Matthew Delaney Character Analysis

Robie Mitchell is a very resourceful person, she uses the very few items that she has on the raft and puts them to good use. When stuck in the middle of the ocean on a raft, Robie uses a yellow cup she found in the Coastal Commander to bail the water out of the raft. The Coastal Commander is the kit that comes in the raft. The Coastal Commander has different items in it which help you to survive. It is unclear whether the yellow cup is a bailer or a cup to gather rainwater, either way, Robie uses it for both. Later on, Robie found a Survival At Sea Card in the raft, it explained ways to help you survive at sea until you are rescued. When she read the card Robie realized she could make a “fishing pole” from some of the items in the raft. Robie

Character Essay Most shooters attempt suicide before the cops arrive. The main character in my book in my book, Matt knows this first hand; this book is Raiders Night, written by Robert Lipsyte Matt is tall and built like a tank. His dark hair and great physical condition, makes him a chick magnet. He has ice blue eyes. All of these things make him the coolest kid in at school.

In society, people tend to follow the people's footsteps and apply new characteristic or methods that they obtain from there person. In the story, Into the Wild, Chris McCandless was a boy who favors several literacy heroes. He was able to understand each hero and apply there knowledge that they obtain from other people. He was favoriting Henry David Thoreau, Jack London, Leo Tolstoy and much more. Henry David Thoreau was an American poet and an essayist and wrote numerous books based on his philosophy. However, in the book, he plays a crucial role in giving Chris McCandless life lesson throughout his journey. Jack London is a worldwide celebrity and a famous novelist and journalist. He also has some characteristics that Chris has also obtained from him. In addition, Leo Tolstoy was one of the greatest Russian authors of all times. He has inspired Chris with some of his quotes which reflects him during his journey. There are more heroes that Chris mentions in the story but these are three which he tends to reflect more on.

Michael Vey is most definitely not your average fourteen year old boy, for more reasons than one. He has Tourette’s syndrome, which causes him to have “tics”, such as increased blinking and gulping. Michael also has some dark secrets from his past that make him different, like the fact that he was the cause of his father’s death. However, what makes Michael stand out the most is his ability to shock people with whatever power he chooses. He has electricity running through his body and he can “pulse” at any time with whatever strength he chooses. An example of his power is when he was being bullied by three of the toughest guys in the ninth grade. They were beating him up in the front of the school and right before they were about to pants

Shane Burcaw grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and he’s your typical 21 year old guy, but the only difference between him and the other guys is that Shane was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy when he was two. Since he can’t walk on his own, he’s been in a wheelchair. Shane’s blogger with enthusiasm for writing about his life and all of his crazy and spectacular moments that happen. Throughout his life, Shane needed help with everyday activity and that's when his loving and supportive family comes into the picture.

It takes time to learn a new thing especially for Cole Matthews. Cole grew up with a roof over his head but not the parenting that he should of had. Both of Cole’s parents are drinkers, and when Cole dad is drunk he beats Cole for no reason. As Cole grew up he learned of that and thought it was ok. So he started doing it and beating up kids and breaking the law. Cole beat up a kid named Peter so bad that Peter is now suicidal and he has a stutter. Instead of Cole going to jail, he went to a circle of justice and the circle of justice decided that Cole needs to be banished to a island for a year. Well Cole is on the island he changes his physical thoughts, Taking other people's ideas, and looking out for others instead of just himself.

“Courage, I seemed to think, comes to us in finite quantities, like inheritance and by being frugal and stashing it away and letting it earn interest, we steadily increase our moral capital in preparation for that day when the account must be drawn down.” (pg.40) Tim O'brien turns a boy decision of weather to fight in the Vietnam war or flee to Canada into such an exciting piece of writing by using character Elroy Berdahl who is a silent Observer who helps Tim overcome his fears and hallucinations.

In the book A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, my favorite character is Owen Meany. I admire the way he cares about his friends and is willing to do anything for them. Owen has a dream about his death, and believes that Johnny will be present. Owen does not want to put him at risk, so he cuts off John’s finger to prevent him from going into the war. This would be difficult, but he loves John and wants to protect him.

He is the reason for the prosperity of Eatonville, he is hope, an envied and intimidating figure for the colored folks there and Janie is his wife. In reality, behind closed doors, it is not like that. He is oppressive towards her and hinders her from being the blossoming flower she always wanted to be. As tis passage develops, Janie’s opportunity to once again blossom eventually occurs through his death. “Poor Jody!”

Approaching the topic of how war stories should not be moral, O’Brien brings an interesting point to the novel by introducing Curt Lemon as a character who died in a pointless manner. As described by O’Brien in his short story, Curt Lemon is a young and free-spirited soldier in Vietnam whose life ends in an extremely sudden and horrific way when he  accidentally steps on a rigged mortar round. Through the analysis of sentence structure in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, one can find that Curt Lemon’s character demonstrates the carelessness that many soldiers in Vietnam displayed.

I wonder why Archie Sheridan would pick Gretchen Lowell over his own family? First, he could have picked Gretchen over his family because he is mentally separated from his family. To illustrate my point, “Hey, Tony. This is Archie Sheridan. I need to talk to Gretchen” (Cain 101). Archie choosing to see Gretchen displays that he is mentally separated from his family, Debbie, Sara, and Ben. Archie is choosing to see Gretchen against what his family is saying proves that he is mentally separated from them. If he was not mentally separated from his family, he would have chose his family over the serial killer that tortured him. Gretchen is widely knows as the “Beauty Killer” because she is one of the most dangerous serial killers in that time.

Christopher Johnson McCandless graduated from Emory University in 1990. The son of well-to-do parents, it appeared that Chris was prepared to embark on the next chapter of his life. He had been editor of the student newspaper, earned honors with a double major in history and anthropology, and seemed destined for law school. Determined to rewrite his story, Chris eschewed conventional expectations. He divested himself of money and possessions and immersed himself in a new identity: Alexander Supertramp, Alaskan Adventurer. Four months after beginning his trek into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley, Chris's decomposed body was found. When the details of his story emerged, many people thought Chris was mentally disturbed, calling him a "kook," a "nut," and "a half-cocked greenhorn," among other things (Krakauer, 1996, pp. 71-72). Had Chris's story had a happy ending, he would probably be described differently. He brought the tragic ending on himself, and people called him crazy. "Crazy" is a non-clinical word often used to describe someone with an underlying pathology. In this sense, there was nothing wrong with Chris McCandless. What he did suffer from was the enthusiasm and over-confidence of youth. Combined with poor planning and insufficient skills and experience in the outdoors, his "affliction" became fatal. McCandless made bad decisions, but he was not crazy.

Massive. Brave. Strong. Tall. These words all describe Maxwell Kane. Maxwell Kane is a thirteen year old boy that is a big guy with an even bigger heart. He might not be the bravest person in the world, but Maxwell Kane is braver than he believes.

Mr. Bennett is a humorous character that balances out his wife’s erratic behavior by satirical and mocking tones, “a[n] odd mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humor, reserve, and caprice” (7). Throughout Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Bennett constantly mocks his wife’s ridiculous behavior. When Mrs. Bennett forces Jane to visit the Bingley estate despite the bad weather and impracticality of it all, Mr. Bennett jokingly says, “if your daughter should have a dangerous fit of illness, if she should die, it would be a comfort to know that it was all in pursuit of Mr. Bingley, and under your orders”( Austen 25). Despite this acknowledgment, however, Mr. Bennett does nothing to stop this, showing his lack of control over his daughters and wife. His own marriage is unhappy and upsetting, he was “captivated by youth and beauty” which led to a marriage with a woman “whose weak understanding and illiberal mind, had very early in their marriage put an end to all real affection for her” (Austen 203). On page 116, Mr. Bennett furthermore expresses his dislike of Mrs. Bennett, being “gratified [...] to discover that Charlotte Lucas, whom he had been used to think tolerably sensible, was as foolish as his wife” (Austen 116). Within the first chapter, Mr. Bennett is introduced as someone who wants nothing to do with marrying his daughters. When Mrs. Bennett insists that he should visit Mr. Bingley, Mr. Bennett continuously refuses to do so (Austen, 6-7). Mr. Bennett is persistently talking

Gabriel Conroy is a book reviewer, a teacher at a university and a writer; he is very well educated. It is his high level of education which prevents him from opening in the crowd soon. He also very easily feels out of place because of his high class literary endeavors. He tends to give a lot of thought into whatever he is doing which also focusses another aspect of his personality i.e. self-doubt. We can clearly see he is self-deceived as he shuffles to go into the circle of his own egotism while rationalizing with his self-scrutiny.