Pirate of the Revolution

     Author's Note

I wrote this because of the universal theme 'Role Playing' because Hannah Pritchard is playing the role of her brother who got murdered by the enemies in the Revolutionary War. So she is dressing up and getting on a ship for revenge. I also wrote this because of the women that are suspected to do all the house work in the late 1700's. they weren't allowed to do what they wanted with their life which is unfair.

            Hannah Pritchard by Bonnie Pryor is a book based of a teenage girl living in the late 1700’s during the Revolutionary War. Her parents were murdered so she was left all by herself. First, working at an Inn, she found herself dressing up like her brother, Jack Pritchard, and going onto Sea Hawk to get revenge on the enemies who killed her family. While trying to cover up as a boy, someone uncovers her secret and she trusts one man with the secret. Hannah Pritchard is not like any other teenage girl in the late 1700’s she wants more than being a stay at home mom; she wants revenge, and an adventure.

            Women in the late 1700’s are known for just being the house wives who clean, cook, and do laundry. Hannah did not want that to be her future. She wanted to do the dirty work that he father and brother would do outside. Once she found out all the different jobs you could get if she were boy she hopped on that ship and pretended to be her brother. The other pirates on the ship found that ‘Jack’ was not a half bad pirate. Once Dobbs discovers that ‘Jack’ is a girl, he doesn’t really mind all that much because Hannah has already proven herself a good worker. As for her friend Daniel on the ship she confessed to him on herself because she thought that he deserved to know. Same as Dobbs, Daniel does not find that the quality of work will decrease it was just a shock to him. Once everyone on the ship discovered her they did not mind because they have seen that Hannah knows how to work hard and get the job done.

            Even though today we do not only expect women to do all the house work some men still think of women as the stay at home moms. Yet, some of the men are stay at home dads. Society has changed since those times but some people have not. Hannah wanted adventure. But her mom wanted to have a stable home with a happy family. One might sound better than the other or you want both. Every man or women is different and everyone wants different things. Hannah’s mom just did not see that. The down side to all of this is that her mom will never get to see what will become of Hannah. Either if she is a stay at home mom with her maybe soon to be husband Daniel or out on the Sea having more adventures.

            In conclusion Hannah Pritchard got her adventure and now she might be starting an new one with going to the farm with Daniel and starting a family. Hannah has proven that no matter what gender if you put forth a good effort and you want to be different you can. It may have a bad conclusion but trying is better than never doing anything at all.

When You Lose Everything You Love, You Fight

Author's Note

This essay is about how the climax in Hannah Pritchard affects the rest of the book and the rest of her life. Also how different things are for her after she became a pirate.   

    Hannah Pritchard is a young girl who went from a wonderful, loving family, to being an orphan with nowhere to go but work. Once she found a job at the inn, she started discovering all the different jobs she could get… if she was a boy. One of the jobs that they were saying she could do was being a pirate on a ship. Next thing you know, Hannah is trying on her brothers clothes and hopping onto a ship playing as a boy, Jack Pritchard. Stepping on that ship is when everything changes for Hannah Pritchard.

     The climax of this book is when Hannah goes on the ship pretending to be her brother because from there on out she must become her brother, talk like him, walk like him, and not act like a girl. What caused this to happen is that the Red Coats murdered her family while she was in the forest getting berries. After that she went and decided that she wanted revenge on the Red Coats and became a pirate.

            For getting on that ship Hannah has to face some consequences. First of all she didn’t have a job that changed from what she was already doing at home. She was still doing the dishes and making dinner for the crew. Also, she had a love interest in a boy named Daniel who was also working there and she couldn’t tell him the truth about her until later.

            Although there were consequences she had life changes experiences from going on the ship, once everyone knew she was a girl they let her stay because she works so hard and does a good job at it. So she got to keep fighting against the Red Coats for revenge. Lastly, Daniel and Hannah then planned to finish the war and get married.

In conclusion The Revolutionary Pirate had a happy ending but also a start of a new beginning for Hannah and Daniel. The Climax had consequences and rewards that affected her whole life after the war. And hopefully, Hannah got the adventure she wanted.

           

Mother, Daughter Bonding

Author’s Note

You never know when things are going to completely change for you. You will be fighting with your mom and go to bed without fixing the problem. You come home from school the next day and she got in a car accident during the day. Hannah’s last conversation with her mother wasn’t the best. She leaves for a while and her mom is dead. No goodbyes. I wrote this because it is showing what her moms point of view is.  

     Hannah Pritchard is not the typical girl you would talk to. She doesn’t like to follow all the rules that are made for her and other girls her age. In the late 1700’s you find girls wearing long dresses, not, wearing pants and high socks like the boys do. Hannah Pritchard is the kind of girl that wants to do manual labor like her father and brother, she doesn’t want to follow the typical things that girls are taught to do. For example, dishes, laundry, cleaning. Hannah said “Have you ever noticed that whatever work women do is always waiting to be done again? You will just have to wash those clothes again next month. Dinner will have to be cooked again tomorrow. When father and Jack are done today, the field will be done.” That showed a big part of what Hannah wants in life, an adventure.

            The mom was not aware that that would be the last conversation with her daughter so she saw this as any other day. Hannah was not doing the things that her mom wanted her to do. Like, learning to clean, do the laundry, wearing dresses, and other things typical women would do. Her mother just wanted her to take after her and learn to run a house, because she too would be running her own someday.

            Not knowing that it would be the last conversation they didn’t show their emotions to each other and say their goodbyes. If you were in the situation where you knew it would be the last time you would ever talk to your mom wouldn’t you also tell her you loved her, and give her a big hug? I would. The mom was annoyed with her daughter that she forgot why she loved Hannah so much. Leaving the house on the sour note did not help that it was their last conversation. If they had the point of view of the mother it would show more of a sensitive side and the love for her daughter she has.

            If the book was written in her point of view different emotions would show and make you look at their dilemma differently. It would bring out a sadder side of the story not just a normal day conversation with your mom. The reader is also not aware of the future that is held for Hannah’s mother so you don’t see the conversation as a big deal but if the reader saw it in the mother’s point of view the reader may have a different theory.      

Something Worth Living For

 Author's Note

 A lot of people think that your family is just your mom, dad, brothers, sisters, or grandparents. But if that family isn't there for you. you have your friends, who are always there and will be there when you need to talk or need to feel loved. I wrote this because sometimes when I am having problems with my family I turn to my true friends, who listen and understand.

Family: The people who are always there, the people that will always love you, the people that complete you. In The Outsiders, the greasers are one big family. Each one of them doesn’t really get along with their parents, or their parents are gone. The greasers are together and are family.

Each of the greasers has a different personality which binds them together and makes them a family. The youngest, Pony boy, is the one who doesn’t use his head in some situations. Johnny is the sensitive one that has a banged up life. Darry is like the dad to the greasers, he is the responsible one and is always worrying about Pony boy. If one of the greasers ever need someone to talk to, they go to Soda Pop, he always understands them. Dallas is the dangerous one who is always getting in trouble and doesn’t seem to care about anyone one or anything. In the end, you see that that is not true. Steve is Soda Pop’s best friend and has a job. Two-bit is the joyful and happy one because he is always cracking a joke to lighten the mood.  Each of them is different, but that’s what makes them a family.

The things they have gone through together in the book are what make them stronger as a family. For example, Darry gets angry with Pony boy and hits him. Pony boy runs away with Johnny. In the end, they forgive each other and Pony boy understands that Darry does love him and just wants him to be safe. Johnny and Dally dying was hard for all of them.

Lastly, my definition of family is the people that understand you, complete you, who care for you. Your family is what is worth living for.  And that’s exactly what the greasers are, a family.

Stereotypes in The Outsiders

Author's Note

There are stereo types everywhere in the world and their are definetly some in The Outsiders. This essay shows how people use stereo types against them and they don't really getto know them. 

There are so many different types of stereo types of the Greasers and The Socs. Neither of them tries to get to know each other all they do is fight. Underneath that rich Soc or Greasy Greaser, there are feelings.

The Greasers see the Socials as, rich, snobby, straight A students, or who jump greasers for fun. But if the two groups made friends they might find that there is something else going on with the Socials that is making them do all this stuff.

The Socials see the Greasers as long hair, greasy, dirty, drop outs that don’t care if they go to jail or get in trouble with the cops. But as you start to notice is that all of the Greasers really do have feelings and love people. Like Darry's love for Johnny which is really shown when Darry's gives himself up to the cops after Johnny dies.

Stereo types happen even in today's society. For example, if you have a Step mom, people think automatically that she is the evil step-mother. That is an example from Cinderella. For another example, people that don't live in Wisconsin think that everyone that lives in Wisconsin are hill Billy's. 

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In Johnny's Perspective of the Night he Murdered Bob.

Author's Note

I wrote this point of view because I was wondering what was going through Johnny's head once he killed Bob. This essay is an example of a point of view from the outsiders. 

I saw them coming, fancy cars and tough faced, made me quiver, the Socs. I recognized his face, from the night he jumped me, Bob. Is this it? Are they finally going to finish the job? Kill me?

              Before you know it the Socs are drowning Pony boy and about to come at me. Their sly smiles across their face made me want to go hide behind a rock and cry. Without thinking, I grab my switch blade in my pocket and jab it right into Bob’s heart. It went so fast he didn’t even have time to yell.  Once all of the other Socs acknowledged what happened they jumped in the car and drive off. You could see the frightened looks on their faces.

              What have I done? I hate to even think this… I’m a … a … mur-…murderer. No. No Johnny. You’re not a murderer, you were simply defending yourself. Defending Pony boy. Pony boy… oh no. Then I saw him, lying on the cement. I ran over to him trying to get him to choke out the water that he breathed in. I give him a good couple pushes on his chest. Didn’t work. I give up. Then I lie down next to him and try to take in what I have just done.

              Johnny wakes up cough out water trying to catch his breath. This is it. I have to tell him what I did. I have to say it … out loud. When Johnny looks up at me straight in the eye, I stare at him for a second and I can see his eyes go from happy to concerned.

              I say the worst thing I have ever had to say in my whole life. Slowly I say, “I killed him.” I glance over at Bob laying on the cement lifeless. “I killed that boy”.

Dear Alice

            I have read the book about you (Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll) I really enjoyed it. I was also very confused for a majority of the book. I am writing this letter to ask you some questions, hoping that you’ll have some answers for me.

            First of all, how old were you when you went through this whole? If you were just a kid then that must have been very confusing for you. Since you went back down the whole when you were older and you didn’t even remember the first time. Therefore, I’m guessing that you were quiet young.

            Secondly, did it hurt when you growing a great number of times frequently? From growing myself sometimes I get pains in my legs because I am growing. I couldn’t imagine how dreadful it must have been to be growing that fast.

            Lastly, do you ever wish that you could have stayed in that world? Never having to go back to listening to your sister go on and on with that lifeless, picture less book. Or maybe just stay an extra day or two. Like a vacation.

            Could you please answer these questions in a letter? These questions are annoying me like bees buzzing in my ear. Thank you!

Sincerely,

                        Jade Paffel