Poker Flat John Oakhurst Analysis

The plot is based on the man against man conflict between the Ticktockman and the Harlequin and their battles against each other. The rising action shows a progression of the hatred between the protagonist and antagonist, as in the beginning of the Harlequin’s mischief. He starts by trapping the authorities “who had been sent out by the office of the Ticktockman” in the webs which were supposed to trap the Harlequin; the authorities “hung there like so much dockside cargo, hauled up above the floor of the amphitheater in a most unseemly fashion.” This starts a chain reaction where he disrupts the schedule of a few people to disrupting the schedule of many people. Another example of the Harlequin’s mischief: “Jelly beans… fell on the heads and shoulders and hardhats and carapaces of the Timkin workers…The shift workers howled and laughed and were pelted…The shift was delayed for seven minutes. They did not get home for seven minutes. The master schedule was thrown off by seven minutes.” The war between the Harlequin and Ticktockman reveals another important theme: that people occasionally need to have fun instead of being consumed by the punctuality of people’s extremely busy

Tom Robinson is a mockingbird in that he doesn't do one thing wrong. All he does is provide help to the people he interacts with. That is exactly how he got in trouble. Tom Robinson was helping Mayella with some chores. He was humming a melody and when he chopped up the dresser drawers. He was giving of himself help. He was in no way harming anyone. Then when Bob Ewell came home and found Tom Robinson, he set out to ruin his life.

You’re 16 years old and you wake up in a metal box remembering nothing but your name, what do you do? While most of us would shrivel up and cry Thomas, the centerpiece of the novel The Maze Runner written by James Dashner, gets up and fights to find a way out until doors open above him and sunlight blinds him. He then enters a farm-like area called The Glade and a responsibility he isn 't aware of yet hanging is hanging in the balance.

Determination is a word defined as “firmness of purpose; resoluteness” (Dictionary.com). In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, determination soaks into the mindset of a select few characters in a town named Maycomb, Alabama, during the 1930s. The few characters with the asset of being determined are Bob Ewell, an enemy of many, Tom Robinson, a hardworking man, and Atticus Finch, a greatly appreciated person who sticks to his beliefs.

For example, Piggy takes charge at the firs meeting of the boys to exclaim that they must build shelters and that a signal fire should be used in case a ship passes by the deserted island. Piggy has taken over as a leader of the group, even though he by no means has to. He feels that survival is the most important idea in their lives and all of the boys need know that. By making shelters and lighting a fire, the boys follow Piggy’s ideas of survival. Later, Piggy, at an assembly, demands that a littlun be allowed to speak when he quietly tries to express his opinion. When the boy is too shy to speak to the general crowd, Piggy responds by saying “Let him have the conch!” (42). Piggy even “listens and interprets” (42) his ideas for him to the rest of the boys. He feels that all of the boys need a chance to be heard, even those who are too shy to talk. Piggy shows his role model qualities in the group by helping the shy littlun talk, as not a single boy was going to let him voice his opinions. In chapter 3, the older boys decided to ditch Piggy to go hunting; leaving him to watch over the littluns building the shelters. Piggy was originally very upset, but he very quickly toughens up to be optimistic towards the littluns when no one was watching or forcing him to. Piggy could have left the littluns to go hunting, yet he takes on an unassigned responsibility

Just like any large group of people, the boys decide that they “ought to have a chief to decide things” (Golding 22). Although Jack was the most natural leader and Piggy was probably the smartest of the group, the boys voted Ralph as their chief. Jack’s jealousy is evident after Ralph is chosen as chief when he “disappeared under a blush of mortification” (Golding 23). In the first days and weeks on the

In my opinion Atticus did do the right thing in fighting for Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson was against the word of two white people with a heavy case; but Atticus did it all out of the kindness of his heart. Atticus wanted to change the way people thought about the colored people “simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win” (lee. 101). Atticus knew it would be tough because of the heatless town of Maycomb; but he knew all the facts, and was willing to give it all he had to try, and get Tom Robinson out of this mess. He believed that if he didn't defend Tom Robinson he could not hold his head up to the town and he certainly couldn't tell Jem and Scout what to do anymore. Knowing how nice Atticus is it makes total sense for him to defend Tom.

Grapes of Wrath clearly illustrate the class struggle between workers and the upper class. Steinbeck displays the discrimination between the migrant people and landowners. Migrant workers are handled worse than animals, family’s or “Okies” are starving as food is wasted by the wealthy and the landowners maintain control through violence. “What do you want us to do? We can't take less share of the crop – we're half starved now. The kids are hungry all the time. We got no clothes, torn an' ragged. If all the neighbors weren't the same, we'd be ashamed to go to meeting.” (Pg 33). Farmers are trying to reason with the landowners, their whole community is out of money and are struggling to make a living. Grapes of Wrath show the unfair working situations that migrants face when they arrive in California. Land Owners are the most wealthy and powerful having the ability to pay their workers a poor wage. In the Grapes of Wrath, many Americans lose their homes, jobs and life savings, forcing them to move and leave behind their land in hopes of finding a prosperous place to live. The Great Depression (1929-1939) was the worst, deepest and longest lasting economic collapses in the industrialized western world. The Joad family is planning to move to California, but some of them have doubts and attachments that make them contemplate whether or not it is the right choice. The Joads find their motivation by helping each other through tough situations. Steinbeck shows the determination of the human spirit

Through Jack’s character, Golding emphasises man’s cruelty and initiates its inherent corruption. Specifically, the beginning of the plot when Jack’s innocence is starting to fail and the evil inside of him is spurring showed it. As the meeting is called between the boys, Jack spoke in

“Raymond’s Run”, by Toni Cade Bambara and “El Diablo De La Cienega”, by Geoffrey Becker are two very different short stories. Yet somehow, it seems that the stories are perfect to read together. The largest discrepancy between the two is: setting. True, these stories are extremely different, but they are also quite similar. The biggest resemblance between the two is: the protagonist undergoes extreme challenge but still come out on top.

The mockingbird in the title of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," symbolizes a number of characters throughout the novel. In order to fully understand why these characters symbolize killed mockingbirds, one must first understand what the title represents and why it's wrong to kill a mockingbird. The idea that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird was first mentioned by Atticus Finch (the protagonist's, Scout, father) when he saw the children shooting things with BB guns. As he knows that soon they will go after birds, he tells them: "Shoot all the Blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird”. As Miss Maudie (the Finch's next-door neighbour) explains to Scout, it's a sin to kill a mockingbird because

Contrary to Mr. Arthur Radley, also known as Boo, being considered the mockingbird of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, it is Mr. Tom Robinson who is the true mockingbird of the novel. Atticus Finch says to his children, “Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird,” (Lee, p. 98). Atticus tells his children this because a mockingbird does not do any harm to you, but the mockingbird brings songs and joys, consequently is a sin if one were to take it away. Tom Robinson fits the role as the mockingbird that Atticus provides for his children. With this symbolism of Tom Robinson and a mockingbird in place, the use of symbolism in the novel is a literary masterpiece, with compelling and accurate relationships between characters, animals, and symbols. Therefore, there are a greater number of reasons why Tom Robinson is the mockingbird over Boo. The fitting roles that Harper Lee writes for each character easily makes this novel to be considered one of the finest pieces of literature in America.

On July 18, 1901 fourteen year old Willie Nickell was found dead. He had been shot near his family's homestead in Cheyenne Wyoming. The gunshot was located on his back his murdering being who we know as Tom Horn. Thomas Horn Jr. also known as “Tom Horn” was born November 21 of 1860 in Scotland County, MO. His parents are Thomas S. Horn and Mary Ann Maricha Horn. He was raised along with his eleven other siblings not including himself but only eight in total survived childhood. His family was considered to be dysfunctional. Tom was of German descent as well as the fact he was born into a bilingual family.

Harper lee wrote To Kill a Mocking Bird It is very crazy to think about the differences between 1:49 minutes compared to 376 pages in a book. There are many things the book and the movies of To Kill a Mockingbird that there were not in the play we went and watched. Just a few off the top of my head there were there wasn’t even an Aunt Alexandria, the big difference was there wasn’t even a school setting! In the book Scout beats up Walter Cunningham, that wasn’t even in the play. Then the last one Boo Radley didn’t even get to show his personality in the play they completely cut him out of the play.

Adversity is something that causes someone issues,problems,and difficulties. It affects everyone in a different way, it could make someone turn their life around or lead to more problems. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game”, by Richard Connell, the character Rainsford was being faced with a challenge that put his life at risk. Rainsford got stranded on an island where he met General Zaroff who was planning to hunt him. Luckily, Rainsford was an experienced hunter, but The General had a lot more resources. In “The Sniper”, by Liam O’Flaherty, the main character has to protect himself from other gunfire that was being shot at him, while already being shot. During this time he had to stay covered and find a way to get off the roof without