Holling Hoodhood Analysis

The man was wearing teal Crocs. He got very annoyed with the obnoxious cookie and he stuffed it in his burgundy dress sock. The man then went to a factory called Nabisco. He knocked on the door quickly and said, “I have a great new idea,” as he pulled the cookie out of his sock.

One dreary waking on a September morning Michael Corvin began his routine as every other morning. During the morning time he: brushed his teeth, took a shower, combed his hair, and lastly ate his breakfast before he left home. His mother Nancy often worried about him because ever since his elementary years he’s been picked on and betrayed by his former “best friend”. The thought of seeing her son come home crying again due to bullying would break her heart, the more he cries in despair the more distraught she becomes. Michael didn’t think too much of it because the more that he thought about the more depressed he became while having such sinister thoughts; to prevent these heinous actions he simply clears his mind and moves on from the situation.

Ignorance Blinds Your Eyes Atticus’ biggest flaw is his ignorance to Aunt Alexandra’s warnings about Bob Ewell’s ominous actions towards him and his family. Shortly after Atticus released the desperate news of Tom Robinson’s death to Miss Maudie, Aunt Alexandra, and Scout,Aunt Alexandra indicates the peril that Bob will pose to Atticus. However, Atticus doesn 't trust her remark.

Dave had many marks from the beatings he would get at home along with the burns from the stove incident. He also was caught stealing food during the school day so he wouldn’t starve to death, but since his principal found out and called his mother his punishments extended and he was starved and beaten up, “ By the end of the session, my nose bled twice and I was missing a tooth” (p.33). He was also sleep deprived, he said that one of his teachers “began by questioning me about my attentiveness. I lied, saying I had stayed up late watching television”(p.33). Appearance was not much of a matter to Catherine, so he send Dave with the same torn, smelly clothes every single day, but Dave knew exactly what to say when questioned “When asked, I had my readymade excuses Mother brainwashed into me.”

Loss of Humanity “I didn't know that this was the time and the place where I was leaving my mother and Tzipora forever”(29). In Elie Wiesel’s Night, this is where the book took a turn for Elie. He was still new to the concentration camp and he was being split up from his mother and sister forever. Loss of Humanity is what really changes Elie from a bright spirited boy, to a young kid that was sad almost all the time.

Can’t erase what written in ink. Caitlin and her dad are struggling with coping over the loss of son and brother Devon in the novel “Mockingbird” by Kathryn Erskine. The family that just keeps shrinking is being constantly reminded of Devon. The family is being forced to watch all of the news reports on the school shooter that took Devons life. For Caitlin that is what she strives for but for her dad it is his worst fear.

Continually, he realizes that the town he stood by has unethical values that blind the people in Maycomb. Harper Lee illustrates through the experiences of Jem and Scout that to come of age one must realize that society’s views on people are racist. To begin, Jem’s first signs of maturity is when he reads to Mrs. Dubose. In the novel, Jem ruins Mrs. Dubose’s flowers as a result of an offensive comment she remarks about his father. Mrs. Dubose says that Jem and Scouts father, Atticus, is a “nigger lover”.

As he is starting to grow, Jem is changing the way he acts, such as him, visiting Mrs.Dubose’s grave and being “grateful for [Scout’s] company when he read to her [Mrs.Dubose]”. Earlier, when he was small, he disliked Mrs.Dubose because she would insult him and Scout. But it went far to an extent where Mrs.Dubose insulted Atticus for defending an African American, causing Jem to kill her favorite flowers. Atticus made him go to Mrs.Dubose’s house to read to her, every day for a month. Eventually, after a month, Atticus received the news that Mrs.Dubose has died.

These characters are usually very prideful, but are intelligent and learn something at the end of the story. The tragic hero of The Crucible is John Proctor, whose flaw is that he had committed adultery with Abigail Williams, due to the cold nature of his wife. The events that led to his fall first start when his wife is arrested for witchcraft. He is extremely angered by this unfair arrest and rips the warrant, screaming, “Off with you!” (72) as they try to take custody of her.

If he saw something that needed repair, Ben immediately started ameliorating it, and did not stop until he was satisfied with the result. Many principles can be gleaned from this passage, and it is a powerful reminder to work our best at every task, no matter how

So he can’t be in track, and obviously he’s going to be disappointed because he loves track. So when he gets home he’s sad and mad about it all so his parents are worried. At this point his parents think that maybe it’s time that they change his school. Philip writes in his diary on page 166 “things stink. And it’s all so unfair.

He is a victum of extrem violence because of his skin colour. The boss abuses Crooks by taking his anger out on him when he’s mad. “An’ he give the stable buck hell, too.” The boss abhors “the stable buck cripple” therefoer Crooks is used as a punching bag. Yet Candy is certain that he dosen’t mind this treatment since “the stable buck’s a niggar.”

The protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird Scout is confused and in quite the dreadful state. She had an exhausting 1st day at school and she is contemplating why she is even going to school anymore. From her point of view, her father doesn’t have a degree level education. Young Scout is confused on why others seemingly do as they please; she doesn’t enjoy going to school where her very teacher is not tolerant of Scout. Atticus, her father, has some ideas to share with Scout about seeing from another person’s eyes.

He wont stop talking about the man in his closet, things have been hard on him since his mother left and I think perhaps he coming up with this boogeyman for attention. I really should schedule an appointment with a child counselor. 8/24 Starting to really get worried about Kevin, hes not sleeping very good at all and he has dark rings around his eyes, I really feel like somethings wrong. He tells me that the man in his closet told him that his mommy is a whore and thats why she is not around.

I believe that after all the struggle, adversity, and different beliefs/experiences than others, I am ready to work hard and along the way get the things I want. Because after all, ambition is something we all have, but something we sometimes