Big Nate's Hair Analysis

Hairstyles of the Damned by Joe Meno is a story about a boy named Brian and it takes the reader through one of the most confusing and stressful times in a person’s life, the teenage years. Brian is navigating his way through the punk scene while dealing with drama, conformity, love, friendship, and family. Gretchen’s car and Mike’s basement develop the theme of Brian trying to find his identity and place in the world by being places of introspection, places where important moments happened, and places that give him the freedom he wants.

Deborah Tannen, a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University, is a popular author in the United States of America. Mostly of her focus in her articles and books is on the expression of interpersonal relationships in contentious interaction. Tannen became well known after her book You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation was published. However, this was not her only claim to fame. Along with this book, she also wrote many other essays and articles including the popular article “Marked Women, Unmarked Men.” In the article, “Marked Women, Unmarked Men,” Tannen differentiates how women and men are judged prematurely by their attire and appearance. She explains how women are judged and marked but men are not, but I believe that men are also marked in society.

Nick does not enjoy himself at the party. He notices the feelings of annoyance between Tom, Gatsby and Daisy and looks down upon the intoxicated people

Nikki's obsessive behavior contributes emphasis on the theme that a person's inability to let go of the past, doesn't allow them to move forward in life in Maggie Mitchell's short story, “It Would Be Different If.” Nikki shows she is obsessive about her ex-boyfriend from high school in things that really happened and things that she imagined happened between them.

“Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston”. In this story the main character Janie gets married three times. Her first husband Logan Killicks didn’t work out because she was forced to marry him by her Nanny. The second husband Joe Starks, she kinda had feelings for him, but it wasn’t anything big. Then her third husband was Tea Cake, she love him and actually had feelings for him. Now all three husbands represent something in Janie’s emotional, spiritual, and physical growth.

Have you ever wondered how an older brother feels about the younger one? For example, in Tangerine, a novel by Edward Bloor, the main character Paul, had feared his older brother, Erik, for his entire life. In the book, Erik is described as a selfish character that didn’t care for Paul in the very least. Just the opposite, Erik often likes to make choices that would make Paul feel bad. Erik’s choices have caused Paul to be blind, made him think himself as a coward, and weakened the friendships between Paul and Joey.

Nick is an extremely judgmental person throughout his life. As the story begins, Nick says, “...I’m inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me…” (Fitzgerald 1). Although Nick claims he has been taught to not judge others, he does quite frequently. Nick insults Daisy and Tom,

In the novel “The Watsons go to Birmingham - 1963” by Christopher Paul Curtis, between Kenny and Byron I think Byron changes the most on both the inside and the outside. For example, Byron goes from throwing people at fences, to risking his own life to save his brother’s. In the beginning of the story, Byron is a rude jerk who doesn’t care about anyone else. However, towards the end of the story Byron becomes a kind, strong-willed person willing to save his brother’s life by risking his own.

Frightened by a mentally ill man in the nearby “yellow house,” the narrator turns this neighbor into a character, the Hairy Man, a figure that is “wooly-headed and bearded.” The narrator finds peace in her Dad’s assertion that the Hairy Man only comes at dark. The narrator’s unconditional trust and belief in her father’s words also displays her innocence. As a fifth-grader, she still takes what her cherished parents say to heart. She often interjects with the repeated words “my mother said’ or “my father said.” This added detail also contributes to the sense of youth in the story. Furthermore, when the narrator exemplifies the complicated process of discovering a private box in her closet, a system which involves closing her eyes and holding her hands up above your head, she comes off as a minor, adding details that only they would consider relevant. The language in the story also displays the childish quality of the narrator. Phrases such as “Daddy-said-so” and “our cave-dark closet” accentuate her adolescent mind. The phrase ”God is whipping you,” used in place of a more common--and vulgar--curse, is also evidence of her naivete and

Conrad Jarret, from Judith Guest’s Ordinary People, expresses his insecurity and tense personality through the rough situations he had to encounter in his life. Conrad Jarret, from Judith Guest’s Ordinary People, expresses a tense attitude towards his family and friends. First, Conrad gets into a fight with his friend Kevin Stillman. In this quote Conrad shows how he feels causing him to fight against Stillman, “Something explodes inside his head, the sound shattering the parking lot, the red brick wall of building behind him, the white doors, gray cement – all dissolving into broken bits of color, heading swiftly toward him as he slams his fist, hard against that face.” (Guest, 179) Conrad’s emotions causing the fight show his tense personality

When it comes to determining the identity of an individual, there are a few simple things that typically influence that assumption. The way one may speak or where they’re from, the types of things they like to do or hear or eat. While grander choices and decisions play into this identity, it is truly who one chooses to be on an average day that forms this mold. Gertrude Bonnin’s memoir The School Days of an Indian Girl focuses on her changing sense of self after being placed in a boarding school. No longer was she allowed to keep all of the little things that created her identity, the simple day-to-day habits that made her who she was up to that point. The schools fundamentally changed many Native American youths and anything that would have

In society, there are many standards that people must uphold to. In western society, it is uncommon for men to have long hair or for women to have short hair. Naturally, people will be conscientious of their differences between other people and try to change them or cover them up, and often times people who do not follow the standard are looked down upon. This leads to people trying to fit into the groups around them almost thoughtlessly. However, when people conform without thinking, it can lead to dangerous consequences. Often times, mindless conformity leads to senseless violence that could have been avoided with just a little more thought.

A defining moment is the point at which a situation is clearly seen to start to change. There were defining moments in both the stories “Roots” and “I Want to be Miss America.” These defining moments also come along with problems the characters must face. In Roots, the main issue discussed is defiance against America’s whack color game, while in I Want to be Miss America, the main issue discussed is the image of America. Understanding the difficult and confusing situations the characters face, will help in understanding their defining moments and how they relate.

I chose a mirror to represent Ralph. When the boys hold an election for chief, Ralph is elected on the basis that he’s pretty. He confidently says “we want to be rescued, so we shall be rescued.” Ralph has charisma so this statement is just left unchallenged by the boys. He has no better idea about when they’ll be rescued than the rest of them! This logic is paperthin, and so is a mirror. It has no depth about what it shows. It shows everything superficially. Also, Ralph doesn’t have many original ideas. When he and Piggy find the conch, Piggy is the one who shows him how to use it as a trumpet. He also says so himself in Chapter 5, saying he can’t think, not like Piggy. As we know, Piggy represents ideas and knowledge, but he often doesn’t get listened

Chappie mentions that “…when you change the way you look on the outside even if it’s only with a tattoo you feel different on the inside” (Banks 313). While this is no doubt true in its own right, the idea also connects to another element within the novel. Throughout the novel, Chappie 's hair and overall style goes through changes. Some of the changes are drastic, such as when he takes out his piercings and cuts off his mohawk (Banks 130). At other times though, it happens gradually over a period of time much like Bone himself. When Chappie cuts off his hair, it was an intentional change. The more gradual changes however, happen naturally in response to his situation.