Who Is The Protagonist In The 5th Wave

We learn that it’s hard to fix them, and sometimes we want to give up. But throughout this story, Rash teaches that it’s okay to have problems. He teaches us that we can overcome them and move past them, either by ourselves, with others, or just blow them off and put them on other people. He shows how they are each handled through the characters; Linda, Matt, and Jamie. While Linda puts the blame on others, Matt and Jamie take the hardships and work to fix them. After reading the story, it helps us to re-evaluate our choices. Where most give up when they hit a dead-end, others push through it. That’s what needs to be done. Instead of obsessing over the problem, work to better

She is starting to appear more content with herself even though she still hasn’t been able to tell anyone happened yet. “I’m on a roll, I’m rocking… The time time has come to arm-wrestle some demons.Too much sun after a Syracuse winter does strange things to your head, makes you feel strong, even if you aren’t (Anderson 180).” She is able to talk to Rachel during their study hall, they pass notes so they won’t get in trouble with the librarian. Rachel tells Melinda she isn’t mad at her about calling the cops to the party anymore, since it was such a long time ago. Now that Melinda has confirmation that Rachel isn’t mad anymore, she’s able to tell her why she actually called the cops. Rachel seems genuinely concerned and asks Melinda who raped her. When Melinda tells her that is was Andy Evans, who Rachel “loves”, Rachel yells at her calling her a liar and leaves Melinda alone in the library. Ivy spots Melinda at the end of the day and takes her to the bathroom to see the stall Melinda wrote on. Under where Melinda wrote Andy’s name of Guys to Stay Away From, there’s multiple girls agreeing with her, calling him a monster, and saying call the cops. On the day after prom, which Andy and Rachel went to together, we find out Rachel broke up with Andy because he wouldn’t stop groping her. Andy finds out that Melinda told Rachel that he raped her, he traps Melinda in a closet and attempts to hurt again. This time Melinda is able to shout no and breaks a mirror, holding a glass shard to Andy’s neck. The lacrosse team finds the two and Melinda finally gets help and everyone understands her

30). Along with this genuine description of Cassie, Cullen goes on to tell her story, in hopes that readers get a true sense of who she really was. By doing this, readers were able to feel something for Cassie and really have an emotional reaction to her death, rather than just see her as any other student at Columbine High School. The personal connections keep readers going and entice them to find out why and how each person experienced the outcome they were given in the shooting. A big aspect of Cullen’s structure is the use of simple and concise verbage throughout the book. In doing so, he is able to keep a clear depiction of what occurred before, during, and after the Columbine shooting. For example, when illustrating the so-called “judgement day”, Cullen (2016) states, “Eric shot Richard in the arms and torso. He hit Rachel in the chest and head. Rachel died instantly. Richard played dead. Eric fell for it”(p. 46). By avoiding the use of unnecessary words, Cullen was able to get right to the point and write the event as it occurred, without added verbage that could lead to misinterpretation. With such concise language, the reader is able to understand and imagine the events that occur within the book. To educate, inform, and bring awareness to the horrible shooting that occurred at Columbine High School, Dave Cullen wrote his book, Columbine, in a clear, unwavering

The book that I chose to read for the first quarter is called “The Princess of Iowa”. This book was written by M. Molly Backes. I was really excited to read this book because it mentioned Iowa on the front cover. This book is about a teenage girl named Paige who is from Iowa. She is very popular and her life seems to be perfect. That all changes, when one day, she gets in a crash and her friends begin to treat her like an outsider. All of the sudden, her dreams of becoming homecoming queen change, and the crash changes Paige’s perspective on how she has been living her life.

that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It 's when you know you 're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.” As Harper Lee once wrote, courage is something that anybody can show, as long as you forget about if you are going to lose or win and your selfish reasons and just remember why you are doing it. In “Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes” most of the characters show courage at some point so it was difficult to pick just one person. I ended up picking Sarah Byrnes because she stayed with her dad just so that no one else would get hurt. She showed courage when she was only as little girl and she saved her

Many People get bullied so they need courage to stand up for them self. In the book Roll My Thunder, Hear My Cry. Mildred D. Taylor uses Cassie as a courageous charter. Cassie is a courageous charter because She sticks up for her brother and facing her enemy lillian jean Simm's. Cassie proved that she was an outspoken girl. She loved her family. In her time not equal meant nothing to her. Cassie doesn't judge people. Cassie is the second oldest out of the Logan kids.

Upon reading The Glass Castle, written by Jeannette Walls, the reader will quickly notice all of the responsibilities Jeannette; the author and narrator of the novel, takes on throughout her life. The book itself is a memoir of Jeannette’s life that takes place from 1963 to 2005 and takes the reader through the ups and downs of Jeannette’s life in poverty and somewhat neglect. While reading the novel, the reader will be shown situations where they will be shocked and heartbroken. Jeannette’s family isn’t the average family from the south. With her father; Rex Walls being an alcoholic that couldn’t keep a job, her mother; Rosemary Walls who refused to get a job, her older

“Mary Moon and the stars” written by Janice Galloway is a short story in which the main character Mary is who we “........................” This is due to the techniques the writer has used these include character, setting, language and symbolism. The author has used the appropriate techniques which results in her success.

Atticus Finch said “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”(Lee 39). As a result of this quote out main character will change. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee uses the character and characterization of Scout to show how empathy can change someone’s life for the better. Throughout the book Scout changes quite a bit. In the beginning she was very tomboyish choosing to wear overalls instead of dresses, she also liked to beat other kids up. During the middle of the story she began to have a change of heart. She started to hang out with her aunt more and realized it takes a lot of effort. During this time of self discovery she noticed small details about her friends and family. But by the end of the book she starts to see things from others views to give her insight to how others might see things.

Using 3 of the Six Aspects of the Human Person, describe how Sister Helen Prejean employed these in the movie. How did these affect her in the process of becoming a moral agent?

Some people believe that characteristics of a person never change and that a person acts a certain way for their whole life but really it's the experiences they go through in their life that changes them whether it be good or bad. This is true in life and in literature in Ally Condie Matched where the main character Cassia’s characteristics and the way she acts change almost completely because of the things she's overcome and been through. She overcomes many things in this book and at the Engels results is her changing he overcomes harsh and overpowering rules that at first she followed obediently but she comes to realize the rules are more than what they seem and they're stopping her from the one thing she wants which is love. cassia, in the beginning, may have started out as an obedient pupil p her society but by the end, cassia turns into a brave courageous character that knows what she wants

Steel Magnolias is the story of six witty women who spend most of their time at the salon gossiping, exchanging recipes and, oh yes, occasionally getting their hair and nails done. The story is filled with many jokes and strong female friendship. Through the buzz of blowdryers and the haze of hairspray, these strong-willed Southern women retain a bond that can withstand any challenge. Combining humor and comedy with a tragic storyline, Steel Magnolias appeals to a wide variety of people. The play provides both comedic and mournful moments. In the end of the play, it is deeply revealing of the powerful bond the women share. Robert Harling uses conflict, mood, tone, and characters to portray this.

Humans in general, often times desire something that they don’t possess. For instance, in the short story “A&P”, the protagonist, Sammy, works at the A&P and notices three girls walking into the store with nothing but bikinis. Over the course of the story, Sammy observes the “main” girl, Queenie, and her friends and eventually, quits his job when the manager tells the girls to follow store policy for wearing bikini-clad clothing. In the end, Sammy is left jobless and empty handed with the girl, Queenie, and is then pondering about the future. Overall, Sammy’s desire for Queenie and him advocating for her due to her clothing led him to be somewhat of a hero.

What makes people grow up? Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor is set during the Great Depression, in the rural areas of Mississippi. The majority of the people in this community are sharecroppers, who are greatly dependent on plantation farming. However, the Logan families own their own land. Cassie tries to understand with her family what racism is. Cassie, the narrator leads us through all the disaster and trouble that her and her family have been through. Cassie's interactions with negative uses of power is directly responsible for Cassie's coming of age.

Rick Yancey’s The 5th Wave is perhaps the young adult novel of the season. It’s been accompanied by a massive promotional push, with what seems like every Barnes & Noble in the world pushing it as the inevitable successor to Twilight, Harry Potter, and The Hunger Games. And unlike 2012’s event YA book—John Green’s justly acclaimed The Fault In Our Stars—The 5th Wave has a premise that promises at least two more books to come: There are aliens, and there is a girl, and Earth has been invaded. What next? Truth be told, there’s something almost calculated about The 5th Wave, even when it’s at its best. Yancey is a good writer and a fantastic plotter, so it wouldn’t surprise me if he’d been kicking around this idea in his head for many years. But with