The author’s blunt descriptive approach of the mischief in his past makes it even more difficult to have affection for the boy. Toby is described and made out to be a typical no good teenager who around his mother, is a nice behaved boy, however when with friends or by himself alone Toby gets up to no good. “We drifted in and out of stores, palming anything”. This quote shows how much Toby didn’t care, how cold hearted and ignorant he was as a boy. Not only this but Toby’s obsession for firearms and shooting made him out to be an empty hearted person, resulting in even less affection for the boy.
A reason why the people believe in jimmy so much because he was so determined. Most people would just give up at first because it is to much effort but jimmy did not do so. Also the people can relate to jimmy because he was poor like all the people who idolized him. 8) The world Cinderella in today’s world is used for something that is unlikely to happen. When talking about a Cinderella story its is usually about an underdog of some sort who nobody thinks could do it, comes out victorious.
The only person Huck could relate to was his friend Tom Sawyer; unfortunately Tom wasn’t the best role model for Huck. Huck’s father was a drunk that was never there when he needed him. Pap, Huck’s father, was extremely selfish; instead of being happy for Huck, Pap would always try to put him down. Pap didn’t like the fact that Huck was in school. Pap thought Huck was trying to out do him, "You've put on considerable many frills since I been away.
His father is an alcoholic and his older brother does not care for him. Eyeball, his brother is a friend of the gang leader Ace and when Ace threatens to burn Chris with a cigarette and even stab Chris, his brother does not stick up for him. He also bears a bad reputation in Castle Rock as a low- life because of his family: “He came from a bad family, and everyone just knew he’d turn out bad,” He also is a boy that is not easily intimidated because he has no problem hitching rides from strangers which was common practice during this time period: “Chris has hitched a ride to meet with the others.” This toughness makes him become a leader within his group of friends. When he is with his friends, his friends look up to him. Chris often demonstrates his leadership by taking charge and making decisions on behalf of the group: “Let’s look for some long branches.
Jim choked his father for not standing up for him and he stormed out of the house. Jim wanted to confront his parents about his problems that he has and he wanted to fix it. He does not want to run away from his problems anymore, he wants his parents and him to faced the problems they are having together. Jim wanted his father to learn how to stand up for himself. Ray Stark (Jim Backus), Jim s father, does not have respect from his son and Jim s mother.
Polyphemos A Story about a Cyclops Polyphemos was filled with rage after the act created by Noman. Polyphemos went to his best friend Dillyrucos, and tried to explain the acts created by Noman. Dillyrucos was confused because if Noman blinded Polyphemos then Nobody did it and he was joking with him. Upset from this, Polyphemos decided to live his life in a new way with his crippled eye and all. First act of business that Polyphemos did was buy an eye patch.
As Jack defied him, all he could say was “I’m the chief” or “I have the conch”. By doing so, it shows that he didn’t do all he could to keep everyone in check. As a leader, Ralph gained trust from many of the boys, including Piggy. Piggy, who was the most intellectual, seemed to get into everyone’s way. With his good intentions and smart thoughts, it made the other biguns feel inferior.
He is grouchy and has a short fuse. For example, he berates his traveling friend right to his face, and even suggests his life would be much better if his companion Lennie was not around. George even tells others that his friend Lennie is not very bright, right in front of Lennie. But on the other side of his personality, he shares his friend’s good points and fiercely protects Lennie from anyone and anything. For example, after a long walk towards the new ranch, George warns “Lennie, for God’s sakes don’t drink so much” and “Lenni.
Biff and Cory get different vibes as Willy gives support where Troy does everything to put it in a negative light. Willy believes Biff can have a future as a successful athlete but his aspirations of his son’s success becomes destroyed as Cory because of the fact that Biff becomes consumed of his father’s cheating (Casper1010,
Well in dystopian stories the main character is the protagonist, the person identifying the problem and trying to do something about it. In 1984 the protagonist is Winston Smith, an older gentleman, very smart, has an ulcer in his ankle, and he notices the little lies and repeat lies that Big Brother tells to the people. The way that Orwell portrays Winston is to be weak and even though Winston rebels against and hates the party, he just seems to be a man that will always have a problem with the party, but never go head to head, a coward. Though on the other hand in The Giver, Jonas the protagonist, is a young, smart kid, and different from the rest. From the very beginning a reader knew he was different when he described the changes of objects, meaning he saw color, but clearly he didn't know what he saw.