The Vincent Boys Theme Analysis

In this book, Gerald gets abused by his drunk father. He wants to get rid of him, but Monique, the mother is very loyal to Jordan and defends him. This makes Gerald’s life miserable, and the only thing that brings a smile to his face is his step-sister, Angel, whom he possessively cares for. Therefore, referring to some parts, and experience as a person, I can state that loyalty doesn’t always go both ways. Many people do not care if loyalty doesn’t return to them.

This is one of the most tragic love stories written in the 1590s that shows both passion and hate. Two families, the Capulets and the Montagues, are both rivals, however one person from each side falls in love with one another and soon end up together but not in the way anyone would imagine. Romeo and Juliet’s connection towards

This quote shows irony as Jack was unaware that he had any real family members until the end of the play. ‘You have never behaved to me like a brother in all your life’ reflects the relationship of Jack and Algernon and that it is rather close knit as they fight and bicker like brothers usually would. The use of caesura at the start of the quote ‘Algy, you young scoundrel, ‘ shows the possible overwhelmedness of jack in finding out that he has a brother, it shows a pause in his language and that he is thinking of what actions to take. The whole play is about the search for identity and what it truly means to be ‘earnest’. The search for Jack’s true identity is revealed at the end of the play when he finds out that he has a family, giving a cathartic release to many of the characters as jack has gone his whole life thinking that he has no real family, when in fact he has a brother and an aunt etc.

Not only did Blanche have “...a disastrous marriage with a homosexual,...”(Dace), she also let her sexual urges get the best of her. She was a school teacher who got let go for messing with a young male student. For some reason, Blanche is attracted to younger men. “...Now run along, now, quickly! It would be nice to keep you, but I 've got to be good--and keep my hands off children.”(89) Blanche noticed the paper boy who came because he was a young one.

Once upon a time, there were a set of twins born into a corrupt household. One of the twins was secretly jealous of the other, which resulted him taking his own brother’s life. This tragedy occurs in the novel, East of Eden, written by John Steinbeck. East of Eden is about several families being brought together and having love-hate relationships. The characters in the novel are separated into two different name groups, C and A.

Both couples show that they have a loving, but unstable relationship. For each couple, there is either an illness or dishonesty. For instance, Tom cheats on Daisy with “some woman in New York” (Fitzgerald p15). Even though Tom does cheat on Daisy, he

Clyde started his own problems because he didn’t have anybody to tell him what to do. While Marek and Clyde live their lives involved with similar families and robberies, the outcome of their lives ended different. Although Marek and Clyde seemed successful by themselves, their families live a similar life because they both grew up in a lower class family. Marek had to do a lot of illegal tasks the keep himself and family in good health. “Marek grew up in a poorer environment and his mother and step father involved themselves in drug smuggling and it somewhat reflected on Marek a little bit.

Letting his emotions build and broil over the newly discovered secret, Chris feels alienated from his parents. After finding out about his father’s double life, Chris feels like his whole life is counterfeit, which he expresses vividly to his sister, Carine: “He later

Once upon a time there was a boy named Romeo and a girl named Juliet who lived separately but loved each other dearly. This story is about a boy and a girl whom their families hated each other deeply and they were enemies because they would always fight with each other. In order, we watched a movie about Romeo and Juliet version of 1968 introduced many issues relating to the feud between families and the actions/decisions of Romeo and Juliet. We have been reading an essay by Lois Kerschen about Romeo and Juliet and it is about people’s thoughts on who to blame. Also, we have been reading about teen brain pamphlet from NIMH and it is about how the teenage brain works.

From one impulsive and mindless action to the other, Fate also came into play, better being described as chance. After Romeo gained information about the Capulet Ball after chancely encountering the illiterate servant, he so suddenly falls deeply in love with Juliet, which only pulls Friar into matters and he even refuses to act responsibly. All of these ideas together act as a powerful driving force towards the end of the two lovers’ lives. As unfortunate as it is, Romeo and Juliet remain in our history, however their legacy depicting the power of teenage lovers will live on for ages to

A separate peace by John Knowles is book that takes place at a boarding school and a big part of it is looking at how tragedy can change a characters personality. Gene Forrester the protagonist and narrator of the novel is a great example of this. At the beginning of the book he is envious of his best friend Phineas and will do anything to be the best, but as the book goes on and tragedy strikes all he feels is guilt. Before the tragedy of Finny breaking his leg gene is envious of him. Finny who is one of those attractive guys who everyone likes and is attracted to because of his good nature other than his rule breaking.

After getting herself mixed up with the wrong crowd, she finds her rebellious personality challenged by a boy named Will. They soon begin to fall in love, changing Ronnie’s perspective on many things, including her father. In this journal, I will be discussing important objects throughout the novel and their significance.