Making Decisions is a Big Part of Life In life we are challenged daily in making the right or wrong decision. In order to do what is right it takes a strong will person who is a leader and not a follower of the masses. The authors T. Coraghessan Boyle and William Faulkner in the short stories “Greasy Lake” and “Barn Burning”, portrayed how individuals can be leaders and ultimate make good decisions against all odds. So what character traits help these young men to eventually become good decisions makers? In the short story “Greasy Lake” the young men were peer pressured into being someone that they thought was cool. These boys represented the average teenage boy trying to figure out who they are and what they want to be. During the boys …show more content…
Sarty father, Abner has installed loyalty towards family is very important. There is popular belief that, “Blood makes you related, Loyalty makes you family.” Abner was raising Sarty by the traditional values he was raised on. Of course, Sarty being the young child he is, he is going to listen to his father and is going to try to obey by his rules and values. But, what type of father expose their children to destructions in burning down the barns and to attempt to teach him that it’s okay to lie. The author stated in short story that, “His father, stiff in his black Sunday coat donned not for the trail but for the moving, did not even look at him. He aims for me to lie he thought, again with that frantic grief and despair (Boyles).” Eventually you get caught in a lie and get in serious trouble. So why would you teach your child it’s okay to lie. Don’t you want your child to go through life trouble free and drama …show more content…
Sarty decide to teach his dad a lesson after serval times of going to court, being embarrassed, and having to move from place to place. He made the decision to choose the right way. Even though, Sarty could possibly lose his family. He wants to teach his father a lesson. He didn’t choose this decision out of hatred in chose it for the love of his family. Unlike the boys in “Greasy Lake”, Sarty wasn’t old enough to make decision but he was very mature for a kid is age to know right from wrong. Sarty gained the same traits the three young boys from “Greasy Lake” gained also. These two short stories portrays that it is hard to make the right decision. The difficulty in making a decision is to insure that it doesn’t negatively impact your future. Also, your decision can effected the people that matter the most to you. All of these protagonist, portrayed the proper leadership skills to overcome their trials and tribulations. These short stories could have a positive effect on someone that feels like they are lost, confused, and
The narrator and his friends in “Greasy Lake” tries to make themselves look like rebels. They wanted to appear to be bad to everyone around them. Boyle writes “We were all dangerous characters then. We wore torn up leather jackets, slouched around with toothpicks in our mouths, sniffed glue and ether and what somebody claimed was cocaine” (529). The narrator and his friends also did many other things to produce the effect of being cool and intimidating. In the end of the story the narrator and his friends have the chance to keep up their false bad guy image; however they decides to choose a higher road.
...ght shows all the maturity he gained throughout the story. He completely realizes the horrors of his family, and has the personal ability through the maturity he gained to make the decision to leave the family. This maturity allows Sarty to "not look back" (494) and neglect all feelings of his family and their evil.
Abner, his father. We see Sarty as a puzzled youth who faces the questions of
Fast food has infiltrated every nook and cranny of American society. Everywhere you turn you can see a fast food restaurant. An industry that modestly began with very few hot dog and hamburger vendors now has become a multi-international industry selling its products to paying customers. Fast food can be found anywhere imaginable. Fast food is now served at restaurants and drive-through, at stadiums, airports, schools all over the nation. Surprisingly fast food can even be found at hospital cafeterias. In the past, people in the United States used to eat healthier and prepared food with their families. Today, many young people prefer to eat fast food such as high fat hamburgers, French-fries, fried chicken, or pizza in fast
Many times in literature we can make assumptions in which a few major characters from two completely different stories can have much in common. Authors like Coraghessan Boyle of Greasy Lake and Raymond Carver of Cathedral demonstrate this perfectly. We as readers of these brilliant works can find ways to compare and contrast these in the sense that they are quite similar. From what we can tell both the narrator in Greasy Lake and the Narrator in Cathedral have a lot in common even though they come from completely different worlds. In T. Coraghessan Boyle’s short story “Greasy Lake”, the narrator tells a coming of age story of himself and two other teenage boys who think that they epitomize the image of “cool” and go to the Greasy Lake to
The critical point of the story is when Sarty decides to tell Mr. De Spain that his father is going to burn his barn. Sarty is in disarray because he doesn’t know what is going to happen to him next and is probably speculating that his family will never forgive him because the of the harm that will come to their father if he is caught in the act.
these boys, did they belong in the reject circle, the outcast’s of the high school? were they the weirdo’s because they loved to learn while everyone else? focused on their looks and the next football game. Maybe, and this is the very. point that Leon Botstein states in his article “Let Teenagers Try Adulthood” for the The New York Times, which was written after the Littleton shootings.
The Endurance party looked death in the face several times, yet beating the odds, they survived. While some of their success can be attributed to luck and experience, Shakleton’s leadership is credited with being the factor that saved their lives. Below are the leadership traits that Shackleton exhibited throughout their journey. Strong Decision Maker We see initial leadership within Shackleton in his ability to make decisions.
One may wonder exactly what it is that qualities a strong leader possesses. A strong leader is determined, and strong willed. They must be of good judgment, and without bias. They cannot easily be persuaded, and they are firm, yet at the same time, a good lead must also empathize with his subordinates, and have the best interest at heart for said subordinates, at all times. However, with that being said, a good leader cannot be afraid to discipline his subordinates when necessary. Unmistakably, being a leader is a very difficult feat – one which not everyone can accomplish. A leader must be an authority, a friend and a counsellor, all at once. They must be responsible, and always take into account the disadvantages of a situation. Not everyone is suitable to be a leader, whereas, just about anybody can be a good role model.
Many authors and poets uses symbolism to express emotion and sections throughout the text. Symbols is a great literary device that can help give messages to the reader without the author being too direct. In the story, “Barns Burning” by William Faulkner, Symbolism helps analysis different emotions and meaning throughout the story.
Even though American children are overweight or obese, fast food companies still continue to aim unhealthy food to children. For the most part, food that is aimed at these children is high in sugar, and fat, and is not beneficial to their developing bodies. Food advertisement companies use creative strategies in food promotion, such as characterization, animation, humor, and themes. They focus on using appeals and messages that are attracting to children. When children see a certain advertisement that is pertaining to food and play, they assimilate it faster than we know.
For millions, fast food restaurants are the source of positive associations with birthday parties, play dates and accessible comfort food. For others, they represent a lifeline meal on a busy day, or the secret to quieting a cranky toddler on a long trip because hurrying residents of cities have no time to cook a healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner. Fast food presents even in the lives of people who are trying
The son, Colonel Sartoris, known as Sarty, had to deal with constant rejection from his father, Abner. The story starts with Sarty feeling the anxiety of whether he should tell the judge the truth or lie for his farther. He is in an emotional dilemma on what to do. Sarty knew if he told the truth, that his father might have to go to jail. As Sarty was called by the judge to come forward, he said to himself, "He aims for me to lie, he thought, again with that frantic grief and despair. And I will have to do it." In despair, "Enemy! Enemy! he thought; for a moment he could not even see, could not see the judges face was Murphy 2 friendly nor discern that his voice was troubled" (398)
The struggles both characters face demonstrate character development and contribute to the themes of the stories. Both short stories prove to be literally effective in that they disclose the main themes at the outset of each story. Although the themes may alter over the course of the stories, they are clearly defined in their respective introductions.
We make choices every hour, every minute, and every second of our lives; whether big or small our choices are slowly putting us in the direction we choose or end up. Many of us do not realize what contributes to the choices we make and why it affects others the same way if affects us and because of this many authors and writers have written stories and articles about coming to terms with making a choice and how to better ourselves when it comes to decision-making for the future.