The Birchbark House Character Analysis

Winnie foster got mad at her parents. She went outside and sate on the porch. Then she went in the woods. Then

In The Birchbark House, by Louise Erdrich Omakayas the main character and I have many similarities. We both are quiet and don’t like to put ourselves out there. We also miss family we wish to be with them but we can’t.

In The House on Mango Street the women are either empowered or constricted. Rosa Vargas was constricted because she had lots of children and had a husband who left her for no reason. Rafaela was limited because she was so beautiful he thought she would run away. Sally was restrained because she could not express herself without getting beat by her father and when she gets married to escape she is still held back. In The House on Mango Street Rosa Vargas, Rafaela, and Sally are constricted because of thing that have happened to mess up their lives and because of decisions that hold them back.

The Birchbark House is a story that portrays the life of a young Ojibwa Native American girl, Omakayas. During the cycle of the four seasons, Omakayas comes to a greater understanding of life, herself, and the relationship between the two. Throughout the year’s events, the spiritual connection between humans and nature, the necessity of confronting ones fears and the values: courage, and loyalty are all explored.

Judgement is a very frequent occurrence in today’s world. It usually isn’t an encouraging judgement though. Throughout the book, The House on Mango Street, the message of judgement of others being cruel is revealed. This isn’t just in Esperanza, the main character, but everyone in the book. It is important that everyone in the book progresses and matures as a person because, it causes everyone to become more together. This all proves the claim of, The House on Mango Street portrays an aspect of maturity by showing that what people imagine about others is often not how they truly act and are as a person, how they grow as a person, and what they strive to become.

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

The children go back to the lands. The brother is mad at the sister and blames her for the loss of chances. Over the months he grows

Character development plays a vital role in stories to create a developing plot. In many books, it is common to see a relationship between two characters blossom as the story progresses. Evidence of this can be seen in The Birchbark House between two main characters, Omakayas and Old Tallow. From the beginning of the story, Omakayas feels a sense of connection with Old Tallow, but she is not able to pinpoint what exactly makes that connection between the two so strong. Through life experiences, maturity, and a sense of affection, Old Tallow and Omakayas’s relationship grows continually throughout the novel. These interactions between the two helps the reader understand the role that Omakayas learns to embrace and flourish in in her community as she takes on the crucial role of the healer, as well as the steps it took to get there.

Everyone who matures has a family and that family shapes that person into who they come to be. The main character, Esperanza from The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, is an excellent example of that; Esperanza is an insecure young Latina girl who is shaped by her family as she grows up. In the novel, Esperanza has the perspective of life from the experience of living in poverty. Esperanza dreams of a perfect home with amazing flowers and enough rooms that everyone in her family would each have one. However, she moves to the house on Mango Street, and reality is so different from what she has dreamt of. She receives a tiny run-down house with bricks that are broken down in numerous places around the house. Throughout the

Meanwhile, Seth disobeys the rules and goes off into the woods. On his adventure, he spots an old shack covered in ivy and vines. He notices an old women that is gnawing on a rope that she is tied to. She asks Seth if he would come inside and share a cup of tea with her. Seth asks if she is a witch, then she becomes very furious and puts a curse on him. He sprints of like a cheetah and runs away from the “witch”. The next morning, their grandpa asks them “What do you suppose makes people so eager to break rules?’’ He keeps his eye on Seth. Seth explains to his grandpa that he was just very curious and that he met a creepy old lady. His grandpa nods and changes the subject. They are given some milk (the magical one) by Lena she said that it would give them the power to see “what is really out there.” Seth shows Kendra a hidden pond with gazebos, a boardwalk, and a boathouse. Grandpa explains that his yard is not a place for endangered animals, but for mystical creatures such as fairies, trolls, and imps. This land is known as Fablehaven and it is owned by lots of people, passed down every few centuries. He also explains that the old woman in the forest was actually a real witch. Her name is Muriel Taggert and the knots were her punishment for trying to put a curse on Fablehaven. After meeting

on Raymor Drive. This is one of the spots in Western, Ontario that was most affected by the aftermath of the hurricane. Hurricane Hazel was the most famous hurricane in Canadian history, pounding the Toronto region with winds that reached 110 kilometres per hour and 11.23 inches of rain, all in 48 hours. Bridges and streets were washed out, homes and trailers were washed into Lake Ontario. Thousands were left homeless, and 81 people were killed. (“hurricanehazel.ca”)

“It’s because he no longer loves us sweetheart. Pack your stuff, we’re leaving this house and your father who doesn’t care enough anymore about this family.”

Holling Hoodhood was a kid who grew up in Long Island in the late sixties. He always thought that Mrs.Baker hated him he never understood why. Mrs.Baker is Holling’s seventh grade math teacher, at first Holling and Mrs.Baker didn't get along very well, in fact Hollings was very convinced that Mrs.Baker "hates his guts". Holling’s sister name is Heather Hoodhood, she wants to be a flower child who loves the Monkees and cares for all the animals and plants. Heather can’t be a flower child because her dad, Mr.Hoodhood considered it stupid. Meryl Lee Kowalski isn't as big as the other characters but she is a big part of Holling's life. Throughout the book their relationship grows much more stronger when they find out that they both love Shakespeare. Danny Hupfer and Doug Swieteck show how much they care about their friend Holling and they always stick together through hard times. Furthermore, they always manage to get themselves into sticky situations many times, because of their own mischievous actions. Eventually they always get themselves out of the situation with each other's help. Holling's mother doesn’t have a big role compared to Holling's father, but she still plays an important role. Mrs. Hoodhood is a woman who loves everyone in her family she secretly smokes and seems to be typical housewife of the 1960's. Doug Swieteck brother is the classic misunderstood villain of the story. During the course of Holling's seventh grade year D.S.B makes Holling's

The chief leader sense danger come into his tribe. He warren's all the people of the village that there will be hugs attack coming soon and they should prepared. The woman of the village starting carvin a series of animals in a tree that symbolize peace and protection over their village, these animals were the Eagle, the wolf and the bear.

In The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros, a little girl from a Latino heritage is given birth to. Not literally, but in the sense of characterization. Esperanza is a fictional character made up by Cisneros to bring about sensitive, alert, and rich literature. She is the protagonist in the novel and is used to depict a female’s life growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Cisneros creates the illusion that Esperanza is a real human being to communicate the struggles of growing up as a Latina immigrant in a modern world, by giving her a name, elaborating her thoughts and feelings, and illustrating her growth as a person through major events.