Doug Swieteck: Okay For Now

In page 64 it shows how abusive he was. “His father shouted as he started hitting Cole again, this time with the metal buckle end” (64). This shows how negative he acted on Cole and it reflects and backlashes on Cole because it gives him the same characteristics like his dad , abusive, short temper, and when he's irritated he doesn't know what to do so he resorts to violence. Towards the end of the book it shows how everything has consequences because Mr.Matthews got charged for abuse. “ One Month after Cole’s return from the island, the police had arrested and formally charged his father with child abuse “ (137).

Sammy joins up with the Continental Army to fight against the English, and that 's that. To make matters worse, Sam steals his dad gun (named the Brown Bess). Now that 's just putting salt in the wound. Since his big bro is gone, Tim spends a lot of time wondering which side he should be on. Should he be pro-America, like his brother?

But now his father was not showing sympathy by the way he reacted to the was his son walked into the room of his parents screaming at the top of his lungs. His father shouting at him to get him to notice his mistake then ripped the tape out of his head with anger, pulling 60 hairs out of his scalp. And after all of that, he decided to make the situation worse to start disciplining his son by hitting. This to me shows how none of the charters in the story show sympathy and are all selfish. If I was in the father 's son shows being screamed at and also being hurt I would feel desperate, hopeless, but jealous.

Waiting years to see your family again just to see them killed is truly depressing. When Ishmael started to train as a boy soldier, he soon became determined to avenge his family. This is shown when the lieutenant was brainwashing Ishmael, telling them to kill the one that killed their family. Everyone then “got angry and drove [their] knives in and out of the banana trees” (Beah, 112). Ishmael became so bloodthirsty afterwards, and justified it as avenging is family.

These hidden instructions make Doug a better person, and propel him along on his journey into a better state of mind. Mr. Ferris, Mr. Powell, and Mr. Ballard all express to Doug the sympathy and kindness he lacks in his everyday life. Mr. Ferris helps Doug with his social life, instructing him to reject the stereotypes into which he has been placed . Mr. Powell advises Doug on his family life, teaching him to use the difficulties presented by his dad as fuel to get where he wants to go, and Mr. Ballard disciplines Doug on manners and how to show others the kindness he has been shown. All of these things play a major impact on Doug’s transformation from the beginning of the book to the

Bob Ewell barely had a shred of respect for anyone, and that is all he got in return. Everyone in Maycomb knew he was a man of no dignity, a man who lived in the town dump, without a care for his children. Atticus explains more about the Ewell’s to Scout, “It’s against the law, all right, and it’s certainly bad, but when a man spends his relief checks on green whiskey his children have a way of crying from hunger pains. I don’t know any landowner around here who be grudges those children’s game their father can hit” (Lee 41). Despite living in the dump and having no job to support his children, he does not think once about them

Other kids got elected G.O. President and class secretary and lab-squad captain, but I got elected the Bathroom Bomber” (Zindel 1). He says “hate” multiple times to emphasize how much he truly dislikes school. It gives the reader a negative connotation with his experiences of school. He is nicknamed and

Louie’s story conveys the central theme of redemption. During his imprisonment in Japan, he was consistently beaten by the prison guards, especially by Watanabe, who deliberately focused his attacks on Louie. After he returned to America, he seriously injured his leg while training, making him unable to run in a future Olympic Games. However, this did not prevent him from going after his new goal: “he was going to kill the Bird.” (361) As his murderous hatred deepened, his wife took him to see a sermon taught by Billy Graham, after which he converted to Christianity.

This evidence reveals that in Jonas’ society there are things that they don’t know about. In chapter 6 Jonas and Asher were talking about how someone applied for release and were gone the next day, “Here today gone tomorrow. Never seen again” (Lowry 48). Consequently, Jonas’s father works at the nurturing center and he does some releases, but since he has no feelings he doesn’t know he is killing the people. After The Giver showed him the tape of the release, Jonas doesn’t want to go home “To his surprise his father began to very carefully direct the needle into the top of the new child’s forehead, puncturing the place where the fragile skin pulsed.

When the student got a B- on the test he was filled with rancor; he studied really hard for that test 32. Once in awhile everyone wants to be a recluse without any human being. 33.there was no hope of reconciliation with our neighbor 34.The new renovation that is happening the traffic is blocked 35.When the girls fought with each other they were restrained from the school for 15 days 36.

In 145th Street, the chapter Fighter is about a man named Billy Giles who sneaks out of his house to wrestle. He wrestles so he can make money for his family. Though his wife Johnnie Mae doesn’t like that he does this, he lets him do it because Johnnie Mae wouldn’t be

“Why did they all leave?” (Mcbride, Pg225) said James Mcbride. James is the author and character in his memoir “The Color of Water”. He is struggling to find out more background information of where his family came from, but he is soon to realize that in order for him to find out where his family first originated from, he has to find out where they lived and what they did. So he traveled to suffolk of where they lived and finds an old friend.

Character Analysis: Douglas Spaulding Douglas Spaulding, often referred to as “Doug”, is in a way the main character of the novel Dandelion Wine. Throughout the book, he takes the readers on an adventure encountering the experiences and changes of growing up that he faces during the summer of 1928. Now, 25 years into the future, Douglas must use the knowledge that he obtained that summer to guide him on the journey of life. Being the main character, Doug is entitled to various protagonist based character traits. One quality that stands out is his inquiry.

The Ever-Changing Summer Summer. One of the greatest times of the year. There’s no school, no homework, no bedtime, warm weather, friends, and fun for the boys of Green Town. In the novel, Dandelion Wine written by Ray Bradbury, is about this season. In the book, the reader follows the story of Douglas Spaulding a young boy from a small neighborhood located in Green Town, Illinois.

“...We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us” (John Steinbeck) think about having a flaw you couldn’t help that might affect your daily life every day of your life and how you would be treated unfairly or others around you. Well, put yourself in Lennie Smalls shoes for a day. The book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is an American tragedy; Lennie is often given consequences for his unknown disability and/or moral flaw, weakness, and inability to adjust to situations. Lennie struggles in his everyday life due to his moral flaw and is taken by a trip down a long suffering path. When Aunt Clara passed away George took Lennie under his wing since Lennie wasn't very stable by himself; George and Lennie ventured off to Salinas, California where they were then chased out of town.