Saki's The Interlopers vs. Callaghan's All the Years of Her Life

she desperately tried to keep him close, but society prevented it. With Robert, she slowly began

Throughout plots and themes of stories, characters have a place in the story. Characters can change in novels whether it is good to bad or bad to good. In Kathryn Stockett’s novel The Help many characters change their outlook on life. One of the characters, in particular, that has changed the most is Aibileen. Aibileen has changed throughout the story the novel with her confidence, her actions, and her intelligence.

These two stories were also very different, they were written in different views. The second story was written in first person, it told a story about a past experience. The first story was very general, it related to many women readers,

them selves stranded in the Falcon from the others and Luke heads out to find

them into in the town of Weed. But in the movie we are able to see what happens.

Both stories delve into the unstable psyche of a young man who is faced with one of life's most difficult lessons: that things are not always as they appear to be. Telling the tale as a way of looking back on his life, the protagonist allows the reader to follow his life's lessons as they are learned, imparting upon the audience all the emotional pain and suffering endured for each one. The primary focal point is the young man's love for a completely unattainable girl who unknowingly riles the man into such a sexual and emotional frenzy that he begins to confuse "sexual impulses for those of honor and chivalry" (Wells, 1993, p. 127). It is this very situation of self-deception upon which both stories concentrate that brings the young man to his emotional knees as he is forced to "compensate for the emptiness and longing in the young boy's life" (Norris 309). As much as Updike's rendition is different from Joyce's original work, the two pieces are as closely related as any literary writings can be. Specifically addressing details, it can be argued that Updike missed no opportunity to fashion A & P as much after Araby as possible. For example, one aspect of womanhood that fascinates and intrigues both young men is the whiteness of the girls' skin. This explicit detail is not to be taken lightly in either piece, for the implication is integral to the other important story elements, particularly as they deal with female obsession. Focusing

Steven and Annette's relationship changed. Steven and Annette were only friends, but when he found out Jeffrey has Leukemia he would snap at her. In one of his journal entries the topic was if you can say anything to anyone what would you say? Steven decided to write about Annette, “Who died and made you sherlock holmes,”(Sonnenblick 57). Steven is angry because he has not been doing his homework, and Annette keeps asking him why and what’s wrong. She doesn’t know what’s going on with Jeffrey. Annette is truly the only one that cares about what Steven is going through not just Jeffrey what jeffrey is going through. She deeply cares for Steven and he doesn’t know . He is trying to push her away. Throughout the book Steven learns to trust Annette and confides in her, and their relationship/friendship turns into an actual relationship. “I think we make a great team! And she kissed me on the cheek,” (Sonnenblick 262). Steven

December 1943: Charlie Brown and his crew struggled back to England aboard their badly damaged B-17. Franz Stigler finds the struggling aircraft and defying orders, does not strike the plane down. This event was “the most incredible encounter between enemies in World War II.” (BACK COVER). In A Higher Call, Adam Makos tells the story of these men from both sides by telling the before, during, and after of the incredible encounter through the eyes of both men. As this encounter came to light decades later, a question was raised by many: can those of the side of the enemy have good within them? Franz's and Charlie's encounter embodies a larger question found in war and conflict. Through telling the story of the encounter between Franz and Charlie, Makos answers (positively) the question, can good men be found on both sides of a war? The events illustrated in the book brings the reader to conclude good men and good acts can be found on both sides of the war.

Barb blames Janice for Anne's death to hurt her and make her feel guilty, not knowing that Janice already feels guilty but does not express it. However, Barb does not think about the challenges Janice might have endured but is angry because she is not the ‘ideal Janice’ that she had been expecting. Barb is too busy and eager wanting to express her anger towards Janice that she cannot relate to Janice’s problems and the struggles that she goes through. Barb’s lack of sympathy towards the unexpected changes in Janice’s life only results in a bigger gap in their relationship. Once Barb and Janice start talking, Barb is again angered by Janice’s quietness and her unwillingness to strengthen their relationship. However, she does not make an effort herself to understand why. Barb says to Janice: “You told us the facts. I don’t know one damn thing about you, the person” (36). Barb is annoyed and frustrated by Janice keeping to herself, she cannot understand her. Barb wants a strong relationship with her as sisters. For Janice, the sister relationship is too difficult and would rather prefer being friends. However, Barb does not acknowledge or accept Janice’s different views but expects Janice to want the same. Barb misunderstands the quietness of Janice and takes it personally, thinking that she wants to keep a distance from her and does not want to open up. Barb does not think of the opposite. What if Janice can’t

People talk about change as if it is a bad thing. Change can often be a good thing, especially when it comes to people. In the book “The Copper Sun” Polly meets Amari and isn’t exactly friendly with her. But through the duration of the book, Polly starts to care for Amari and even admits they’re friends. This is a major transition from when we first meet her. Polly emotionally and psychologically evolved from an emotionally-closed, racist, aloof character to a friendly protagonist who starts to appreciate and care for Amari, by not doubting her, befriending her, and her self-realization of her friendship and of the delicate idea of freedom.

throughout the novel. Her values evolve through the course of the novel. If you divide the novel

4. Bud begins to get along more with his sister as they begin to act more like loving siblings then constantly bicker and fight like they used to before arriving in pleasantville.

“I don't know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change.” Love between one another can never change. Love is always there, yet sometimes friends that anyone knows aren't the people they really know. Every person in the world has their own personality and change over time. The novel The Outsiders from S.E. Hinton is a book that expresses lots of emotion toward multiple characters and these characters change over time throughout this book in ways someone wouldn’t think possible. Caring, Angry and overprotective are demonstrated in one character throughout this book which makes this person change all around and this person is Darry.

In the final analysis, characters from both stories carried with them a dream that inevitably led them to irrational thinking and an ultimate downfall. In simple

happens to one of them or if one of them dies. He says he wants them