Wilmington Character Analysis

Driving through Charlestown will take you just three minutes. The kids on street corners will stare at your car, while adults will yell out your name and wave. The friendly atmosphere can make you feel welcome if you are a part of the neighborhood. But it vanishes if you are an outsider or a local victim of a crime.

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’

Most of the local people had a story or two to tell about their experiences with

Daily life in the northern United States took on the hustle and bustle of a modern economy which can be seen in articles from the Valley Spirit. In the article “Chambersburg and Gettysburg Railroad,” the citizens of Fayetteville are interested in building a railroad linking the two towns. Fayetteville’s citizens have already contributed eighty dollars towards having the path surveyed and would like for the citizens of Franklin County to donate the remaining fifty dollars to have the project completed in a timely manner (Chambersburg and Gettysburg Railroad). The editors of this article express great confidence in Franklin County’s citizen’s will to support this project (Chambersburg and Gettysburg Railroad).This article shows the mind set of northern Americans and their willingness to work together to modernize and improve the infrastructure of their towns and cities. Another example of this mindset and desire to improve the infrastructure can be seen in the article “For the Valley Spirit,” which talks about the construction of a bridge crossing the Franklin

1) The Virginian: The Virginian was a man of justice and order. He strived to keep peace and make sure everything was fair. He was clean and orderly. The Virginian is a cowboy in Wyoming. He is good with people. He is a strong man that fights for himself and justice. When he was faced with Balaam, he attacked and won against him. Balaam was the horse killer, and since the Virginian saw Balaam trying to beat the horse, he became infuriated and killed Balaam. He falls in love at first sight upon meeting Molly Wood.

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

Throughout the story, Lost in the City by Edwards P. Jones there are many different ways the city influences the different characters. Lost in the City takes the reader through some difficult times of many African Americans in Washington. The different characters form bond that cannot be broken in order to handle what life throws at them. In the stories "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons" and "The First Day" the city influences the different main characters in different ways, to help them come of age.

Wes Moore’s mother Joy tried very hard to make Wes a well rounded person. She made sure Wes go to Riverdale Country school, which was one of the best school in Bronx. Even though Wes didn’t feel like he belonged there. When Wes got into horrible habits such as attending school irregularly. Wes’s mother warned to Wes if he doesn't straighten up, she will send him to military school. Wes knew if he didn’t start to behave there were be consequences. Wes said, “ I knew my mother was considering sending me away, but I never thought she’d actually do it” (Moore 87). Joy made Wes go to Valley Forge because he wasn’t behaving. Valley Forge is what shaped Wes into well rounded person. Joy’s disciplinary attitude is what influenced Wes into good person. Unlike the other Wes’s mother

Because this town is somewhat isolated from more modern towns and cities, and “few Americans--in fact, few Kansans--had ever heard of Holcomb”, the people of Holcomb are

My hometown, Linglestown, Pennsylvania was founded originally in 1765 in Paxton Township. The land was bought by Thomas Lingle to develop a 90-plot living, working, and studying community for newly arriving European settlers. He called his new settlement “The Town of St. Thomas,” after his namesake “St. Thomas,” the disciple. In 1811, when Mr. Lingle passed away, he was buried in Wenrich’s Church Cemetery. The cemetery still remains behind the St. Thomas United Church of Christ at the east end of the Linglestown Square. Soon after, village and area residents started calling the village “Lingle’s town.” The official name changed to Linglestown soon after (Linglestown History, nd).

Gerard, “People come to Wilmington deliberately, to visit or to settle. They don’t just pass

The Virginian and Molly after spending a month in the mountain decided to go to Vermont to meet Molly’s family. “ They are received a bit stiffly by the immediate Wood family, but warmly by Molly’s great- aunt” (p. 406). Sarah said to Molly that she did not find anything to not accept Virginian as a part of new family. Sarah’s husband wished them a good luck. Molly’s mom was not confidence enough about him, but found him gentleman an fine looking guy. Her aunt was anxious at the beginning but she welcomed him as her nephew. She showed him a portray of family and they talked.

In order to connect to the character: What are the given circumstances? What do these circumstances imply? Once you figure step 1.&.2 out, use your imagination to connect to the character.

Growing up I had trouble going away from home and no matter where I was I got homesick. I began to fear that when I went to college I would get homesick and I would ruin the college experience for myself. That all feeling completely went away when I toured UNCW. I felt like I fit into the campus and it wasn’t new city where I would feel lost. Wilmington is like a second home to me. We have been vacationing there since I can remember and I have family not too far away. When I really realized I wanted to go to UNCW I was on Facebook and saw an article about a beached whale in Kure Beach. Being familiar with that beach I clicked to read more and when I read that UNCW students and professors were working with the Fort Fisher Aquarium to find out

As I drive southbound from Trenton into Philadelphia on I95 South it is impossible to avoid potholes, constant construction and terrible drivers. The frustration seems to mount significantly throughout the journey until off in the distance the jutting of skyscrapers can be seen cutting through the clouds, Philadelphia, it’s so close now. I take the Callowhill exit and I know I’ve made it home, from the exit to my apartment is merely a ten minute drive. Those ten minutes are more than enough to take in the sights and sounds of the beauty that is Callowhill Street and the neighborhood surrounding it. The surface of Callowhill is rough with its abandoned factories, rusted fences, over grown parking lots and overall gray scale color scheme