Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes Book Report

Eric had a journal full of his daily throughts and feelings. Alot of what was in that

What is courage? Courage is many things. Different people need to use courage differently depending upon the situation they are in. Courage is almost the same thing as bravery just a little more mellow. Most people will only notice when they are using courage when it is more of a scary moment for them, but they still use courage when they need to do something as say something to a friend.

Courage The dictionary definition of courage is “strength in the face of pain of grief.” Throughout the novel The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, the common idea of courage is expressed with different meanings as each character interprets courage differently.

Even though Eric seems like the most truthful, decent person in his family at the beginning of the play, “He could have kept her on instead of throwing her out”, it’s later revealed that he hurt Eva the most through his recklessness and constant drinking. Eric forcefully fornicates with Eva and impregnates her in a drunken state, “I was in that state when a chap easily gets nasty”; trying to fix what he’s done leads him to steal money from his father to be able to provide for her and his child, and proposes to marry her- which she rejected as she knew he did not love her and she treated him and perceived him as a little kid. The last nail in Eva Smith’s coffin was hammered by Sybil Birling, she was Eva’s last hope and Sybil successfully let her down.

Courage is a word that used often or not, has it’s own meaning. Having courage to do the impossible is experienced in our everyday lives without even thinking, such as, taking out the trash, going to school, taking a step onto a unknown street, it happens to us all and can even have a dramatic impact on yourself, your future, and your life. In the book Night courage is experienced every single day of torture. Prisoners, such as Elie, face and fight for their own survival not knowing that their best weapon possessed in their hands was courage. Courage was a weapon, a very powerful weapon that could change your fate in an instant.

Eric reportedly strangled and sodomized Derrick with a small stick. He also dropped large rocks on Derrick 's head. Eric was reported to have been bullied for his looks and had been

Eric's sense of responsibility is further reinforced when he tells his family, "I think you're all beginning to pretend now that nothing much has happened." This quote indicates that Eric has become disillusioned with his family's attempts to dismiss or downplay their involvement in Eva Smith's/Daisy Renton's death.

I handed Lemry the note. This is very courageous because he knows that Lemry could tell anyone but he knows that she is the only one that can help find her mom. So Eric, in my opinion showed the most courage in the

Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes “Blood makes you related, loyalty makes you family” this quote states that loyalty is more important than having someone that is related by blood. In the novel, Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher, Mrs.Lemry stays loyal to Sarah Byrnes. Sarah was a little girl when her father burned her whole face. Lemry always made sure her students safe. Mrs.Lemry goes out of her way for her students, she had good relationships with them, and is very loyal.

Courage is being brave and taking the risk of doing something. In the book Witness by Karen Hesse many citizens did not like African-Americans , Jews and Catholics. Leonora Sutter, a character in the book, is a 12-year-old who is African-American and everyday deals with many citizens not liking her because the color of her skin. Courage comes in many ways and Leonora keeping her head high and not paying attention to it is an example. There are many racist people in the town like the KKK.

In the novel, Tomorrow When The War Began, by John Marsden is about eight teenagers who confronted a situation that is out of their security and are trying to save their families. Fi, Homer, and Ellie are few of the characters that showed courageousness in the novel; finding out their unknown courage, taking risks, and not giving up to everything that happens. It is some of John Marsden’s message about courage. The characters also demonstrate it while they were in conflict with the soldiers who invaded their town and imprison their families in the Showground. Courage is what Ellie has that she never thought she had.

“You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor” said Aristotle. Courage is an act of bravery one does that is frightening yet they still persevere. Courage is found in many different situations in the modern world like in members of our military, law enforcement, and many others ordinary people performing courageous acts to help better our society. Everyone wants to have courage since whether in music, Hollywood movies, fairytales, or books we are told courage is one of the most important attributes that can turn an ordinary person into a hero.

Eric being the main victim presents a void in Larry’s heart that can’t be replace since the disappearance of parental figure, Larry never receive the proper guide to handle a situation well, rather his actions were not punish to an extent which allows him to over abuse every victim without a care or fear for his

Eric helps prove that the circumstances in which Kya was arrested and tried for were unreasonable and inaccurate. There was no solid evidence that Kya was even at the tower, which only helps prove the point that was only put into this situation because of the prejudice she received. If Kya were a normal member of society, Ed Jackson would not have jumped to Kya as being the immediate suspect. It only conveys that the prejudice Kya receives excludes and antagonizes her within the hierarchy of

“Courage” what is it? The dictionary definition says courage is “The ability to do something that frightens one.” Though what does it mean to you, and what does it mean to you to be courageous. In your mind is courageous when you save somebody’s life, jump out of a burning building, or simply climbing a mountain? Well to me, in order to be courageous you have to fight a fear.