Tom Brennan Use the key words of the rubric to guide what you are selecting. E.g: New life + social contexts Challenges. Exciting, transformative consequences for individual and others New knowledge and ideas Shifts in attitudes and beliefs Deepened understanding of self and others. Chapter/Page number | Character | Quote | Page 5 Chapter 1 | Tom | “I wanted to be back home having a barbie” | Page 5 Chapter 1 | Tom | “But we weren’t home. We were here.
The Godfather – A Critical Essay "That's my family, Kay, it's not me," concludes Michael Corleone, separating himself from the infamous family at the center of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather. Throughout Coppola's film, Michael's beliefs transform dramatically. Specifically, his change of heart mainly occurs as a result of his evolution in philosophy and perspective, a consequence of crippling conflict within his family. The changes within Michael's character and outlook occur in stages as the film progresses, until by the end he's crystallized into a very different man. At first, he represented a decorated war hero and a civilian amidst a mafia family.
Empty Town Commentary Empty Town is a piece about a troubled boy and the society he lives in. It develops journeys & pilgrimages in how the boy is taking a physical journey to the train station but also an emotional journey to leave his former-self behind. Evelyn by James Joyce was my primary stimulus. It’s written in 3rd person but also uses focalising and a flashback. I wanted to use this to build a view of my protagonist from an outsider but also give insight into his past and reasons for his emotions, like Joyce I included a backstory.
Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, there is a theme of growth and rebirth in both Huck Finn and Holden Caulfield. The journey of Huck and Holden can be categorized as a coming of age novel because Huck and Holden’s experiences demonstrate inner growth through their newly found understanding of morality, society, and self-image. According to B. Gert, morality is most commonly defined as a code of conduct, or set of beliefs, that a person follows which helps them distinguish between right and wrong. Mark Twain provides examples of Huck’s coming of age by revealing his new understanding of morality, which is shown through several of Huck’s decisions in the novel. In chapter 31, after Huck writes the letter to
The director uses the film technique ‘flashback’ commendably to show us Charlie’s life before the plane crash. This is an important element to understand Charlie’s conflict and how this is affecting him in this episode. Charlie has had a tough time before the crash. He was a part of a band (DriveSHAFT) with his older brother Liam Pace. In the first flashback we are taken to a Church in Manchester, where Charlie is confessing his sins in a confession booth.
“People grow through the journeys they undertake. Composers know this and so write interesting stories about journeys to show growth and development of their major characters.” Through journeys people grow. Composers create stories which show the journey, growth and development of their main character. The two texts ‘Stand by Me’, which is a film, and ‘Sister Kate’, a novel, show the journeys the main character goes through both physical and inner. ‘Stand by Me’, directed by Rob Reiner, is a coming of age film about four boys going on a physical journey to see a dead body on the train tracks, although it turns into something much more personal.
James McBride writes The Color of Water as a dedication to his mother and his own life. McBride speaks of the many hardships he and his family went through in order to make it where they are today. James McBride talks about the power of race in his house and how it affects him and his siblings in their everyday lives. With the idea of race being so prominent in his upbringing, we would tend to think that the notion of race is one that must be looked at from all angles in order to make sense of his life. However, McBride describes race as such a powerful force that it becomes ignorable.
In the novel "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" by Mohsin Hamid there are a variety of significant situations that arise as the plot of the story develops. The protagonist, Changez, is depicted as a man who lusts to acquire a "stable core" within the ever so changing society of America. Compelling scenarios throughout the storyline such as Changez's relationship with Erica and also his desire to adapt as an American citizen have been crucial aspects of this piece of literature. From start to finish, this novel has depicted the relationship between Changez and Erica as a vital component of this book. One could say, that Erica was a symbolic figure within the storyline representing "the American dream" that Changez was pursuing.
“The Namesake” The movie followed an Indian man who moves to the Unites States, for a better life after experiencing terrible accidents as a young man. The movie takes the viewer on a life journey of father and son relationship. After Ashoke, moved to the United States, he travels back to his homeland to find a wife. His marriage was arrange, this show from the beginning that Ashoke, culture was very important to him and keeping his tradition was also very important. After having his children he struggle to in stored these values in his children.
Using the first-person point of view in the novel, the author makes readers feel as though they are experiencing the protagonist’s personal feeling and thoughts about particular people or scenes. For example, when he is attending the opening ceremony of his father’s orphanage, Amir says that he” wished they’d all died along with their parents” (19), and this personalized emotion clearly depicts his strong desire for his father’s love and attention. Also, the writer uses this literary device to enhances the ability of the reader to follow Amir’s epic journey from childhood to his adult self. Therefore, the reader directly perceives Amir’s emotions and thoughts transforming throughout the novel. Amir starts off as a loving and caring person—when Hassen is insulted by the soldiers, “I reached across [Hassen’s] seat, slung my arm around [Hassen], pulled [Hassen] close.