Sarah Ellis’ “Tunnel”, introduces Ken a teenage babysitter, who faces his childhood fear in order to help a child. Ken is an ambitious teenager, who babysits a little girl named Elizabeth. Ken at first feels as though he and Elizabeth don’t connect because they both don’t understand each others idea of fun. Ken asks “Ib, would you like to go on exploration mission?” Even though, Ken doesn’t quite understand everything about Elizabeth, he feels compelled to try and do things so that he can understand Elizabeth better. “Well, sir, [he] spent one summer playing with Barbie dolls and practicing making [his] body into a K”.
After reading A Seperate Peace and Prep, one may conclude that these novels represent a rather accurate portrayl of teen life experiences. In both stories, the main characters, Lee and Gene, are muddling through the harsh struggles of adolescence. They both battle with youth and are searching to find themselves. There is a certain aura of innocence that exists in these two teenagers, and they eventually develop an open mind about the world. Lee is a fourteen year old girl and Gene is a seventeen year old boy.
Dr. Seuss is famous for writing children books that contain rhyming, imaginative characters, and off the wall story lines. Dr. Seuss’s “Oh The Places You’ll Go” is a prime example. When reading, “Oh The Places You’ll Go” from a child to an adolescent, your view of the book changes dramatically. The book merely means to a young child that life is full of excitement and to explore the many options that life may bring you. But as an adolescent, the book is trying to tell you that nothing comes easy in life and to choose your paths wisely.
It is presented by showing how Bean acquires his skills no matter what the cost. The book’s overall theme is to persevere through the adversities we are faced. Bean was faced on abandonment and being the smallest and weakest of the class but Bean learned how to overcome these obstacles serenely and intelligently. Card writes the entire story with suspense and anticipation by carefully explaining the scene and what the
[2] The children in the novel were born into the new era of the Party. They were raised around the new Party didn’t know what happened in the past, so they only believe and what they are taught. The children “…nowadays were horrible.” (25) They turn their parents in for breaking the Party’s rules. They are targeted because they are young and easily manipulated. Having the children as spies is the key to keep the Party growing and on the right track because they are the future.
To begin the analysis of the surreal events, we should start from the title of the story "The Bucket Rider", and then moves towards the surreal event related to it. Next, analyze another important event, in which the wife of the Coal Dealer chooses the bucket rider's ill fate. Lastly, compare what the man is begging for in the story, compared to what people normally beg for in real life. This story relies upon its surreal events to keep the reader's interest, as very event that occurs helps develop the story and eventually conclude it. As I began reading the short story, right off the bat I noticed there were many events present in the story that did not really make a lot of sense to me.
Literary Analysis the perks of being a wallflower By Stephen Chbosky People are as much of a part of you as you are to them. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky begins as the protagonist Charlie, starting his first year of high school, deals with the suicide of his single close friend named Michael and the lingering feeling of guilt over the death of his aunt Helen. Charlie is a wallflower who, with the help of his English teacher and two friends Patrick and Sam, comes to terms with life and learns to interact. In the book The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Chbosky uses a student with the pseudonym 'Charlie' to represent how friendship can help someone to communicate and provide a lens through which one can experience life. Charlie finds himself battling dark moments of depression, and he might not have found his way out without his friends.
Lockie Leonard The novel Lockie Leonard: Human Torpedo, by Tim Winton, is the coming of age story about a 13 year old boy and the difficulties he faces during his first year of high school. The issues explored in the novel relate to common teenage problems of puberty, family tensions, growing up, love and sex. The novel explores these issues by presenting opposing characters with different values and beliefs, and the conflicts that develop between them. Through the characters and the decisions they make, the reader learns some valuable lessons about growing up, and the importance of maintaining your beliefs. Through the novel, Winton uses a number of opposing characters to highlight the different set of values and beliefs they embody,
Escaping The Ascent, the 2009 short story by Ron Rash, is the devastating story of an eleven-year-old, Jared, who loves to imagine new adventures to get away from the real world. While reading Rash’s story, readers will vividly experience the emotional and psychological effects experienced by Jared due to his parents’ life style. For this reason, he always tries to escape to a better, utopic world with the help of his imagination. Ron Rash’s story is a vivid example of dystopian literature, wherein the protagonist is always trying to escape to a greater world; the escapism is seen not only in Jared, the protagonist, but also in the story’s other characters, Jared’s mom and dad. It is not easy to deal with the social and familiar problems encountered by the members of a drug abusive family, but for a non-abuser that is part of an addicted family, it is worse.
The plot is detailed and involves many issues. The film contains so many issues, particularly involved with young people and this, as well as the gruesome and “off’ humour attracted me to the film when it was re-released a few years ago. The plot follows a month in the life of Donnie Darko, a high school student in Virginia, USA, in the year 1988. Parts of this story are typical 1980s teen movie, for example, Donnie is picked on at school; he fights with his sisters at the dinner table; and he falls in love with and loses his virginity to the new girl in his English class. However, the plot becomes very, very confusing, and it is almost necessary to visit the website, www.donniedarko.com, or www.ruinedeye.com/cd.