In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the character Siobhan is the most influential character to Christopher because she is empathetic and supportive, which has shaped Christopher's actions and thoughts. Throughout the book Siobhan right away is shown as a empathetic character and that she will have a huge impact on Christopher's actions and thoughts. This eventually causes Christopher to become more independent. Christopher met Siobhan when he was 7 years old. Ever since then their relationship flourished and Siobhan shows that she cares about Christopher. Christopher writes, "I showed her the pages I had written so far, with the diagrams of the universe and the map of the street and the prime numbers. And she said that it …show more content…
Siobhan believes that Christopher has potential to do great things and positive reinforcement shows she cares about him. When Christopher came to Siobhan saying father didn't want him to write anymore Siobhan was empathetic. Siobhan was the person who talked Christopher into writing a book and by doing this Christopher became confident and proud that he did. Similarly, Siobhan is aware of her surroundings and the people around her. When Christopher came to school with a bruise on his face Siobhan right away wanted to make sure he was ok. Christopher writes, "When I went to school on Monday, Siobhan asked me why I had a bruise on the side of my face. I said that father was angry and he had grabbed me so I hit him and then we had a fight...And Siobhan asked if I was frightened about going home, and I said I wasn't. Then she asked me if I wanted to talk about it anymore, and I said that I didn't. And then she said, 'OK,' and we didn't talk about it anymore" (Haddon 90). This demonstrates that Siobhan is aware of Christopher and she shows empathy by showing concern toward him. Siobhan wants to know how Christopher feels and get him to understand how he feels so she can help
In the book the character Lavaughn is the type of person who cares about her education because she wants to get somewhere in life. Lavaughn tries her best to keep her grades up because she wants to get into college. Lavaughn is so focused on going to college because according to pg 10 chapter 4 her mother says “ nobody in this building Ever went to college, nobody in this family “Somebody got to be the first, right”. With her mother making these statements, Lavaughn want to pursue her goal to go to college.In addition, Lavaughn is a very determined person. For example, Lavaughn was looking for jobs that were being offered when she was at school.She found a job babysitting for another teenager named Jolly. Finally, Lavaughn would also be considered to be a caring person. Lavaughn is caring because, when she had to babysit, she was sacrificing her education to babysit Jolly’s two children. For instance, on page 27 it says that Jolly was gone for two days and Lavaughn had to stay home from school for a whole day. Also on page 21, chapter 8, it says that “Myrtle and Annie saw me skipping lunch to finish my math”. This shows how Lavaughn happens to be a caring, persist, and helpful person.
...s, and why he writes them at all. Instead of judging him, she tries to understand and fix it her own way, and it affects how he sees his writing:
“Nick-” she reluctantly drew words. “-Did I ever tell you of the letter Myrtle sent Tom, back in Christmas, about three years ago?” I already knew I didn’t want to have this conversation. I wanted to sit and hold my breath like a toddler until I got my way and she withheld this talk with me.
Tom Robinson is unable to use his left hand due to a job accident. Mayella took advantage of Tom, she knew he would help her because he was a nice man. Mayella was not taught respect while growing up, Tom, on the other hand, was amiable. Mayella is anxious about her father and what he does to her. Some readers might be anxious too, but might confess to what their father is doing to them.
Sarah and her mother are sought out by the French Police after an order goes out to arrest all French Jews. When Sarah’s little brother starts to feel the pressures of social injustice, he turns to his sister for guidance. Michel did not want to go with the French Police, so he asks Sarah to help him hide in their secret cupboard. Sarah does this because she loves Michel and does not want him to be discriminated against. Sarah, her mother, and her father get arrested for being Jewish and are taken to a concentration camp just outside their hometown. Sarah thinks Michel, her beloved brother, will be safe. She says, “Yes, he’d be safe there. She was sure of it. The girl murmured his name and laid her palm flat on the wooden panel. I’ll come back for you later. I promise” (Rosnay 9). During this time of inequality, where the French were removing Sarah and her mother just because they were Jewish, Sarah’s brother asked her for help. Sarah promised her brother she would be back for him and helped him escape his impending arrest. Sarah’s brother believed her because he looks up to her and loves her. As the story continues, when Sarah falls ill and is in pain, she also turns to her father for comfort, “at one point she had been sick, bringing up bile, moaning in pain. She had felt her father’s hand upon her, comforting her” (Rosnay 55).
With every decision one makes. There will always be consequences. In Haddon’s, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the character Christopher and his parents find that their bad decisions could lead to a negative outcome. Mrs. Boone’s choice to leave home and Mr. Boone’s choice to lie to Christopher lead to him leaving home to search for his mother. A common theme of the actions of the characters is acting before thinking. The theme of decisions and consequences reveals the imperfections of each character, ultimately demonstrating the quintessential impatient need for growth.
Isaac- Friend of hazel’s, also has cancer, is about to have surgery that will make him blind, becomes good friends with Hazel , caring, sympathetic , sometimes has a temper when upset, the type of person that listens to every ones problems and still cares.
Five minutes later we were out the door. Cecile despised us now she kicked us out of her house with no money whatsoever. Now it was just Vonetta, Fern, and I who were three girls out on the dangerous streets with no money. The first thing I knew I should do is to comfort my sisters. It was my fault that I got us into this mess. Then Vonetta cut in and stopped my train of thought. Literally, she banged me on the head. That bang was the kind of bang was the one we gave each other if something bad happened because one of us did something that caused it. “Why didn’t you break up our fight like you always do Delphine?” asks Vonetta harshly. I had an answer but I knew they wouldn’t like it. “ Yeah!” Fern grunted angrily. At that moment because of ...
Having a brilliant logical mind shows a positive portrayal of otherness, since christopher can see the world completely different from everyone else. This experience of otherness, is conveyed through Hadden's use of math as a motif throughout the
Despite the toll the job takes on her, Sara always sees the good things in life. This is due to two very loving parents, Sara claims. Sara refers to both of her parents as her main support system. They are also the people who have made the greatest influence on her life. “They have helped me through all of the hard times,” She told me proudly, “but they have shown me how to be a
She didn’t wake up every morning, happy to go to the school and learn more things, instead she felt terrified wondering what was going to happen to her. Some days were not as bad like the others but there was some days that Melba could've really got hurt but she always found a way out without getting too injured. Kids just kept taunting her every moment of the day and the worst part was the teachers didn’t do anything about it. Even though they know she is a child too and that they should care that because she could get badly hurt and it would be the teacher's fault because they didn’t do anything about it or to stop
Rather than explaining the specific thoughts of Ashleigh, the author explains the emotions that Ashleigh feels by adding detail to her responses in the situations that she faces. Later in the story, Ashleigh’s dad sat in a seat where he could monitor who came in the door, and Ashleigh’s “stomach was hurting in an old familiar way” because she knew that her dad was in trouble (40). This detail is not especially descriptive regarding Ashleigh’s feelings. The detail tells that Ashleigh feels nervous that her father is making potentially dangerous decisions. Soon after she notices that her dad is anxious about being discovered at the diner, Ashleigh’s dad tells her that he owes a group of people $200, and she has to try “to keep the panic out of [her] voice” (41).
Due to the juxtaposition of these two characters, it becomes evident that Wilson has served to shed a sympathetic on Scobie, in turn highlighting his 'saintly' quality further. The reader can also examine the saint in Scobie, by observing his relationships with others. For example, his marriage with Louise, although not one of passion and adoration, Scobie still feels her happiness is more important than his own: "If I could just arrange her happiness first, he thought." Throughout the novel the reader is aware that Scobie is desperate for peace and to be on his own, yet his anxiety for his wife's happiness is always on his conscience, and invades his dreams.
The main character Lisa was introduced as being scared and confused. “But now all the adults are gone”.This represents her change because she had been just a normal child until her parents had died along with every other adults and this had made them all confused and scared with nobody to look after them. She had tried to avoid other characters because she knew they would try to steal from her. When Lisa was around her brother she was kind and brave.”Please tell me a story”. This represent her being brave and kind because she had taken over the parent role by telling him stories every night and she was kind because she had made up the stories and they all had happy endings.However as the story went on she became harsh. Yet around her friends and her brother she was caring. Lisa had became very responsible and smart as time continued. “I called this meeting because…”. This represents her being smart and responsible because she had developed a group that kept everyone safe around their neighborhood. Lisa had used her brain and came up with an amazing idea that could have been the only reason anyone in the neighborhood was still alive a year later.
It’s 10:30am and Janice, Alex’s mother, receives a phone call. “Hi Janice, this is Mrs. Smith calling with regards to Alex. Yes, he isn’t having a good day. He has been very disruptive this morning. We tried calling Alex’s older sister to calm him down, and to talk to him, but he wouldn’t calm down.