The boys have become a little more violent, as they are getting a bit more bruised and battered. The third fight involves the boys hitting each other with sticks and heavy socks filled with coins. These three fights show a loss of innocence as the time becomes longer that their fathers are overseas. The fourth scene that portrays the war coming into the home front is shown when Corey Lightener shows up to Josh’s doorstep to give Josh the news of his father’s death. The loss of innocence has progressed so far that Josh immediately starts beating Lightener to a bloody pulp, and if that isn’t bad enough, Josh proceeds to tie him up and take him to a cliff to push him off of it.
Throughout the novel, two specific themes are constant and always relevant; betrayal and violence. One notices the theme of betrayal through Amir's experiences with Hassan and Baba, while one recognizes the theme of violence through kite fighting itself and the multiple scenes of rape and child abuse. Betrayal is an ever-present and cyclical theme in the kite runner. The major act of betrayal occurs during the first Kite Fighting event. When Hassan runs for Amir's tournament-winning kite, the notoriously evil Assef and his friends confront him.
• Captain Beatty: (Manipulative, Cunning) Beatty is the captain of the fireman in Montag’s neighborhood. He is extremely devious and uses quotes from books and poems to attempt and push Montag to stay unresponsive, so to speak. He is a very contradicting person and strangely well-versed. • Professor Faber: (Cowardly, Weak) He tries to wrestle control of Guy from Beatty via a two-way radio. He describes himself as cowardly but tries to help Montag.
The character of Jack in Lord of the Flies serves to highlight the uneven cruelty and power distributed through society. His character depicts a battle between good and evil, this theme is one that was influenced by Golding's own experiences in World War two. Jack represents the breakdown in society and how the “blood thirsty”, savagery in human nature can cause the fall of man and lead to autocratic tribalism. Jack’s craving for power is made evident right from the beginning of the novel. when the boys decide that they “ought to have a chief”, Jack jumps at the chance with “simple arrogance”, and states that its because he is “chapter chorister”, and can “sing C sharp”,so in other words, for no valid reason at all.
Not only does Mildred leave, but as her final act of betrayal, she calls in Montag`s illegal books into the police chief, who then forces him to burn his own books and house. This is not only the main turning point in the book but would also make for a dramatic preview, should this book be made into a movie. Another scene that would make a suspenseful preview would be Montag`s reaction to the news of Clarisse being hit by a car and killed. Also, the scene were the government declares war and begins bombing the city would make a very dramatic and enthralling trailer. I consider this scene the most suspenseful scene and after the city have been bombed, Montag and his new friends go in search of survivors to create a new and knowledge filled society.
Since “The Things They Carried” is a collection of short stories, it automatically has multiple meanings. For some the meaning may simply be viewed as a novel of one’s life during the Vietnam War, but it is in fact much more than that. This novel explores such topics as: love, war, relationships, and the reality of the things that not only the characters but we too carry. These meanings are not direct but after reading can be discovered. The next thing that qualifies this book as a classic is the fact that it uses effective, unique style appropriate to the purpose and content.
Huckleberry is a rough, truly uncivilized boy. He rebels against the restraints of civilization-artificial, middle-class society-- and its delusions, represented by cramped clothing and religion. Huck's complete sincerity, which leads to his dislike for hypocritical civilization, is his defining quality. Widow Douglas and Miss Watson, meanwhile, are the representatives of the society Huck rejects. Twain develops Huck's character by the choices Huck makes as the novel progresses.
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is a work of speculative fiction in which the book's protagonist, Guy Montag, disobeys the civic order by reading. As such, he refuses to uphold the rule of law, stops starting fires and burning books, and begins to memorize works of literature. Doing so, he commits crimes against the State, all the while
This “bad boys” will do whatever it takes to keep their rebellious reputation. As the boys are about to get into a fight with a boy they mistook as their friend Tony, the narrator goes for “the tire iron [he] kept under the driver’s seat” in order to fight. (398) The narrator admit she hasn’t been in a fight since the sixth grade yet feels the need to prove his masculinity by grabbing the tire iron and hitting the greasy characters in the head. As soon as he lays the greasy character out, the narrator feels on top of the world. All three boys begin to develop a higher sense of pride knowing they defeated this guy when at first it looked like they were going to lose.
In one review the author states, “In an important scene in Ray Bradbury's novella Fahrenheit 451, Captain Beatty (the leader of the firemen tasked with burning books in a futuristic, dystopian society) articulates for Montag (the protagonist) the fundamental idea underpinning the laws and norms of this oppressive and ignorant society” (Brown). Literature or words in general are forbidden and against the law. This loss of literacy and knowledge hurts society, yet they believe that this is for the