the duel dies

Delaney’s grandsons, Willie Jackson and Bolls Riley, told the story of the death of Samuel Scott, passed down from their parents. Before day, the slaves of Poplar Hill Plantation would go to the barn to pull out the plows, hoes, shovels, rakes, all the tools they would need for that day. On this day like most with preparation underway, seeds for planting located at the rear of the building, one of the slaves walked to the other side of the barn they noticed a shadow, hanging from the rafters was the body of Samuel Scott, he had committed suicide.

Regardless, the journey south continues where they find a house, full of valuables for the cold weather that the boy and father are able to garner. In this short time a group of cannibals arrive to the house they are in, and it is revealed that they are keeping a hoard of humans locked up in a cellar to feast on. Though the father is not as shocked as he would have liked to have been, the boy is absolutely horrified and is the key moment where the boy realizes that the world truly is dead. Both the father and son are able to sneak out of the house undetected, and are forced to wait in a bush near the house to keep from alerting anyone inside of their presence. Once they get back on the road, they stumble upon a patch of land full of apples, and a barn, which has fresh water stored underneath it. The spoils of their journey does the job in refreshing both the father and son, and gets them to their next destination. Arriving at a house that the father has decided they will camp at, he goes to do some exploring. In the exploring he manages to find a bomb shelter, never before plundered for its goods. The father and the boy load their cart full with food and wait a few days to spoil themselves at the bomb shelter. Once back on the road they run into an old man whom does not mean trouble unlike every other character in the road, but instead is seemingly lifeless and

Jake rode his horse in thoughtful silence. The outlaw’s violent death didn’t bring him the peace he sought, but it did reinforce his need to return to Texas. With few exceptions, the bodies from the Scarlett Rose were unidentifiable and although the sheriff concluded that Duvall must have perished in the explosion, he wasn’t so sure. Something in the kid’s voice, fear perhaps, made him wonder.

In response, his estranged mother choses to sell the Grady family ranch and move away, leaving Cole with few options. Describing Cole’s sentiment towards his predicament, McCormack writes, “He turned south along the old war trail and he rode out to the crest of a low rise and dismounted and dropped the reins and walked out and stood like a man come to the end of something” (McCarthy 5). Cole and his best friend, Lacey Rawlins, resolve to ride to central Mexico, where cattle ranches are rumored to still thrive. As they ride through the changing landscape, only stopping to let their horses rest and camp, they encounter a young runaway named Jimmy Bevlins. Rawlins is initially reluctant to let Bevlins join their party and often remarks, “Somethin bad is going to happen.” During a thunderstorm, Blevins- who is scared of thunder- strips off his clothes, leaves his horse, and takes shelter in a ditch. When the boys find him the next day, Blevin’s horse and gun have been stolen. Soon after in the small village of Encantada, the group spot Blevin’s prized horse, which someone else has claimed. The companions attempt to steal the horse back, but in the aftermath the boys become separated from Blevins. Cole and Rawlins escape from the party perusing them, and travel farther south where they find work as cowhands on an expansive ranch owned by the wealthy Don Hector. While John Grady rises through the ranks

After leaving Mr.Leroy behind for having a possible heart attack I commenced my journey with a goal of liberating Mr. Leroyś family from slavery. I had to think long and hard about how I was going to get nourishment as well as where I was going to sleep when night approached. It was a very chilly evening and, the sky looked exceedingly dreary as I rode Flap-Jack down the dusty road. It had been about 3 hours since I started riding. Then all of a sudden I heard a loud boom. I muttered under my breath, looks like storms coming our way boy better find someplace where we can stay the night. At that instant, I yanked on the rein that was connected to Flap-Jack’s mouth and turned us both around so that we were heading towards the woods.

 Tom goes home and tells his wife about the conversation between him and the devil. With her being the type of woman she was she told him to tke the bargain but Tom said no! So Mrs.Walker decided to go and find Old Scratch for herself despite how her husband

Mr.Owens had been, when he was still alive, a prosperous head of the local cabinetmaker’s guild, his coworkers and employees wanted to make sure he was properly honored. Nobody also had Silas who could leave, unlike the others whose bones were buried there, meaning they could not leave, was the one that nobody depended on to bring him food. When he got older Silas taught him to read and write numbers and letters, but he had learned to talk from Mr. & Mr. Owens. One day a little girl about Bod’s, short for nobody, age was playing in the graveyard. When she noticed Bod she called out to him , and asked him what he was doing. Bod responded with “Nuffing” then stuck his tongue out ,so in turn the girl made a face back at him. She asks him a whole bunch of questions to which he does not know the answers to. Bod finally asks her her name and she says her name is Scarlett. Scarlett comes back a few days later, her and Bod go for an adventure into a hidden tomb underground. Scarlett cannot see , but since Bod has the power of the graveyard he can see in things in the dark better than others. One they get down there they are addressed by a man with many blue tatoos that the kids nickname “indigo man” , scarlett could see this man because he was putting off light. After the “indigo man” leaves it is dark again , but Bod

     Unfortunately, Jake does not undergo a change throughout the book. Jake stays the same uncaring, selfish person from the beginning where Jake said he never thinks about how much he’s wasted his life to Robert Cohn, until the last line where Brett Ashley says, “We could have had such a damned good time together,” and

Additional proof of Roland’s pride that causes him to fail himself and the other Crusaders is his hard-headedness to call for help when being attacked by Saracens. In the Song of Roland, Roland’s biggest enemy is his stepfather Ganelon. Out of spite, Ganelon organizes forces led by the Saracens to detour Roland and separate him from the Christian forces. Being the proud person he is, Roland refuses to sound the battle horn to call for help. His pride leads to a massacre of Charlemagne’s army.