Lennie does not know his own strength, reacts to trouble when he is scared Idioms- “old lady” (p.53), “throw a litter” (p.58), “punk” (p.62), “cut off his wind” (p.63) Allusions- Luger, phonograph, fence picket, Golden Gloves Chapter 4- 66. Crooks was alone, living by himself and able to leave his personal possessions lying around 67. Loneliness- people kept their distance from Crooks because he was black 68. Loneliness- Lennie also quite alone in the world- only friend is George and tries to make friends with Crooks 69. Lennie- a genuinely nice person, has nice smile that tempted Crooks to let him in 69.
From a small town there really isn't much to do so he tended to do dumb stuff like cow tipping with his step-brother. sense he is always doing dumb things his character portrays a dumb person which is what makes the movie so great. ! In the beginning of the movie Tommy tries to take over after his fathers untimely death at his own wedding. Tommys exact words at the board meeting were “I’ll do it”.
He wears thick circler glasses . Piggy was a orphan that was raised by his aunt . Piggy has asthma so he don’t really care for hard work around the island . Piggy tries to hold peace between the boys o the island . Piggy is one of the most smarts boys on the island but most of the boys don’t like him , So therefore Piggy is very anti-social with the other boys .
Zero is one of the boys in group d who Stanley meets on his first day at Camp Green Lake. “You know why his name is Zero? Because there’s nothing inside his head.” The boys at camp thought that Zero was dumb and a waste of space, as is shown in the book. Zero never spoke, so no one knew what was going on inside his head. Then one day, (the day Stanley arrived) he spoke.
Francesca Garcia Mrs. Welsh 6th Period 21 September 2012 The Weaknesses of Knowles’ Two Main Characters Just as the great Mark Twain said,” we all live in the protection of certain cowardice which we call our principles.” In A Separate Peace, young boys lives are recorded at Devon Prep School. Living in a protected environment has its perks, especially with a war going on. Yet the young men were weak; they were feeble in character, handicapped in the skills of handling a real world situation. Incapable of controlling their over the top emotions or scenarios that would make anyone drop to their knees and weep. Both of the main characters, Gene and Phineas, are equally weak, but only because of what they were exposed to or
This makes Ray resent the majority of his school associates but out of respect and because he is a well-mannered, nice boy Ray puts these feelings of resentment to one side and doesn't make an issue of them. The reader develops an opinion that Ray is a nice boy by looking at the opinions of the people who speak about him, Susie's mother, Abigail presents Ray Singh as a harmless individual in the short direct speech "that sweet boy?" This portrays that Ray Singh hasn't been anything but nice Susie and her family However when the police "descended on" Ray's house for the second time it is clear what their intentions were, the police were clearly looking for someone to
A good leader is someone who loves to lead other people and does his or her very best at it, in such a way that other people love to be led and do their very best, too. Also, what makes a good leader is also a bit more than that. A good leader has many desirable personal qualities and has learned the practical skills needed to excel in his or her job. A good leader is an inspiration to the members of his team and at the same time is able to fulfill or exceed the expectations of his or her superiors (if such exist). The traits of a good leader include personal attributes that also make you a great person overall.
Milan Rakocevic Feb-7-2012 The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me In the short story of “Superman and Me”, Alexie explains the pain of growing up as an Indian on a reserve where Indians were expected to fail and be uneducated, but because Alexie is smart, arrogant and lucky he broke the mold. The pain he refers to is the pain of being repressed. As young children we like to be praised for our talents, instead Alexie was socially shunned by his peers; Told to keep quiet during class because his participation would some how expose his genius, setting a new standard for his Indian classmates. Alexie refers to himself as a prodigy but then goes on to write, “A smart Indian is a dangerous person, widely feared and ridiculed by Indians and non-Indians alike. I fought with my classmates on a daily basis.
He is very shy with the others and at first he doesn’t want all the others to know his nick name they used to call him at school. But because he has told Ralph he’s relying on Ralph to keep the secret from the others ‘so long as you don’t tell the others’. Piggy doesn’t come across as being intelligent but he is the only one on the island that talks sense ‘nobody don’t know were here’ he doesn’t talk in proper sentences that’s why all the boys in the camp do not thing he is intelligent but he is the only one that is talking sense and knows what is going on. Piggy is also rational and has an understanding about life. He constantly warns the boys about their behaviour and foolish ways.
He loved Allie then he died so now Holden subconsciously relates love with death, disappointment, and despair. While people without PTSD relate love with happiness, beauty, and stability. Also he has trouble forming basic relationships with people. With his roommates, Stradlater and Ackly, he admits to not liking them. He dislikes ackly for the simple reason that he has bad hygiene and it annoys Holden.