Tommy's Character In 'Gryphon' By Charles Baxter

Gatsby throws parties. He hosts flamboyant galas with classy music and entertains thousands. He seems to enjoy the festivities, because his guests always return and he always welcomes his guests. On the surface he seems to be an outgoing fellow, appreciative of all the people in his life. But under this facade there is a more sinister aspect to Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is manipulating his milieu for the satisfaction of himself and does not care about others---in other words a narcissist. Jay Gatsby is a narcissist because of his relationship with Daisy, his manipulation of his milieu at his parties, his manner of speaking, and the little respect other people have for him.

Keeping in mind of his higher socio-economic class, Tom prevents George from pursuing the American Dream by refusing to sell his car. Tom passes by Mr. Wilson's garage and stops to discuss with him and to further speak with Myrtle, his mistress. Tom and Mr. Wilson consult about his car that he will soon sell. Because Tom believes Mr. Wilson speaks in an unfriendly tone and shows little respect towards him, he rebukes, “No, he doesn’t. And if you feel that way about it, maybe I’d better sell it somewhere else after all” (Fitzgerald 25). Tom understands Wilson’s need for the car, however, Tom is not anxious to sell the car to him. Because of Tom’s wealth, he does not necessarily need the money right away. If Tom needed to sell the car sooner, than he would have loved Mr. Wilson's interest and sold the car to him right away. In order for Mr. Wilson to be prosperous as working as a mechanic, he needs Tom to sell him his car. Tom abrogates any potential for Wilson to obtain the

Ferenczi and it also helps me learn about Tommy.Tommy seems to have traits that go well with Ms.Ferenczis traits. Tommy is perceptive and notices many minor details that some people may not notice. Ms. Ferenczi has a very interesting personality which goes well with Tommy’s keen instincts. Using his instincts, Tommy is able to enjoy the interesting stories and facts that Ms. Ferenczi tries telling the students in the class. “‘I don’t like that word either,’” Ms. Ferenczi whispered…” ( p.50 L. 245), this shows that Tommy has similar traits to Ms. Ferenczi. We also notice that over time he seems to be doing weird things over the course of Ms. Ferenczi’s substituting. On page 57, he lied to Carl Whiteside just to defend Ms. Ferenczi. On page 58, Tommy eagerly explained every single little detail about Ms. Ferenczi interesting facts to his mom. Then, on page 69, he went as for as punching Wayne just because he was the reason of Ms. Ferenczi’s departure. This pattern of unusual behavior revealed Tommy’s need for Ms. Ferenczi. At first she was a mysterious and weird stranger, and the next thing you know it, she becomes Tommy’s

413) Tommy says the he liked Mrs.F because she was strange and Tommy must have liked strange things or people. “ Oh yeah?” I had liked her. She was strange.” Next on (pg. 43, 59, 65 l.45-46, 497-501, 702-706 ).when Tommy sees Mrs.F in every morning in class, he notices the changes that Mrs.F did to herself. “Therefore it was a surprise when a woman we had never seen came into the class the next day, carrying a purse, a checkerboard lunch box, and a few books.”, “She had put her hair down and twisted it into pigtails, with red rubber bands holding them tight one inch from the ends. She was wearing a green blouse and pink scarf, making her difficult to at for a full class day.”, “ Once again she was different: this time, her hair hung straight down and seemed hardly to have been comed. She hadn't brought her lunch box with her, but she was carrying what seemed to be a small box.” Final reason is that on (pg.66,67, 68,l.715-779 ) it shows the tarot pack which it stands for a fortune cards, it tells a person's future by objects. “ It’s use to tell

This part of the story also makes a connection between Tommy and Plinio which that is that they both felt as if there dignity was humiliated in front of Mavis and they tried to out do each other but it all got out of hand causing them both to loose all of the respect that they had. For example Tommy's friends all left and Mavis was bewildered at Plinio.

Tommy Mendel is an inarticulate character built purely on deception and Park positions the readers to feel anger and resentment towards him for his duplicity. He sees Roie as nothing more than an opportunity to fulfil his wish to boast to his friends as he is no longer a virgin and he wants an “experience” (pg. 50) from her. It becomes evident that he is not humanely considerate of her and merely uses her desire to be loved against her through deception. The readers are positioned to feel an immense hatred towards Tommy’s actions. He ‘guilts’ Roie into having sex with him even though he is aware that he is not in love with her but his selfishness motivates him and guides his actions. When he leaves Roie he does not “feel any desire for her” pg (104) and tells her that he would not be around as often. The readers feel a mix of outrage and disgust that he took advantage of Roie and her nativity, positioned to dislike him and his scheming nature through his lies and dishonesty which upset the lives of others.

He is not inquisitive but rather put out as indicated by the phrase, “a blind man in my home was not something I looked forward to” (Carver 513). The narrator’s wife has been friends with this blind man for many years and clearly holds a divergent point of view. “She told him everything” (Carver 515). “I saw my wife laughing as she parked the car” (Carver 516). The narrator sees the confidence, trust and joy that the blind man elicits from his wife. Why? What is it about this blind man that gives his wife joy?

I suppose you are married to Daisy and you both are living in incredible love. I feel jealous to you. You managed to do what I have been trying to do for so long. You managed to win Daisy's love. I am going to war now. If you are reading this, means I have survived. I do not know what will happen, but I will fight with great effort, but at the same time very carefully, in order to return faster home and become you.

A typical routine of a fourth grade student in Five Oaks, Michigan shifted immediately when the unfamiliar substitute teacher entered the classroom. Mr. Hibler, the students’ normal teacher, came down with a cough and wasn’t in the classroom for a few days. Inside the school setting is where all the important and developing events throughout the story occurred. The students were used to the typical memorization of facts, predictable subjects, and uneventful classroom teachings. Miss Ferenczi disrupted this normality of the routine of a day the students had. “She said that the Egyptians were the first to discover that dogs, when they are ill, will not drink from rivers, but wait for the rain, and hold their jaws open to catch it.” (Baxter 256) The facts and statements she said to the students engulfed their thoughts. Leading them to be confused, intrigued, and curious to hear more. These were feelings they never expected to feel at school. While, more often than not, Miss Ferenczi was presenting mythical, untrue, or incorrect facts, the students mindsets shifted in the classroom. Boredom no longer invaded the students whenever Miss Ferenczi was speaking. “There was no sound in the classroom, except for Miss Ferenczi’s voice, and Donna DeShano’s

100 Cupboards by N.D Wilson is a fantastic book for young readers. It’s full of imagery and imagination. I could definitely incorporate this book into my elementary class. In the book, Henry (the main character) travels through different cupboards found inside his Uncle Frank’s and Aunt Dotty’s home. His aunt and uncle are unaware of his nightly journeys. Instead of telling his family about the cupboards, Henry keeps it a secret. One night, the witch (the main antagonist) emerges from one of the cupboards and stabs his Uncle Frank. (pg.269). His uncle survives the incident, but warns Henry that keeping secrets can be dangerous. Another example of Henry keeping a harmful secret is when he receives threatening, cryptic letters from a mysterious

Why does Tommy defense Ms. Ferenczi During the story “Gryphon” by Charles Baxter, Tommy defense Ms.Franczi almost in every page, but the question is why. Tommy defense Ms. Franczi because he like her, because they think almost alike for example when Tommy sees a tree that he hadn't seen before and he just notice on the exact same day when Ms. Franczi draws “A large, leafy, deciduous… oak.” (P. 44, L. 70)

The short story Gryphon by Charles Baxter talks about a fourth grade boy named Tommy who has a substitute teacher, and how all the students think she is different from the other substitute teachers. Most of the students grow attached to Miss Ferenczi, even though she talks about random facts .Even if something is incorrect Miss Ferenczi is fine with it. Tommy especially is fond of her and when she leaves he is enraged. I think that Tommy believes and doesn’t believe Miss Ferenczi.

Have you ever met someone who cares only about themselves, and not others around them? There are quite a few characters like that in the Great Gatsby, but someone who is mostly described is Daisy. She cares more about money and herself than she does anyone else, and there are so many examples of that in the book. Daisy is one of the most intriguing, confusing and dynamic characters in Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby.

I would recommend the book,The Schwa Was Here, by Neal Shusterman because it has many complex conflicts that are very interesting in the main character's perspective. The book’s genre is young adult fiction so it would best fit for 6th graders. The book is an easy read, only containing 228 pages. In the 6th grade curriculum the students can choose a book out of three options. After the students finish the book they do a report it. Since the book is in a kid’s perspective the students can relate to the protagonist. In the novel, the main character “Ansty/Antony” has a funny personality that will make children laugh their lungs out. The chapter name give a description of what's going to happen, meaning that the readers can predict what's going

We can see that he does not understand why his boy cannot shoot a silly weasel. And he gets mad at Tommy.