‘Exodus, Julie Bertanga, is a novel that is set in the future. Throughout the book many themes are discovered. The novel delves into the life of a fifteen year old girl, called Mara. It is an adventurous fantasy story, that is about finding yourself and who you are. In this essay, I will be discussing the theme of change and responsibility, and how it is affects the character. Change is one of the biggest themes in this novel. It entwines with all other themes at some stage or another. It begins write at the start of the book and ends with the novel. I believe the author made change a part of this novel because change is a part of everyone’s life. Without change life cannot progress and grow. People can become “stuck” if they do not experience enough change in early life. Sometimes the changes are small, and sometimes the changes are huge. A good example is Mara becoming an older sister. That is a small change. The big change was when her family was gone, and she had to venture out to the world unknown by herself. One of the changes in this book is noofood. Mara looks at her plate of bright and beautiful noofood. Yuk. All around her in the café, people are happily tucking in to exotic – looking platefuls of the stuff, but it turns Mara’s stomach. The aroma of real food haunts her. This shows the difficulty of getting used to new things, and how it is human nature to stick with what we know. Mara has difficulty eating noofood because she has experienced the wonderful taste of “real food”. Change is a necessity in this book, as Global Warming is threatening to kill all life from “The Wing”. This is where Mara comes in. It is her job and responsibility to go and find a new place to live, to start life again. This brings me to the theme of responsibility. Responsibility is a key part of life. Learning how and when to be responsible is one of the hardest things a person has to do. Although I believe it is a minor theme in this book, it still has a huge affect on Mara’s actions. Mara is the one who holds the responsibility in this novel. It is her task to find new land, a new way of life, a new way to survive. As the wing is rapidly disappearing because of the rising waters, they have to find a new place to settle.
The Changeable nature of life affects us all somehow. Whether it be moving to a new city, having children, or losing people that we love, it can affect people in many different ways. For example, in the novel, the main character Taylor Greer changes her name from Marietta and moves...
When Marie tries to ask the protagonist to take a walk, this action shows that she is trying to achieve Pauline’s dream by getting her outside of the house. Therefore, she could finally feel the true meaning of freedom. Nevertheless, Pauline’s mother’s response demonstrates that she wants her daughter’s safety more than anything. The mother tries to keep Pauline away from the danger, so the protagonist can at last have a healthier life. However, Agathe’s reply shows that her mother is willing to sacrifice Pauline’s dream to keep her secure. Therefore, the author uses contrasting characters to mention that safety is more valuable. Furthermore, the protagonist starts to describe Tante Marie and reveals that she always has her hair “around her shoulder” (85). When Pauline describes Marie, Pauline shows how her Tante is open-minded. In fact, Marie helps Pauline to let go of her limitations and to get a taste of her dream. Therefore, Marie always wants Pauline to go outside and play hockey or even to take a walk. These actions that Pauline’s Tante takes show how she is determinate to make Pauline’s dream come true. Thus, the author
The book Exodus starts with two long-lost friends reuniting at Cyprus of 1946. These two friends are Mark Parker and Kitty Fremont. Kitty Fremont is a nurse, and Mark Parker is a foreign correspondent. Ari is creates a plan to breakout three hundred Jewish children from a concentration camp called Caraolos. He intends to put them on a ship called the Exodus in order to help the two hundred thousand desperate people in Europe. The stories of the refugees surviving the holocaust affect Kitty in a way. Kitty decides to be a part of Ari’s plan when she meets a girl named Karen that she instantly cares for very deeply. When Ari and the children escape, they board Exodus. The exodus was wired with explosives, so if the British attack the boat they will blow it up. The British and Exodus have a long standoff eventually ending in which the Exodus is allowed to sail to Palestine where Jews are welcomed. A job opportunity is given to Kitty and she accepts having a plan of bringing Karen to America. Karen’s father, Johann Clement, if found after being separated from her for many years. He is insane from Survivor guilt. Ari’s uncle and one of the children are
It is the responsibility of those who create problems to help fix them and prevent them from happening again. In society today it is evident that man’s morals have been called into question.... ... middle of paper ... ...
In the book The Descent of Alette by Alice Notley, the book is a twist to what readers would expect. In the story, a girl name Alette is chosen for a certain mission and she goes in not knowing what to expect. Alette goes on these journey and face with challenges that she must overcome, but it is more about the destination then than the journey itself. One of the important theme throughout the book is transformation.
Our first introduction to these competing sets of values begins when we meet Sylvia. She is a young girl from a crowded manufacturing town who has recently come to stay with her grandmother on a farm. We see Sylvia's move from the industrial world to a rural one as a beneficial change for the girl, especially from the passage, "Everybody said that it was a good change for a little maid who had tried to grow for eight years in a crowded manufacturing town, but, as for Sylvia herself, it seemed as if she never had been alive at the all before she came to live at the farm"(133). The new values that are central to Sylvia's feelings of life are her opportunities to plays games with the cow. Most visibly, Sylvia becomes so alive in the rural world that she begins to think compassionately about her neighbor's geraniums (133). We begin to see that Sylvia values are strikingly different from the industrial and materialistic notions of controlling nature. Additionally, Sylvia is alive in nature because she learns to respect the natural forces of this l...
basis of the plot and themes of this novel. The fond memories she possessed of her mother and the harsh ones of her father are reflected in the thoughts and
middle of paper ... ... Essentially, the only fault being addressed is the conflicting action, as a conflict no longer occurs. Objections remain based on the inclusion of moral agents exclusively and the promotion of an individual’s goals, while introducing the additional problem of self-interest that accompanies prominent autonomy. The theory remains at fault, as it cannot be adequately amended by a single change.
I chose to elaborate on two of Karen Armstrong’s themes from the first chapter of A History of God as I felt they were both very strong ideas. The first explains how cultural differences between North Africa and Europe during the Romantic Period affected white society’s failure to realize that Islam indeed worshipped the same deity. The second explains how Delacroix’s audience desired the imagery in the painting because people were, during this time, losing their concept of God.
Is it possible to make vital life changes to become a better person at heart? Who’s the one that can help you? The only person that will get you up on your feet is yourself, and you have to believe deeply to make those changes. In this essay there are many main points that are being brought across to explain the problems and wisdom that arose from Baca’s life as an inmate. It talks about how he was grown up into an adult and the tragedies that he had to face in order to become one. Later I fallow steps that lead to the purpose and rhetorical appeals of Baca’s essay. The purpose dealt with the cause and effect piece and problem/ solution structure.
In many lives, change is constantly happening. The economics, cultural values, and social ideals are different today from many years ago. For example, men many years ago rely on literature, libraries, and endless hours of searching for sources in order to make speeches and write stories, and they also had different modes of transportations such as trains. On the other hand, in today’s society, it is easier to find sources and to do research because of the advanced technology, and it is also unchallenging to travel due to the innovations of cars and airplanes. With this being said, it is idealistic that change has a positive impact on society due to the advancement of technology and new methods of transportations, and those changes attribute
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Change is represented throughout the plot of the entire story. The main plot point of the story is how real grass has been changed artificial turf in the baseball field. This change may have been seen as unfortunate, but it reminded people of the importance of coming together and enjoying the baseball stadium as a community. Also, at the beginning of the story, as the character
It's what one does in the present that will redeem the past and thereby change the future. As said by William Shakespeare " Time yet serves, wherein you may redeem your tarnished honors, and restore yourself into the good thought of the world again" Redemption gives a soul motivation to be better and sew relationships. This research paper intends to write about the same by proving how the protagonists redeemed themselves, thereby creating new relationships.
This society has undergone a change so extraordinary that it has taken us from one extreme to the next, leaving many people wondering what happened to make it so. The things that were most highly honored and respect are now treated with disdain. These changes were not all detrimental but the majority of them we could have done without. Ms. Atwood poses that humankind has a nature to develope, whether that development is for the empowerment or destruction of our society is unknown until the consequences take place.