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Jordan Belfort, the main character in The Wolf of Wall Street, is a very charismatic person that focuses on his success. He will do whatever is necessary for him to live a luxury lifestyle which includes putting himself above others. He constantly uses drugs, money, and sex to cope with all his problems, which makesContinue reading “Borgelt -Wolf of Wall Street”

In The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, it shows the harsh reality that African Americans face when encountering the police, and the stereotypes that can be made from hearing only part of a story. This quote explains the feelings and emotions characters in this book go through everyday, because they are uncertain how policeContinue reading “The Hate U Give”

At first, I approved of Arnie’s actions/views up until he bought the Plymouth Fury, “Christine” from that old veteran. Ever since then, Arnie drastically changes to the point where Arnie wasn’t really himself anymore, even his best friend notices and is scared for Arnie. I personally believe that both the ghost of the old veteranContinue reading “Short Blog #6 (Christine)”

Prompt: Which lines seem to be important to the novel so far in your reading? “Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right” (154) While reading the novel, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, this is one of the quotes that reallyContinue reading “Choice Book Quotes: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas”

Out of all of the characters so far in American Assassin, Mitch Rapp seems most similar to myself. He wants to do good but sometimes he gets lost in the heat of the moment. There have been multiple occasions where he has started fights or done things that were questionable but in some way, heContinue reading “Lyke American Assassin Short Blog”

Louis Zamperini was admirable to me from the moment I begun the novel “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand. From the start of the novel, his mischief and his title as a “one boy insurgency” (44) intrigued me. As the novel progressed, his treatment of other characters is what begun to stand out to me. While onContinue reading “Louis Zamperini’s Impressive Treatment of Others”

​How does this book compare with other books you’ve read/other books by this author/other books in this genre? I chose the first option to respond to on powerschool. In my opinion this book is extremely different compared to the other books that we have read. I enjoy it a lot more due to the depthContinue reading “Unbroken Block Day”

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is very similar to the other books we have read in this class as the American Dream is a big part of the book. Francie’s parents, Johnny and Katie, had been working as night cleaners in a local school before Francie was born. They made around fifty dollars a monthContinue reading “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn #2”

The Call of the Wild is quite different compared to the other books that we have read so far this year in Great American Novels. The most noticeable discrepancy that separates The Call of the Wild from other books is that the story is not told from the perspective of a human. It’s told fromContinue reading “The Call of the Wild Compared to Other Novels”

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is a novel depicting the violence and brutality present in America today toward African Americans. It’s told from the main character’s point of view; her name in Starr. As a girl who grew up in the “bad part of town” but goes to a privileged, mainly white highContinue reading “The Hate U Give”