Gerald And The Talking Shark Analysis

In our daily lives, we face various pressures that can ultimately result in bad decision-making, and poor judgement. However, it is not these pressures that prevent us from becoming a better version of ourselves, but our denial to acknowledge and learn from the trial that prevents our change. In “The Seafarer”, Conor McPherson illustrates this idea through the character of Sharky. The Irish play, set in a coastal town in northern Dublin, revolves around the main character, "Sharky" who moves back to Dublin in order to help his blind brother, Richard. Through characterization, McPherson shows that salvation is possible for people like Sharky because the main character has the potential to change and to become a better version of himself. It is shown through acceptance of responsibility, change and bettering his relationship with Nicky.

As much as humans don’t want to admit it, the world wasn’t solely created for us. The novel, Ishmael, written by Daniel Quinn has given us an insight on how the world has been treated by man and how it could end. In a time where the world is being destroyed we need to step up and protect the earth from total destruction.

"You know the thing about a shark, he's got... lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eye. When he comes at ya, doesn't seem to be livin'. Until he bites ya and those black eyes roll over white. And then, ah then you hear that terrible high pitch screamin' and the ocean turns red and spite of all the poundin' and the hollerin' they all come in and rip you to pieces. Y'know by the end of that first dawn, lost a hundred men! I don't know how many sharks, maybe a thousand! I don't know how many men, they averaged six an hour."

In the movie Big Fish Tim Burton had a very weird way of explaining puberty. How he describes puberty is as a very fast thing, there is nothing gradual about it. Tim Burton shows very much exaggeration with this scene because he is probably taking his own personal views puberty and creating this crazy image in your mind. He has Edward at church, singing their worship songs and Edward starts to grow first it was his feet and then it was his shirt buttons popping out, his voice got much deeper. These are all common things that occur in puberty, but the way Tim Burton has them portrayed it makes you think yeah that is how it felt to go through puberty. Edward has to lay in bed for three years and is hook up the machine they looks more like a

In David Wallace’s “Big Fish” the readers are introduced to Edward Bloom, the main protagonist and a larger than life character. The course of the story follows the ebb and flow of adventure in Edward’s life, beginning from a young age in the mystical town of Ashland, and eventually ending poetically in a guest room. While both of these events may seem normal enough it is the occurences, as described by Edward, that take place in between that blur the line between fantasy and reality. Therefore, in “Big Fish” by David Wallace, Edward’s stories teach about the spontaneity of life and the knowledge we can gain from the stories of others.

The book White Shark opens on a Nazi scientist named Ernst Kruger when he escapes to his submarine at the end of WWII. He carries a bronze box, no one knows what’s in it. He is leaving to meet his fellow scientist, famed Josef Mengele. Kruger is never seen again, though his shipwrecked submarine and his box are discovered over half a decade later by a photographer, David Webber. Webber's curiosity leads him to open the mysterious bronze box. Obviously something is unleashed by this, as the photographer and the box disappear overboard, leaving only a bloody camera behind.

First of all, in my book “The Shark” the first central idea is that sharks are endangered species. The author states this in an informative way. The author educates and informs us on the risks of sharks being endangered and how it happened. The author would use quotes by experts, statistics, scientific facts, etc. An example of this is, that the author stated a quote from Jack Musick of Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

Finally, The old man also saw a Mako shark during his journey which was the first shark he encountered after catching the giant Marlin. “When the Old man saw him coming, he knew that this was a shark that had no fear at all and would do exactly what he wished.”The shark comes with celerity to eat the dead marlin, but ends up being killed by the Old Man. The shark is the only sea creature the old man knows that is not apprehensive. The shark does anything he wants without looking at the consequences even if it means death. The shark has a never giving up attitude. The shark is like a thief that tried to steal the Old Man’s marlin without looking at the risks.

Sherman and Berk were highly criticized for publicizing their research results in Washington, D.C. in 1984 to influence public policy, a goal of sociological research aimed at addressing a current social issue that society faced and effectually offering alternatives to alleviate that issue (Sherman and Cohn 1989). The research revealed “a deterrent effect of arrest in domestic violence incidents, suggesting arrest was more effective at deterring further violence than mediation or separation” (Phillips and Sobol 2010:99). Therefore, arrest was deemed the preferred method when offices intervened in violent, domestic situations, thus causing legislatures to consider a change in public policy. Among the critics were Arnold Binder and James Meeker

He tries to reel it in but he can't. Instead the fish is pulling the boat! He struggles and struggles with the fish for hours. After a while fatigue takes it's toll as his hands clamp up, and his back aches from the line tied around it. The fish surfaces and Santiago realizes that it is longer than the boat he is on! An unexpected jerk leaves a gash in his hand only to add to his pain. After a very long while Santiago shortens the line to harpoon it. He latches the fish to the side of the boat and begind to tow it back to shore triumphant. Then a mako shark approaches and takes a large bite out of the marlin. Santiago kills it with a harpoon. Only later did he realize that the sharks blood would attract more sharks. As more sharks approached Santiago fought with all his might to save his fish but there was too many sharks. By the time he got to shore, he had nothing more than a skeleton. Santiago collapses from exhaustion on the shore but is found by Manolin and calls for help. The community marveled at the size of the skeleton that is still attached to the boat. Manolin takes care of the old man and vows to return to him as an apprentice. Santiago finally gets the repect from his community.

The thematic narration of the shark theme can be expressed as variation which corresponds to the character development of the shark itself. The theme is recurrence throughout the film and has onset and cessation every time the theme is being played. The purpose of the theme serves to acknowledge the presence of the shark even if we can see it on the screen. It always played after the camera focus underneath or the camera focus on the moving objects above the water. There are several scenes in the film that used the shark theme.

Amy I agree with you, when I look at Watson and the Shark my eyes are drawn to the man and the shark in the water. I do see the shark first. The panting, After Many Days has directional force that draws my eyes to the skull. I feel that the artists are very talented in using directional force and make your eyes draw to certain things when you first look at their art. I never thought about the leaves and branches protecting the skull, but it does seem that they are doing just that.

Sharks are one of the most feared carnivores in the sea. There are 365 species of of sharks in the sea as we know today. All sharks are carnivores. Most of them eat live fish, including other sharks. A shark's most common natural enemy is an another shark. Most sharks eat their prey whole, or they tear off large chunks of the bodies. Some sharks crush their prey. Others take out small pieces off flesh from large fish. Sharks also feed on dead or dying animals. Sharks have the reputation of attacking human beings. But less than 100 shark attacks a year are reported throughout the world. Sharks are most common in warm seas and oceans. Whale sharks, are the largest shark known to man. Sharks are classified in the order

The second attack is on a small boy in the sea at a crowded beach on

Beginning with the simplest one-celled organism, an extraordinary animal rose in the murky waters entitled to a non-comparable killing-eating machine. This organism has become nature’s most genuine and most successful creature that it has remained unchanged for over 250 million years. Nature finally invented the perfect king of the sea. This animal has given the sea it’s “living” adjective; in turn, it was entitled—the “great white shark.”