11 before 12 includes an excellent exposition, where the story introduces the characters and the settings to the reader. The exposition is a literary device used in a story to introduce the background information about characters and settings. For example on pg. 1, the text states, “You want to go to the pool?” This is showing one of the settings which will likely be at or around a pool. There are two friends Kaylan and Arianna who are very nervous about starting middle school. Kaylan is so nervous about middle school that she gets “agita” a word she learned from her grandmother. The settings include the middle school, Jason’s house, Kaylan and Arianna’a house, and the pool. The characters consist of Kaylan’s brother Ryan, her mother, and Arianna’s younger sister named Gemma. Kaylan’s father was not a part of her life because her parents were divorced when she was younger. In conclusion, the …show more content…
The conflict in 11 before 12 was when Kaylan and Arianna’s friendship changed. Kaylan and Arianna went from being great friends to two struggling forces. The problem begins in the story when Kaylan and Arianna’s friendship disenegrates. This was a person vs person conflict. One reason their friendship seized and the conflict began was when Arianna felt Kaylan was being too selfish. The Rising Action is when certain events lead up to the main problem or conflict. The first main event to end the friendship was when the girls went to middle school. On the first day of school at the Welcome to 6th grade meeting, Kaylan couldn't find Arianna so she sat by a new friend. This was a pivotal point because Kaylan started to be more outgoing and meeting new friends. From this point forward, Arianna started to become upset with Kaylan. This incident changed the future of their friendship which destroyed the girls goals of what they needed to accomplish before their 12th
The chapter “A Fathers Influence” is constructed with several techniques including selection of detail, choice of language, characterization, structure and writers point of view to reveal Blackburn’s values of social acceptance, parenting, family love, and a father’s influence. Consequently revealing her attitude that a child’s upbringing and there parents influence alter the characterization of a child significantly.
Furious, Zeena demands a more efficient “hired girl” to complete the tasks around the house, meaning that Mattie must leave.... ... middle of paper ... ... Deep irony and tragedy appear numerously throughout the novel. At the beginning of the novel, the narrator learns that the “smash-up” happened “twenty-four years ago from next February”
She uses her attractiveness to flirt with boys at the local restaurant behind their backs as a form of rebellion. She feels as though her family does not appreciate her; her father does not pay any attention to her and her mother constantly compares her to her sister, criticizing her every move and asking why she cares so much about her appearance. On one of her outings, she sees a boy who she vainly chooses to ignore. Later he shows up at her house posing as her friend, calling himself Arnold Friend, and talking to her as though he is another boy she flirts with down at the diner and pretending to be her age. She subtly flirts with him at first, only realizing the danger when it is too late.
Getting a divorce is not an easy decision for most married couples. This separation process is even harder when children are stuck in the middle of the dispute. While having a class discussion about the short story “Big Jesse, Little Jesse”, from Oscar Casares’ Brownsville: Stories, many peers came to the conclusion that Jesse seems to blame his son’s disability and the different experiences it brings into Little Jesse's life for the lack of connection between the two. However, the young age in which Jesse became a father, which deprived him from the enjoyment of his own youth, could have affected the father and son relationship, leading Jesse to try and find similar interests he might share with his son to build a better bond.
An example of rising action is on page 102, when it says, “The message is, ‘Domovoi needs you.’” Juliet, Butler’s sister, who is almost as trained in martial arts as he is, knows that Butler would only reveal his name if he lay dying at Artemis’ side, or if it no longer mattered. Juliet, who is on the other side of the world, wants to get to her brother as soon a possible, as any loving, caring sibling would.
I. Main Idea for 1st Body Paragraph (foreshadowing) A. Literary Element use and effect in novel 1. An example of foreshadowing is when Nick invited Daisy over for Gatsby. She doesn’t understand why she is there and asks if he is in love with her.
They build a lot of support from their surrounding friends and even though they thought that they could not depend on their parents they quickly realized that they would need them as well as outside sources such as the local police and school peers who were unknowingly involved. All of the girls stay as positive as they can as well demonstrating brave characteristics and acts. When “A” puts the girls in tough situations they immediately send out “S.O.S” text to one another and they quickly compose a plan that makes sure that everyone secrets are kept and they are being put in safe situations. Every character, even the parents, have encountered a taste of what “A” is capable of and they are aware of how dangerous “A” can be because the are constantly asking questions, inferring when the girls are acting any type of way, and ironically each parent play major roles in the community. Spencer mom is a well known lawyer, so “A” makes sure to direct Spencer into situations where she gets into trouble with the police. Emily father is away and serving the country. Aria’s father is a college professor, who knows of Aria’s slip up, as well as knows of the new young teacher. Aria mother works
Throughout the novel, these adolescents face many conflicts
Firstly, one’s identity is largely influenced by the dynamics of one’s relationship with their father throughout their childhood. These dynamics are often established through the various experiences that one shares with a father while growing up. In The Glass Castle and The Kite Runner, Jeannette and Amir have very different relationships with their fathers as children. However the experiences they share with these men undou...
12 O’clock High is about a bombing group in the United States Army who flew missions over Nazi Germany. It begins with a costly mission commanded by Colonel Keith Davenport in where many planes did not make it back. The next day they are ordered to fly another risky mission which upsets Colonel Davenport causing him to complain to his friends about it. It then shows a scene with Brigadier General Frank Savage who is talking to General Pritchard about Davenport’s groups failures in recent missions. General Savage brings up that he believes Colonel Davenport is getting to close with his men and it is causing issues with the group.
Let's talk about the plot of the story. The exposition of the story is when the narrator introduces himself and prepares
was no mother figure spoke of, just her father, which she lived with alone other then
Sandy Wilson, the author of Daddy’s Apprentice: incest, corruption, and betrayal: a survivor’s story, was the victim of not only sexual abuse but physical and emotional abuse as well, in addition to being a product of incest. Sandy Wilson’s story began when she was about six years old when her birth father returns home from incarceration, and spans into her late teens. Her father returning home from prison was her first time meeting him, as she was wondered what he looked like after hearing that he would be released (Wilson, 2000, p. 8). Not only was her relationship with her father non-existent, her relationship with her birth mother was as well since she was for most of her young life, cared for by her grandmother and grandfather. When she was told that her birth mother coming to visit she says, “…I wish my mother wouldn’t visit. I never know what to call her so I don’t all her anything. Not her name, Kristen. Not mother. Not anything (Wilson, 2000, p. 4).” This quote essentially demonstrated the relationship between Sandy and her mother as one that is nonexistent even though Sandy recognizes Kristen as her birth mother.
who wanted to enter her life, she is left alone after her father’s death. Her attitude
Character Setting:Rafe Kachadorian an 11 year old kid who lives Hills Village and has an overactive imagination, he lives with his sister Georgina, her mom and used to live with his mom’s new boyfriend