However he redeems himself, after Rahim Khan declares that there is a way to be good again, by rescuing Sorab from his harmed homeland. Amir learns to make peace with his incident with Hassan and at the end of the novel is able to use one of Hassan’s most heart wrenching quotations, “for you a thousand times over”, to build a relationship with Hassan’s orphaned child. Thus Amir is displayed to have acquired a heroic nature. This is illustrated though Amir’s willingness to save Sorab, a boy he knew nothing about, yet cared so much for. Although Hassan is a silent hero throughout the novel, Amir matures and adapts to become the ultimate hero by rescuing Sorab and through those actions rescuing himself in the way that his fatal flaw is finally forgiven.
Over the course of the novel, Jem’s concern for other innocent creatures changes dramatically. In the first few chapters, Jem shows his selfishness and naïve view of life by stating that a turtle would come out by striking a match under him. However, after witnessing the prejudice in the Tom Robinson case, Jem understands the pain that comes from the power of hate. From then on, Jem is protective of every innocent creature. This is shown as he tells Scout that the reason she shouldn’t squash the Rolly Polly was because “They didn’t bother you.” (pg.
(page 9) What it means, possibly, childhood is the time where we make mistakes, unable to judge which one is right or wrong. What it is implied in the text is that, childhood is usually the time where we make mistakes, but decided to be quiet, not to mention it to anybody, leaving all the memory to one self. Explain the section that begins with "Oh, my poor darling!" (page 10) and ends with And so on again (page 11) Why do these religious rules mean little to David? He is desensitized by the religious rules due to incessant teaching of it every Sunday morning.
In both cases Gatsby and Tom fail to give the observers the hope they needed, leaving both Huck and Nick without a choice but to give up on the possibility of creating a new life. Tom Sawyer continuously lives in his adventures, never faltering from the world he creates for himself and the other boys. This is the central theme of Mark Twain’s earlier novel, named after Tom Sawyer, which turns these made up stories into a real life adventure for both Tom and Huck. Essentially, this is who Tom Sawyer is: a boy lost in fantasy. Yet to Huck, Tom is more than just a good adventure, he represents a proper upbringing, seen clearly when Huck realizes that Jim is already free before all of Tom’s crazy antics to free him, “I couldn’t ever understand before .
One of these journeys involves a Cyclopes whom Odysseus out smarts, but wasn’t aware of the fact that the Cyclopes, Polyphemus was the son of Poseidon. Allowing his curiosity to get in the way of what would’ve been the best decision, he decides to make an instant halt at the Cyclopes’ island. On contact with Polyphemus, Odysseus gives him a false name. Once the men escaped the crisis Polyphemus had awaiting them, Odysseus gives the now blinded Cyclopes his real, birth given information stating with high self-esteem, “ Odysseus, raider of cities, /took your eye: Laertes’ son, whose home’s on Ithaca!” (Homer 1.459-460). Cursing Odysseus, Polyphemus prays to his father asking punishment of Odysseus.
The Scarlet Letter In a time where evil was believed to lurk amongst the puritan colonies, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Author of “The Scarlet Letter” discusses religious mind sets and prosecutions of the convicted sinners. The depth and complexities discussed in this historical fiction fulfills William Faulkner’s definition of a writer’s purpose. The writer has a responsibility which through Hester he shows the intensity of her experiences that she endeavored. William Faulkner delivered a classic speech upon receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature. Faulkner’s perspective on a writer’s responsibility should portray “love and honor and pity and pride and sacrifice”.
In The Catcher and the Rye, J.D. Salinger depicts the story of a young adolescent whose inability to relate to others coupled with his resistance to the challenges of growing up both contribute to his increasing detachment to the real world. Salinger’s use of symbols in the novel such as the historical museum and the “Catcher in the Rye” lyric allows the reader to better understand the explanation for Holden’s desire for everything to remain the same and not lose its innocence. Throughout the middle of the novel and onwards, Holden explains of his dreams about a world in which he can stand on a cliff and prevent the many children that are playing on it from falling off. In Holden’s mind, the edge of the cliff metaphorically represents the perils of adulthood and the falling out of innocence.
Nevertheless one can look deeper into how both stories are similar. Both perform miracles, heal people and defy gravity. One miracle both E.T and Jesus performed is bring something dead back to life. For example, E.T brings a plant back to life in front of Elliot, who is E.T’s only true friend in the movie, and his siblings, the kids are dumbfounded. A comparable story happens in the Bible when Jesus brought Lazarus back from the dead and the towns’ people could not believe it.
The topic of abduction, though covered in the news extensively, does not reach the level of analysis you took in your novel. Through the writing of Jack the reader experiences another layer of depth to the book overall and is provided a new perspective when looking at the situation of this abduction. The world is full of people of Old Nick who take advantage of trusting children with innocence to lose. Jack knows nothing of the outside world and when he does experience it for the first time, it is marred by the reality of the situation he just escaped. In your book you talk about both of these problems and the impact it has on the characters.
The Apostle James wrote his epistle to the twelve tribes of Israel who were scattered abroad. They had suffered persecution. But James encourages them by assuring them that every believer has to face trials in his life. He further encourages the persecuted brethren to count it all joy because the trials of their faith will help to develop patience in them. And patience is needed to perfect us, that is, to make us mature and complete in our faith in Christ Jesus.