Ben is one of the main characters in this story. He is the son of a racist mum who does not let him play with his brown neighbour Daisy. He is a caring character with a nice personality he does not judge anybody just because of their race. I feel sympathy for him because he in between his mother who is racist and wrong and Daisy who is a sweet brown girl who just wants to play with him, Ben does not know which one to choose as if he chooses his mum he will hurt Daisy and if he chooses Daisy his mum would not be happy at all. He is in an awkward position in this short story.
He starts talking about the flowers and how beautiful they are, and this makes Elisa feel beautiful and valued. A stranger is noticing her “place”, her hard work. When he offers to take the chrysanthemums out of the garden, off the farm, some place to grow, she is elated. “Beautiful” (690). “Oh beautiful” (690).
His parents actions when he was young left him with the idea that love and relationships are horrible and all it does is hurt us, he felt as if it’s not worth going through the pain and stress. He only saw the bad sides of love, and because of that, he kept himself from everyone; he never realised the good sides of love until later on in his life. Another main contrast between the two poems, is guilt. In both poems the poets both feel guilt, but in different ways. Harrison, who had a good and loving family life, felt guilty about the way he treated his father when mourning.
JOSIAH BONT by Jeremy Anderson Josiah Bont, in the novel “Year of Wonders” is a complex character that has a huge negative influence on his family and the people that come in contact with him throughout his village. Josiah’s love and respect for his family was diminutive for the majority of his existence in the novel, and his death suits that of a bully, who is violet to his family both physically and psychologically. His daughter Anna Frith sums up Josiah quite nicely “My father loved a pot better then he loved his children”. Josiah’s feeling towards Anna was a sense of un-accomplishment, but then opportunities for young, illiterate women in those times were scarce. He would often physically abuse her, and put her down in front of others.
Socializing Up the Wrong Tree In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is a cynical teen in the middle of a mental break down. Holden finds imperfections in just about every person he meets using his favorite descriptive adjective: phony. Holden is clearly lonely and is constantly seeking companionship but is always held back by his opinions and indecisiveness. Holden judges people based on his opinions and therefore preventing him from bonding with the average “phony”.
| Belle | Scrooge's former girlfriend, she breaks up with him because of his greed. | Fan | Scrooge's younger sister. | http://www.gradesaver.com/a-christmas-carol/study-guide/character-list/ | 2. Marley's purpose in this story is to begin the saga of the three spirits that visit Scrooge. Marley is also there to explain to Scrooge his bad deeds and wrong doings and warn him of the terrible fate that will come if he does not change his ways, such as when he informs Scrooge on his "ponderous chain" he has forged, he says, "The weight and length of the coil you bear yourself?
English writing The theme of loneliness is best portrayed through characters that had a childhood full of dreams and expectations to live a better life. Steinbeck presents loneliness during the great depression by marginalizing his characters by gender, age and ethnicity. These characters were considered to be at the bottom of ranch hierarchy because they were useless during the 1930’s. The character of Candy is portrayed as lonely by Steinbeck as he is marginalized by age. Candy is believed to be useless as he has lost his hand and is old.
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.
He found it difficult to succumb to the brutality of Tibeats, whom he was sold to because of his experience as a carpenter. Tibeats was a “small, crabbed, quick-tempered, spiteful man” (Northup 65). Solomon had no respect for the slave master and retaliated against him when he attempted to beat him. Northup overpowered Tibeats and beat him with his own whip. Tibeats hung Solomon by his neck from a tree; he was rescued by Master Ford and survived.
Karlee Herbert Mrs. Martinez English 10 22 November 2011 Jealousy Is the Ugliest Trait When something tragic happens, we must learn to cope with the feeling and emotions, when people do those things, it helps the people around us. In the novel, The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, some boys were stuck on an island, and one thing they did not do was stick together. On this island, the boys went from civilized people to savages in a matter of days. There is jealousy, betrayal, and leadership between the groups of boys. Sometimes life gets hard and bad things happen and no one knows why.