Stereotyping Boy In The Woods

Monster by Walter Dean Myers is a novel about a black teenage boy, named Steve Harmon, who is accused of being an accessory to a robbery and the murder of Mr. Nesbitt. During Steve’s time in jail he decides that diary entries were not working for him, so he begins recording his experience in screenplay form. Personally, I found Monster really interesting because the novel helped me realize how people are viewed in the eyes of others in certain settings such as, jail and school; the novel addresses stereotypes of black men being falsely accused and getting sent to jail or prison for crimes they did not commit, and both novels, Monster and The Absolutely True Diary Of The Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, address racism that is not condoned

A novel called Hatchet by Gary Paulsen is about a boy named Brian Robeson, who got stuck in the wilderness, after leaving his mother’s house to visit His father, who recently got divorced with Brian’s mother. Brian must learn how to use the forest around him to survive. Another novel called Stone Fox by John Renolds is about a boy named Little Willie, who’s Grandfather gets "sick" from not paying the taxes and his Grandfather says “I’ll sell the barn,” but Little willie wants to preserve the farm, so he completed in a dog sled race.

"I had it then. Soda fought for fun. Steve for hatred, Darry for pride, and Two-Bit for conformity. Why do I fight? I thought, and couldn't think of any real good reason. There isn't any real good reason for fighting except self defense" (Hinton, 137). Ponyboy's internal struggle is very much a part of this story. But what fuels his struggle? The answer to this question is what he sees in the world, or rather his viewpoint. But, sometimes those viewpoints are skewed by stereotypes, making the them of this book, stereotypes are powerful but often wrong.

Many young teenagers know the catchy tune of Gavin DeGraw’s, “I Don’t Want to Be” by heart because of the popular TV show, One Tree Hill. First airing on September 23, 2003, One Tree Hill is a fictional show that takes place in the quaint town of Tree Hill, North Carolina. The show is about two young men who are half brothers - Lucas Scott (Chad Michael Murray) and Nathan Scott (James Lafferty) - but never really liked each other, until they were put on the same basketball team. Slowly, the brothers grow to be best friends and the show works around the dynamic of their ever growing relationship and the relationships of the people around them. One Tree Hill has four main characters besides the brothers;

As a human, no one really likes to be the victim of stereotyped. No one wants to be looked at get judged because the different of their skin color, culture, religion or by the choice of their outfit. Finding Forrester is a great drama movie based on significantly of different racial situation. In the movie there are two main characters, William Forrester-an author who isolated himself from the world, and Jamal Wallace-a black teenage boy from the Bronx. They become great friends despite generation gap through their passion for reading and writing.

His name is Wautheeweela. It means Bright Horn, referring to horns on a deer. He is ten years old, and ready to make his journey to prove his manhood. He and other boys from his Shawnee tribe have been physically toughened and taught to be independent since an age of around six. In winters, they have had to break the ice to jump into the freezing river to continue their daily routine of learning to survive with Nature and its elements. Now will be his test of endurance. He is sent into the woods with a bow and arrow and told not to come back until he had shot something to eat. His face is blackened with charcoal, a sign to all who saw him that he is on his quest and cannot be helped. He would

White-skinned people ruled. Color-skinned people worked. In the novel, The Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, Dana continually switched between time-periods to save her ancestor, Rufus Weylin, as without him, she will not be alive in her present. In Rufus’ time period, she noticed how numerous characters in the 1800’s experienced the troubles of being a slave including herself. Firstly, the patrollers thought it was enjoyable to bother the slaves for their entertainment from time to time. Furthermore, Margaret, Rufus’ mother, had emotionally abused Dana for several reasons. Finally, Rufus, himself, tried to commit the illegal crime of rape. Butler has focused greatly upon acts of physical, emotional, psychological and sexual violence, which were commonly seen in the 1800’s due to abundant racism/slavery.

The film Finding Forrester, directed by Gus Van Sant in 2001 is a movie about a 16-year-old average boy named Jamal Wallace, who finds himself excelling on the basketball court, and has an intellectual secret talent for writing and reading, quite contrary to his orthodox friends. The surprisingly talented African American athlete is recruited by a top of the line private school and he looks for guidance to make the choice whether or not he should leave the place he knows for a better education. One-night Jamal decides to sneak into Forrester's apartment on a dare. Through the bizarre break-in, Jamal meets and befriends William Forrester, once a great Pulitzer Prize winning author who now lives in solitary. Forrester mentors Jamal and teaches

For my paper I will focus on Valley of the Wolves: Iraq and the stereotyping/ enemy making techniques within this film through the American characters present and the several scenes when enemy making is most potent. I have chosen to focus on this because it is based on true events, like July 4, 2003 raiding of Turkish Special Forces offices by American Marines, who put hoods over their heads and detaining them for several days-- all because the Marines claimed to mistake the soldiers for insurgents-- as well as the Abu Ghraib prison human rights violations. I also have chosen this film to focus on because of the interesting perspective of the Americans being the enemy-- something I do not see often, if at all, as an American.

Diversity is what makes you unique, being composed of differing elements. I am someone who is composed of differing elements such as culture, voice, personality, etc.

This is Stan Mueller and here is story. Stan was born on May 12, 1968 in Elkader, Iowa. It was on Mother's Day. His parents are Harold and Lois Mueller. He has two older sisters and an older brother; making him the youngest. They lived on a farm a few miles from Garnavillo, Iowa. He would ride his bike up and down the lane and all over. Stan remembers working on the farm with his dad, talking about stuff, and getting the work done. He would shoot his bb gun at little Indian guys, pop cans, and dinosaur toys. He would go out in the timber and explore things, be adventures, and have fun. He liked the quietness of the farm and how he could feel the warmth from the furnace. He would fight with his brother a lot but he still got along with him too. Almost every day, his mom would bake different sweet treats for the family.

All American Boys reveals racism and stereotyping are not specific to black verses white, people of color can also be conditioned to have prejudices against their own. Rashad’s father is quick to doubt his son’s innocence, “if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck” he continues “What they see is what he presented himself as just another—” thug (Reynolds and Kiely 49). We come to find that Rashad’s father, David knows from experience how easy it is to assume someone’s guilt, to stereotype someone based on the color of skin. All American Boy describes a situation in which Officer Butler and his partner respond to a call, on scene, two boys, one white, wearing a sweater and jeans and one black, wearing a hoodie and sagging low, they were

The danger of a single story is that they let the powerful downgrade the weaker because they create stereotypes, they can hurt the people, and no one gets represented from the culture.

He could be in boy scouts trying to earn his camping patch, but he is not

Perpetuation of Native American Stereotypes in Children's Literature Caution should be used when selecting books including Native Americans, due to the lasting images that books and pictures provide to children. This paper will examine the portrayal of Native Americans in children's literature. I will discuss specific stereotypes that are present and should be avoided, as well as positive examples. I will also highlight evaluative criteria that will be useful in selecting appropriate materials for children and provide examples of good and bad books. Children will read many books as they grow up.