Roy Character Analysis

In Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men, Anton Chigurh is a hitman tasked with recovering drug money stolen by the main protagonist, Llewelyn Moss. Chigurh is completely ruthless and he allows nothing to interfere. Chigurh kills without thought or remorse but paradoxically follows “moral” principles that are based solely on chance. In the novel, Anton Chigurh is portrayed as sociopathic, arrogant, yet ironically trustworthy.

For a 12-year-old Cuban boy living in the Bronx, baseball is his family's only way out and means a better tomorrow. In the novel, Heat by Mike Lupica, baseball represents a way out and a better tomorrow. He loves baseball and idolizes the Yankees pitcher El Grande, who was also Cuban-born. Michael Arroyo is a young boy who has reasons to distrust the representatives of the state must figure out how to continue life on his own terms while navigating the adult world and avoiding both the well-meaning and the badly-intentioned interference of grown-ups. Michael is also the best baseball pitcher on his South Bronx all-star team. Michael's arm is so good, that a rival Little League coach begins requesting proof that he's only 12 and eligible to play. They ask for his father but, recently, his father took a trip to Florida and had a heart attack, killing him. Michael and his 17-year-old brother Carlos, are trying to avoid Child Protective Services until Carlos turns 18.

Arthur Bauer was hanging out with his friend Erik Fisher. He knew that he would be unpopular if he did not obey Erik. Recently, Arthur even killed a man named Luiz Cruz. He always hated to carry out these evil plans, but he felt forced to do it to protect his status. The first thing that Erik got Arthur to do was to make fun of the death of his old friend, Mike Costello. “Ha! Do you remember the picture of his face! Priceless!” Erik laughed. “Pretty soon we’ll get to see the close up!”

The novel ‘Jasper Jones’ written by Craig Silvey and the film ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ directed by Johnathan Dayton and Valerie Faris explores the idea that the main characters are outcast in society. Craig Silvey’s novel is set in the 1960’s at the peak of the Vietnam war, in the fictional town of Corrigan, Charlie Bucktin, a 13-year-old boy’s life changes in an instant when he becomes entangled with Jasper Jones and becomes a witness of a traumatic crime scene. ‘Little miss sunshine’ focuses on an 8-year-old protagonist, Olive, who aspires to be a beauty queen. Her family support her wishes and they all endure a 3-day journey from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Redondo, California. Both texts focus on the idea of the main characters being outcast. Both characters have many

Being a troubled young man from the slums of Baltimore, the other Wes Moore grew and lived in what was around him. When you grow up in the negativity surrounding you, the average person will become a product of their environment or surroundings. Trouble and habit become all you know and once you’re indulged in that kind of lifestyle it becomes harder and harder to stray away from it. The other Wes’ life ended up negatively because of the poor decisions he made as well as the negative environment he grew up in.

“I love you, and I am proud of you, And, Wes, it’s time to stop running,” (96). In The Other Wes Moore the author shares how he became so successful, and for that, he owes his mother. His mother, Joy, was the most important role model in his life.

While Watchman and Raisin come from different backgrounds they are similar because they take place during the same time period that deals with gender roles and family. During this time in the 1950’s it was not usual for the women to stay home and the men be the head of the house. Although when times were rough family is always there for support.

Twyla and Roberta are two very different people, but bond in very similar ways. They become friends very suddenly, not because of how old they are, but because both have a mother. Twyla's mom is a dancer, and Roberta's mother is too sick to raise her. They later meet in their twenties in a not so settling way. Twyla had been bussing tables while Roberta had been living large about to meet Jimi Hendrix. Twyla was embarrassed at her long past friend and was ashamed to show herself. Five years later they meet at a grocery store where they both have kids and are settled down. They decided to go vet coffee where it starts off both are different races so they take opposite sides of the debate.  Roberta accuses Twyla of abusing one of the girls at the orphanage. Twyla only remembers sitting and watching the girl get abused by other girls, and Roberta's memories start to come back to her. This holds their relationship together for the next five years when

In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Walter Younger wants to be a “real man”. His dream is to become successful in business and make his family rich. However, when all his money is stolen, he becomes very pessimistic, abandoning the ideas of morality and dignity. At the end of the play, his son Travis inspires him to value his family’s pride over materialism. Over the course of the play, Walter’s view of manhood changes from someone wealthy and successful to a person who has pride and believes in human dignity.

"We get pulled out of our comfort zone to help shed our lukewarm nature, eventually trusting God in all of our circumstances"~Taryn Barnes

In the book Everything I Never Told You, written by Celeste Ng, the second to the last paragraph reveals a lot of things. The paragraph reveals a lot about several characters’ futures. Lydia’s impact is also revealed in that paragraph. The paragraph reveals several major details about the futures of several characters. When Jack and his mother first moved into the Lee’s neighborhood, ”Nath thought they could be friends” (16), but it “hadn’t turned out that way” (16).

Orr is an optimistic young pilot who has a real knack for crash landings. He’s described as being small with “buck teeth and bulging eyes to go with his big cheeks”(Heller, 25). Orr was quite the handyman and one of his main goals was to make his and Yossarians tent as comfortable as possible. He was constantly tinkering, fixing and building objects for their luxury- “Each time Yossarian returned from one of his holidays in the hospital or rest leaves in Rome, he was surprised by some new comfort Orr had installed in his absence- running water, wood-burning fireplace, cement floor”(Heller, 17). As it turns out all of Orrs seemingly mad actions are all done with a deep purpose and passion to escape, he remained patient and he convinced all

In A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, the Younger family is trying to achieve the American Dream, which is “the ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American”(cite dictionary.com). The Youngers are a black family living in a poor part of Chicago. They inherit ten thousand dollars because Mama’s husband died. Mama is the matriarch of the Younger family. Each family member has their own idea about how to use this money to fulfill their dreams, and the play uses the decisions of the family members and other characters to show the reader that people’s actions are not always motivated by what they appear to be. Mama wants to use the money to buy a house in a white neighborhood, because she thinks it is a better environment for her family than their current living conditions and will benefit her family. Although there are a number of people in A Raisin in the Sun who appear too want to help the Younger family, Mama shows through her decision to buy the house that she is the only person that is looking out for the best interests of her family.

In Le Morte d’Arthur, Malory portrays King Arthur in many ways as a complex character. He shows that King Arthur is a leader and man that has many chivalrous characteristics. Although King Arthur has chivalrous traits, he shows the exact opposite at times. Sir Thomas Malory showed some unfavorable traits about Arthur's character in Le Morte d’Arthur. In this excerpt, Malory shows King Arthur as a character with both good and bad traits.

Then, even if the vision seemed clear to Harold, his role in implementing it wasn’t a success.