The theme of the story is that material possessions and external appearances are not as important as inner character and personal growth. The boy learns that the jacket he receives, while not what he initially wanted, helps him to become more confident and independent. He realizes that he doesn't need
Entry One On page twelve of Holes, Stanley gets to the camp and meets Mr. Sir for the first time. Because the camp was so far away, both the bus driver and guard felt understandably irritated. In fact, the guard stated, “Nine hours here, and now nine hours back… What a day.” Stanley “felt a little sorry for the guard and the bus driver” for putting them through the trouble.
“The truth was, he didn’t especially like himself. He liked himself now. ”(186 Sacher) This quote shows there has been significant change in Stanley. Partly through the influence of Zero’s friendship and partly from Stanley’s growth as a person, over the course of the book Stanley changes from a weak person to a strong person.
As has been noted through The Groundhog Day movie, Phil Connors was an atrocious person. Subsequently to the unforeseen phenomenon, he became cognizant of his inadequate behaviors, which prompted him to change himself. When the audience mull over the contrast in Phil’s personality through the movie they can recognize how given the time he changed to the better, which proved that the author’s message was to suggest that people can change given
For instance, on page 199, Jeffrey was talking to Steven about how a kid made fun of him for being bald (when you have cancer you have to go through chemotherapy, and you will most likely lose your hair). The text states that Jeffrey sadly said, “I didn’t want you to find out I was bald, too.” Steven knew Jeffrey was hurting, so he put Jeffrey first by shaving his own head. This shows how Jeffrey is going through a challenge (being bald and getting made fun of), so Steven was there for Jeffrey, and shaved his head. He could have just simply said, “you look fine,” but instead, he took it a step further and faced the challenge with him.
Having money in the bank gave Dick a feeling of security as he could focus on the future instead living day to day. Now that Dick had a new outlook on his future, he was eager to become educated. Dick was told that to become more successful, he would need to become educated. As Dick’s financial situation improves, the more he is open to helping others specifically when he offers Henry, a young educated boy, a place to stay, in return Henry helps educate Dick. Throughout Ragged Dick, Dick is very generous to other people around him when he can afford to.
This goes to show that by exploring his options and opening up his mind to things helped pull him out of this dark place he was in and start thinking of how he was affected by his environment and many other things. He realized that his environment, genetics, or just bad luck affected him more than he thought it did when he was younger. He shows how thankful he is when he states, “People who taught me that no accident of birth-not being black or relatively poor, being from baltimore or the Bronx or fatherless-would ever define or limit me”(5) and when he states, “What changes was that I found ii was surrounded by people-starting with my mom, grandparents, uncles, and aunts, and leading to a straight of wonderful role models and mentors-who kept pushing me to see more than what was directly in front of me, to see the boundless possibilities of the wider world and the unexplored possibilities within myself”(5). These quotes demonstrate how thankful he was for the people that helped take care of him and change him for the better even if he didnt treat them lively for a while. This shows that if you surround yourself with kind, loving, and caring people, you can
Lauder helped raise Carnegie in his time of need when his parents were unable to afford necessities such as food or clothing. He knew that helping Carnegie through the uncontrollable poverty in his life was simply the right action to take. He could not stand idly by and watch his own blood starve. However, Lauder was much deeper than caring only about his family and those close to him; he also knew the importance of helping all those who you are feasibly able to. He also showed the young boy that there is more than one way to contribute.
After the death of his son, James comes to understand that while he is an educated businessman, he is ignorant in several ways. James Jarvis is an example of the change that can happen when one man realizes he is ignorant of his son’s motivation, of his neighbor’s needs, and of what he can do to make a difference. As Jarvis grieves over the death of his son, he begins to read things his son has written. He realizes that he has not understood his son’s view on what needs to be done in the country to replace what has been destroyed in the native culture.
He was defective,” despite this he continues to have determination to finish digging his hole in the heat. Stanley faces challenges, to others which might have seemed insurmountable but he uses perseverance; therefore clearly states that he is an inspirational character . It is also evident that he shows bravery throughout the novel to overcome these
In the midst of all of this he finds a balance by focusing on what really matters. At the same time this keeps him focused on his main goal which is education. Education will be his family's way out of poverty. Through seeing his younger brother that is unemployed and will be having a child soon he looks beyond this and is genuinely proud of where he comes from. He realizes how strong his family is when he seems them fighting through poverty and making things.
Some of these strategies consisted in making friends with little white boys off the steer, or taking a book on an errand to advance his reading skills. With this new found knowledge his mindset changes, and he starts to see the world differently. Frederick, with his newfound education, now has hope in his life. It took time learn but it won't be a waste in his
The family pair struggles to maintain enough food for themselves, but despite that the boy still tries to give up his food in order to help others. Not only did he insist in helping a man as rude as Ely, but wanted to help the lost kid on the road. “We could get him and take him with us…. I’d give that little boy half of my food”( McCarthy 86). This displays the naturally generous and unselfish characteristics of the boy.
In the story, the narrator’s narrow mindset is challenged over and over again as Robert breaks most stereotypes that the narrator held. As these stereotypes are broken, the narrator begins to feel more comfortable with Robert, and sincerely tells him that he is “glad for the company”. This release from prejudice culminates in the cathedral drawing scene of the story, where the narrator finally lets go of his bias towards blind people. Once the narrator closes his eyes, he is seemingly equal to Robert, and he consequently begins to understand Robert’s perspective. His newfound empathy towards Robert demonstrates how he has lost his prejudice towards him.
The narrator begins to change as Robert taught him to see beyond the surface of looking. The narrator feels enlightened and opens up to a new world of vision and imagination. This brief experience has a long lasting effect on the narrator. Being able to shut out everything around us allows an individual the ability to become focused on their relationships, intrapersonal well-being, and
