John Grant; a mild mannered teacher who works in a small town called Tiboonda, has only 140 pounds for his six week leave. During his first night in an overnight train stop in Bundanyabba or the ‘yabba’ he wanders into a local pub because he was thirsty, and the water in the Yabba was ‘so heavily chlorinated and so hard with natural chemicals’ (page 16). After entering the pub, John buys a drink and heads to a quiet place for a cigarette this is when John meets the local policeman Jock Crawford. This encounter is the beginning of John’s downfall into debt, sorrow and alcoholism.…
The Journey in Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water was very challenging to everyone who traveled. Though the main character, Salva, went through many challeges in the journey, he survived the journey with determination, and the knowledge to survive. Salva did many things in his long journey, and he definetly worked very hard, for his survival. On page 43 the text states, “‘Salva staggered forward with yet another enormous load of reed in his arms.…
English Online Seminar: Alex Wasley Welcome and good evening to my online seminar of the novel ‘Jasper Jones’ This novel is set around the era of the 1960’s, in a hot summer day. This novel created by Craig Silvery has created the character Charlie Bucktin that I have chosen for my character analysis. Through the use of textual and aesthetic features Craig can show Charlies opposing views than society. Charlie struggles to understand people’s reasons for committing crimes like robbery in the town. He starts to become aware of a number of inhumanities like racism that was notorious in the 1960’s, and starts to realize that people are not as ‘good’ as he assumed.…
The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride is the heartwarming memoir about James McBride and how his mother, Ruth McBride, helped to shape the man that he is today. Through this life long adventure, Ruth was not the only one to help shape James. Other family members and friends and the major events were also game changers in James’s life. Without his many trials and tribulations in life, he would have never discovered his true passion for music and journalism. His faith and belief in God also helped him in his discovery of self.…
Craig Silvey’s 2009 novel Jasper Jones presents the story of “a foal being born”; that is, it is the coming-of-age story of thirteen-year-old boy Charlie Bucktin. Set in 1965 in the fictional, rural mining town of Corrigan, Western Australia, it tells the story of Charlie’s development of morals and his recognition of the injustices of the world. It explores knowledge and its burdensome characteristics during his loss of innocence, and, additionally, delves into the idea of proving one’s self in the world; learning to stand up both for one’s self, and for what is right. In Jasper Jones, literary techniques, namely metaphors, personification and intertextuality, enable Silvey to illustrate the roles morality, knowledge and proving one’s self…
In Linda Sue Park’s Novel A Long Walk to Water, the main character Salva goes on a long journey to escape the Second Sudanese War. Salva is one of the Lost Boys. The Lost Boys are the boys that escaped the war without any family. Although Salva’s journey was overwhelming and difficult, he was able to survive with hope, memories of his family, and perseverance. Salva’s hope helps him survive through challenging situations.…
Throughout Indian Killer, John is searching for the "right" white man to kill. As narrated in the third chapter " John knew he could kill a white man, but he was not sure which white man was responsible for everything that had gone wrong... Which white man had done the most harm to the world?" (27).…
Faith- Jones makes an image of God when he attempts to produce miracles, this can be seen when he heals the blind and making a paralysed woman walk again. It was later proven that it was a setup, meaning that the people were neither paralysed nor blind. Jones was able to break any belief that his followers had in God, by making himself seem like a God. Jones did this by throwing a bible as if it was a football through the church and claims that if God is real, he would strike the bible with lightning. Time- Jones kept his followers busy, as they were constantly doing chores early in the morning until late at night.…
In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare, Marcus Brutus is the representation of a tragic hero. The essence of a tragic hero is someone of noble birth, who suffers a catastrophe. Shakespeare demonstrates the concept of a tragic hero by implementing the traditional elements. For instance, Shakespeare exercises the idea of a tragic flaw to uphold his perception of a tragic hero.…
Daisy The Ditz “‘Oh, you want too much!’ she cried to Gatsby. ‘I love you now – isn't that enough? I can't help what's past.’ She began to sob helplessly.…
In the book The Killing Sea by Richard Lewis, Sarah and Peter have different point of view about how they treat Surf Cat. On chapter 6, the book states that when surf cat was meowing, “ Sarah said shut up” Therefore , the reader is told that Sarah does not care what is happening to surf cat. On the other hand, Peter says, “ Oh no some things wrong with surf cat, why is he acting like that.” From the quote, the reader can tell that Peter is very scared for surf cat.…
Atticus is loving and just throughout the novel, but strongly remembers to walks humbly with God. Before the Tom Robinson trail Atticus is worried because he is doing a task which takes up a lot of courage. During the Finch’s family trip for Christmas, Atticus and Jack Finch have a conversation and Jack must have known that it is a difficult time for Atticus, so he said: “Let this cup pass from you, eh?”(117). Harper Lee makes an illusion of Atticus as a Christ-like figure. Atticus has to prove Tom innocent and will undergo a lot of stress.…
Do you believe that you have control of your destiny? With the use of strong emotional appeals “Invictus” by, William Ernest Henley and “The Iraq War Blog” by, Raed Jarrar, Faiza Al-Araji, and Khalid Jarrar answers the question: How much of what happens in our lives do we actually control? In both articles they state that we are the master of our fate and destiny. Henley states that readers have control of the way they react and handle certain negative situations in life and by reacting to them in positive ways, readers can overcome any obstacles thrown their way. Jarra, Al-Araji, and Jarrar state that readers do have control over their destiny as long as they choose to have faith and keep hope, continuing to believe in the good in a certain…
There is practically a whole chapter dedicated to Hazel looking up things about this girl. She is what makes Hazel so afraid to get close to people, and especially to Gus, because she doesn’t want to hurt them, and in this case especially Gus because she would be his second girlfriend to die of cancer. Leaving her out of the movie was a huge…
“One may smile and smile and be a villain; at least I am sure it may be so in Denmark” (Shakespeare I. v. 115-16). Throughout Hamlet, Claudius is always portrayed through Hamlet’s viewpoint and this quote shows that although Claudius is Hamlet’s stepfather, he is a “villain” (I. v. 115). Hamlet often finds that his enemies such as Claudius are often right beside him but he does not perceive this evil.…