Sezeme Character Analysis

“Okay let's get’r mov’n back to the aahhh!” the man crying me cried out in pain.

In the novel, Zeitoun, Kathy tried many times to convince Zeitoun into evacuating, when hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. Unfortunately she was unsuccessful, and therefore he stayed in the city through the hurricane. The novel, explains Zeitoun’s obstinate refusal to evacuate from New Orleans with his wife and children during the hurricane. “[Zeitoun's] grandmother had stayed put during countless storms in her home on Arwad Island, and he planned to do the same. A home was worth fighting for.”(Zeitoun, 70, Eggers). Despite the fact that a house is may seem replaceable, this is actually symbolic of assimilation in the United States, just like Zeitoun’s grandmother refused to leave her house during many storms on Award Island, Zeitoun's has now settled in New Orleans and he is not planning on leaving.

O'Dell walked slowly up to her before bowing. "Orthos will destroy me in his next war." He explained. "Hundreds of Companions will perish at his hands."

"We’ve had eternity and more to establish our walls. As you belong with us, you are a worthy opponent, yes, but against — us — you — will — suffer."

Rosanna, made my day when she asked me to be a guest on her blog. We seem to share the same belief, a Selkie would make an amazing choice for a hero in our books. A mythical creature of Scottish and Irish folklore who is a little less known than other shifters.

"Listen to me," he said, his voice lowering as he inched closer to the border and me, "Flamestar is.....he's planning something, and he needs to be stopped." He whispered, as I slowly moved forward too. I felt my tail swing uncomfortably, understanding that what he said was right, but refusing to let him know he was correct in his suspicions.

“Th-They should stand somewhere else if they don't want to get killed.” Marco responded. “But the minotaurs won't let us leave!”

School shootings are normally unexpected and they drastically impact life. The effects of an unexpected school shooting are displayed in Jodi Picoult’s novel, Nineteen Minutes. In the novel, Peter Houghton has endured bullying throughout his entire life. One day he snaps and he goes to his school, Sterling High, where he kills ten people and wounds many others emotionally and physically. Peter is then put on trial, where he is sent to prison for life. Josie Cormier, the girl Peter has been in love with since kindergarten, admits to shooting her boyfriend, Matt, and is sentenced to five years in prison. Many changes occurred in everyone’s lives after the shooting. School life and daily life changed majorly after the shooting. The shooter’s family,

“No, we have to.” He turned his back to me. “We’ll figure out how to avoid or beat these things and then we’ll be able to seed new trees again… I’ve got to.”

With a grimace, he closed the distance between them. “Much obliged. Damn outlaws ambushed me,” he said.

“You’re all idiots, you’re all going to die.” The man said. “You think you can come here and attack Rosina for no reason.”

The son fought at his best through many missions for his father, but the when the father noticed his son. The father would only look away as if he was disappointed or unimpressed. The son grew irritated at his father and he would think of himself as a disappointment. The son joined a suicide mission to destroy a military weapon that could destroy the father’s army. The son and a battalion made their way to the weapon, but the weapon initiated a countdown to launch bombs. The son and the battalion couldn’t deactivate the weapon, because once the weapon is activated, there is no turning back. The battalion retreated, but the son figured out a solution to destroying the weapon; but it had to involve with detonating a high-explosive charge on the bombs and the son would have to detonate the explosive immediately. The son set the charge on one of the bombs while being shot hostile soldiers attempting to stop him. The son said to himself before detonating the explosive, “Victory at any cost.” The son was honored for his sacrifice and was remembered by his comrades for generations. The father stood before his son’s monument crying; but not from sadness of his son’s life, instead he was crying because he was proud of his

Samael walks forward. "I just can't have you awakening yet. This is not the opportune time. If you ever fully awakened, then the gods up above would

Zeitoun gazed at his brother’s energetic smile. His brother Mohammed had everything he could ever desire. “He was everything” (Eggers 92). Mohammed was the most known successful athlete in the history of Syria. He was "a long-distance ocean swimmer” (Eggers 92), in which people considered him as one of the best in the world. His country of birth was not known for “its coast” (Eggers 92) and so because of that, his accomplishments were even more stunning and astonishing. Mohammed “won races in Syria, Lebanon, and Italy” (Eggers 92). He was able to swim thirty miles straight and do it quicker than anyone else, quicker “than any Italian, any Englishman or Frenchman or Greek” (Eggers 92). Zeitoun gazed at the photo closer. “Poor Mohammed” (Eggers

In book five of The Odyssey of Homer translated by Richmond Lattimore, Zeus speaks about the journey of Odysseus back to his homeland of Ithaka. Line 28 of this book says, “He spoke, and then spoke directly to his beloved son, Hermes:” from this line we are able to see that Zeus was addressing the group as a whole, but then singles out Hermes. The author’s use of the word “beloved” attached to Hermes name suggests an extremely strong tie between the two, Homer also makes a point to include that Hermes is Zeus’ son which solidifies the bond between them. Line 29 then begins to quote Zeus saying “‘Hermes, since for other things also you are our messenger,” in this line Zeus is sure to include the fact that Hermes isn't just a messenger. The god shows that Hermes does many other things besides being a messenger which in turn makes him seem important, and more revered, as opposed to just being the messenger of the gods. After Zeus includes this he delivers what Hermes’ message is asking him to, “announce to the nymph with the lovely hair our absolute purpose:” here the author’s use of the word “announce” has a very strong connotation attached to it. By using the word “announce” Zeus is displaying his power over the nymph, and declaring the god’s purpose to her. The author also makes a point to write about the nymphs “lovely hair” characterizing her as a beautiful figure even to a god as powerful as Zeus.