. . made a great difference to Mr. Baggins. He felt a different person, and much fiercer and bolder in spite of an empty stomach...’ this is Bilbo’s reaction to his narrow escape from the giant spider of Mirkwood. Defeating a foe in combat gives Bilbo a taste of the confidence that he has not previously had, making him feel “much fiercer and bolder in spite of an empty stomach.” From this point forward, Bilbo shows that he is capable of taking the lead and acting in the best interests of the company rather than his own self.
From quite early on in the novel, Orwell portrays Snowball as one who is a good leader being both intelligent and a confident speaker ‘Snowball was a more vivacious pig than Napoleon, quicker in speech and more inventive’. Generally, he shares similar qualities to the other animals in that he is intent on Old Major’s ideas of Animalism, making the rise of animals prosperous and wanting a firm segregation from humans, and in a way he is naïve to the power and manipulation within his opposition Napoleon- by gaining the animal’s support he almost becomes oblivious to other members who could have conflicting views. Orwell is presenting to the reader the element of corruption in 20th century Russia, showing us that you can’t trust anyone- not even your comrade. By displaying this through such a powerful and influential character like Snowball, it is easier for us to understand how the other animals could have then been so controlled by Napoleon. Snowball doesn’t see him as a threat until it is too late due to clever organisation and planning.
During his fights against his peers, he understands that he has to win thoroughly. When he fought the adults, he did not understand the adults, causing him to lose. Finally, he defeats the buggers despite being outnumbered because the humans are a species that the buggers do not understand. Understanding is the key to being successful. Ender understands before making an insightful decision in order to be
Similes were strategically placed throughout the passage to maximize the impact on the reader. For example: The first simile, “The desperation in his voice, like a man about to sob, surprised him,”helps the reader understand how incredibly important winning this championship is to him. Okimasis is extremely weary but relentlessly carries forward. Another example would be, “The shafts of vapour rising from the dogs’ panting mouths, the curls of mist emerging from their undulating backs, made them look like insubstantial wisps of air,” simile adds to the passage’s imagery. This comment is also ironic because the dogs are not at all insubstantial.
He kept saying this throughout the story. Many of his students look up to him for his truth and advise, calling him “The Bear.” The Dictator believed he was creating a new and better world, whichMalzius disagreed. In the short story he thought “For they were fools and childish-playing the childish game of conspiracy that people like Bonnard enjoyed. Could they even make a better world than the present? He doubted it extremely.” You can not force the future to turn out a way according to someone else's plan.
Practical person – “kids who claim to be mechanics, and are really good at explaining why things won’t work. Connor on the other hand, actually fixes them” p203 Jumps to quick assumptions –grabbing the storked baby – “Now Risa realises he doesn’t just make bad decisions, he makes dangerous ones.” P64 Quick on his feet – escapes police on p18 – Fights Roland at the Harvest Camp p278 Instinctive – “One time we had family over and the talk got me crazy, I hurled a plate at the china hutch.” P145 An intelligent person – “Connor had done the right thing. For once, he had seen the situation more clearly than she” p152 Heroic – “She sees Connor
His hardships were his childhood, isolation, and competition. First of all, Ender became a great leader because of his childhood bullies. Ender beating up Stilson ended his bullying on Earth. Ender realized, “I have to win this now, and for all time, or I’ll fight it every day and it will get worse and worse.” Ender was planning ahead for the future which is a trait that a great leader needs. In addition.
Even though Penelope has no powers or immortality she still holds true to what she believes and is patiently awaiting for her husbands return. Another characteristic I admire about Penelope is her cleverness and intelligence, which is why her and Odysseus are alike for he is known for his cleverness as well. When Athena disguises Odysseus as a beggar and he brings himself to Penelope, she questions him at first. Penelope declares a competition stating, “Now, I mean to announce a contest with those axes, the ones he would often line up inside the hall, twelve in a straight unbroken like blocks to store a keel, then stand well back and whip an arrow through the lot”(510). Finally after Odysseus wins she still questions and then one last time thinks of a clever way to make sure this man is not an imposter and then tests Odysseus another time by calling
His jealously of Finny’s trait increased throughout the novel because Finny continued to smooth-talk to get out of trouble. Another thing that Gene was jealous of was Phineas’ tendency to be daring. It was Finny’s idea to jump off the tree. “No one but Phineas could think up such a crazy idea. He of course saw nothing the slightest bit intimidating about it.” These thoughts on page 6 revealed that Phineas was the most daring of their class at Devon.
The basic atmosphere in the varsity crew was that, the members were critical of each other rather than focusing on the main goal of the race, winning. The JV team members gave feedback to the team addressing the entire team rather than pointing out the individuals of their mistakes like the varsity team did. This gave them a momentum to win each and every time they were on the race. Early when the teams were selected and they came back to Hudson River, the Varsity team started becoming unhappy over the fact that they couldn’t beat the JV team by a bigger margin. This implies that the team was filled with negative energy even though they won they did not discuss about the positive features of the team.