What to do if someone threatens you? Not all but the majority of the people have experienced threats in life. Most of the solutions for the threats are determined by situations. Levine writes a story called Hana’s Suitcase with the intention to teach the children how holocaust has the effect of Hana’s childhood. In the same way, White writes a story called Charlotte’s Web with the intention to show children how Wilbur saves from being killed. There are some similarities between Charlotte’s Web and Hana’s Suitcase on the basis of conflicts is character vs society and character vs character. To begin, the main characters of Charlotte’s Web and Hana’s Suitcase respectively Wilbur and Hana are inhibited reaching their goals because of the social rules. In Charlotte 's Web, Wilbur’s life seems to be harm at the birth because Wilbur is a weak pig. To explain, Mrs. Arable said, “One of the pigs is a runt. It’s very small and weak, and it will never amount to anything” (White 1). With this in mind, Mr. Arable family cannot take advantage having a runt pig because special attention required raising the runt pig. Runt pigs never do well and usually don 't live long; therefore, people kill runt pig instead of raising the pig. The key to this problem is that Fern rejects to obey Mr. Arable talks. If Fern had not challenged Mr. Arable way of doing things, Wilbur would not be alive anymore. Likewise, In Hana’s Suitcase, Hana’s childhood is tortured by Nazis rule. To explain, Hana said,
The woman, along with the other book-lovers of her society, feels ostracized from everyone else for not being allowed to do something she is passionate about. She is afraid of what she would do if she completely lost all access to books, and makes a statement because of it. Ralph and Piggy feel exiled from the rest of the boys in Lord of the Flies because they do not agree with Jack’s methods of leadership. This causes Ralph to dread any possibility of Piggy dying. Thus, Piggy’s death terrifies Ralph, and when the boys are finally rescued, “[he weeps] for the end of innocence… and the fall through the air of a true, wise friend called Piggy” (202).
A theme that arises around Piggy is the realists in the world are unheard when other people are overwhelmed by an inner evil. In the beginning, Piggy tries to make his name known but Ralph does not care and he calls him the one name he does not want to be called, which is Piggy. Piggy is seen as weak by the other boys because he is fat and has asthma. An example of Piggy being an unheard realist is when he is trying to get the attention of the boys and it is very hard when he finally gets their attention he tells them they need to build shelters and get rescued and points out that no one paid any attention to the ‘littluns’. Throughout the book, Piggy is a reminder of being rescued.
In “How to Handle a Bully,” by Kathiann Kowalski, an experienced journalist, Kowalski reports the different strategies to stop bullying. She informs that bullying is at its peak in the late teenage years, but can start in an early age. Kowalski concurs that girls intimidates as much as boys; however, they do it differently. She explores many reasons why bullying occurs at the first place, and who starts bullying. Kowalski exemplifies the situations that victims could be in, and the solution on how to handle the bully.
Lennie could not look after himself so Lennies aunt told george to look after him. They are farm hands who go from plantation to plantation working for the farm owners. They both have a particular goal in mind; to have their own piece of land and not have to work anymore. Even though many others would try to argue that George's decision in killing Lennie was the wrong
William Golding’s fictional, British novel, Lord of the Flies, presents a character that serves a two-part function as a “scapegoat” and a certain commentary on life. During WWII, a group of British boys are being evacuated via plane when they crash and are stranded on an island without adults. As time progresses, the innate evilness of human nature begins to overcome the savage society of young boys while Piggy, an individual representation of brains without brawn, becomes an outlier as he tries to resist this gradual descent of civilness and ends up shouldering the blame for the wrongdoings of the savage tribe. Up until his untimely death, Piggy is portrayed as the most intellectual and most civil character in the group of stranded boys. Right from the beginning, Piggy realized that “[they] got to do something,” (8) and he recognized the shell Ralph had picked up as a conch.
George and Lennie have always dreamed about "Living off the fat of the land" this was inspiring to George and Lennie because they didn't want to be stuck working on other employers farms for their whole life. George and Lennie were going to have a little house with a neat fireplace, they would have a milking cow and when they milked it the cream would be so thick they could cut it just like butter. They would have a little garden, and five acres of land to live on, and when they didn't want to work they wouldn't. The most meaningful part of all of this was the rabbits, at least to Lennie, he would take care the rabbits and bring in alfalfa from the field to feed and nurture them. This dream was demolished when Lennie murdered Curley's wife.
In the personal narrative essay “Sticks and Stones”, author Nicole Bell narrates a story about a time in her life where she and her brother, Greg, stood up to the constant bullying they were experiencing. Every morning, as Bell and Greg would ride the bus to school James Nicholas, the bully, would verbally abuse, and criticize them. One morning, James decided to use physical force. Nicole and her brother ultimately reacted to the threats and retaliated. Even though we learn that violence is never the answer, the essay emphasizes the strong, defensive bond between siblings.
All throughout the book Piggy is faced with many challenges where most people would act in a bad manner, although Piggy is always responding very appropriately and does not act wrongly against the other. All these examples show how Piggy
In the novel Lord of the Flies (LOTF) by: William Golding, Piggy had the qualities of a good leader; however, not many of the boys were aware of this. They looked down on him due to his weight, which blinded them from being able to see these qualities which he possessed. For this reason, Piggy was treated poorly- being ignored, teased, and bullied throughout LOTF. If they didn’t judge him for his appearance and were more accepting, they would have seen the good leadership skills he had. His great skill of perception allowed him to see the faults of the group and know how to improvise their circumstances.
The major conflict between Piggy and the island society in the novel the Lord of the Flies is that Piggy has all the ideas to survive and get off the island but no authority over any of the other boys. Piggy represents civilization and order on the island while the choir tribe represents the evil savage society that develops throughout the book. With poor eyesight, a weight problem, and asthma, Piggy is the most physically vulnerable of all the boys. Despite Piggy's greater intelligence. His bodily disabilities only makes him uselessness to the new found savage lifestyle.
The pigs became selfish and violent, changing the animal 's view until it was almost completely different from the original. A very similar thing happened with communism, during Joseph Stalin 's rule he left a majority of the country helpless and to fend for themselves. He would sentence people to death for showing the smallest bit of resistance against his newly formed
She names the pig Wilburn and cares for him until he is too big to be a house pet. Reluctantly, the Arables' send Wilbur to live on a small farm owned by a relative. Wilbur, a former house pig, is now kept outside with the other animals in an environment that better suits a pig, and he is happy. He makes friends
Before long, Roosevelt was a daily visitor at the little cabin. He showed the girls everything they needed to know to survive the harsh conditions of servitude. Because he was free, he was able to move about without a pass and was well respected among the townspeople for his hard work and upstanding attitude. They learned to swim, hunt for food and grow their own little gardens. At the same time Mrs. Washington taught them to read.
The pigs, who are more intelligent, tricked the animals into thinking they have a choice when in reality they do not. Even more, as the story progressed, the animals lost their voice in debates. Every Sunday, the animals held Meetings in the farmhouse to discuss the work and plans for the week.
In a genre as well populated as Holocaust literature, The Book Thief and The Diary of a Young Girl, present themselves both as excellent and dynamic narratives. The Holocaust was a time of great tragedy throughout the world; Jews were being hunted down, and forced to be sent to concentrations camp under the orders of Adolf Hitler. The Diary of a Young Girl, details about the hardships faced by Anne Frank while hiding during the Holocaust, while the Book Thief narrates the story of a young girl growing up during the same. Both offer an unconventional depiction of Holocaust in that they depart from the traditional literary forms.