The only thing I really want to people to remember something positive about me. Randy connected with the audience through relatable everyday instances, visuals, and interesting stories of events and dates that he experienced. He drew us in, he displayed himself that he is just an ordinary family man and relating to his level is easy to follow. People remember him still today, because he showed us bravery. Being complete accepting for his life’s turn of events and turning it into something great
How the characters move to make the whole story in the two given books were also stated and sufficient examples and proofs were given. In the process of knowing those things, the reader would be able to appreciate the characters ideas and qualities in making the story interesting for the read. The research was divided into two parts in which the characters in the first book and the characters in the second book were separated. The characters in the first book covered were Cinna, Effie Tinket, Gale, Primrose, Madge, Darius , Flavius and Rue. The characters in the second book covered were Finnick Odair, Cato, Brutus and Plutarch.
These comparative experiences of belonging prevail through Raimond Gaita’s memoir Romulus My Father, and Ed Sheeran’s song lyrics The A Team. An individual who fulfills the expectations of the society in which they reside are granted membership to this unity as a result, which therefore enriches their sense of belonging. Gaita explores this notion of acceptance through Romulus and his experiences in gaining the respect of his new community. Being an immigrant, Romulus gains recognition by proving his “worth” through hard work. Gaita uses personification in “his materials…seemed to be in friendship with him” to reinforce the bond that exists between Romulus and his work, therefore highlighting the significance of such connection on the evolvement of his “character”.
How the text “I watch my grandsons grow in another language” convey ideas about belonging In this story, it effectively expresses that bonds and relationships help people to belong regardless of other problems. The text “I watch my grandsons grow in another language”, represents the difficulties in belonging and how relationships help improve the situation and the process so much faster for people to belong. Belonging is a flexible bond it’s one of the things everyone seeks when they live, to belong to a group of people for similar tastes, culture and family. Both sides of belonging are shown when Sue the narrator for the story and also the grandmother experiences a sense of feeling out of place which is quickly replaced with a sense of belonging. In the beginning it describes how uncomfortable and frustrated she is with others not learning the same language and she thinks to herself “why didn’t she learn to speak English” about an old woman sitting next to her on the plane.
Exploring and understanding different characters decisions and beliefs truly helps reveal human morality. Aside from Scout, her father Atticus helps explore the good and bad of the Maycomb community. Atticus understands that, rather than being good or evil, everyone has good and bad qualities. The important thing is to appreciate the good qualities and understand the bad qualities by being comprehensive to others and trying to see life from their shoes. “You never really understood a person until you consider things from his point of view—until you climb into his skin and walk around it.” pg 30.
By having this sort of connections between the several people, we are about to sense the significance and see the relationships between Nick and the characters develop with the ensuing events in the novel. The strategic positioning of Nick’s roles and relevance to the individual is therefore a vital key in putting the story together like a missing piece to a puzzle. As mentioned earlier, by using Nick as the narrator, we are able to gain deep insight into his character. Readers are able to view his thoughts and opinions as they are looking at the story through his eyes. This is significant because throughout the novel, we feel as though we are experience the events together with the narrator as he himself was a witness to most of the events in the story.
Through the form of a verse novel he supports the idea that all humans seek a sense of belonging, and that without it our lives have little meaning. Yet Herrick also subverts some conventional understandings of belonging by showing that belonging can come from strange and unexpected situations, and is not just limited to one place or one person. Herrick conveys all of this through the different perspectives of Billy, Old Bill and Caitlin; employing a range of verse and narrative techniques to show their gradual sense of
This novel uses the emotions of the narrator, the actions and events in the story and the way that they connect with and clearly stem from society at the time that the novel was written, to make the novel easy to relate to for a reader and allows them to take on board the lessons and themes of The Handmaid's Tale in a more personal and meaningful way. A fictional novel can be made to feel real to a reader by use of details. If a book uses a lot of small details and intricacies it creates a world around the novel that can feel convincing and suck the reader in. Often books that invent a world tend to play off the world that already exists around them and then alter things so that the reader has a way 'in' to the plot and a level to connect with it on and then can open their mind to what the author chooses to add. Some famous series that do this include Harry Potter by J.K.Rowling, Lord of the Rings by J.R.R.Tolkein and Naughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman.
Yet, both of them possessed ability so invaluable that most of society has given up on searching for it. The gift is the capacity to love and be loved. In Where the Red Fern Grows, Billy Colman is challenged just like John Merrick. Although Billy is financially disadvantaged and not physically deformed like Mr. Merrick, he understands that friendship is a lifetime entanglement. Throughout their stories Billy and John give themselves the opportunity to change their lives through simple friendship.
Help others and learn how to forgive them as well. As seen in the movie how Morrie gives Mitch the reason to live his dreams, and not to have a life filled with voids. Life is too short to go after materialistic and superficial happiness instead look for things that make one happy wholly. The particular value of leisure that I heard about in the movie was that help others and the importance of showing affections and gratitude to others as it impacts your emotional health in a positive way. Having positive relationships and showing them that you care for them by embracing your loved ones.