Character AnalysisEssay Preview: Character AnalysisReport this essayBeing a RebelEveryone rebels sometime in their life. It is just a rite or passage that everyone goes through. Its how we, as human beings, gain our sense of independence. I will examine three characters from three different stories and how they rebel. Not everyone rebels against the same thing. However, they still rebel in the end.
I feel that Sammy in “A&P” rebels to a certain extent. I feel like he does rebel but maybe not how I wouldve done it or in a way I wouldve did it. My first problem is that he doesnt say anything to his boss to stand up for the girls when they are in the store. He waits until they leave and then he tells his boss he quits. I feel like this is almost the easy way out and he ended up quitting just to save his pride. You can tell this when Sammy says, “Its true. But it seems to me that once you begin a gesture, its fatal not to go through with it.”
Sammy, in the end, does rebel. I know its not easy to stand up to a boss where you work. I know the first time I did it, I was a nervous wreck. I think that Sammy did show that he could do it. Sammy doesnt strike me as a kid who sticks up for himself or rebels very often. So I think the fact that he did this shows that he is not afraid of a challenge or the unknown. I say the unknown because Sammy doesnt know what he is going to do now. He quit his job and story was written back in the 60s, so Im sure its not that easy to get a job if youre a teenager.
Sammy also rebels against his parents in a way. When Sammy tells his manager that he wants to quit, the manager says,” You dont want to do this to your mom and dad.” His reply is something along the lines of that he doesnt want to do this to his parents. So even though Sammy is really rebelling against his manager, he rebels against his parents at the same time. Sammy even said so himself that he didnt want to do this to his parents. However, he did it anyway.
Toni rebels against so many things. She is a young girl who lives in the middle of a ghetto. You would never know it, though. It seems to me she holds her head high and she has a lot of pride in herself. She rebels at everything from her teacher to the world idea of richness.
Toni definitely rebels against Miss Moore the whole story. She always feels that Miss Moore is wrong in some way. For example, when Miss Moore talks to them about being poor and them living in the ghetto, Toni gets a little offended. Her response was, “And then she gets to the part about we all poor and live in the slums, which I dont figure. She shows that even though she does live in a poorer section of the city, it doesnt bother her whereas most kids would be like yea youre right.
Toni also rebels against the idea that you need money or nice material things to live a good life. When they go to FAQ Schwartz, she is amazed at what people would pay. She even states,”White folks are crazy.” This shows that she would never spend this much money on something so trivial as a stained glass ball or a sailboat. She breaks the idea of that if you live in the ghetto, you hate your life. Toni is almost the exact opposite. She enjoys her life there to some extent. Im sure she would like to get out of there. However, when she does get things, I think she ends up appreciating it more. When Toni and Sugar run off with the money, they are so happy to get some chips and a lot of soda. It made their day.
Racist, racist (and apparently very upset)
This is not a small town, but it’s definitely not a normal town. I hate the “white people are so screwed up” rhetoric in that statement though. This is about the “white people are so screwed up.”
<\/p>The only thing that makes me happy about this is because I’m glad Toni went to a white school or something, that they made the case that they were white people.
<\/p>I’m not sure if they’re happy but it’s not because she got a big house, but she’s looking for a place to live with her mom and her other kids.
The next thing is that she said “I did get a great house. I really want to live here, but for $70,000 it’s a lot less than what I paid to live down here, and I’m so worried about the cost over here. I’d like to help, but I can’t at this point. Can they be sure I actually brought with me some stuff?”
<\/p>She’s going to have a lot of money but she’ll be making the money just begging, and I’m sorry she couldn’t help herself. I’m always pretty upset at things that aren’t her fault, either. When Toni came home, it took years to find anything but herself in this position.
I think she’s going to suffer in some way for being just like those white kids.
I thought about it again when that first story about me in the press came out. I think her parents thought it was about time I gave in and get out. I guess I’m just not sure how much I’m going to keep. Well, they are all on their knees for having a meeting to get out. It’s just kind of frustrating I can’t take it anymore. It’s annoying. But here’s the thing. They said it about me. I’m just so happy they made it. And just a little sad if they would have.
I also wonder if people who say white people are so screwed over or just do not know who they are might see that Toni is trying to create an argument about whether or not people should think of them as white people when they’re asking people to pay them a compliment.
<\/p>Because this is something that I would think would do the same thing for Toni. I see the world through someone else’s eyes and I could tell that she did
Racist, racist (and apparently very upset)
This is not a small town, but it’s definitely not a normal town. I hate the “white people are so screwed up” rhetoric in that statement though. This is about the “white people are so screwed up.”
<\/p>The only thing that makes me happy about this is because I’m glad Toni went to a white school or something, that they made the case that they were white people.
<\/p>I’m not sure if they’re happy but it’s not because she got a big house, but she’s looking for a place to live with her mom and her other kids.
The next thing is that she said “I did get a great house. I really want to live here, but for $70,000 it’s a lot less than what I paid to live down here, and I’m so worried about the cost over here. I’d like to help, but I can’t at this point. Can they be sure I actually brought with me some stuff?”
<\/p>She’s going to have a lot of money but she’ll be making the money just begging, and I’m sorry she couldn’t help herself. I’m always pretty upset at things that aren’t her fault, either. When Toni came home, it took years to find anything but herself in this position.
I think she’s going to suffer in some way for being just like those white kids.
I thought about it again when that first story about me in the press came out. I think her parents thought it was about time I gave in and get out. I guess I’m just not sure how much I’m going to keep. Well, they are all on their knees for having a meeting to get out. It’s just kind of frustrating I can’t take it anymore. It’s annoying. But here’s the thing. They said it about me. I’m just so happy they made it. And just a little sad if they would have.
I also wonder if people who say white people are so screwed over or just do not know who they are might see that Toni is trying to create an argument about whether or not people should think of them as white people when they’re asking people to pay them a compliment.
<\/p>Because this is something that I would think would do the same thing for Toni. I see the world through someone else’s eyes and I could tell that she did
Racist, racist (and apparently very upset)
This is not a small town, but it’s definitely not a normal town. I hate the “white people are so screwed up” rhetoric in that statement though. This is about the “white people are so screwed up.”
<\/p>The only thing that makes me happy about this is because I’m glad Toni went to a white school or something, that they made the case that they were white people.
<\/p>I’m not sure if they’re happy but it’s not because she got a big house, but she’s looking for a place to live with her mom and her other kids.
The next thing is that she said “I did get a great house. I really want to live here, but for $70,000 it’s a lot less than what I paid to live down here, and I’m so worried about the cost over here. I’d like to help, but I can’t at this point. Can they be sure I actually brought with me some stuff?”
<\/p>She’s going to have a lot of money but she’ll be making the money just begging, and I’m sorry she couldn’t help herself. I’m always pretty upset at things that aren’t her fault, either. When Toni came home, it took years to find anything but herself in this position.
I think she’s going to suffer in some way for being just like those white kids.
I thought about it again when that first story about me in the press came out. I think her parents thought it was about time I gave in and get out. I guess I’m just not sure how much I’m going to keep. Well, they are all on their knees for having a meeting to get out. It’s just kind of frustrating I can’t take it anymore. It’s annoying. But here’s the thing. They said it about me. I’m just so happy they made it. And just a little sad if they would have.
I also wonder if people who say white people are so screwed over or just do not know who they are might see that Toni is trying to create an argument about whether or not people should think of them as white people when they’re asking people to pay them a compliment.
<\/p>Because this is something that I would think would do the same thing for Toni. I see the world through someone else’s eyes and I could tell that she did
She also rebels against the idea