Alex Sawyer Chapter One Analysis

During chapter 10 of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout and Jem Finch’s opinion of their father Atticus changes from them being embarrassed by him to them feeling admiration and pride for him and his hidden talents; this teaches the children that there are many things that make up a person and they should not have a narrow or single view of people. In the beginning of the chapter Scout realizes all their schoolmates’ fathers are much younger than Atticus, and this is embarrassing for her. She wishes he could be normal, especially now with all the attention on her father from the trial in which he will be defending a negro. According to Scout’s narrative, “Jem underlined it when he asked Atticus if he was going out for the Methodists

In chapter twelve we see once again Ender’s instinct to win for all time during a battle. Even with the odds stacked against him, Ender defeated Bonzo’s army. Ender realizes that Bonzo, if he didn’t already, hates Ender to his core, “this would surely turn his rage murderous […] Bonzo will be thirsting for blood now” (195). Petra attempts to warn Ender that he is in danger but, he already knows this. All five of his platoon leaders escort him to his room that night. When he arrives, he finds that Dink has left him a message of warning, “Don’t ever be alone. –Dink” (205). Ender can only sleep because he thinks that surely the teachers will keep him safe outside of the battle room. However, Graff insists that Ender must handle things on his own, that there will be

The season 2 finale of Way Ward Pines leaves a cliffhanger so huge that left fans anxious. The curious case of Wayward Pines season 3 is a question on everyone’s minds. The executive producer, show runners and writers decide to bring comfort to viewers.

In chapter 11 Walter didn’t want to work at the garment center. Walter had wanted to be a lawyer at the age nine. Walter would simply memorize a passage and recited it. A coach had asked Walter to come for track his junior year. In chapter 12 Walter missed three weeks of school. Walter lusted three weeks before he stopped going to school again. In chapter 10 the idea of what it meant to be poor changed in the late sixties. Most of Walter life had been divided between school, reading, and ball playing. The second burden of that summer came in the form of Walter grandfather. William Dean was a tall, ramrod-straight man with mannerisms that seemed more appropriate for the nineteenth century than for 1951. After the civil war the former

Chapter 5 describes Genesis, how by Adam and Eve's decision to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. All of what God created was then infected by sin. Causing nothing He created to work "as it should. Sin leads to the disintegration of every area of life" (Keller 85). Genius describes how God created humans for work, but not since sin has been entangled to every single area of life. We are "suffering the natural consequences of working against" our design, (Keller 86), or "painful toil" (Genesis 3:17). We often experience feeling of fulfilment for a short moment and then it seems to all fall apart. This is "because of a lack of ability and because of resistance in the environment around us." (Keller 90). But as Timothy Keller states, he is "grateful to God for the glimpses He's given" for these glimpses are how " work was intended to be" (92) as should we be grateful as well.

Harper Lee’s Novel To Kill a Mockingbird details the life of young Scout Finch and brother Jem Finch, who is growing up in a time of racial uniqueness. Jem and Scout Finch are what most would call a typical family growing up in the small Alabama town of Maycomb. They encounter many different obstacles during their childhood missions with many characters making the novel an interesting read. Throughout the book, Lee is showing Jem and Scout grow up and become mature young adults. This novel, written by Harper Lee, demonstrates the themes of growing up, Innocence and most importantly, racism.

In S.E Hinton's novel, The Outsiders, there were three significant passages from Chapter 9. As Johnny was in the process of dying, he mentioned a very catchy passage to Ponyboy: "Stay gold, Ponyboy"(148). This quote defined that all things must have an ending such as the beautiful things you've witnessed. For instance, Johnny and Ponyboy realized that their relationship was about to come to an end, so Johnny advises Ponyboy to stay the way he is or be innocent. And he also meant that Ponyboy needs to protect himself when he's in danger.

I picked this quote from chapter 6 and it explains the tension building up inside of Buck during his time with John Thornton, who is the ideal master, and his relationship with Buck represents a perfect friendship between a dog and their owner. The author tells us that this is the first time that Buck has loved a human. Yet it is clear that Buck is supposed to free in the wild, so Buck doesn’t know whether to stay with his owner or go free into the wild. But after Thornton is killed and he avenges his death he has no more reasons to not go into the wild where he truly belongs.

My name Is Daniel Ruiz and I think a lot. People often judge me because of my tattoos and my appearance. I’ve had a lot of questions circling my brain as of late. Who am I? Who will my daughter become? Does everything happen for a reason? Yet here I am standing in front of you, sharing my life’s story. I’ve had an amazing run and I really hope it can inspire you to help make a change.

Their hands were covered with slimy blood and the lamb slipped free. It crawled off into the underbrush... After some time had passed, Miss Lonelyhearts begged them to go back and put the lamb out of misery. They refused to go. He went back alone and found it under a bush. He crushed its head with a stone and left the carcass to the flies that swarmed around the bloody alter flowers." (23-24)

Chapter 14: The incident with Atticus and the Kids was enough to make Aunt Alexandra shut up about the Finch Family Pride, just in time for Scout to get some hints that the townspeople are obsessed with the Finch Family Shame. After hearing a comment around town, Scout asks Atticus what rape is. Atticus tells her it is a "carnal knowledge of a female by force and without consent”. Scout doesn't understand the definition and asks Atticus why Calpurnia wouldn't explain it to her, leading to story about how Calpurnia took Scout and Jem to her church. Aunt Alexandra doesn’t like this idea, and tells Scout “no” when Scout asks Atticus if she can visit Calpurnia.

Scrutiny “The nature of man is evil; his goodness is only acquired training.” Xunzi (Chinese Philosopher, 300-230 BCE). This quote highlights William Golding’s theme in his novel, Lord of the Flies, as men are born evil and through societal structure and rules they can become pure. Throughout the story, civilized boys that have been evicted by WWII turn some turned into demonic savages after surviving on the island for prolonged periods of time. One character in particular though portrays this descent in savagery exceptionally well, his name is Roger.

Lord of the Flies (1-4) “He looked in astonishment, no longer at himself but at an awesome stranger.” (63). In the British novel, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a group of young schoolboys are marooned on a remote island and must band together to find a way to survive. Jack, a choirboy, and the rest of the choir become hunters to provide meat for the group. This causes Jack to become obsessed with catching and killing a pig, especially because he chose not to do so when he first had the chance.

Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer satirizes the quixotism of individuals, expressive of the American people’s pragmatic mentality toward life during the wake of the Realism movement of the nineteenth century. Following the Civil War, which ended in 1865, the Realism movement prompted artists to depict an accurate portrayal of society, which at the time, was in a state of havoc. In fact, it was a reaction to the Romantic movement that preceded it, which emphasized the importance of imagination. Similar to many works of Romantic literature, Twain employs pastoral imagery with the intention of portraying a glorified version of country life. Twain’s intentional narrative voice in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer enhances the novel by exposing and mocking the fraudulent nature of individuals that prevents them from seeing the true nature of their situations, derived from the unrealistic expectations influenced by Romantic ideals. As a matter of fact, the term “quixotism” derives from Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra’s Don Quixote in which the titular figure dreams up an ideal world where he plays the hero, conjuring up a different reality from the rest of civilization. Twain’s characterizations reflect these views by depicting flaws such as the extreme focus on one’s influence to the rest of society, reminiscent of the Romantic maxims of the importance of oneself and individuality. In addition, Twain’s satirical and blunt tone further enhances the novel by expressing the

After Hester is released from prison Hawthorne leaves us wondering if her choice to stay in Boston was even a choice she could make. Chapter five opens with Hester coming into the light and leaving the cell in which she had been punished in for so long. However, once she is out, she decides to stay in Massachusetts, in the same community which has shamed her for so long. Hawthorne describes the decision when he writes, “it may seem marvelous, that this woman should still call that place her home… But there is a fatality… which almost invariably compels human beings to linger … the spot where some great and marked event has given the color to their lifetime” (71). In this quote Hawthorne is not only speaking of Hester, he is speaking of