Dave Brubeck

written by Dave Pelzer. The theme of this book is to keep hope alive. You should have faith and dreams to have something to look forward to in your future especially when you feel you can’t go on any more. Like Dave, he felt trapped as if he was never going to be free. He used his dreams and illusions every time he was hurting to help him get away from the pain. This is what kept this little boy alive. He had something to reach for and never quit.      The protagonist is a 9 year old boy, Dave Pelzer

American author, Dave Pelzer, grew up in San Francisco with his mother, father, and brothers. Dave’s mother was not like a normal mother, Dave’s mother, Catherine Pelzer, beat and neglected Dave. Dave also had 4 brothers that lived with him and his parents: Richard, Ron, Stephen, and Kevin. Dave’s father lived with them, but was rarely home. While Catharine did not neglect Dave’s brothers she did not deserve custody of Dave’s brothers, because of her abusive ways towards Dave (Pelzer). Dave’s mother

From the moment one is born, one is exposed to a multitude of different stimuli that are often wildly different from another. These stimuli can be so new that they can redefine one 's thoughts and outlook on life. One goes through years of this as their journey through life continues on, with each new experience adding to the ever growing and ever changing matrix that is one 's identity. Many times, one points to things they enjoy or who one proclaims he or she is as their identity. However, it is

I am currently a Junior at Mills High School and I’m also enrolled in the AP Language and Composition class. For our summer assignment, we were assigned to read Zeitoun by Dave Eggers, which recounts the story of a Muslim-American man named Abdulrahman Zeitoun who remained in New Orleans during 2005’s deadly Hurricane Katrina. While trapped in the city, Zeitoun paddles in his canoe in the flooded streets aiding those who are in danger; however, Zeitoun is suddenly arrested under accusations of being

Watchmen written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons utilizes the literary tool of symbols to connect ideas and themes. Time is a major theme throughout the comic and plays a significant part in the structure and outcome of the story. This theme is successfully coupled to the theme of destiny by the use of the clock and other symbols that are present throughout the comic. Symbols such as clocks, the smiley pin, and the graffiti are utilized to efficiently connect the themes of time, justice

I’m finally out of that goddam place. The dumb psychoanalyst guy kept asking me the same questions over and over again. They made me crazy. Well, now all I have to figure out is where to go. I could go to Hollywood to visit my brother D.B, I could go home to phoebe, or I could also go to central park and see if the ducks are still there. Making the decision made me feel depressed. Boy, I really missed those ducks; I still don’t know where they go in the winter. It interests me. It really does.

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A dream turned into a nightmare. This happens to Coraline, the main protagonist in the novel Coraline by Neil Gaiman. In the novel, a young girl named Coraline moves into a large house divides into apartments. She lives with her parents who both work, leaving Coraline to feel ignored. One day she accesses a portal to a mirror like house where her “other” parents live. At first her “other” parents seem like a dream, offering her whatever she wants and giving her constant attention. Coraline soon learns

Cousins “Are we there yet?” I called from the back of our car, “Not yet bud.” my father yelled over the blasting radio. “Vroom, vroom, vroom.” the engine roared as my dad revved up the car. Every year we get in the car and we head to our cousins house in Utah. I was going to go get some snacks at the gas station. I didn’t even realize how sweaty my hands were until I touched the handle. I swiftly wiped my hands on my shorts and then hopped out of the car into the blazing hot outdoors. “Oh come

Amy Tan’s past and biography have a great influence on her story “The Rules of the Game,” because she models the tense relationship between Waverly and her mother after Tan’s own relationship with her mother. Tan and Waverly were both playing a “game” against their mother. Tan gives Waverly many of the same personality traits and difficulties that Tan experienced herself in her youth and this leads to a parallel of their conflicts. Amy Tan’s mother would always push Amy when she was young, just as