Analysis Of ' Fire From The Rock ' By Sharon M. Draper

“You can leave home all you want, but home will never leave you.” Sonsyrea Tate. Tate’s quote has distinct meaning depending on the individual who analyzes it. Many believe this quote to mean that a home is not a single place or object, but a concept or state of mind, which you have when you are around your family or loved ones. In the book The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck this idea of “home is where the heart is,” is shown throughout the book. One of the main characters, Ma, shows with great strength the concept of home is not a dwelling or place where you live, but a state of mind.

Choose a character out of the novel; describe the characters personality and placement in the novel.

It is in these actions that the character’s traits are established. It is in this that we, the readers, get to “see” what kind of character thee people are: friendly, sad, nosey, love-struck, adventurous, etc. When we discuss characters in literature, poetry, and even film, we often describe them in terms of their character traits, descriptive adjectives that define the specific qualities of the character. The author/ poet/ director may present this directly, but often times, they show us this in action. Our job as readers/ viewers is to draw conclusions about the character’s traits (infer them). Below is a list of ways we can determine the traits of the character we are studying:

you analyze how the novelist reveals the values of the character and the nature of the character’s

4.Who is the main character?Identify TWO of their character traits.Give evidence (quote and page number) to support the two traits

Character Trait: ​A character’s actions​, thoughts​and words​are clues to a character’s personality. How would you describe your main character? Choose ​1​word that best describes the main character’s personality. Provide ​2​examples from the story that support this character trait. Explain in your own words how this character trait is shown and provide ​cited text​and ​page numbers ​to support your explanation. Example - Tom is a mischievous boy with an active imagination who spends most of the novel getting himself, and often his friends, into and out of trouble. One example of Tom’s mischievous personality is when Tom’s Aunt Polly is searching the house for him. She finds him in the closet, discovers that his hands are covered with jam, and goes to grab him. Tom cries out theatrically, “Look behind you!” and when Aunt Polly turns, Tom escapes over the fence ( 5-6). Another example of this trait is … “...”

Discuss two character traits of two different characters. Give one specific example for each character trait (total of four examples) from the book to prove your assertions.

For the purposes of reducing confusion the world that we live in, the air we breathe, the universe that is generally accepted as the real world, and the felling and presence of our bodies will be referred to as “home”.

4. Give an example of characterization. How does the author convey to you who this character is, what they do, what they are about, etc.? (Your answer should be at least 50 words

Home is now a safe place that offers peace to heal a wounded mind. However, the paradise for some may never be in reach again. Farquhar’s description of home reveals that home is his heaven. Home is where he feels safe and secure. Peyton Farquhar describes his home in such a way, “He stands at the gate of his own home. All is as he left it, and all bright and beautiful in the morning sunshine” (Bierce 12). He now sees his residence as this beautiful, peaceful place. One appreciates his or her home more when it was almost taken away by death’s grip. Farquhar’s home is his heaven. A literary critic shares their view by saying, “The words ‘gate’ and especially ‘home’ may both allude to conventional Christian ideas of heaven” (162). The critic’s statement is more evidence on Farquhar’s new perspective of his residence. War rips away the dreams of fame and glory, and the reality of the situation is shown. One’s only wish is to return home away from the horrifying nightmare he or she is in. However, like Farquhar, one may never be able to return to the sanctuary known to he or she as

Have you ever had to leave the one place that makes you feel complete, safe, and a place where you could truly call home? In Joan Didion’s essay, “On Going Home,” Joan explains her personal experiences and thoughts on what she perceives the meaning of “home” is. Joan’s essay deals with her own personal issues that she has to face when she returns home. Furthermore, she also has to go through the comparing and contrasting of her current life, involving her husband and child, and her past life experiences growing up. Joan shows us through her writing that it is not about the place itself that makes it home; it is more the people that you are surrounded by that truly make it “home.”

compared to the term “home.” The house is what is physically there, but one’s home is all about

The reader finds clues about a character's personality based on the writing technique and style chosen by the author. Authors bring their characters to life that has their own distinctive voices in large part to descriptive language and point of

“Home is where the heart is,” is a statement we have heard all our life. In Robert Frost’s “The Death of the Hired Man,” Mary and Warren have a dispute on their disagreement with the definition of home. Mary’s definition, “Something you somehow haven’t to deserve,” implies that home is an open place for Silas to return to. On the other hand, Warren’s explanation, “Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in,” is emphasizing that the family is compelled to allow Silas in.

In the song Home by Edwarde Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, the author portrays an overall comforting tone throughout his vocalism. He achieves this tone by including analogies such as, “You’re the apple of my eye” and “hot and heavy pumpkin pie”. By using his personal feelings towards the topic, Sharpe provides the reader with an impassioned feeling. The feeling of love and comfort appears through the word choice of “home”. Fondly describing how his love for Jade feels everlasting, Sharpe involves this word in the chorus of the song. In addition, home is always referred to as a place wherein people tend to feel substantial amounts of comfort, so when he sings “home is wherever i’m with you” he is verbatimly stating she is his home. Sharpe