Kelly Scaife Anna Dickson English 202 22 February 2012 Escaping Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving is the story of a man who goes out into the woods to hunt and escape his nagging wife, Dame Van Winkle. Rip and his dog, Wolf, go into the woods; and while Rip is napping under a tree twenty years has passed. This ended up working in Rip Van Winkle’s favor because before his epic nap he lived constantly scared of what his wife would say next, he wanted to not work and that be acceptable, and when he pieced together that he had slept for twenty years and his wife was no longer alive, he was clearly relieved. It is clear that Rip Van Winkle lived in fear of his wife’s next sentence. Irving states “the unlucky Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife” (407).
Rip had very good connections with his fellow town-folks as they enjoyed the fact that he did favors for them and he was always there to help out. "He would never even refuse to assist a neighbor in the roughest toil" (Paragraph 8) Children also loved Rip because he would always gladly play with them, "The children of the village, too, would shout with joy whenever he approached." (Paragraph 7) Rip also had close, loving connection with nature as he was often out in the mountains, hunting for squirrels with his dog or spending his day fishing. He would, "Fish all day without a murmur, even though he should not be encouraged by a single nibble." (Paragraph 8) Nature meant home and fun for Rip Van Winkle and his dog Wolf since they were taking refuge from his nagging wife Dame Van Winkle.
His brother helped him with walking, swimming, rowing a boat and climbing trees. Doodle appreciates his brother and loves him very much and feels that his brother helps him because he loves him. Doodle depends on his brother very much. However, his brother helps him because Doodle’s brother doesn’t like having a disable brother. Doodle loves nature.
He was very protective of me, but was like that only because he loved me. He was always so respectful to others and his warm vivacious personality is what everyone loved about him. I remember when we were younger, we didn’t go to school and so Tom and I would stay home with Mama. Tom would always be bored around the house so Mama would tell him to take me outside and for us to go for a walk. We would go for long walks in the field, play, and tell jokes.
Lennie is mentally retarded, which can be seen in his actions; he loves to pet soft things, is very faithful to George and their vision of the farm and possesses incredible physical strength. Since these characteristics are being demonstrated throughout the whole novel, the reader must feel strong sympathy for him because it is clear that Lennie is hopeless. During the cause of events the reader gets compassion for him because he is just so doomed. Gaining this kind of feeling towards Lennie, proves that he is an outsider because otherwise there could not be such a sensation felt. Lennie is totally defenseless.
His dad ignored when he didn’t go home or when he was sent to the Children’s Center; he said it was good riddance. Although Sonny’ mom was very upset, she never failed to make the trip to pick Sonny up from the Children’s Center. She loved him and never had a thought of giving up on him. She tried to hide his clothing to keep him at home, or she threatened to send him away until he is twenty-one, but when these didn’t work, she would ask her favorite question, “Boy, why you so bad?”(P.21) Sonny’s life as a young boy was engaged in crime. He was effectively influenced by his “gang” and the game of hookey.
Tulley’s TED talk presentation “Five dangerous things you should let your kids do” is effective in terms of delivery, message and communication of the content. Tulley’s delivery style is simple and clear, with some humor. He speaks slowly, relaxed, and discusses “danger” in a funny way. In his instruction Tulley explains, “I don’t have children, I borrow my friend’s children.” (TED Talks, 2007) The calm tone he uses as he comically, discusses using his friend’s children for experiments demonstrate his calm and humorous presentation delivery. He showed a picture of a boy playing with a knife.
Dickens uses Bob’s eldest daughter Martha, to represent child labour, “we had a deal of work to clear away...”, and Tiny Tim to represent the lack of help those who are sick & poor receive. (Why does he use these characters? Why represent them?) Despite this, the Cratchit family’s goodness shines through, and are “happy, grateful, pleased with one another, and contented with the time”. Bob Cratchit represented the opposite of Scrooge’s morals, and embodies the invaluable qualities that Dickens admired – strength, humbleness, hope & perseverance.
Because they have very little, Lennie likes to be reminded that he has a friend like George. It helps him to forget that they are apart of the lower-class. By having each other it helps strengthen Lennie’s confidence in himself by forgetting about reality, at least for the moment. Lennie depends on friendship as well as others depend on his. He is very valuable because he always cheers up anyone who needs
In volunteering with the dog department I gave care by spending time by petting, playing with them in their doggie “condos” (space). In addition I gave them a few treats, walks and made sure their environment was clean. I feel that taking these actions not only helped the staff at the shelter to make their lives easier, but specifically the dogs themselves. I helped the dogs not only directly by giving them essentials and more that they should have, but also indirectly. By caring for them it helps improve their behavior and ensures that they will be ready to adopt to find a suitable and hopefully permanent home, where they will have a pleasurable lifestyle.