“And I’m not lying, I heard, all around us, over the sounds of the huge machines in the room, over the sounds of Apollo 11 heading to the moon, I heard, all around us, the beating of strong wings.” (Okay for Now, page 360). The main character in the book Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt, Doug, has just moved to a town in New York called Marysville. At first, Doug hates the town, but his views eventually change. Over the course of the book, Doug experiences new things and creates new relationships which cause him to seem like a completely different person than he starts out as at the beginning of the book.
At the beginning of the book, Doug has a very negative view of the world around him. He has just moved to a new town, and he hates his life there. He describes almost everything as being, “stupid” and he calls nearly every person he sees as a “chump.” Not only that, but he has an abusive dad
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He realizes it is not such a bad place after all. Not only is he getting support from the community, but his dad is starting to act like a real parent. Doug doesn’t just realize Marysville is a great place, but he also has a more positive point of view on life. Even though there are still things wrong in his life, like Lil having cancer, he focuses on the positive things in life instead. When he knows Lil only has a one in four chance, he tells himself stats don’t matter, even though he made it seem like they were important earlier in the book. He tells her she has to be the one. Doug feels optimistic overall.
Doug develops throughout the book by getting closer to those around him and having new experiences. He develops relationships with the people in the town of Marysville. He has new experiences like seeing his brother come back injured and seeing Lil fall ill. Although Doug starts out as a pessimistic person who thinks everything is stupid, he ends up to be a helpful, optimistic, and happy
Helen Keller once stated, “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of the trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved” (Helen Keller Quotes). In the novel Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, the author visualizes Louie Zamperini’s experiences in the war and what he does to diminish the obstacles that faced him. Through Louie’s conflicts he builds his character from the atrocities he endured. In doing so he grows and develops as a person and learns the value of life.
The author Wes Is going to valley forge for school, when he started life was at a tipping point for him and I am 90% sure his mother thought he was going to get into drugs if he stayed with them at her parents house. But this tipping point turned to show some very good results and some other problems and challenges that came with it. All for the sake of bettering Wes’s life. In the end it wasn't his mom who made wes successful in school it wasn't his teachers or anyone else they were driving factors that pushed wes to make the choice to be successful Wes himself made the choice to be successful. It shows a lot how he changed as a person too in the book when wes said “Just as military school had slowly grown on me, so had academic life.
She learns that Max is really alive and the human remains in the burned down cabin were not from a human, but were from a chimp. Candace figures out that her parents left her a message. This was a major defining moment for the main character because this is the moment where Candace learns the truth about her what was happening and all the answers to her questions. If I had to give this novel a grade, I would give it an A+. The Girl Who Was Supposed To Die deserves an A+ because this book is filled with compelling details.
The book Hardball by Chris Matthews gives deep insight about politics. Throughout the book Chris explains different strategies or concepts used in politics, also know as political maxims. He explains how they are used, how they work, and he gives historical evidence showcasing each political maxim. There are many quotes in Hardball taken from history that are used to explain and demonstrate different political maxims. This is a quote used in the book coming from previous president Jimmy Carter.
A Separate Peace displays how fear and greed challenge, and ultimately destroy, the trust in the friendship between the ever-obedient Gene, and the resistant and curious Finny. “For all the camaraderie between them, these boys are still driven by pious old healthy competition, which at times can end up being, well, less than healthy” (Shmoop.com). This quote demonstrates how friendship is a confederacy of admiration, respect, jealousy and displeasure. It also shows how a friendship will always lead to some deliberation on subjects, potentially altering the very basis of a person’s mental model toward a shared goal. This shared goal, determined by divergent conclusions, will bring conflict, and ultimately, a mutual understanding.
Survival in the wilderness can be very challenging mentally and physically. Jess Cooper is the heroine in the book I am Still Alive by Kate Alice Marshall. Throughout the story , we can see how Jess’s mindset and thoughts drive her behavior and willingness to survive . She initially believes she is doomed and will not survive out in the wilderness. Jess has accepted her fate.
(27) These brutal statements alone show the pure abhorrence that is ebbing out of the town’s citizens. Plus, when Melinda, the little girl, first sees Drummond, she gasps and exclaims fearfully, “It’s the Devil!” (36) Drummond’s character also seems very unsympathetic at the beginning of the book. When he gets Brady on the stand, he ruthlessly batters him with questions and even goes so far as to embarrass and mock Brady.
In the book To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee uses theme in chapter 9 to show the reader how the world isn’t fair. My quote from chapter 9 is when scout says “ ‘You ain’t fair’ I said you ain’t fair’.” (Lee 97). This quote takes place during Christmas time. Atticus, Jem, and Scout were at one of their relatives house.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be living your life in fear? Constantly being wanted, and living on the run and in fear only because you are a divergent? I have read the chapters 1-27 in the book Insurgent, in the beginning Tris and Tobias were on their way away from the city and away from the erudite, who were taking control. After they find out that the erudite are searching for them, they decide to take a train back to the center of the city and stay in the warehouse with a bunch of other divergent.
Baldwin uses the plot line to show the effects of how wanting power or control can destroy ones relationship. The narrator in the story reads an article about his brother, Sonny, who has gotten into trouble with drugs. He thinks back to when Sonny and himself were growing up. His mother told him a story about his father and made him promise to never “let [Sonny] fall…no matter how evil you gets with him” (Baldwin 442).
Abusive father, criminal brother, one can imagine how Doug has a difficult life. Moving to Marysville, New York from Long Island, New York, Doug, the main character of Gary D. Schmidt’s Okay For Now, does not expect to have much to look forward to in his new life. Doug Sweiteck is used to only negative interactions with adults, but in Marysville he realizes that not all adults treat him like a criminal, the way he is used to.
Friendship “When you're up in life, you get to know who your friends are. When you're down in life, you get to know who your friends are.” -Anonymous This quote fits perfectly with the novel. First of all, in the novel Freak the MIghty, Max and Kevin demonstrate a strong friendship.
You know, born in a slum. Mother dead since he was nine. He lived for a year and a half in an orphanage when his father was serving a jail term for forgery. That's not a very happy beginning. He's a wild, angry kid, and that's all he's ever been.
They are put through situations that really emphasizes how they cope with losing Devon. Opening Devons door, going to his funeral and getting back to normal life all led to a compromise between them. They both are struggling to understand each other 's way of thinking, especially since Caitlin as asperger 's. The person
The narrator described the very stereotypical gang members in Harlem being “filled with rage” and “popping off needles every time they went to the head” (Baldwin 123). Lastly, the change in the author's tone was very evident. The readers could notice when the narrator was talking about life in Harlem or Sonny’s drug abuse because it had a very bitter and cold tone. However, when Sonny was talking about his music the tone was hopeful and positive. Baldwin wanted to show that music was the one thing helping with Sonny’s pain.