As said by Kim John Payne, "Independence isn't doing your own thing; it's doing the right thing on your own". Payne's words express one of the most important ideas in The Juvie Three by Gordon Korman. This is a book about three teens from juvie, Gecko Fosse, Terence Florian and Arjay Moran, who are given a second chance by a guy named Douglas Healy. He takes them out of juvie and brings them to his apartment that serves as a halfway house for the boys. They're obligated by the state to do community service and to get counseling. One day, he is knocked unconscious and the boys take him to the hospital. While he's in the hospital, they're alone at Healy's apartment and they need to survive without showing that Healy's gone. Korman emphasizes, through the boys experiences, that …show more content…
Arjay said that the "plan was to act like everthing's normal. That's still on." (Korman 83). Arjay says this to the rest of the group, which shows their independence while Healy's away. The fact that the boys continue to do all they need to do is a sign of independence. Further in the book, it becomes clear that the boys also support each other. Arjay and Gecko try hard to make Terence study and also, Gecko and Terence go to Arjay's first concert to cheer. Those three boys bond because of all that happens when they're alone: "We're the tightest crew that ever existed" (Korman 177). And that's all because of the turning point of the story, which is Healy's injury. During all the time that Healy's at the hospital, they do what they would normally do like go to school, go to counseling and doing community service. They also do extra activities like helping neighbors. For example, Arjay helps Mrs. Liebowitz with her chores. Overall, the three boys show that they can be left alone and still are able to take care of themselves thus have an ability to
...es your life and everyone around you. No matter what anyone says, you are a lot different after your life (or another’s) has been placed in the hands of others. The boys not only matured a lot, but leadership roles emerged. It became obvious that Gordie was a leader in the group less than halfway through. And as groups tend to do, they relied on his leadership more and more until the end. The group was faced with the additional challenge of dealing with difficult group members. But the group discovered the concept of synergy when they found if they stuck together and used teamwork, they are a lot stronger unified than individually.
Harrison Bergeron is a story that depicts a society whereby everyone is equal mentally, physically and socially. The people were forced to wear handicaps, masks, weights and headsets in order to be equal with each other in the society. V for Vendetta is a 2005 action packed film by James McTeigue which presents a society that is controlled by the government. The film and the story present dystopian societies and both are stories of the future which shows how the government will slowly start controlling its people. In all the stories, one character stands up to the government and shows significant defiance unfortunately, they end up dying trying to fight the all controlling governments.
middle of paper ... ... Throughout The Pact, there are many tough times that each of the characters goes through. Whenever one of these times hits the victim always had his two friends to fall back. Whether it is after gang related activity or failing a medical exam, his friends were always there. Having this knowledge of loyalty was, I am sure, a great comfort to each when they were going through their tough time.
Callahan, Daniel. When Self-Determination Runs Amok, in Hastings Center Report, March-April 1992, pp. 52-55. In EI, pp.409-415.
There is much emphasis on being independent and doing things for yourself in society that people are turning cold and are merely looking out for themselves. It is getting to the point that a husband or wife can not really be relied on because almost half of all marriages end in divorce. Maybe looking out for one's self is the logical response, since that is the only person one can rely on. What is it that makes a person independent? Does being independent mean being alone, being domineering towards others, being excessively proud, or being egotistical? Can someone be married and friendly to others and still be truly independent?
When in the course of adolescent events, it becomes necessary for young adults to break away from the restraint of adults which has been controlling us for years, we as teenagers have the same God-given and natural rights. Therefore, we must declare the reasons that compel us to obtain freedom.
When you think of independence, the first thing that comes to mind is freedom and wanting to li...
In the novel ‘Trash’, Andy Mulligan clearly demonstrates the importance of being able to rely on each other in order to survive. The trio, Gardo, Raphael and Rat, all bear many physical and mental scarring all for a single purpose, to provide justice to those who are neglected of all human rights, through this journey they stick together and form a brother-esc relationship, they take back the money that was rightfully theirs and give it back to those who needed it most. Mulligan displays the importance of sticking together and relying on each other through the ‘trash boys’’ friendship, the struggles that the boys together endure, and the boy’s combined solidarity and resilience.
You need to be independent in order to survive the world. Learning to support yourself in fundamental for any success you ever hope to achieve. Independence is a requirement for leading your own life, without independence, you cant be the captain of your own life. We have to be satisfied scrubbing the decks while someone else sets the direction you are to follow. I think we should start over. Starting over includes enforcing our own laws, make everything new, we have to be a fair country. We could start over by making everything new and having everything new by being a better country and a new government to serve us the correct way and better
Autonomy is defined as the ability to make your own decisions without being influenced by anyone else. (Longman Dictionary, contemporary English)
For the last 18 years or so, we have been influenced and directed by parents, teachers, and other authority figures. We have been told when to get up, when to work, when to play, when to eat, sleep, come home, go out, etc., etc., etc. Now we are moving on. As we do, let me remind you of two principles we have been taught, the principle of freedom and the principle of success. As adults, a whole new world of personal freedom awaits us.
We feel an essential need to start to be more independent, even though we are consistently being torn between not only making our family happy, but our friends and those we casually meet in conversation as well. There is a renewed sense of creating a persona that will enable us to shape how others view us and how we feel about ourselves. We care more emphatically about not just meeting the standard of society when it comes to friends, looks, and academics, but rising above the standard. This enables us to ensure ourselves a sense of security that we may be lacking. “It’s important to remember that our self-concept isn’t formed in an instant, and neither can it change in an instant” (Lane,
Both of these periods in everybody’s life have different facets when it comes to independence and freedom. Childhood is the time when both male and female should be living according to their parents’ rules but not only their parent’s rules. There are rules outside of the walls of their home such as rules and regulations at school they must abide by as well. Living under a set of rules is easy for some people that have yet to make the necessary decisions to conduct themselves in the appropriate manner. For an example, there are some juvenile delinquents that are content with living their
Some people say that the definition of independence is a complex word and idea to try to define. In al truth independence is a perplexing word to try to define. This is because everybody has their own speculations of what independence is. Very infrequently are their two people that have the same perception of what the definition of independence is. What I perceive the definition of independence is the absolute freedom to do what you want, and to not be held back by any rules or laws of government or man, but by the rules and laws of nature and your own self concise. My view of independence may greatly differ form your beliefs on the definition but in this paper I will try to show exactly what my perspective on the definition of independence is by my experiences, my beliefs, my thoughts, and research on the subject at hand.
The first thing that I noticed was there are some individuals that exhibit extreme traits of independence and develop some type of antisocial behaviors. I remember in high school there was times that I preferred to work by myself, instead of working in a group. There were times it seemed that I appeared to be antisocial because I did not like working with people, due to my shy and quiet personality that I had. Taking into consideration the idea of gaining freedom when one becomes independent; there is a consequence to it. The consequence being that once one has had a taste of freedom, especially from the reigns of parents; one does not like to be told what to do. People then bring the argument that they can’t be told what to do because they are not in charge of them. In this case it also bring tension in a relationship, where one is independent and likes to do things on their own and does not think of their partner. So being too much of an independent individual can result in one’s relationships with the whole of society, not only friends and family members and rarely ask for help from