Spiderman vs. Odysseus As we flip through the family photo albums, we always seem to love the satisfaction that we receive as we point to cousins or siblings and nag on them for how they used to look. It is a cycle of life; as time progresses, different ideas or the way we view things are developed and formed. With time, even forms of entertainment have changed. About 30 years ago, a movie would be enjoyed very much if it contained nothing more than two things: action and romance. It did not even matter that the motion picture did not contain color, good graphics, or with some, even sound.
There were many times when Phineas did something wrong and simply talked his way out of it. When the boys skipped dinner, which was not allowed, they were confronted about it. Phineas told a lie about getting ready for the war. These lies came to him naturally, and being outgoing certainly helped being a smooth-talker. On page 18, Gene admitted his envy towards Phineas.
He is tempted by gang life, but at the same time, he seems to have a pure heart that stops him from falling too far. Manny’s dad describes him as too trustworthy, “Perico, or parrot, was what dad called me sometimes, Dad didn’t say it because he thought I was dumb but because I trusted everything to much,” Manny said. Manuel Hernandez is characterized to be a hardworking, helpful, caring, delicate, trustworthy, intelligent, and a loving boy. Manuel’s coming of age situation in which impacted him the most was when he decided to join a gang. “The whole disaster with Dorothy Giddens made me realize that I wasn’t anywhere close to being smooth with girls, not so much because I was ugly but because I was to chicken to ever say anything to a girl.” he said.
John grew up known as the ‘trouble maker’ and was often shunned because his disability Asperger’s’s was not known about by many people at the time. Over time John has learned “what people expect in common social situations. So [he] can act more normal and there’s less chance [he’ll] offend anyone” (11). Charlie from Keyes’ Flowers for Algernon is a middle aged man that is not accepted by society because like John he has a disability. Charlie is not shunned by people but is often the center of their jokes unknowingly.
From the very beginning, Napoleon never fit in, he was always alone. As the story progressed, he grew by starting to make friends and deciding to start doing things for those friends. After this point, he begins to fit in more and is never alone. Someone could say that at the beginning, he was somewhat selfish and did not care much about others, but towards the end, he became self less and was doing things for others, which led him to have good friends. In any story there is foreshadowing, which keeps the reader engaged in the story.
Not So SuperBad Sweetly absurd, Crude and awkward, Superbad is almost a typical teen movie, reminding me a bit of the American Pie films because of the simple plot and juvenile humour. However, compared to other teen movies the film is much more intelligently written than others of its genre, and this shines through in the characters. Superbad follows three high school seniors as they go on a long night of self-discovery, ending in drunken declarations of love between best friends with unrealistic yet entertaining events happening in between. The over weight Seth, played by Jonah Hill (Knocked Up) is foul-mouthed and impulsive, Evan, his best friend, played by Michael Cera is a more gentle and shy, almost to the point of being invisible,
I remember that walk home was the longest one of my life. (Graham 7) Reading this quote shows that his classmates came up with anything they could so they could make fun of him. As a teenager, Drake’s social life did not get much better than his childhood’s. Drake did anything he could to fit in, from smoking to drinking, you name it. All he wanted was to be accepted, but it was hard to fit in because he was not rich and white like all of his other classmates.
He was unkempt and a bit odd; wisps of gray hair crossed his forehead and he looked as if he hadn’t bathed in a week. He was also kind and gentle and funny, and kids instantly sensed that he was worth listening to, and wanted to hear what he had to say. “You all live in important places surrounded by important people,” he’d begin. “When I’m in the big city, I never understand the faces of the people, especially the people who want to be successful. They look so worried!
Parents, of course, are worried about their children following the example of such advertisements. The men and women are shown as cool and children are easily influenced by such role models. It is important to be accepted when you are young. If one child starts smoking, many of his friends will follow, because they want to be part of the crowd. Many parents claim that the advertisements should only be shown in adult magazines, not for example in television papers, to which children also have access.
(Isaacson, 2007) This harshly worded letter was written by Albert Einstein to his first wife of sixteen years, seven of which were tainted by an affair with his divorcee cousin. There were many things that were important to him, but his family was never one of them. He was a man of very specific tastes. If there was something that he enjoyed or that interested him, he immersed himself in it. His greatest passion was his work, but he was also an avid sailor and skillful violinist.