Zoë's Childhood In Wild Things

In schools and counties all over, the book The Call of the Wild is being banned from 8th grade curriculum. For reasons such as that the book is based on true events, that the book describes actions of animal abuse that still occur today, and that banning books causes illiteracy and it caused by illiteracy, I do not believe that The Call of the Wild should be taken out of 8th grade curriculum.

The Call of the Wild, on the surface, is a story about Buck, a four- year old dog that is part Shepherd and part St. Bernard. More importantly, it is a naturalistic tale about the survival of the fittest in nature. Throughout the novel, Buck proves that he is fit and can endure the law of the club, the law of the fang, and the laws of nature.

Finding Forrester is a movie with two interesting main characters. Those two characters are William and Jamal. William and Jamal are very different but very much alike in the same sense. This is fascinating because you wouldn’t believe people so different could be alike. In This essay you will see how William and Jamal are alike and different in the terms of struggle,love and Family.

     The Call of the Wild, by Jack London, is a classic piece of American literature. The novel follows the life of a dog named Buck as his world changes and in turn forces him to become an entirely new dog. Cruel circumstances require Buck to lose his carefree attitude and somewhat peaceful outlook on life. Love then enters his life and causes him to see life through new eyes. In the end, however, he must choose between the master he loves or the wildness he belongs in.

The book “Where the Wild Things Are” was written about Maurice Sendak’s life. He based the book of living in Brooklyn with his hard-working father and emotionally unbalanced mother. Spike Jonze loved the book and wanted to create a movie that applies to more than just children. When watching and reading the book, and movie, “Where the Wild Things Are”, there are many differences and similarities that stood out.

One important difference between the two girls lives is their education. In the book, education is a big theme in this story, especially surrounding these two characters. Thanks to the soviets, Laila was able to go to a school and learn, something that was only privileged for men and boys. Mariam on the other hand, was poor and considered illegitimate and not able to attend school like she wanted. In the book, Laila states "Babi had made it clear to Laila from a young age that the most important thing in his life, after safety, was her schooling." Laila's father, Babi, had always valued education. He had made sure Laila got the most out of her chance at education while she could before it was taken from her. After all, he had firmly believed that women could and should do what man can do as well. Mariam's mother, Nana, never allowed her to go to school or bothered educating her. She said how horrible school was and how learning was a waste of time. Though Mariam didn't see it this way, this was her mother's way of protecting her from having the same bad experiences as she had. Her intentions were good, but this only drove Mariam further away from her.

Will wasn't dealt the best hand, when it came to a childhood. The movie doesn't go into detail about his biological parents, it just describes him living in foster care. While in foster care Will had a difficult time, and dealt with quite a bit of mental and physical abuse. While in foster care, will

Will telling Annie stories allows him to realize all the bad deeds he’s done in the past and she helps him recover to find who he truly is. Will understands that having close relationships with his family is what he needs to survive. Will knows that children “see the world as a mystery” and they “need to grow up with a family.” (pg. 56) His understanding is that he is lost and he needs to stick with his family to learn and develop how to live the right way. Annie gains her self-identity when she realizes that Gordon, her “protector” is who she should really admire at the end other than her uncle. When she says that, “being with Gordon is a release for that I’ve been starving for” she understands that Gordon is her key to knowing who she really is and what she needs to do to serve her purpose (pg. 340). All the times she’s been trying to find her sister caused her in so much harm and it was Gordon who helped Annie escape those dangerous situations. Annie truly knows that her relationship with Gordon is what is actually keeping her strong and alive. When Will wakes up at the end of the novel, he sees how much Annie has changed: “She’s learned some things this last year. She’s becoming what my father believed she would.” (pg. 357) Will finds out that it was him that gave Annie the strength to never give up and survive to find her lost sister. Will, along

Lula began working as a housekeeper for several white families and Edward started several successful businesses including a painting company and a laundry mat. Neither Lula, nor Edward went to college. Though he tried several times to get into one. Lula and Edward then had six kids and were occupied with raising their three girls and three boys. Lula tried to raise her family in a loving home unlike the one she remembers. She worked hard to hide the abuse she would later experience from her husband who became an alcoholic and suffered from PTSD. Lula instead focused on giving her children every opportunity that had been denied her. She might have coddled her children a bit too much. Now all of them are grown and most of them are self-sufficient and successful with families of their own. But a few of them are still interdependent. Lula continues to work as a housekeeper and caretaker for the a white family and her

Finally their school life is different .One example is summer is one of the nicest kids in the grade and looked up to by many kids like when Mr.Tushman picked summer as one of the 3 kids to help show august around the school. There for summer is looked up to.But Alexia is just flat out mean to everybody just because she is insecure.Lastly Summer makes friends very easily like when she randomly sees august sitting alone at the lunch table she sat by him despite his looks.but on the other hand Alexia has on and of friends because she makes fun of everybody.School life is very different because of thier attitudes.

A major theme in Jack London’s classic, The Call of the Wild, is that adaptability is essential for survival.

In the book After the Ending, Lindsey Pogue and Lindsey Fairleigh the two main characters, Danielle and Zoe, were foils of each other. Zoe’s brother, Jason, perfectly summarized the two when he described Zoe as “serious and pessimistic” and Danielle as one who “sees the glass half full.” Their appearances also balance each other out, as Jason pictured Danielle as “vivacious, with bright red curls,” whereas Zoe is “dark, but with eyes as bright as the ocean.” When Jason described the two girls, he illustrated that even though both their looks and personalities are completely opposite, these yin and yang qualities are what bonded them together and created their mile-deep friendship. In addition, those different attributes and how they are foils

crazy shopping is when you try on all the clothing you want but will never buy.One day Zoey and I had a great idea to walk to Meijer....in the rain, I know right so we put sweats on and walked the one mile. We had 21 dollars in paper money and 20 dollars in quarters. On the way back to the house we fall into the lake.Zoey and I where just chilling in the basement of her moms house waiting for Jason and Nathan to get off the tv so we could watch Netflix. Jeff (Zoeys stepdad) came downstairs and we decided to ask him about his bumpers.When I came to Zoey's house in November we were playing around and I kicked a cabinet and got a peice of wood in my foot and she wanted to play doctor with my foot and we laughed the whole night.We decided to sit

Once you begin a book, you’re thrown into a story. As you read you begin to see the true meaning of the book. You see the theme. Character development shows you how the character progressed throughout the story and changed to enhances the theme. Plot events show the character’s reaction to an event to enhance the theme. Setting puts the character in a place that they have to adapt to, which helps bring out the theme. Although each book has its very own unique theme, all authors use character development, plot events, and setting to express the theme.

Zoe and Wil’s near feral upbrings differ because of many reasons. First of all Zoe was in a cramped apartment, trying to find space in the dark while her mom locked herself in her room. She was stuck with a mom who was there but really wasn’t. Her mom didn’t even pay attention to her. Every once in a blue moon she would walk by and mumble “hey baby” . Zoe also had a lot more people in her life, unlike Wil who only had his dad. Unlike Zoe Wil grew up outside in the open forest. But even though his dad was himself unlike Zoe’s mom, he did leave a lot. Eventually he left for good, leaving Wil to survive on his own. There is another difference between them, Wil had Sister a white doe. He unlike Zoe had someone who cared about him. Though through