The Great Perhaps Analysis

The novel ‘the outsiders’ is making the same point about friendship as the film ‘rebel without a cause’ as they both convey the idea that during this time, friendship was very important to all teenagers as they are more independent and spend more time away from their families, and aren’t as close.

“Friends are the family you get to choose for yourself.” (Mia Sheridan). People get to choose their friends by their likes and dislikes, but they don’t get to choose their family. In the book, The Pigman, John, Lorraine, and Mr. Pignati demonstrate how friends can change the way their friends think, feel, and act. Many of the characters’ parents show the way one's family can influence bad habits in one’s life. The friends we choose help us make the best memories; John and Lorraine make the best memories with their friend Mr. Pignati more than their family. Sometimes, the closest families are not related to each other.

To start, the theme of friendship is portrayed all throughout this narrative. In the beginning, it starts with the main character named Miles, more referred to as Pudge, not having many friends. Then, he moves to the “Creek”, and right away, he gains multiple friends, Alaska, the Colonel as he goes by, Takumi, and Lara. They accept them for the nerdy self that he is. In the beginning of his days at Culver

Charlie was a man that did not know how to stand up for himself. He allowed his peers to bully him, and treat him like he is worthless. Charlie thinks that if he allows people to laugh at him, and tease him, they will become his friend. He thinks “Its easy to make frends if you let

Throughout the story the author captures the meaning of true friendship. As the book progressed, the bond between them grew stronger and stronger. “‘...we will deal with those bastards, Pudge. I promise you. They will regret messing with one of my friends.” (Green 28). The Colonel was helping out Pudge in the first chapters in the book, shown in this passage. Not only the Colonel helped from the very beginning but so did Alaska. “ I’m sorry but that's bullshit. You can't just throw him out of class.”(Green 39) Alaska was also sticking up for Pudge even though she got herself kicked out of class as well. Teaching the reader that friends are supposed to be there for one another. While reading further into the book, it portrays the loyalty that lies within a friendship. When the three friends were caught smoking in the woods by their superintendent, Alaska and the Colonel took all of the blame, covering for Pudge. They did Pudge a favor and did not snitch on him, where most students would

The Definition of grief is, deep sorrow, with that in mind, defining grief in Looking for Alaska, isn’t that difficult. With grief in both the middle, and the end, there are plenty of examples of characters who experience the grief of losing one of their friends. Defining grief in a Separate Peace is a bit more difficult. Yes, Gene feels something after Gene pushes Finny out of the tree, but i’m not so sure that Gene really felt grief, more of just guilt and a wish that he hadn’t done it. Eventually he feels it after Finny actually dies.

To have a friendship with someone is to create a special bond where both friends can rely on and learn from each other. Many different types and forms of friendships occur in literature, such as Dawn by Elie Wiesel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and The Tenth Man by Graham Greene. Both Dawn and The Tenth Man have negative friendships, which form in a dark environment, between two characters that end poorly for both characters involved in the so-called “friendship.” However, in To Kill a Mockingbird a friendship forms in a pleasant summer setting, Jem, Scout, and Dill benefit by learning valuable life lessons and creating a bond that is impossible to break. Also, in Dawn, some acquaintances form between Elisha and the beggar, and

In order to help my friend I would share with them the Ted Talk by Carol Dweck: "The Power of Yet," video, suggest they make an appointment with Everett Community College Counseling & Student Success (CSS), as well as rally for them to seek tutoring or join a study group. Lastly I would encourage my friend to take the college 101 course.

Having a friend in life is the key to maintaining happiness. In the novella called Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, migrant workers live on a ranch in South California in the 1930's. Most of the workers are suffering from loneliness except for the 2 main characters who have a long lasting friendship, Lennie Small and George Milton. The migrant workers on the ranch learn the importance of having a friend to spend time with and talk to. William Blake once said,“The bird, a nest; the spider, a web; man, friendship.”

Death is processed differently by everyone. Most grieve for a while and try to move on. Some people never move on or for others it takes a long time to move on. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer and The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt both displays a very different way of healing after a loved one dies. The main characters in both books Oscar and Theo are stuck in similar situations. Oscar and Theo both suffered the loss of a parent, both have a object of some sort that they use to find some sort of closure on the deaths of their family members, and in the end both characters end up in a better place even though neither of their lives went according to plan.

If he was like all the other kids his age, he would be sneaking out to go to parties every night instead of sneaking out to walk. Nobody wanted to be his friend, though. They weren't sure if they could, they weren't sure how they could interact with someone so incredibly different. Cyrus tried not to hold it against them, but on these early morning lonely walks, he sometimes found it hard.

The death of a family member is an inevitable occurrence in one’s life. A person will not have just one single reaction or coping method to a loved ones’ death. In James agees A Death in the Family a man named Jay is instantly killed in a car accident while on his way home late one night. Jays wife Mary is shocked to hear that her husband has just died and reacts in a couple of different ways. Being with her family, discussing the accident, and praying are all ways that Mary reacted to and coped with Jays

In The Value of Nothing, Raj Patel makes the argument that we are encouraged by culture to think of ourselves as essentially greedy, selfish, pleasure seeking, and utility-maximizing individuals. Patel introduces the concept of homo-economicus, which states humans are covetous and self-centered beings who are solely interested in maximizing their resources and profit. During my first semester here at Babson, I had the pleasure of taking Honors Applied Calculus II, a course that focused on the business applications of calculus and how quantitative methods could potentially be used in the field of business. Throughout this course, we were challenged to maximize our materials with linear optimization and the use of calculus. We

Miles makes great friends. He had never had real friends. Having friends gave Miles joy, and they led him to a Great Perhaps. Miles experienced new and exciting things with his friends. His friends introduce him to smoking, drinking, and mischief. But they accept Miles for who he is. Miles says in the beginning that he is going to Culver Creek for a more than minor life, and to finally have real friends. Miles ends up very happy to have friends. Miles thinks, “I thought of my “school friends”, and realized for the first time how much I would miss the Creek if I ever had to leave it”(74). Miles loves the Creek because of his new friends and new experiences. At Culver Creek, loyalty was very important. To not get in trouble you have to cover for your friends. Miles thinks, “She and the Colonel had taken the fall for me to show me how it was done, so I would know what to do when the time came”(74). Friendship is important in my life. My friends and I are close like Miles and his friends. We don't cause mischief like they do, however we also don't have the same amount freedom they do. Suffering is another theme in the book. Miles suffers when he loses Alaska. He struggles to descend understand what happens to the living and the dead after death. Miles also suffers from failing to cope with his grief. I can not really relate to the theme of suffering. I have seen people suffering when I volunteer at the

Alaska Young’s death is significant because it drives the other characters to self-discovery and to learn the process of healing. Alaska made a large impact on her group of friends and when she passed suddenly it left her loved ones shocked, heartbroken, and guilty.