Capricorn (Cap) Anderson was a naive, 13 year old hippie, from the novel, Schooled, by Gordon Korman. Garland Farm was an isolated community that had once flourished with many people. At the onset of the novel just Cap lived at Garland Farm with his grandmother, Rain. She was his teacher, caregiver and protector from the real cruel world that she had left long ago. A tragic accident leaves Rain to face the reality that her grandson was now going to be thrusted into real life situations without her support and guidance. As luck might have it Cap, was taken in by Mrs. Donnelly, who had once lived at Garland and felt a strong motherly connection to protect Cap from the numerous transitions he was going to face. Rain breaks her hip because …show more content…
Rodrigo the bus driver from a heart attack. Cap put Mr. Rodrigo in a passenger seat while he drove the school bus to the nearest hospital to get him emergency medical attention. When he drove the school bus people thought he was the hero and people stopped bullying him. Zach put Caps name in to be 8th grade presidential election so everybody bullies him. Cap was elected 8th grade President. Sophie feels bad about the way Zach and all his friends were treating Cap. Darly punched Cap in the face by accident when he meant to punch Zach during an argument they were having in the nurse's office. Cap had to go to the hospital after fainting from the punch. Everybody thought Cap was dead because he wasn't going to school. Rain had recovered from her broken hip injury and wanted him to stay away from all that violence but the problem was he was still the class president and had to take care of the Halloween dance. Rain wouldn't let him go so he snuck out with Sophie and went in a Mickey Mouse mask. When they got there he was really confused because everybody was dressed up like him because they all thought he was dead. So they started saying nice things about him even the bullies, until it was his turn and he said I'm not dead and took the mask off. Everybody was in shock it was dead silent until everybody started yelling and screaming in joy and Rain came and she told Cap that their leaving and before he left he named everybody in the 8th grade. To show he was a loyal and dedicated
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,
In Frank Beddors, “The Looking Glass Wars” a lot of things happen that are bad. There are lots of good things too. The story is about the “Myth” of Alice Liddell stepping through a looking glass into Wonderland. The topic of this essay is the Truth of the story. The purpose of this paper is how Loyal or devoted some people are to white imagination
The main character is Andy, a fifteen-year old boy. The other main character is Andy's dad, Mr. Zadinski. Hes a professor at Madison College. Paul was Andy's best friend who tried to help him with his problem. Mr. Lucas is also a professor who makes prank calls to Andy about killing someone. Nina Klemmer was a college student who was being stalked.
“But then some of us saw the king of person Cap was… Some of us appreciate how he devoted his heart and soul to the school.”(C25, P166, #5) This shows how Capricorn Anderson changed the kids at Claverage Middle School, and students start to like him and are now doing tai-chi and wearing tie-dye just like him. Cap is meant to be a spotlight character which other characters are affected by. ”All at once, she put a death grip on my shoulder. ‘Look around-ponchos, tie-dyes, peace signs. Cap, they are in costume. They are dressed as you!’”(C27, P185, #9) Near the climax, a memorial for Cap Anderson is held, and all 1100 students are there. This shows how Cap has affected the students of Claverage Middle School from his first day till
People have goals everyday, believe it or not some people think that dreams aren't worth it. I believe that it is worth it to dream because it gives a person a goal, it makes them feel good, and it makes them stronger. I know this from The Pearl, A Cubs video, the Susan Boyle video, and We Beat the streets.
mother not being there and Delie, who takes car of her now. Sarny thinks she is smart but she is
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
There are many people that believe that working together can build a strong friendship. Kevin and Max go back to school. There, Max is mistaken for a giant, unintelligent, young boy until Freak says that Max knows the answers. Just that he is too shy to say them in front of the class. So, the teacher had him write down the answers to the problems and show them to her after class. She sees that Max is just as smart as everyone else, so then she lets Max move
Much work goes into musical , as was the case in “Catch Me If You Can”,which La Joya Middle School drama had the pleasure of watching on January 15, put on by El Diamante High School. The musical was directed by John Sorber and Michael Tackett. This amazing production included many talented actors such as Maverik Dakota Raven starring as Frank Abagnale Jr., Kiley Hoffman playing Brenda Strong, and Jonathan Johns as Carl Hanratty. This incredible play carried a strong lesson. As was seen the protagonist ran from his problems and pretended to be someone who he wasn't. The plot of this story showed us that we can't run from our problems, for that only worsens the situation and is a snowball for our problems.
Anthony Doerr’s novel All the Light We Cannot See shows the reader how children would deal with war and how it shaped who they are today. Doerr’s purpose for writing this novel is to highlight how mentally taxing the war was and that there was no permanent escape from the war. Both Marie-Laure and Werner believed they could escape the war both physically and mentally, yet their involvement in it makes it more difficult. Marie-Laure’s fear of her father going to jail shows how she becomes involved in the war. Werner struggled with trying to escape the war through his fascination with radios when it just brought him further into the war. After understanding the effect on certain individuals; the story zooms out showing how the majority
Capricorn Anderson is a 13 year old hippie from the novel Schooled by Gordan Korman. He lives in Garland Farms with his grandmother, Rain, because his parents died from Malaria in Africa. Rain is his teacher and caregiver who wants to keep him sheltered from the outside world. After Rain fell out of the plumb tree, Cap needed to live somewhere else while she recovered. While away from Garland Farms, he realized that there were many things about his new home that he needed to learn. At the beginning of the story Cap is an isolated and shy boy, but by the end of the story he becomes more confident and popular.
“But then some of us saw the king of person Cap was… Some of us appreciate how he devoted his heart and soul to the school.”(C25, P166, #5) This shows how Capricorn Anderson changed the kids at Claverage Middle School, and students start to like him and are now doing tai-chi and wearing tie dye just like him. Cap is meant to be a spotlight character which other characters are affected by. ”All at once, she put a death grip on my shoulder. ‘Look around-ponchos, tie-dyes, peace signs. Cap-they are in costume. They are dressed as you!’”(C27, P185, #9) Near the climax, a memorial for Cap Anderson is held, and all 1100 students are there. This shows how Cap has affected the students of Claverage Middle School from his first day till
because he was a hard worker and came to work on time.” After saving money and working
Then Zach thought of a outstanding (cruel version) idea. To hold a “funeral” for Cap, everyone bought it. They held the mourning “party” at the middle school. Then Cap and Sophie came. Cap showed himself and the whole school let out a breath they were holding. Then he started saying “Good-bye” to everybody. “...Good-bye Daniel...good-bye Raj...good-bye Heather...good-bye Naomi...good-bye Jordan...good-bye Lena...good-bye Hugh…” Now he had everyone on his side, not against.
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.