In the novel Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden a character that surprised me throughout the text was Homer Yannos one of the teenagers that go away camping only to return and discover that their country of Australia has been invaded by a foreign power Homer and the other six teenagers must mature to the war and learn to survive Throughout the novel Homer surprised me as he displayed great courage in all situations taking initiative in order to survive He also was able to turn the nega
Some peoples reactions change when they are faced with difficult situations These situations can bring out the leadership skills of some characters in the book the courage which they posses new found friendships and how these situations can also have a negative affect on some people Formidable circumstances in Tomorrow When the War Began bring out the leadership skills of some of the characters in the book Homer has changed from being known as a rebel at school to being one of the main leaders
Tomorrow When the War Began reminds us that even in times of chaos and trauma the human spirit will always triumph Do you agree In times of chaos and trauma the novel shows us that the human spirit will always triumph Despite having their world turned upside the group rallies together to help one another fight the enemy Instead of losing hope dropping everything and surrendering they fought for what they thought was right After confronting unimaginable adversity the characters find a new depth
Lena Grove a pregnant teenager has made her way to Mississippi in search of her babys father She hitches a ride into the small town of Jefferson which is home to a planing mill One of the workers at the mill Joe Christmas is a brooding racially ambiguous man who appeared suddenly at the mill one day in search of a job After gaining employment he was soon joined at the mill by another man named Joe Brown The two formed a partnership making and selling liquor illegally and eventually quit their j
In the novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy there are many different aspects of good and evil some of which could be misunderstood due to ones interpretation between the two because of the pressures of society Specifically asking the questions what distinguishes the two and if human nature plays a role in determining what is the most basic factor good or evil The novel suggests there is not really any good and evil however the manner in which the character adapts to the new world can be viewed in
In the U S today retaining students in schools has been a big problem Retention in school is defined as having the ability to prevent students from dropping out of school According to Colin Powell in his article Keeping Americas Promise 1 2 million students per year nearly 7 000 students per school day one student every 26 seconds drops out These figures are disturbing because it seems young adults are unavailing about education they rather enjoy their social life and have fun For young people
What kind of reader are you Do you like history romance science fiction biographies Genres within genres have transformed all of us into unique readers Our reading types are as unique as our DNA special to our personalities Our lifestyles and our place in the world will always shape a persons reading habits differently What is your concept of the ideal reader It seems as though that is impossible to determine Every time period seems to have its standards as well Certain types of books seem to b
Johnny Got His Gun Joe Bonham lies injured in a hospital bed While conscious Joe thinks back over scenes from his past the night of his fathers death and the night before he left his girlfriend Kareen to go to World War I Before his family moved to Los Angeles Joe grew up in Shale City a small town in Colorado The narrative shifts from the past to the present as Joe thinks regretfully about his decision to join a war that he had no business attending Slowly Joe begins to realize that he has bee
For some individuals life is seemingly static and unchanging Marilynne Robinsons 1980 novel Housekeeping heartily challenges this belief portraying the fragility and impermanence of each passing moment The books theme of transience is clearly realized in many characters and in some passages that initially do not appear notable The world and its inhabitants are constantly in a state of flux Robinson understands this and imparts the theme to the observant reader At a very simple level the novel i
Black Like Me As I begin reading the story John Griffin introduces himself to the readers He began with a speculation if he became an African American he could help understand the difficulties between races as a white man and African American in the south and with this knowledge develop a means to bridge the gap His desire to know if Southern whites were racists against African Americans population of the Deep South or if they really judged people based on the individuals personality as they sa