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Mark, Jerome, and Sal were some of the people Jennings knew during this time that influenced him most. Mark influences Jennings in two ways. Mark tells Jennings that ?There are no friends in here.? (p.24) Marks explains to Jennings ?Well it's a rule. Not a home rule like when to sit or when to eat, or like that, but it's a kid s? rule.? He paused. ?It's like this. If you got a friend in here and they go away someplace, then you?re left by yourself, alone. And if you keep making friends and they keep going away, then over and over again you?re alone.? ?It hurts.? Mark is kind to Jennings and helps him learn the rules. Mark is an inspiration to Jennings because he is a lifer and he knows how to make it in the orphanages. Mark influences Jennings by showing him that kids in orphanages shouldn't make close friend because it hurts too much, also he teaches him the rules. Another, person who inspires Jennings is Jerome. Jerome inspires Jennings when he teaches him about what makes a true brother it's not just the last name. Jennings tells Mark ?Jerome once told me just having the same last name didn't make two people brothers. He said it's what you feel inside about someone that makes you brothers, not the last name.? (p.219) Jerome's wisdom inspired Jennings to talk to Mark about his feelings. Finally, Sal influences Jennings through most of the novel. Sal is the most important person in Jennings life. He gives Jennings the inspirations to be a good young man. ?Sal told me he was very proud of me for not holding a ...
During his lifetime, Charles Dickens is known to have written several books. Although each book is different, they also share many similarities. Two of his books, Great Expectations and Oliver Twist, are representatives of the many kinds of differences and similarities found within his work. Perhaps the reason why these two novels share some of the...
Repressing Challenges to Order The rigid structure of society reinforces order and promotes conformity of all classes, but an individual contradicting established customs poses a threat. Shirley Jackson, the author of The Lottery, conveys that rebellious impulses of humans are repressed by society to maintain a rigid social order. The lottery enfo...
Outline for essay over Things Fall Apart Thesis: Achebe defines Things Falls Apart as a tragedy through Okonkwo, who is a tragic hero, and by the pity and fear aroused in the reader. A. Author?s last name and Book title B. Aristotle?s definition of tragedy C. Function of a tragedy, according to Aristotle D. Thesis II. Okonkwo as tragic hero A. Okon...
Many objects and people these days have the ability to be compared and contrasted. For example, you could compare and contrast a dog and a cat. A dog is most commonly a house pet, like the cat. But a dog has more of an ability to be trained, unlike the cat. But it's not the subject of comparing a dog and a cat. It's time to begin comparing and cont...
Jane Eyre' is set during the Victorian period, at a time where a women's role in society was restrictive and repressive and class differences distinct. A job as a governess was one of the only few respectable positions available to the educated but impoverished single women. Not only is 'Jane Eyre' a novel about one woman's journey through life, b...
