When the day comes to sell the horse, Jem wanted to surprise his mother with the money, but then he realized someone stole all the money that he had saved up. The town finds out who stole the money because a man that Jem sold rocks for gave him a “lucky penny” and that man’s wife ended up finding it with the boys who stole all Jem’s money. Lawrence is found with pockets full of money and he tells the town who the other boy was with him. Lazy Lawrence teaches children important life lessons that will help them in the future. The story shows that if children want to get something accomplished, they need to go out and do something about it, they should stay motivated and never give up, and they should keep their head up even in the worst situations.
Sometimes we believe that there aren’t any more kind and generous people in this world. When we ask people for help in a crisis and they do not follow through, it is those we least expected who jump in and lend a hand. It is only then that we see who our real friends are and get a different perspective on life. We read a story of two young Indian men traveling to Phoenix, Az. This journey is to claim a three hundred dollar savings account and an old yellow pickup truck that Victor Joseph, one of the young men’s fathers left behind when he died.
How Santiago Changes throughout The Alchemist In the book The Alchemist, Santiago, the main character, changes from the beginning of the book to the end of the book. In the beginning of the book Santiago is just a shepherd boy who is looking for a girl but when he learns of his personal legend everything changes. From the beginning of his journey, Santiago has been somewhat practicing alchemy, he just didn’t realize it. While going against what his parents wanted him to do, they still supported him by giving him money. When Santiago has his dream, he pursues it by finding a women who interpreted dreams.
“Mama: What you been doing for these three days, son?” (105) Walter replied by telling her he spent his work time just driving, roaming the streets of their small are, and drinking at the Green Hat. (105) Also, after Walter was finally given another chance to prove himself a man, he disobeyed his mother. Lena told him that he could have a share of the money, if he put a small some into a safe bank account for his sister Beneatha. (106) Instead of doing so, Walter poured every single cent of the money into the hands of another man. Karma came back to bite him for his Selfish actions.
Jay Gatsby went out with this girl named Daisy but after not seeing her for years Jay Gatsby goes crazy trying to make his life perfect for her. Finally, when Jay Gatsby meets Daisy again she is married and has a kid. When Tom Wingfield is young his dad leaves his family putting Tom into the position of being the man of the house. Tom constantly seeks adventure but his sister and mother need him. Tom eventually leaves his house and travels the world getting the adventure he wants but he has to live with the regret of letting his family down for the rest of his life.
Amir every time he was in a tournament he always wanted to will to make his father proud. So when he couldn't sleep the night before
Unlike another man he remembers ,who had always been immoral, manipulating others under the pretense of virtue; so people greeted his death with joy. Chapter 35 – Lee’s Lonesome The Trasks move to Salinas ans so Lee leaves to open his bookstore in San Francisco. Aron and Cal discuss Lee’s departure, and Aron bets Cal ten cents that Lee will come back. Aron wins the bet, since six days later Lee returns.
Ponyboy remembers Bob saying this not even a week before. Both boys are victims of the violence between the Socs and the Greasers, and die before the story is over. They both have violent tendencies, look for fights, and end up losing their lives because of it; more important, both draw ideological lines in the sand. The Outsiders ends with its own opening sentence, as Ponyboy begins to write his assignment for English class, and it becomes clear that the story the reader has just finished is the assignment itself. It is inspired by Johnny's letter to Ponyboy, in which he explains what he meant by his last words: "Stay gold."
Jay Gatsby - Ever since his impoverished childhood in rural North Dakota, Gatsby longed for wealth and sophistication (American Dream) —he dropped out of St. Olaf’s College after only two weeks because he could not bear the janitorial job from which he was funding his tuition. Though Gatsby has always wanted to be rich, his main motivation in acquiring his fortune was his love for Daisy Buchanan, whom he met as a young military officer in Louisville before leaving to fight in World War I in 1917. However, Gatsby's 'love' for Daisy could also in turn be seen as a selfish obsession, since his dream of being with Daisy was never deterred by the fact she had a family, moreover a young daughter. Gatsby dedicated himself to winning Daisy back, and
A younger brother of mine who lives in Barbarikon has decided to meet me there to give me my gold that I must return back home so my parents and I could live off. Many people of my era transport goods by what seems to be called “relay trade” in which goods are passed along a line to reach its destination, but in my case I have decided that I will be doing this mission