,Nick Majeskie
12/14/11
Author’s Note: This essay is about the differences between the Greasers and the Americans., It is also about what the two sides have in common.
In the books The Outsiders and April Mornings there are two groups of people in each book. In April Mornings, there are the British and the Americans. In The Outsiders, there are the socs and the greasers. The two groups that I’m comparing are the greasers to the Americans. There are differences and similarities in the two groups of people.
A group in one of the books, The Outsiders is the greasers. The greasers are fighting against the socs to prove themselves. The greasers are outcasts in this book and they are frowned upon because they have bad behavior such as smoking and fighting. In the book they are not accepted in their society. In the end of the book, Randy said a very wise quote “The socs will always be socs and greasers will always be greasers”.
The other group is the Americans who are portrayed in the book April Mornings. The Americans are fighting for many things. The main thing they are fighting for is freedom. They want to be free from the King of England and don’t want to be ruled by him. Like the greasers they are outcasts. The Americans are Patriots and that was like an outcast in that time. Like the greasers, they are not as powerful, because they were outnumbered two thousand too sixty in the book.
One of the main similarities of the two groups is they have both been stereotyped in their books. The Americans are stereotyped by the British because the British think they are devious because they are not loyalists to the King. Since the Americans are patriots they don’t want to serve the King and they want to be free from the King’s commands. Since they disagreed with the British, they went to war. In The Outcasts, the socs and the greasers fought also. The greasers are stereotyped by the socs. An example of this in the book, The Outsiders, is when Randy yells to Johnny and Ponyboy that “Greasers are just white trash”.
Finally, I concluded that these two groups have differences and one is that the greasers are fighting to prove themselves and the Americans are just fighting for their freedom. Another difference is the two books occur in different time periods. There were also more casualties in April Morning than in The Outsiders because there were more American's fighting than in The Outsiders. Even though there were differences, I think there were more similarities because both groups were trying to prove themselves in their respective societies.
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Foresight
Nick Majeskie
12/12/11
Author’s Note: This short essay is about what I think will happen in the book April Mornings.
In the book April Mornings, the book is leading up to a huge part. This book is in the time period of the Revolutionary War. A small town is preparing for a British army to come and attack them, so they formed a militia. The army contains thousands of British soldiers and the militia has about sixty men. Even though the odds are against the men, I still think they will win the battle to my prior knowledge of the Revolutionary War.
I predict that they will win because they have the element of surprise and I saw the movie The Patriot. In the movie there is a small village similar to the one in the book. The main characters son is in love with this girl that lives right next to him. This is the same situation in the book. In the movie the militia protects the town. In the movie, even though they don't protect the town, they protect the main characters family be putting them in hiding. Also, I have read in history books that the Americans won the war. I think they would represent this single battle as the whole war. Why would they write a book about a small town losing a battle there is no point. So I think the small town would win the battle.
Finally, I would think the small town would win the war because of my prior knowledge of historical events in time. I am not sure why the writer would write about a battle that would be lost when history has proved that the battle was won.
12/12/11
Author’s Note: This short essay is about what I think will happen in the book April Mornings.
In the book April Mornings, the book is leading up to a huge part. This book is in the time period of the Revolutionary War. A small town is preparing for a British army to come and attack them, so they formed a militia. The army contains thousands of British soldiers and the militia has about sixty men. Even though the odds are against the men, I still think they will win the battle to my prior knowledge of the Revolutionary War.
I predict that they will win because they have the element of surprise and I saw the movie The Patriot. In the movie there is a small village similar to the one in the book. The main characters son is in love with this girl that lives right next to him. This is the same situation in the book. In the movie the militia protects the town. In the movie, even though they don't protect the town, they protect the main characters family be putting them in hiding. Also, I have read in history books that the Americans won the war. I think they would represent this single battle as the whole war. Why would they write a book about a small town losing a battle there is no point. So I think the small town would win the battle.
Finally, I would think the small town would win the war because of my prior knowledge of historical events in time. I am not sure why the writer would write about a battle that would be lost when history has proved that the battle was won.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
The Other Side of the Story
Nick Majeskie
12/7/11
Author’s Note: This is short story is about how different points of view effect how the reader understands the story.
In April Mornings, written by Howard Fast, the plot of the story is the British are coming to the main character’s home town during the Revolutionary War. The town forms a militia to fight off the British soldiers if they come. The messenger comes running down the road yelling the British are coming. The story is written in Adam Cooper’s point of view. From this perspective, a lot of events and characters are described in a way that creates furious and gloomy emotions in the reader’s point of view about the characters and how Adam reacts to everyone.
One way that Adam’s point of view influences the reader's interpretation, is how this perspective shows different ways. One example is when Adam drew the water and sang his song to clean the water. His brother saw this and knew their father doesn’t like it when Adam sings the song, SO the little brother blackmails Adam for a drink of water. Even when he says he won’t tell his father he does. The point of views matter here because for Levi (younger brother) it is a win, win situation. In this situation for Adam his only chance is if he gives Levi a drink and hopes he won’t tell. However, the reader would feel a lot differently about the scene if the novel was written in the point of view of Levi. For instance, the reader wouldn't think that Levi is a little snitch and tell their father. If it was in his perspective, it would make him look smart.
As you can see, the point of view of a story forces the reader to see just one side of an event or topic. In April Mornings the narrator's perspective makes the reader think differently. Everyone has a different point of view, but in this book we are persuaded to interpret the book through the eyes of one character.
12/7/11
Author’s Note: This is short story is about how different points of view effect how the reader understands the story.
In April Mornings, written by Howard Fast, the plot of the story is the British are coming to the main character’s home town during the Revolutionary War. The town forms a militia to fight off the British soldiers if they come. The messenger comes running down the road yelling the British are coming. The story is written in Adam Cooper’s point of view. From this perspective, a lot of events and characters are described in a way that creates furious and gloomy emotions in the reader’s point of view about the characters and how Adam reacts to everyone.
One way that Adam’s point of view influences the reader's interpretation, is how this perspective shows different ways. One example is when Adam drew the water and sang his song to clean the water. His brother saw this and knew their father doesn’t like it when Adam sings the song, SO the little brother blackmails Adam for a drink of water. Even when he says he won’t tell his father he does. The point of views matter here because for Levi (younger brother) it is a win, win situation. In this situation for Adam his only chance is if he gives Levi a drink and hopes he won’t tell. However, the reader would feel a lot differently about the scene if the novel was written in the point of view of Levi. For instance, the reader wouldn't think that Levi is a little snitch and tell their father. If it was in his perspective, it would make him look smart.
As you can see, the point of view of a story forces the reader to see just one side of an event or topic. In April Mornings the narrator's perspective makes the reader think differently. Everyone has a different point of view, but in this book we are persuaded to interpret the book through the eyes of one character.
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