The novel ‘don’t call me Ismael’ by the award winning author of ‘the running man’ Michael Gerard Baurer, is truly an inspiring novel. He introduces the main character Ishmael who goes through the process of change and development. The issue of development is undoubtedly obvious throughout the progression of the novel. Ishmael develops from shy and quiet, to a schoolboy complete with self-confidence, thanks to one special person. Also, Ishmael has been able to make more friends that get a stronger bond throughout the novel.
He accidently killed Stilson in the beginning of the book without knowing until chapter 15, because he kicked him so many times. He did not mean to, he just wanted to win and make them stop harassing him. Ender always feels like a killer after he kills someone, even when it’s not on purpose. For Ender, he doesn’t want to be a killer because he doesn’t like killing people and he thinks that it will make him like Peter. Ender does not want to kill anyone because if he does, then it’ll make him like Peter.
There is an obvious dedication between the two. The author uses careful selection of details to illustrate the apparent relationship between them. The details make it seem as if the father and son always got along and were always most important to each other, above all else. The father and son both preferred the company of each other over the company of outsiders. Despite this the son desires to break away and start a life as a normal, social teenager.
The most prominent character quality of Ralph’s life was that he was generous; he loved to help build and help his family move along even when he was just 9 years old. He was also an eager learner and because of this he learned many useful talents such as how to ride a horse and how to shoot. (pg.222) he could also be very sneaky and deceitful at times as well (see pg. 154) but for most of this period in his life he was honest and felt bad when he did something wrong. Another good character trait was that he was extremely ambitious usually he would pick out tasks that carried a significant amount of weight sometimes even he could not complete them.
Throughout the novel Jem has a difficulty with understanding what courage is. Jem starts with thinking that courage is somehow associated with childish acts. As an example, Atticus tells Jem to leave Boo Radley and their house alone, but one night Jem ignores his father’s rule and runs to the Radley’s house and touches the front door. Jem sees this as an act of courage, of first disobeying his father and secondly braving the Radley house that is scary to the young minds of Jem, and their friend Dill. Further along in the novel, the incident with the mad
Charles Dalton, known by his friends as Charlie, is one of Mr. Keating’s students and is the rebel of the group. He is bold, confident, daring, and not afraid of punishment or authority. Todd Anderson, another of Mr. Keating’s students, who, unlike Charlie, is overly shy and unsure of himself, shows a total lack of confidence. Todd has the weight of the world on his shoulders and follows the rules, trying to avoid any kind of confrontation. Although Todd Anderson may have started out as a conformist, he learns and grows more from Mr. Keating’s lessons than the rebellious Charles Dalton.
The young Psychologist transforms throughout the movie, finally discovering freedom and a sense of being when he is able to stand up for what he believes in, buck the system as much as he is able, and feel good about the job he has done and the man he has become. It seems that eventually he shifted paradigms to become more human resource oriented and person-centered. The Veteran Psychologist, played by Anthony Hopkins, seemed rather autocratic. His messages were deep and harshly taught. He perceived others to be “takers” whose mission was to control the world around them.
The novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee shows that honor is a prominent characteristic in a person. Atticus Finch is honorable because, raises his children with a strong set of values, he gets himself into something he knows is not going to turn out good but still tries his hardest, , and isn’t willing to cover anything up to take the easy way out. In the novel, Sir Atticus Finch is an honorable character and shows this by the way he raises his children. Atticus is Scout’s, the protagonist, and Jem’s father. Atticus tries to teach his children to vision yourself in the other person’s shoes before judging them.
“Manhood” by John Wain focuses on the slightly negative sides of pacing, even though the father may not be doing what he does to put pressure on his son. “The Happiest Days of Your Life” written by Penelope Lively, is telling us how childhood actually can be. “Growing up” is represented in both stories, as a period in your life where other people affect you and adjust you into being who you are, and in that way making every single person unique. I chose to analyse and compare these two texts, because they deal with the theme “growing up” in quite similar ways. E.g.
The first evidence we see of Hooper’s bullying is the note that he drops from a window when Kingshaw first arrives, ‘I didn’t want you to come here’. This immediately sets the tone and strikes conflict between the two boys, sparking fear and insecurity within Kingshaw, knowing that he already isn’t wanted and hasn’t even spoken to Hooper yet. Through the use of flashbacks we gain insight into Kingshaw’s past which reveals how insecure he is which due to lack of love from his mother. This fear and insecurity is what Hooper thrives on, targeting on these weaknesses. To get away from Hooper and his torment, Kingshaw runs away to Hangwood.