When comparing Ghost of Spirit Bear and Touching Spirit Bear the books are both similar and different in many ways. In Touching Spirit Bear, the theme is whatever you do to someone or something you do to yourself. This statement is correct because the book says "Edwin tightened his grip as if in warning. 'Whatever you do to the animals, you do to yourself. Remember that'"(Mikaelsen 18). After hearing this statement and attacking the Spirit Bear, Cole realizes what Edwin says is true. From then on, he began to change and then knew how to help Peter. However, in Ghost of Spirit Bear, the theme is a little different. Its theme is that anyone can change if they want to. This is one theme of Touching Spirit Bear but, Cole really learns from how he tried to hurt the Spirit Bear. In contrast, when it comes to Ghost of Spirit Bear, Cole and Peter are trying to make the school a better place. Then, the kids and principal at the school realize, you can change if you want. The evidence for this statement is "Almost pleading, Cole said,' Mrs. Kennedy, you said it yourself-all your changes don't mean anything if we don't change ourselves on the inside'"(Mikaelsen 98). This shows that to change the school, you need to change on the inside. But, you can only change if you want to. So, the school wants to change and it leads to a better school environment. …show more content…
They are different because Touching Spirit Bear talks about whatever you do it hurts you inside and to also respect everything else the way you respect yourself. On the other hand, the Ghost of Spirit Bear theme discusses change and how who you are is how you're school will be. These theme are similar, in Touching Spirit Bear, Cole learns how to control his anger and to be not take it out on other people. Likewise, in Ghost of Spirit Bear the school is trying to become a better environment and trying to change too, by controlling the anger and violence of the
“Another source of greatness is difficulty. When any work seems to have required immense force and labour to effect it, the idea is grand” (Edmund Burke).We may not enjoy tremendous obstacles while we’re experiencing them, but when they’re over, we can definitely see the benefits. In Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen, the protagonist, Cole, has had to face many obstacles in his life, such as his abusive father, his neglectful mother and his anger. Many people can relate to Cole because they, too, have had many obstacles in their life. Overcoming obstacles makes Cole more empathetic and emotionally stable. Empathy is important because it is what allows humans to be human. Being mentally
...gs. One of these things is that no matter what happens, there is always a positive outcome available, even if we need to work to find it. Remembering this theme will remind me that no matter how bleak things look, there is always a way for things to get better. It will also encourage me to work harder to discover this way, which will encourage me to work harder even in normal situations.
One example is,”He tipped over his metal-framed bed and started hitting the wall harder and harder. Soon blood from his scraped knuckles smeared the concrete” (22). Cole is getting so angry now, just because he got his TV taken away, he just goes off on a temper tantrum and starts to harm himself. This shows how angry he really is because just the little things make him mad and making him do things that he doesn’t think before doing. Another example is, “Rage controlled his tight grip on the match...Rage controlled Cole’s hand as he drew back, paused for a split second, and then flipped the lighted match inside the shelter” (24-25). Cole has now lite the shelter on fire which is going to cause problems later on because he has no protection from anything and np supplies. This quotes shows how angry he is him just thinking about bad memories ignites all these bad feelings inside of him which gets in so mad. The last example is,”A lifetime of hurt, a lifetime of proving himself, a lifetime of anger controlled his muscles now. Again he inched forward” (64). Cole isn’t really thinking right now, he’s just acting upon his anger. He is just thinking about how the bear is afraid of him and no one had ever been afraid of him so it makes him angry that they're not. The Spirit Bear does end up attacking Cole and leaves him mentally and physically damaged. This may seem like there is no hope for Cole but everything is about to
Pride and self-fulfillment do not have a place in heaven but on earth people become overtaken with things such as their belongings, how they look, the clothes that they wear or their level of intelligence or talents. We see this in the book when the ghost of the painter sets out to meet famous artist so he too can be famous for his work, not understanding that in heaven all are equal and the sharing of beauty is the purpose of art in heaven “If you are interested in the country only for the sake of painting it, you’ll never learn to see the country” (84). While a ghost is filled with pride and selfishness rejecting God, the spirit is able to see the world and God in his fullness and as a result is able to understand and see the beauty of life. The ghosts who returned to hell did so because the pride in their lives was so intense they could not overcome the ability to forgive or not have authority, in their choices they cannot see beyond their self-fulfillment.
Often things that we experience as children have lasting affects on us that creep up when we least expect them. In Judith Minty's story "Killing the Bear", a woman finds herself in just such a situation. She finally deals with something that happened to her as a young child that she probably never even realized was bothering her. In this story the central character painfully comes to grips with a major loss of security from her childhood.
Chaya and Cole are fighting for their lives against harsh climate and society. In Touching Spirit Bear and The Devil’s Arithmetic,their characters face the same conflicts in different times and places. While Touching Spirit Bear and The Devil’s Arithmetic both have similar themes centered on survival the characters learn and develop in different ways.
...that the body was in, once the contents of the room left, the room was no longer important. Once the room was empty, we no longer wanted to be there or associated with it. The same goes for the body; it was not that we really needed the body but the soul that was contained therein. The body was wanted but not really of great importance because of what was gone. Therefore, the lesson was that the body was a container for the soul and not all that important. If we had no need for the body to be happy, then the soul was what made us happy. We did not need the body and were reminded that the soul went on to another place which gave us reason to stop grieving and move on with our lives.
Growing and changing is something that everyone must do, but everyone does it in a different way. When kids grow up they hit puberty, and their voices and bodies change causing them to look very different from when they were a kid. They then go on to change even more, but this change is different. They change their views on the world, but the older they get, the less they change. This means that people change the most when they are young. When they are young, they are more vulnerable and easily influenced, thats why they are always changing their opinion on things. When they get older they have their set opinion and that rarely ever changes. In “A&P”, the main character, Sammy, goes through a change that gives him more insight on the world
In “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” by Anne Fadiman, the whole story revolves around Lia, the thirteenth child of Lee family. Lee family was a refugee family in USA and Lia was their first child to be born in US. At the time of time of birth, she was declared as a healthy child but at the age of three it was founded that she is suffering from epilepsy. In the words of western or scientific world the term epilepsy mean mental disorder of a person and in Hmong culture, epilepsy is referred to as qaug dab peg (translated in English, "the spirit catches you and you fall down"), in which epileptic attacks are perceived as evidence of the epileptic's ability to enter and journey momentarily into the spirit realm (Wikipedia, 2014)
Spirit week is important to have in school for various reasons, first spirit week allows schools to be more entertaining for students and teachers. Second, it allows students to be able to take pride in their school and to also bring students together. Third it helps to allow students to be more creative therefore making everyone unique. Spirit week should definitely be in schools because it doesn’t negatively affect students learning, it’s important by reason that it helps students to take pride in their school, and it’s amusing.
How are our identities shaped? In the novel, The Perks of Being Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky character’s shapes their personalities in intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Michael’s depressed personality comes from extrinsic motivation. Brad’s embarrassed personality comes from extrinsic motivation. Charlie’s sensitive personality is created by extrinsic motivation. Identities are shaped by extrinsic motivation.
Is spirit week important? Spirit Week is when Members of a school manifest school spirit throughout a week. Students exhibit spirit by dressing up, playing games, showing talents, or verbally by school chants or cheers. School spirit is important because students get involved, students free their minds and forget about schoolwork, and because students get motivational about school and school pride.
Through plot and characterization, the themes are very well conveyed to the audience, once the viewer connects with the movie. The interesting part is that, each of the characters was an agent of one or more of the themes. Some of the themes that are obvious in the movie are; materialism, Carolyn is so materialistic. All she cares about is the material possessions in her life. She believes that success and appearance are the only most important things in life. Another theme is denial, there are three characters in the movie who are in denial of themselves, Col Fitts, Carolyn and Angela .Col Fitts was in denial of his sexuality, Carolyn was in denial of her life and Angela was also in denial of self, she felt so insecure. Control, these same characters always had the desire to control people. Col Fitts controls his son, Carolyn wants to control the music at dinner all the time, Lester somehow also tried to control his family when he stared working out and smoking marijuana. Jane, unfortunately could not control anything. Ricky has his destiny in his hands and is in control of himself. And lastly loneliness and the sense of feeling never crossed paths in the movie. Many of the scenes had one character all alone in a frame, Angela and Jane were in a mirror, Lester was alone in his car, and Carolyn was lonely in her job. Almost all the characters had emotional problems. Jane only changed emotionally when she met Ricky, this was because she felt a connection with him. Carolyn in an attempt to make an emotional connection with Buddy through infidelity failed because she had no connection with him. Col Fitts also never had a connection, he attempts to kiss Lester but he was met with a bad
Throughout the story, the boy went through a variety of changes that will pose as different themes of the story including alienation, transformation, and the meaning of religion. The themes of this story are important to show the growth of the young boy into a man. Without alienation, he wouldn't have understand the complexity of his feelings and learned to accept faults. With transformation, he would have continued his boyish games and wouldn't be able to grow as a person and adolescence. And finally, without understanding the religious aspects of his life, he would go on pretending he is somebody that he's not. He wouldn't understand that there is inconsistency between the real and ideal life (Brooks et al.).
Throughout the book, many of the situations that Charlie Cullen placed himself in showed how his personality has changed throughout time. As a child it seemed like everyone in the family had a problem, a mom who died while he was young, exposed to drugs