In the graphic novel The Outside Circle by Patti LaBoucane-Benson, Pete earns individual freedom by going to Stan Daniels Healing Centre after shooting and murdering his mother's boyfriend Dennis. One day when Pete came home he saw his younger brother Joey crying in his room. He walked in and asked Joey what was wrong, Joey said "Mom and Dennis took all our stuff to the pawnshop – The Xbox, TV, everything". Upon hearing this, Pete went into his mother's bedroom and confronted them. Pete and Dennis ended up getting into a fight and when Pete tried to hit Dennis, Dennis pulled out a knife and cut Pete's face open. Pete then pulled out the gun he got later that day by his gang and shot Dennis. The Police responded to a call about a possible shooting and he was taken to Prison. While in Prison, he was beaten up and taken to the hospital. While in the hospital, he was given the …show more content…
One day, he had to draw his family tree and present it but he only knew himself, Joey, and his mother Bernice. Another activity involved him choosing flash cards with expressions or feelings and he had to explain why he choose those cards. One activity in particular helped him find his spirit animal. The group taking part in the 'In search of your warrior program' had to make face masks and paint them. There was no certain way to paint their masks either, however they painted their masks would reflect their personalities. Once their masks were done drying, the group went outside and they all had to find a place to be alone and to be with their masks and they had to find themselves. Pete didn't know what he was supposed to do so he smudged and a bear walked up the tree he was at and scratched it then it walked away. Pete then asked someone who was near him, if the saw that, but they didn't. Later on, Pete asked Elder Violet what he saw and she told him that was his spirit animal showing itself to
In the Lilies of the Field by William E. Barrett, Homer and Mother Maria both display straightforward, hardworking, and stubborn character traits. Firstly, Homer and Mother Maria both display a straightforward personality by being brutally honest about their opinions. For example, when Mother Maria asks Homer to build a chapel, Homer speaks his mind by telling her he does not want to build it. Mother Maria shows her straightforward behavior during Homer’s stay at the convent. One morning, when Homer sleeps in late, Mother to becomes extremely upset and is not afraid to show how she feels about him. Secondly, both Homer and Mother Maria display a hardworking spirit. Homer is a hardworking man because after finally agreeing to build the chapel,
Quests do not need to be started by the most likely people, as long as they put all that they have into it they can still succeed. In the book Into The Beautiful North, Nayeli is inspired by the movie “The Magnificent Seven” to bring back men from the United States to liberate Tres Camarones. She wants to bring back the men and her father who had left for jobs, to defend their village from the banditos. There are many circumstance in which Nayeli has to face before she can even get to “Los Yunaites”. She will need assistance from what is most unlikely source. She will face trials that she was never prepared for. Before all of this she has to be called to save her village from outsiders. Nayeli’s perseverance after many trials and her desire
Unlike Shayne, Jessica, and Joseph, Peter and Alan’s story with the criminal system was different. Peter and Alan had little in common besides having mental illness and dying at the hands of untrained cops. Peter was born within a very abusive family, and he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Pfeiffer describes Peter as “slow and simple, and his childhood was as tumultuous”(131). Whereas Alan was bright enough to get into University of Tampa which was interrupted because of his mental deterioration. Overtime, Alan’s behavior changed to be intense and aggressive. After being hospitalized, his mother took care of him up until her death, it was then that things intensive for him. Alan was large sized and he hated cops. One day, due to assumption of a female officer, Alan was shot and killed. According to the officer “crazy people are unpredictable” (127). Likewise, with time Peter’s behavior also changed especially with his mother. Peter had taken violent actions towards his mother. The criminal system was them involved and from that point on he was no longer looked at as a mentally ill 205-pound individual, yet as a criminal, who refused arrest, and his action “determined how they treated him” (120). Just like Alan he was killed during an arrest, he was suffocated by the cops. Their encountered with the cops could’ve been different if those cops were trained to recognize the symptoms of psychosis and if they knew how to respond to
Jack then shoots Boyce because he didn’t follow Jacks orders and killed Peter’s family instead. Jack then pours gasoline all over the house and sets the old abandoned house on fire. Meanwhile, the hallucination of Peter's wife is on the brink of yelling, urging Peter to wake up. When he finally awakens, he takes Anne out of the burning house where she is reunited with her daughter. Boyce traps Jack in the fire by pouring gasoline on him before dying.
On Friday April 24th J.P. Walker, Preacher Lee, Crip Reyer and L.C. Davis got into Reyer’s Oldsmobile and they took off on a mission to kill Mark Charles Parker. (3 other cars of men followed) They went to the courthouse/jail in Poplarville and they could not get in. So they went to Jewel Alford’s House (The jail keeper) to get the keys to the Jail. Alford went with the four men to the courthouse. When he got there he went in and down the hall to Sheriff Moody’s office and got the keys to the jail. He opened the door to the jail and Lee, Reyer, Davis, Walker followed Alford into the jail. Alford then opened Parkers cell and Lee and Davis pulled Parker out of the jail and courthouse to the Reyer's Oldsmobile. Alford then left and the men got into the car.
As the gang plans the robbery of the Bronze Peacock, Rico gets gets very ambitious. When Joe is late and finds out that the Bronze Peacock is going to be robbed he begs Rico to let him out. This pisses off Rico and he replies to Joe saying that he will be in on the robbery and will like it. When the robbery takes place Joe does his job and it is successful. As they leave rico disobeys what Pete told him and shoots the crime commissioner. With Joe ...
Christopher Johnson McCandless, the main character in the book “Into the Wild,” had made a lot of friends even though he did not like people. Wayne Westerberg was one of Chris’s friends who he met in a bar. Chris also befriended a girl named Jan Burre. Another person who befriended Chris was a guy named Ronald Franz,
In The Big Field, author Mike Lupica explores the theme, "Success uses motivation as fuel." Lupica portrays this theme through the main character, Hutch. Throughout the entire book, Hutch, a young boy that has just recently joined a highly talented baseball team, displays moments that exemplify this main theme. Hutch and his team have a chance to play in the stadium of the Miami Marlins, a Major League Baseball team, as long as they can keep winning games and advancing through a challenging tournament; however, Hutch's favorite position on the field, shortstop, the position located between 2nd and 3rd base, has already been filled on the team. Unfortunately, Hutch gets a demotion from shortstop, to second base, the position located between 1st base and 2nd base. Although Hutch was disappointed and melancholy about the switch in position, he was even more upset about the downgrading of leadership, since the
The play “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry has many interesting characters. In my opinion, the most fascinating character is Ruth because of her many emotions and captivating personality. She goes through extreme emotions in the play such as happiness, sadness, anger, stress, and confusion. Ruth is very independent, firm, kind, witty, and loving.
When Lebay passed away, Dennis met Lebay’s brother named George. When they met, George started to tell Dennis the stories behind. George reveals that LeBay's small daughter choked to death on a hamburger in the back seat of the car, LeBay's wife was so traumatized that she apparently committed suicide in its front seat by carbon monoxide poisoning. After heard the stories, Dennis started to think about the changes of his friend, Arnie is more likely with Lebay’s personality.
In the book “Out of the Dust” by Karen Hesse, Billie Jo is the main character; a fourteen year old girl who has had to deal with an exceptional amount of loss. She has lost her mother, brother, one of her close friends, and so much more. Billie Jo has to go through her normal life even after dealing with the loss of her mother. Billie Jo takes about her and her pa stating, “We are both changing, we are shifting to fill in the empty spaces left by Ma.” (76) Loss is something experienced by most people. However, even though it is a hard thing to deal with, everyone has to keep strong and keep going through all of the sorrow.
Luckily, Pat’s parents agree to take him in again once he is released from the institution. Pat has a rough time accepting any time has passed and still believes he can work his relationship out with Nikki. Refusing to accept the truth, reality is that Nikki has divorced Pat, moved
Once in town, he headed directly to the Sheriff?s Office. When he got there he told the sheriff what happened, then they both, Ben and Madec went to the doctor. When they were in the doctor?s office, the doctor examined them both. When Ben went back to the sheriff?s, Madec went to the hospital, the sheriff arrested Ben. Ben told the truth about what happened, but they couldn?t understand what Madec did. They believed what Madec had said. When the trial came along, things were looking badly for Ben. Until the doctor stepped out. The doctor had found Ben?s slingshot, and said that he examined the dead guy, and found that the .358 bullet killed him. Ben was no longer arrested. They took him back to the sheriff?s office, where Ben didn?t report a crime of murder or aggravated assault, he reported an accident.
Noah is the one of the main characters of The Notebook. He is the hero of this novel. Noah represents true love and true loyalty. In a way, The Notebook is similar to every modern day romance movie, and Noah represents the “dream man” that all the girls always imagine of having. The characters in movies are used to symbolize ideas, and in this novel, Noah represents true, faithful, committed love. Noah remains loyal to Allie even in the situation where he is unsure whether they will ever meet again or not.
In the novel Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen, Juli is a very smart girl. Juli Baker shows her wits and smarts a lot throughout the novel. Juli used her wits and smarts when the people were going to cut down the sycamore tree. Sadly it didn’t execute as she thought it would. She knew that they wouldn’t cut down the tree if there were kids in it, she asked Bryce to come up in the tree with her, but none of them would. But she did the prevent the tree execution from happening later than it was scheduled. One piece of evidence is that Bryce was not the best speller in the class, Juli instantly gave Bryce the answers so that they wouldn’t have to go to lunch detention with their teacher, Mr. Mertins. She knew each question right away. Another reason