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Throughout the book, Katniss was eminently stubborn and uncooperative when it came to following certain Capitol guidelines and rules. I volunteer as a tribute!" Collins, 22. This action not only saves her sister but also tests the Capitol's authority and shows Katniss' refusal to accept the unjust rules that make children fight to the death. After Katniss gets injured by the fire and is situated in a tree, she sees Rue in a neighboring tree and forms a friendship with her. This supports my claim

Samira Ahmed’s book Internment takes place in a near-future United States where Muslim-Americans are locked up in internment camps simply for being Muslim. The book focuses on Layla Amin, a 17-year-old Muslim-American girl who finds herself locked up in the first internment camp, Mobius, with her parents. A theme of standing up for yourself to make your own change is demonstrated throughout the book as Layla recruits new friends within the camp to help her attempt to gain their freedom. First, even

The book, Cinder by Marissa Meyers, explains the moral message in the story where Dr. Erland tells Cinder the truth about who she is. Dr. Erland keeps it a secret from the world and Cinder. This disrupts how society is organized and makes things complicated because if Queen Levana found out that shells escaped and Princess Selena was alive, then she would try to kill her. With Queen Leveana’s magic, she can manipulate everyone into marrying Prince Kai in exchange for a cure for letumosis, which disrupts

It is customary for community members to thank American veterans for their service. Unfortunately, the same respect was not given to people of color during the World War II era. If one was a Japanese American veteran, they returned home treated, still, as potential traitors; if one was Mexican American, they risked fighting alongside the same Marines who stripped them of their dignity in the streets. John Okada’s 1957 novel No-No Boy tells the story of a young Japanese American man, Ichiro, who refused

In "Recitatif," Morrison deliberately disrupts traditional ideas about race by focusing on the concept of racial ambiguity. Despite the absence of obvious racial markers, Twyla and Roberta demonstrate how meaningless racial classifications are and challenge readers to examine their own prejudices. Morrison uses the characters' racial identification to challenge stereotypes and encourage a more thorough examination of identity through the characters' racial identification. The story's racial ambiguity

Lanval has every reason to want to kill himself, but why doesn't he? His love has left him neglected by society and he's wanted as a prisoner. Surely his death would be imminent, the next step. Because at this point in the narrative, we, as readers, are starting to not only get a sense of the hopelessness of Lanval’s situation, but also the seemingly hopelessness of his life. We know that at the beginning of the poem, he was unhappy. De France writes, “One day he mounted his horse and went into the

In Stephen King's 11.22.63, time isn't just a backdrop against which events unfold; it's a dynamic force that shapes characters and events, offering profound lessons to the protagonist, Jake Epping. The recurring motif of flickering lights and yellow cards, serve as a captivating metaphor for the fluidity and unpredictability of time, symbolizing the invaluable experiences gained throughout Jake's journey. At the beginning of Jake's mission to alter history, he believes in his ability to change

Identity, Colonization, and the Reality of the African Diaspora in Maryse Condé’s Heremakhonon. Heremakhonon by Maryse Condé is about a woman’s search for a stolen identity. It centers on Veronica Mercier, a Caribbean woman living in France, who goes on a quest for self development, realization, and culture in West Africa. But the way she encounters these findings is not as she planned. Veronica’s issue is threefold: she can’t connect with the people of West Africa, the culture of the new country

This book is about a courageous young girl named Malala Yousafzai, who bravely took a stand for girls to be able to receive education in her country just as the boys do. Malala is a proud member of the Pashtun tribe which spreads across Afghanistan and Pakistan and loves the color pink. She is named after a great Pashtin heroine named Malalai who was also known for her courage. Just as Malalai inspired her countrymen for her courage, so would Malala for standing up to the Taliban who took control

Malala starts telling her story from the day of her birth and how this was an unusually joyous occasion. In Pakistan the people celebrated the birth of a boy traditionally, but when a girl was born it was a day looked down upon. Malala’s birth was different because her father celebrated her birth in similar to tradition to the celebration of a boy’s birth because he felt that she was special and had a great purpose in life. She was given the name Malala, which meant grief stricken, but named after