What would you do if you were stranded on a raft with a complete stranger? Believe or not, Phillip and Timothy in the book The Cay were put in this situation regardless if they wanted to or not. In The Cay these two acquaintances try to find their way back to civilization after being in one precarious situation to the next. Phillip, who is the main character, changes his ways and views through the book thus making him a dynamic character. After leaving his homeland in VIrginia, Phillip is forced to live in Curacao with his family where he must adapt to his new environment. Just as he settles into his new home he must travel back to Virginia, and while on the trip back, things take a turn for the worse. He is stranded, and must find help or civilization with aid from Timothy. Phillip, in the book The Cay, is a dynamic character because he reveals his inner traits which include dependence, proactiveness and naiveness.
The first trait Phillip displays in the book is his naiveness. I believe so because in the first chapter on page ten, Phillip says he is “... terribly excited.” and that “War was something
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I believe this because in the second chapter on page nineteen Phillip “...went to the tool house, and took a hatchet out.” thinking that it was the “...only thing I could think of to use for fighting the Germans.” After reading that, I was lead to believe that Phillip likes to be prepared for the unexpected, or in his case, the expected. This quote shows that rather than just hoping for the best, Phillip makes preparations for possible future situations like the Germans invading Curacao. To me, proactiveness is a good trait in the sense that you can be prepared for situations that others might not even think about. However, with this preparation comes anxiety and nervousness when thinking about outcomes of the scenarios you hypothetically put yourself in, which also makes proactiveness a bad
People’s character changes over time from certain events in their life.In The Cay, by Theodore Taylor, Phillip is the main character, and faces many challenges throughout the novel. Phillip’s character reveals that through trial and tribulation, a once childish person can become caring, brave and independent.
While watching “The Philadelphia Story”, there were many occasions where deviant behavior can be observed from the characters. Every character’s actions are impacted and labeled by the theories somehow no matter what the deviant act was. Different theories were used to label some of the deviant acts in different ways according to the deviant act they committed. The three examples that I felt were very noticeable to the social deviant theories were: Dexter’s unannounced return and actions for Traci’s wedding, Traci’s behavior the night before the wedding and with Dexter, and Macaulay’s actions the night before Traci’s wedding and snooping around her family. I believe that Dexter’s and Macaulay Connor’s can be connected to the Anomie theory, and Traci’s behavior can be connected with the Labeling theory. Each theory goes hand in hand with the deviant act that was committed by the person. Both the Anomie and Labeling theory are used in different ways by each character’s actions.
In her novel, Hope Leslie, Catharine Maria Sedgwick supplants the importance of strict adherence to religious tenets with the significance the human conscience and following one's own heart. This central theme of the novel is intimated to the reader in the scene where Sir Philip Gardiner, a character that completely defies this ideal, is described. Although he "had a certain erect and gallant bearing that marks a man of the world . . . his dress was strictly puritanical" (124). In other words, even though his demeanor is completely unlike that of a puritan, he adheres to the outward seeming of one. The scene describes in detail these markings and intimations of his person that would indicate an attitude not befitting a puritan. His face suggested the "ravages of the passions" while his constantly roving eyes indicated a "restless mind" (124). The only signs of Sir Philip's "puritanism" are his pretenses and his clothing, and these are enough to convince society he is a religious man, quite a "dandy quaker" (125).
In Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the reader has the experience to understand what it was like to live in an insane asylum during the 1960’s. Kesey shows the reader the world within the asylum of Portland Oregon and all the relationships and social standings that happen within it. The three major characters’ groups, Nurse Ratched, the Black Boys, and McMurphy show how their level of power effects how they are treated in the asylum. Nurse Ratched is the head of the ward and controls everything that goes on in it, as she has the highest authority in the ward and sabotages the patients with her daily rules and rituals. These rituals include her servants, the Black Boys, doing anything she tells them to do with the patients.
Upon arrival to the island the two main character's Piggy and Ralph find a conch shell, which they believe could help them find the other boys. Ralph was the appointed leader for the boys. Jack one of the other boys that is stranded on the island was appointed the job of finding food for everyone to eat.
“In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.” - John Steinbeck. Curley throughout the story, whenever he came in, there was always a negative vibe going on. Events he’s in, usually goes downhill for him or some other major character, he’s always bringing out bad events in the story, from when he wants to kill people, from when he wants to hurt people, Curley is someone who brings bad events to him, and the characters around him. Curley’s actions throughout the story has proved him to be a belligerent, unemotional, and cocky character.
Displacement involves shifting the id impulses from a threatening or unavailable object to a substitute object that is available. Cady starts performing poorly in her Calculus class, just to get Aaron Samuel’s attention and thus her professor, Ms. Sharon Norbury fails her in her test. The fact that she has to know let her parents know about her performing poorly in a subject she’s actually very good at makes her loath Ms. Norbury and thus, she goes to her gang of plastics and instead of letting her id impulse of anger take control over her, displaces these negative feelings by writing that Ms.Norbury is a drug dealer in the Burn Book (substitute object).
2. He describes himself as "the only honest person" he knows. He is the moral center of the book, although he tends to be corrupted a bit by his neighbors' and Daisy's reckless and extravagant ways as the book progresses.
When the children become stranded on the island, the rules of society no longer apply to them. Without the supervision of their parents or of the law, the primitive nature of the boys surfaces, and their lives begin to fall apart. The downfall starts with their refusal to gather things for survival. The initial reaction of the boys is to swim, run, jump, and play. They do not wish to build shelters, gather food, or keep a signal fire going. Consequently, the boys live without luxury that could have been obtained had they maintained a society on the island. Instead, these young boys take advantage of their freedom and life as they knew it deteriorates.
Now Howell uses George's view on war, his family history and even his death to symbolize realism. From the beginning George sees war as a negative thing that can bring so much pain and suffering contrary to Editha's views. His family had a personal experience with war, having his father lose his arm at war shaped his family's view on war influencing George. His mother's straight forward words about girls that give up their loved ones thinking they will come back alive and unaltered, only expecting to "kill someone else- kill the sons of those miserable mothers and husbands of those girls.
Geoffrey Chaucer is, to this day, one of the most famous Middle-English writers. His view of corrupt societies and how things "may not always be as they seem" was incredibly accurate and has even carried over its accuracy into the modern era. His writings are highly controversial and bring out the faults in the most conservative aspects of society—especially when it comes to sexism and the church. In The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer, he speaks about 31 people going on a pilgrimage. The entire selection is heavily weighted and based on one key thing, which is how it is structured. The entire story is split up into sections which entails many to call it a "story within a story." Better yet, it is more accurately described as stories
Willy's Tragic Flaw and the Effect it Has Upon his Sons in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
The imaginative protagonist Tom Sawyer shows various dynamic characteristics throughout the novel. As his character travels throughout the book, he lands in several tough situations which he ends up escaping, bu...
This story is so realistic in its context of the time and its superb character dialogues, that it is very easy for the reader to be transported right in the middle of that age, and right in the company of sea-faring pirates. The authorís vivid descriptions of Jim, the main character and narrator, the many Pirates and other characters he comes across during his adventures are painstakingly detailed. You can see young Jim's eager and excited face when he finds out he is going on a treasure hunt. You can also easily picture the rips and bloodstained rags of the pirates, and smell the foul alcohol on their breaths. The description of the island itself is extremely detailed also, and it seems like the author was looking straight off a geographical map when he wrote the in-depth account of it.
"The Canterbury Tales," is the contrast of realistic and exaggerated qualities that is entitled to each of the characters in the story. When viewed more closely, we can determine whether each of the characters is convincing or questionable based on their personalities Chaucer has narrated. This essay will analyze the characteristics and personalities of The Wife of Bath, The Miller, The Monk, The Knight, and The Parson during the English fourteenth century from the most “sinful” to noble being.