“The term ‘explode’ hardly does this event justice…” (pge 7) Yes this short but unsettling story “Chixculub” by T. Coraghessan Boyle starts out by talking about a comet. Throughout the story, it switches between the comet, and family that gets a disturbing call in the middle of the night. As the story continues, the comet and the downcast family become closely relatable by the end. As the Chixculub comet gets closer to earth, the family’s daughter hits closer to their heart as they find out she got in a terrible accident. Consequently talking about comets, something in this story that sticks out to me was that things hit harder than one may think. From the beginning, it starts out by talking about a meteor. “...never actually touched down. The force from its entry--the compression and super heating of air beneath it--caused it to explode some twenty five thousand feet above the ground, but then the term ‘explode’ hardly does justice to this event.”(pge 7) Although this meteor didn’t even hit the earth, it caused a disruption in the balance of the universe. As you read …show more content…
But upon closer analysis, I discovered that the theme was “things hit harder than one may think.” The main reason that I thought the theme should be “think before you take action,” was because of the following sentence: “This is not our daughter...The sort of thing every teen ager does with out thinking. She has loaned her ID.” (pge 14) This could support the debated theme because she didn’t know her friend was going to get into a wreck. But she probably should have thought twice about loaning her ID to a friend. Loaning your ID to someone is a problem now adays, and should definitely be less of an issue. While reading the story, the reader discovers that this piece shows an example of why this is a bad
Theme: The theme of the story is that sometimes in life you have to make sacrifices, big or small, to help things that are more important then what benefits you more. This is shown plenty of times throughout the story, but the most important time was when Sadie had to choose to save her father, or stop Set and...
The definition of the word theme is the message about life or human nature that is “the focus” in the story that the writer tells. (Glossary of Literary Terms). One of the messages the author is trying to get across to the reader is, the ability to accept ones true self. June May continuously worries about what her family will think about her. “And rather than be impressed, I am worried about the expense, as well as the appearance it must give Aiyi, that we rich Americans cannot be without our luxuries even for one night.” (187). Her family is over joyed with them visiting and could care less about judging her or her father. June learns by the end of her trip that she needs to accept herself and stop worrying about what others my think. How she sees herself is what matters. Another theme in this story is that blood is thicker than distance. This meaning regardless how far away family may be, they will always be a part of her culture and history. June May’s family in China loves her and cares for her, despite the fact that they have never met before. None of that matters because family is blood and no matter the circumstance they will always be a part of her Chinese heritage. “You wrote and said you would come for only one day. One day! How can you see your family in only one day!”(186). June’s father, Canning Woo, had told his aunt that they would come to China and visit for one day. His aunt was
The universal themes that are used in the story are racism and better the young.”And mothers and fathers, if it is too late for you, think of your children. Make it safe so they don't have to run away, for I want for you and your children what I had.”( Baker, 83) These themes are universal because both talk about things that has happened multiple times. Like better the young. We want the young to be the greatest generation and not make the mistakes we had made. The children of each generation need to be better than the last generations. The other theme racism. Racism was back then and it is now. The theme talks about the racism in the past and in the present and in the future. Racism will be the theme for lots of things in the present but also
In the short story, "An Hour With Abuelo", the tale tells us of boy reluctantly visiting his grandfather, Abuelo. The story's theme is that things that you expect may not turn out the way you think. She conveys the theme at the end of the story when the main character learns the theme of the story.
Whiteness is a conceived ideology that has existed and been maintained since early history. This ideology has negatively influenced individuals of colour, causing them to receive many unfair benefits and disadvantages. In this essay, I will argue that the three most important overall features of whiteness are; that it is perceived as a normalized and dominant culture, that society considers white individuals as the most superior race and lastly that these individuals are easily granted countless of opportunities and privileges other races simply cannot have or afford. I will also show that through these features, whiteness essentially becomes a form of identity, shaping and maintaining the social institutions. Moreover, I have chosen these
The article that is selected is a perfect example of the theme, as it explains how the promising actor Shia LaBeouf’s life becomes horrible as a result of gaining a bad reputation. The theme which is selected states that it is important not to gain a bad reputation, by acting in a way that is frowned upon by society. The article demonstrates how Shia LaBeouf matches this theme, as he starts off as a great likeable person with promise, the article even states, “Ten years ago, when he starred in the first Transformers film, you'd have bet good money that Mr. LaBeouf would soon be the biggest thing in Hollywood” (Kelly). This would have one believe that Shia LaBeouf’s life is going great, although his life is headed downhill, “It was recently announced that Mr. LaBeouf's character will be cut from the next Indiana Jones instalment” (Kelly). His life is going downhill, and it is all a result of his bad reputation, the article explains how he earned his reputation, “Then he got weird.
Shown through the following words is another example of theme. It states, “I thought about the last time I talked with Roxanne in the halls of Meadows, with me leaving, thinking that there was something different about her, not just in the way she talked to me, but in the total lack of energy behind her voice. Should I have known she would try to kill herself?” (page 220) Crash’s friend Roxanne, dealing with depression as her own battle, tries to cover it up at school. A similar event happens on page 228, when it says, “Felicia told me that when she was Roxanne’s age, someone she trusted betrayed her, and when she had nowhere to turn, she tried to do it too, tried to kill herself, just like Roxanne.” Crash’s stepmom helps Crash understand Roxanne’s situation by telling her own story. This surprises Crash because Felicia seems to live the perfect life to most people. Lastly, Crash thinks about his friend Burn when it states, “I wondered how
One example of the theme occurs when the author first introduces the story. “But the summer I was 9 years old, the town I had always loved morphed into a beautifully heartbreaking and complicated place.” (pg. 1). The author is saying that the year she turned nine, she found out something about her town that broke her heart and changed the way she saw it. This quote is important because it supports the theme. It shows that now she is older she has learned something about her town that made her wiser than when she was younger. She is now more informed because the new information changed her and caused her to begin to mature.
In conclusion, the author used a theme that conflict helps strengthen bonds. Some may argue that the main theme is about friendship. Though the author does mention this theme several themes it is not the main theme because it is not used often. The author spends more time emphasizing the value of relations between people and how they grow in times of conflict. Overall, the author uses emotional ways of the show not tell in a well-crafted novel to help readers know how we can connect it to our daily
The main theme found in the story “On the sidewalk, bleeding”, by Evan Hunter, is that you shouldn’t get associated with people who cover your identity. The theme is shown throughout the story with the various symbols, the plot and the atmosphere. First of all, the theme is shown through symbols. In the story, there is a reoccurring symbol which is Andy’s jacket. The jacket is showing his cover identity, one that doesn’t show Andy, but a Royal instead. Andy doesn’t want to have his identity covered by some group, and he is having regret throughout the story. Andy shows that he doesn’t want to be associated with the Royals because they cover his real identity. Not only do symbols show the theme, but the climax does as well. During the climax,
Theme: Situations and surroundings can shatter the innocence of friendship, but more the identity of the individuals.
In this song The Fray takes great effort to convey the point of talking with the youth of today about making the correct decisions that will have a large affect upon one's life. Although the song in no way forces the narrators thoughts and ideas upon the youth they still firmly instill the knowledge of his choices impact on his future. Ideally this would be a guideline, an alarm of hope, a script on how to one day "save a life."
Over time, other scientists began finding iridium evidence at many different locations around the world that supported the Alvarez theory. In 1991, an immense meteor crater, about 110 miles in diameter, was discovered on the the Yucatán Peninsula. The crater even extended to the Gulf of Mexico. The Chicxulub Crater, as it was called, was named after a nearby village. Scientists believe the meteor that formed this massive crater was around 6 miles in diameter. It is also believed that it struck the earth at 40,000 miles per hour and released 2 million times more energy than the most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated. This great impact would have caused so much heat that would have boiled the earth’s surface. The scorching temperatures would have caused wildfires throughout the globe and the Earth would turn into complete darkness because debris would have filled the sky. It is believed that mile-high tsunamis could have the momentum to cover the continents, which would drown multiple species of life. Massive shock waves would even have the power to trigger earthquakes and volcanic eruptions all over the planet.
The findings in this book could easily be compared to real findings, throughout history we have been looking at finding proof for existence of life out in the universe and we have found several meteorites throughout times. Though they are not as significant as the discovery in the book where they are found during presidential elections and with fossils on it, but today when people are looking in space and saying our future lies there; reading the book has made everything just more interesting and exciting. "If this discovery is confirmed, it will surely be one of the most stunning insights into our universe that science has ever uncovered. Its implications are as far-reaching and awe-inspiring as can be imagined. Even as it promises answer to some of our oldest questions, it poses still others even more fundamental"
Non judgmental and Compassion was a message in this movie. If more people would have compassion for others we would live in a better world. It is important to be non judgmental because people never know what happens in a person's life to cause them to act out in a certain way. Mrs. Erin Gruwell’s students were separated along racial lines and had few aspirations beyond street survival. Many people warned her that her students were all criminals who couldn’t be taught. With all odds stacked against her, she accepted the teaching position at Wilson High School. Erin Gruwell saw more in the students than a future as criminals and gang members; she saw them as people who have lost their ways in life. Instead of turning her back as society had done, she held out a helping hand. She had compassion and was non judgmental toward the children’s actions and hatred for one another. Being judgmental...