The books ‘Anne of Green Gables’ written by LM Montgomery and ‘Lullabies for Little Criminals’ written by Heather O’Neill are similar and different in many ways. These two well written novels are very similar, two main similarities are both Baby and Anne were never loved properly, and both Baby and Anne’s mothers died. Yet both novels are very different from each other, two main differences are Baby is loved in the foster home she lives in and was better off in it, yet Anne was neglected in her many foster homes, and both Baby and Anne are very smart individuals but Baby gets put into a practical learning class while Anne wins a scholarship. One of the major similarities in these novels are that Baby and Anne were never loved properly. For
Junior's father “drinks his pain away” (107). Junior concludes, the Indians drink to feel better, but on the contrary, they sink deeper and deeper into sadness, “all Indian families are unhappy for the same reason: the fricking booze” (200). As we have seen in this novel, alcohol encourages aggression and violence in the family. There are numerous examples of violence related to Junior's best friend, Rowdy, whose father is an alcoholic. Often Rowdy appears with
This book is a very good inspiring story. The book was definitely very engaging the way the author wrote was very nice. This book deals with how people should hold on to their dreams and talents and no matter how much problems you face you should never give up. As I was reading this book it was as if I was with them there the way it was written was very well. Many events in the book were very sad and touching when Foster the main girl in the story keeps a pillow case just with her dads stuff in there after he died in the army, she lives with her mom and her boyfriend named Huck who isn’t as nice to Foster at most times making her call him Elvis thinking of himself as a really good singer making Fosters mom the backstage singer and some days he even hits her mom at times and finally one day they get into a fight making Huck break into their house and hitting her mom so badly that they have to run away from their house very fast finding a safe place with Huck coming behind them with his car chasing them and soon they outrun him and arrive to West Virginia.
Georgeann begins to cry and explains to her teacher that she is defending Rose-Johnny’s honor. Georgeann becomes overwhelmed because of the fight she just encountered with the mattox boy and hiding the fact that she had any communications with her, she runs to the Welch store to visit rose-Johnny. From hanging out with Rose-Johnny many problems have occurred such as Mary Etta, Georgeann’s sister getting attacked by one out of the four boys of the mattox boys who georgeann fought. Mary Etta’s favorite dress that she worn the day of her attack was torn off and stained with dirt. Her face was swollen and there were marks on her neck.
Coming from a relatively poor family, Anastasia worked as a cleaning lady and borrowed textbooks from her classmates to save and make as much money as she could. Anastasia came to the US for a better education and life, compared to Russia’s hard and cruel standards. Anastasia is a hero because she showed courage by going to school in a whole new country, adapted to a whole new language and lifestyle, and persevered through her financial issues by working over time and saving up as much as she could. Anastasia is a hero because she showed courage by
These reasons are Tom Robinson has an immobile left arm due to an incident in his childhood where his muscles got smashed, Bob Ewell is known as a “town drunk” and when he is drunk he usually abuses her daughter, Bob Ewell is left handed, Bob Ewell would’ve been able to catch up to Tom Robinson when he was running out of the house because he can’t run fast also due to his left arm, the time period of this trial was in the 1920’s to the 1930’s an old fashion time period like this had a lot of racism and discrimination to African Americans, they think of African Americans as dirty people, liars, and cheaters, and the jury was all white. Tom Robinson is not guilty because of the following main reasons; evidence has flaws, the time period of this trial, he was an African American, and the behavior and social structure of the city Maycomb, Alabama. My comment is that Tom Robinson did not have a “fair” trial at all. And we should all be reminded to stand up against racism and stand up for what you think is
Darkness Before Dawn by Sharon Draper is about a girl name Keisha and all of her friends and how everybody she knows had to overcome huge obstacles in their lives. No matter what it was death, injuries, or family issues. This book is good because of the characters especially Gerald, a friend of the Keisha’s, themes and the style of the writing. So far, Keisha is still trying to move on over her ex-boyfriend Andy’s death. But just when the school year just started, the principle introduces the school to his son Jonathan.
Rishabh 10/9/11 Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Let the Sandwich Out Enduring the Pain and suffering the truth is something Melinda did every single day when she went to school. At the end of a summer she and her friends went to Rachel’s party, where Melinda was raped by a senior, Andy Evans. Dazed and drunk, she called the police for help and when they arrive they founded a teen party with illegal alcohol drinking, but Melinda left when they arrived. Everyone was mad at her, including her group of good friends from middle school. Melinda has told no one, not even her parents that she was raped.
Tim Winton offers yet another portrayal of battlers who fight and struggle in order to overcome the conflict in their life through the character of Rose Pickles Rose Pickles emerged from a poor dysfunctional family and grew up to hate her mother, as it was her mother who had deprived her, “you stole from me .my childhood, my innocence, and my trust” (P.G 352) Rose struggles throughout her life; she battles the poverty that had always been with them caused by Sam her gambler father, who goes to the track every Saturday and spends all their money gambling. Being very clever from a young age Rose begins to steal money from the “old man’s laundry to keep the family alive”. Through this action audiences are made to sympathise with her battles and troubles and to appreciate that it is these qualities of determination and loyalty to family that makes her a typical Aussie battler for they don’t just give in. At the same time Rose is let down by her drunken and sexually over active mother Dolly. It was because of her selfish nature that Dolly “ was never a mother”( pg 345).Rose at a very young age was made to take on the
According to the parents of kelly they think that his problem started when he was diagnose with a learning desability. kelly was placed in special day classes and the students from his school would start making fun of him. Kelly would not listen to his parents and he will dissaper from his house for weeks. kelly have been arrested many times and have been realas the next day. he would get drunk under the bridge with his girl friend and with his