Set in Judea during the time of Jesus’ adulthood, this Newberry Medal Award winner shows Daniel bar Jamin’s fight between the power of virtue and love, for himself and his country. Though a fictional book this piece reflects great historical accuracy. It also shows how it was for most Galileans growing up in the time of Roman rule. Showing strong hatred for all Romans, Daniel is tested for his loyalty to his country to do what is right. Being an orphan form a very young age, Daniel and his sister Leah, are taken in by their grandmother. His grandmother not having enough income to support all their needs sells Daniel to the town blacksmith, Amalek. Daniel works for Amalek five years, but being abused frequently, he flees to the hills of Galilee to join a group of rebels led by a zealot Rosh. Daniel having been trained as a blacksmith is adopted as the rebel’s blacksmith on the mountain. There he puts his dream to work of drawing the Romans out of Galilee. One day Daniel is greeted by a brother and sister that decided to visit the mountain, not knowing a band of rebels lived there. Daniel talks with them and asked them about the village which he left five years earlier. Then one of the men apart of Rosh’s group of rebels, Ebol came and said that Rosh had a task for them to get a very big slave which Rosh wanted. After Daniel telling the brother and sister, Joel and Malthace, to leave at once they refuse and Joel hides his sister behind a rock while Joel goes with Daniel. After getting the signal from Rosh, Daniel and Joel take the salve and bring him to Rosh. Joel now talks to Rosh, saying that he will be moving to the city of Capernaum where there is a large Roman presents. Rosh instructs Joel to find out all he can and send inf... ... middle of paper ... ... friends Daniel and hid band of town boys hurried to Joels aid and rescued him but with many casualties. One of them being Samson who had saved Daniel by sacrificing his own life. Then one evening Daniel came home and found out that his sister Lea had let a Roman in their house. He was outraged and was mad at Lea. After that Lea did not eat anything and was close to death when at last Thacia brought Jesus to their house and healed Lea. The story ends to let the reader decide what happens next, for instance, Elizabeth George Speare writes, “He heard Thacia catch her breath, and turned and looked into her eyes. He knew he was not worthy of the gift he saw there, but he knew that at last he was free to offer her all that he had in return.” She makes it sound as if Daniel and Thacia have a future together, but again, she leaves that open for the reader to decide.
One day, Alicia was informed that her brother had been hanged. After Zachary’s death, Alicia was befriended by a woman named Bella. She met many good friends in the ghetto, including a future friend as well as savior, Milek. Months later, Alicia and several other people were rounded up and sent to a prison in Chortkov. Here the conditions were very poor.
To begin with, the dual narratives of the text here present a unique mixture of chronology and perspective. Moreover, noteworthy is also McBride’s usage of the rhetorical strategy of alternate chapters and parallelism. This can be seen when McBride remarkably places related chapters together to juxtapose the life of his mother and that of himself. This allows one to observe the parallelism in the two lives; and perhaps more importantly, understand the significance Ruth’s life has had on McBride. For example, McBride places the chapters “Shul” and “School” next to each other. Here, both Ruth and James are struggling and are trying to fit in but are rejected due to racial and social conflicts. Another example is, “The New Testament” and “The Old Testament.” Both of these chapters revolve around the embarrassment Ruth and James feel for their circumstances. In “The Ne...
The main characters are David, his mother, and father. David, the abused child, cannot escape his mother’s punishments. David’s mother is a drunken, abusive mother that refers to her child as “It”. David’s father is caring and understanding, but cannot help David escape. The mother and father drastically change after the alcohol abuse. David also changes in his attitude towards his parents.
To begin with, the dual narratives of the text here present a unique mixture of chronology and perspective. Moreover, noteworthy is also McBride’s usage of the rhetorical strategy of alternate chapters and parallelism. This can be seen when McBride remarkably places related chapters together to juxtapose the life of his mother and that of himself. This allows one to observe the parallelism in the two lives and to understand the significance Rachel's life had on McBride. For example, McBride places the chapter titled “Shul” and “School” next to each other with each giving a view of the problems they faced in school. Here both Ruth and James are struggling and are trying to fit in but are rejected due to racial and social conflicts. Another example is “The New Testament” and “The Old Testament.” Both of these chapters revolve around the embarrassm...
...ventures on a dangerous journey to mollify some of the regret Amir has inside of him. Thusly he finally gains his courage and stands up for what is just. After thirty-eight years of disappointment and regret, he finally made his father proud.
This tale shows one never to give up and persevere and no matter the odds. Many time the youngest son was doubted, though he continues forward to succeed in his quest. Even the king, his own father was suspect of his son’s chances saying , “ Your older brothers perished on this quest, and you who are still a tender youth will perish even sooner than they” (Afanas’ev 315). Likewise it teaches one to be wary of others no matter if you know them as they may be looking to take advantage of you. The maiden Dunia takes advantage of the eldest brothers tricking them into slavery just by asking them , “lie closer to her, so that they would be warmer” which cause they to fall through a trapdoor into the cellar ( Afanas’ev 314). Then even after the younger brother frees the elder brothers from slavery they look to steal his success by taking the apples and exiling him, though they don’t succeed. Moreover this will become extremely helpful as one grows older. Everyone is going to face challenges in life and must learn to push through them. Also it is good to keep an eye out on others making sure they don’t betray you or exploit your
named Julia, he finds someone else who shares in his beliefs. The two have several meetings throughout the book, in which they
On that first fateful day, when Romulus struck down his own brother Remus, the cauldron of Rome was forged in blood and betrayal. The seeds on the Palatine hill cultured one of the most potent and stretching empires of human history. Though this civilization seemingly wielded the bolts of Zeus, they were infested with violence, vanity, and deception. Yet, one man—or seemingly “un”-man—outshone and out-graced his surroundings and everyone within it. He brought Rome several victories and rescued his beloved country from an early exodus, thus providing her a second beginning. This man was Marcus Furius Camillus, and against a logical and emotional mind, he was oft less than loved and celebrated. At times he was disregarded, insulted and even exiled—irrevocably an unwarranted method to reward Rome’s “Second Founder.” This contrast of character between hero and people was perhaps too drastic and too grand. The people were not yet ready to see Marcus Furius Camillus as a model of behavior to be emulated—to be reproduced. Hence, much of Livy’s Book 5 provides a foundation for the Roman people to imitate and assimilate a contrasting, honest, and strong behavior and temperament
Shakespeare, William. “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”. Elements of Literature. Ed. Deborah Appleman. 4th ed. Texas: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2009. 843-963.
...ude the controversial issues about Jesus. Andreas seemed to have been on the border line with following Jesus and believing he was some guy that was telling lies around the cities. It’s not until Jesus is up for execution when he becomes a follower of Christ. Once Andreas returns, he learns that Barabbas and two zealots were arrested. Barabbas is Andreas’ friend, so he decides to propose ways of rebellion to the Romans. Pilate decides to have a meeting with Andreas about his proposal leads. Pilate manipulates Andreas’s proposal by giving the people of Jerusalem the decision which criminal to keep from execution: Barabbas or Jesus. In the end the people chose Barabbas which meant Jesus, including two other criminals, was sent to be crucified. The story concludes with Andreas recognizing Jesus’ power after so many of the people in his life have been changed by Jesus.
The Book of Daniel is the only full-blown apocalyptic book in the Protestant recognized version of the Canon. A literary device divides the book into two halves. Chapters 1-6 are a collection of stories that introduces the reader to Daniel and three other Israelites as unwilling guests of the Babylonian Empire ruled by Nebuchadnezzar. The second half, Chapters 7-12, consists of apocalyptic imagery of deformed beasts and the heavenly court. The focus of this paper will be on chapter 7, which serves as a bridge between the two halves.
In conclusion, the Book of Daniel is a group narrative stories telling of the events of the life of the main character, Daniel, set in the time of the Babylonian captivity. It foreshadows the events of Christ’s death and resurrection. It also prophecizes the succession of kingdoms and rulers and the end of the world through the apocalyptic stories. The Book of Daniel creates a bridge between the Old and New Testaments. For this reason, it is one of the most important books of the Hebrew Scriptures and of the entire Bible. However, it is also one of the most highly controversial and debated books of the Bible due to Daniel’s foretelling of the Messiah’s kingdom to come.
In the story the most important character is Lesley. Lesley is a spoiled, pretty, Jewish, fourteen year old living in Canada. As the story progresses we see Lesley change to a caring and mature person by overcoming the differences in her new life. Two other important characters are Nat Shelby and Mustapha. Lesley’s father, Nat Shelby is the person who decided the family needed to live in Israel. Mr. Shelby decides he doesn’t want his daughter growing up as a spoiled uncaring princess. Mustapha, other important character, is an Arab boy who Lesley watches abuse his donkey across the Jordan River. All the Jews are not supposed to hate Arabs, but Lesley however comes in contact with Mustapha by the river and talks to him as a person not as an enemy. Mustapha made Lesley a more understanding person towards different kinds of people. The character I would most admire is Lesley for her ability to adapt to a new home, country and way of life.
Alvin B. Kernan. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009. Print.
Feldman, Kevin, Kevin Feldman, Sharon Vaughan, and Kate Kinsella. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Prentice Hall Literature. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2007. 824-923. Print.