Three Day Road Character Analysis

In the book “A long walk to water” authored by linda sue park,salva has to go on a personal journey to survive and it impacted him majorly. What is a personal journey? One might ask. Well a personal journey is when someone or something goes on a journey and on their journey they go along and meet allies and friends,they have struggles or obstacles,and they change (mostly in a good way) throughout the story.One lesson this story suggests is that “Sometimes the pain and struggles that you encounter will help you succeed”. In the story “A long walk to water”. Salva went on a personal journey and it impacted him drastically. He had to get away from the war in sudan and he met many people that helped him, he had many conflicts and struggles,and he even witnessed his uncle passing away. But when things were at his worst he found a miracle.

Authors in many instances use the main elements in the story such as setting and narrative to prove a point in the story. For example, writers often use characters, their actions, and their interaction with other characters to support or prove a theme. In the short story “Our Thirteenth Summer”, Barry Callaghan effectively uses characters to develop the theme that childhood is fragile and easily influenced. One of the ways that Callaghan makes effective use of characters to develop the theme is by describing the tension between Bobbie and his parents. This usage of characters supports the theme because Bobbie’s childhood is no longer free to do what he wishes, but has to bow down to his parents’

In the novel Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden, Elijah Weesageechak is a very brave character who repeatedly risks his life during the war. Elijah is also a very cruel character; Thai becomes increasingly evident throughout the novel. One example of Elijah being cruel is when he shoots a young girl hiding in a crumpling building. Another example of Elijah's cruelty is when he kills Grey Eyes and Lieutenant Breech so not to get in trouble for being addicted to morphine and for committing war crimes. But then one time that Elijah shows his bravery is when he volunteers to act as bait to draw sniper fire, allowing Xavier to find and kill the sniper.

On the opposite side of the spectrum, during and after the camp, he was a totally changed person. He felt guilty at times and he also started to lose his faith in everything, including his

I was pleased to have attended a lecture cosponsored by the Ethics Center, the Fresno State office of the president, the Fresno Bee and Valley PBS. The lecture began with Dr. Castro recognizing a few leaders on campus, including a past Fresno State president, Dr. John D. Welty and campus volunteer Mary Castro. Dr. Castro then mentioned a few things about Mr. Brooks stating that he is a columnist for the New York Times and an analyst for the PBS “News Hour” and NPR’s “All Things Considered.” Dr. Brooks also teaches at Yale University, one the finest university in the country. Dr. Castro continued by saying that he learned that Mr. Brooks office hours are from 9am to 1pm and how “cool” it sounded to him. I was surprised how many people attended the event. I was fortunate to find a seat. David Brooks mentioned how he has some remote roots in the Central Valley because his father grew in Chowchilla, CA but Mr. Brooks grew in New York.

The award-winning author, Luis Alberto Urrea, creator of The Hummingbird's Daughter, Into the Beautiful North, and The Devil's Highway, describes The Devil’s Highway which occurred in May of 2001, one of many that impacted the desert on undocumented immigrants. which is a desert located beyond Sonora, Mexico. It is a desert which few turn to in able to cross over. A group of illegal Mexican were left for dead after attempting to cross; they were left stranded after traveling for days in the wrong direction, through mountains, desert and only a small amount of water along with a few personal items. The Devil’s Highway name was set out to one’s belief “bad medicine” (5). Even though the desert is an obstacle itself, there are still other physical

Boyden: “I wanted her to be a strong woman who was doing this [being a

He always speaks English and even has a British accent when talking with his peers. This new Westernized identity assimilates his everyone else's and continues to create distance from his aboriginal background. Elijah and his troupe find themselves in the trenches when Xavier exclaims he sees Elijah’s blackening. Xavier states, “Even with my eyes closed, I can tell Elijah’s mood blackens more. ‘Dear Henry,’ Elijah says using their code, ‘would you be a kind chap and make me a cup of tea?’ (Boyden 144). Elijah completely disconnects from his past culture and identity, to now respond to his crewmates in only English. This displays the loss of identity as even Xavier notices Elijah’s “mood blackens more.” (144 Boyden). Elijah has a constant need to fit in with his peers and makes no regard to keeping touch with his native culture, in result creating a new identity, far from his past. Elijah also shows loss of identity when he demonstrates a lust for kill so strong that it would clearly go against his past Cree culture. When Elijah was returning to his trench, Corporal Thompson asked him if he enjoyed his last mission. He responded with “It’s in my blood,” (Boyden 75). This question asked by Thompson is inquiring if he enjoyed the killing. With Elijah's clear and confident answer implying that it is just instinct, displays his new passion for killing.

Grace has been told for more than half her life that she was crazy. Her mother’s death that she witnesses was an accident, there was no scarred man, and there was nothing she could do to change what had happened. But Grace knew they were wrong. With the help of her friends Noah, Megan and Rosie, she managed to discover that the scarred man was Dominic, the first love of her mother, who was there to kill her mother, but chose instead to stage her death. Grace came down just as Dominic was taking the picture, and picked up the gun that was lying on the floor. Firing blinding, she missed Dominic and shot her mother instead. The traumatic moment of shooting her mother was blocked from Grace’s mind as it was unable to handle what she did. Her family tries to protect her from this, saying it was an accident, trying to get Grace to stop pushing. When pushing too hard, Grace discovers the truth of what happened that night, and what she did, and with the

In the movie Cars, by John Lasseter, Lightning McQueen goes through a very large personal change or healing process throughout the movie. This movie is more of a healing myth because, In the beginning, he is a very stuck up and self centered character that only cares about winning. By the end, he has turned to a more humble character that has a better view on the truly important things in life. In other words, at the beginning he is broken and must go and truly see the finer things in life and find himself before he can succeed. There are a few different things that change his attitude. One thing is the people that he meets in Radiator Springs. Second, is the general life of the town that he has to accommodate to. Linda Seger describes a healing myth as one where “a character is ‘broken’ and must leave home to become whole again”. That statement describes this movie in so many ways. Lightning McQueen leaves his ”home” which is represented by his life on the racing circuit, and goes on a journey where he becomes whole again before he can return home.

In the novel “Three Day Road”, two Cree Aboriginals, Elijah Weesageechak and Xavier Bird goes off to fight in World War I and becoming the most famous sniper team in the field. The author, Joseph Boyden writes about the dynamic changes in the states of Elijah Weesageechak and the corruption of war leading to his final moments. There are many types of pain that are induced in nature. However, there are only two categories that those pain fall into: Physical pain and emotional pain. With Elijah, war transform him into an apathetic killing machine.

Salva the main character of “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park was an 11-year old boy when his village was attacked. His teacher urged him to run away from the village and to run to the “bush.” After that attack, his life made a turn for the worse. With no family around him, he was completely lost. During his journey, he had some problems, but overcame

The movie Mad Max: Fury Road displays images of violence and totalitarian governments throughout the entire film. The audience constantly sees explicit visuals of people dying or sacrificing themselves and the cruel hands of leaders from different portions of the world. The leaders of this universe display qualities of dictators, and their demanding natures prove to be evident throughout the entire movie. Out of all the leaders, the movie focuses on Immortan Joe the most. This is because he rules the Citadel, which is where the main characters come from. Immortan Joe places commands and regulations on those beneath him, and the chastity belts he makes his wives wear are among these commands. The audience sees the wives wearing these belts when Max, the main character, finds them in the desert. They try to take the belts off in this scene (Miller 33:05-34:48). Because Immortan Joe loves power and subjugates those beneath him, he utilizes the chastity belts to control and dehumanize his wives.

In The Running Dream, Jessica is worried that now that they have to pay the bills, she can’t go to her dream college. Jasiica’s dad also wants to help Lucy’s family. Jessica then spends the day with her mom instead of going to a running competition. Jessica is also worried about the Channel 7 program tonight. She wishes it wouldn't go on tonight.

In “The Journey to the West,” the monk was accompanied by Pigsy, the Sha Monk, the Handsome Monkey King, and the horse. Each of these supporting characters possess a certain magical ability that assisted the monk on his journey, additionally they had their own flaws. This contrasts the monk, which has no magical ability and was devoted buddhism. The strengths, weaknesses, and backgrounds of these supporting characters encapsulate the idea of buddhism throughout the novel, and by including them and Xuanzang the book is able to summarize the idea of buddhism.