The book was written for his son Ramiro as an attempt to steer his son away from "la vida loca." Rodriguez carefully describes all his experiences of first being a victim, then being a victimizer as part of several gangs, then being a victim again when he moves away from the gang life. This is a story of self-discovery. A young boy finds himself thrown into a world that does not accept him; as a result he becomes a victim. Not knowing what else to do, he seeks protection through violence.
Sonny is about taking risks that can change his life or whatever he does. He is in love with music, a romantic man, and lives a wild crazy live compare to his older brother. Sonny drops out of school, and immediately become a failure in his older brother eyes. He has tries so many things to escape from his problems in life. He fails when he tries to join the military; also fail when he tries to escape through drugs, and also the drugs has become one of the main problems that he tries to escape from.
He is depressed, and in need of someone to talk to and to spend time with. His brother, Allie, was very important to him. When Allie died, Holden was a wreck, and is still affected by it today. He is also mad about his other brother, D.B., for leaving for Hollywood to become a “big time writer.” Holden is severely depressed by prior events in his life, and has no one to turn to for help and advice. In conclusion, the course of events that happened prior to Holden’s attending Pencey had changed who Holden was negatively, and this is apparent in his lack of attempt to become
In the beginning there was no sun, no moon, no people. In the beginning there were no animals, no plants. Only the sea. The sea was the Mother. The Mother was not people, she was not anything.
The quote explains that life brings evil to the world of many others who don’t appreciate their life. The symbolism that the author developed in the novel was onions. The onion is a metaphor for racism, lack of opportunity, and the violent street cultures, which combine to keep young men like Eddie in a world of despair. Racism that many people face because the ignorant people who feel they can take over to those who don’t have the power of money.” Lack of opportunity of education that Eddie is going through for his brown skin keeps him from getting a steady of meaningful job outside the ghetto”. That quote meant that those three causes are what stop Eddie from going to college.
This is discovered when the patriarch, Julian Hayden, says to his son Wesley “Ever since the war…Ever since Frank came home in a uniform and you stayed home, you’ve been jealous” (118). This favoritism shows what little respect Julian holds for his younger son that stems from Franks dominance between the Hayden siblings. Wes is constantly put down because of his brother’s achievements; these situations can either make or break Wesley. In all families, there is a member who thrives on ‘power trips’, and in this specific situation, it was Julian, “He wanted, he needed, power…he was a dominating man who drew sustenance and strength from controlling others” (20). Julian acquires his power through putting others down, especially Wes; this causes Wesley to have a lot of animosity towards his father.
These men are going in a downward spiral. I would like to call it something that they can not get out of. It is like quick sand. These men try to do everything they can to lead a good life for themselves and there family but there are so many obsticals, that they cant get free of. As for all mankind I think that we have a lot of problems as well with money and family.
OLD FAMILY FEUD SPILLS BLOOD The residents of Verona were left shocked and grieved this afternoon when they learnt about the deaths of Mercutio Escalus a close friend of Romeo Montague and Tybalt Capulet as well as the exile of Romeo Montague. The city is trying to come to grips with this latest incident from the two households. In an interview with the upset and distraught Benvolio Montague, an eye witness, he says that Tybalt started the fight. He has always wanted to fight Romeo. Romeo refused to duel with Tybalt which made Mercutio to feel honour bound to stand in Romeo’s place and fight.
Contractors frequently exploited and abused them, to the point where there were abundant violent riots, giving the Irish their fighting reputation. A notable case of tragedy occurred in 1832 at a location called Duffy’s Cut in Malvern, PA. Fifty seven workers caught cholera in August and were refused help by the community. They had no choice but to suffer alone without medication, and were quickly buried along the tracks as they died. This event may have sparked the adage that there was an Irishman buried for every sleeper (railroad tie) on the tracks. The men labored from sunrise to sunset in very dangerous conditions, clearing ground, trees, stumps, rocks, and cutting or blasting through boulders, hills, and mountains, digging irrigation channels and building supports
Civil War started to breakout. Many people were on the street, living in etreme poverty because there hosue was bombed. This citizens have to live in fear about getting killed. Sometimes even they lose family members to the war. People are also breathing in toxins from, the guns, and bombs that cause so much damage.