Character Analysis Of Joe Rantz In The Boys In The Boat

Meanwhile, he fell in love with Thula, who was the twin sister of Fred’s wife, Thelma, so they got married in April 1921 and started living in a new house that was built by Harry. Since Joe wasn't close to his father and stepmother, it was a hurdle for him to adjust a new environment. Before Harry and Thula had two children of their own, Harry used to play a piano with Joe, which was a keepsake from his mother, regardless of Thula’s inconvenience toward Joe. For Joe, the piano was the only source of memories with his mother. Accordingly, when the house was ablaze, Harry tried to protect the piano at the risk of his

When he was little his mom died, and his dad remarried to a woman named Thula. Thula did not like joe and she kicked him out when he was only ten years old. “She declared that she would not live under the same roof as joe, that Harry must choose between him and her. She said Joe would have to move out if she were to stay in a godforsaken place. Joe was only ten years old” (Brown 86,87). I never could understand how someone could kick a child out of the house and force them to live on their own when they are ten years old. As Joe grew up the more he needed his family, but his family was not there for him, at least not his biological family. When Joe made the rowing team that's the day that he got a new family, even if he did not know it at the time. So was Joyce, a beautiful girl who loved joe and they were going to get married and start a family of their own. “When joe stopped playing they talked about what it would be like when they were married and had a hoe and maybe kids” (Brown 102). Making the rowing team and meeting and falling in love with Joyce might have been the best thing that has ever happened to Joe. As soon as everything start going good for Joe, Thula gets an infection and dies. Not that it was a good thing that she died, it was very sad, but it brought Joe and his dad back together again. Harry wanted Joe to move back home with him and the kids. “I’m going to build a house where we can all live

When Joe became self-reliant he knew what he had to do, which make enough money for school each year. He even met back up with his dad to help him build the new house. After Thula passed away; Joe was welcomed back into the home, where Joyce and Joe would “play house”. Harry, Joyce and the kids would cheer Washington’s team when they raced.

supporting himself. The style of the book is portrayed as narrative. Brown is telling the story of Rantz’s life and his and his teammate’s journey to win gold in Berlin.

Bobby Moch is fueled by a fierce competitiveness and immense intelligence that empowers his fellow teammates to victory. With fierce competitiveness, Bobby Moch, the varsity coxswain, sets and establishes the stroke rate to storm past opponents. Ultimately, these two traits of Bobby Moch make the University of Washington rowing team dangerous to opponents and even his fellow peers. This is evident throughout The Boys in The Boat by Daniel James Brown, as Bobby Moch affects his opponents and peers with their aspects of rowing. Eventually, the University of Washington will win the 1936 Olympics with the help of Bobby Moch leading his team to victory against the deceptive Nazi Germans.

A tale can be told in several different ways. Many people are aware of the astonishing feat of the 1980 USA Olympic Men’s Hockey team, who were huge underdogs in their bid to win the gold medal against the powerhouse USSR. The movie “Miracle”, directed by Gavin O’Connor, is the dramatic journey taken by this team, from the anxiety-filled tryouts in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to the exhilarating game against the USSR in Lake Placid, New York. The book, “The Boys of Winter” written by Wayne Coffey, is based on the same events, but takes a less emotional, more factual approach to the subject. The purpose of this essay is to compare these two resources, and to discuss how they differ in tone, style, and theme.

People that are able to over come challenges in their life are the ones we most often see succeed in life. They are the ones that have the most determination and drive to put their best foot forward and the capabilities to make it in the real world where you cant let a little thing take you down. In The Boys in the Boat, all of the boys over come many obstacles but the person that over comes the challenges the best and has the most drive to push forward was Joe Rantz.

Set in the 1920s and '30s of Washington, Joe's life starts off as mundane and pleasant as any, with two, loving parents, and a brother, Fred. However, his life takes its first turn for the worse in his early childhood, when his mother dies from an undetected illness. Joe then bounces around the Pacific Northwest with his father, Harry, and new evil stepmother, Thula. Later, Joe moves back to Sequim, Washington before attending college at Washington University, wishing

He starts by taking advantage of Norma as the movie continues. Again, Joe starts being somewhat noble by trying to tell Norma that he does not need to move into the house but stay at his apartment. But, this changes when Norma tells him that everything has been paid for. He quickly drops the argument and starts to live there. He also lets her buy him fancy suits and gifts without much if any argument.

The Boys in The Boat takes place in the midst of the Great Depression, Joe Rantz, a young boy who struggled to live his whole life after his family abandoned him, tried out for the University of Washington rowing team. Little did he or any of the other boys in the boat know that what they had just stepped into would push them to their physical and mental breaking point to reach the Berlin Olympics and the Olympic gold medal. Most men that tried to enter the rowing team failed while Joe Rantz succeeded and became a champion because of two important qualities that all champions must have, enduring will power and being part of a team.

In the first chapters I have learned that Joe was dishonest and through his action and choices and this tells me this character cannot be trusted. One reason why Joe is dishonest, is that Joe told Mrs. Robinson (Jackie’s wife) and other people that he wasn't a time traveler even thought Joe was. Another reason is that when Joe got back from the journey Joe didn't tell his teacher that he went back in time Joe said he found it from the baseball cards and lied when he should have been honest although he didn't want people to know. The last reason why Joe is dishonest, is when Joe came back from the first time that he didn't tell his mom that he got chased down from the cops.

Joe Starks is an admirable person. He promises Janie beautiful material things and happiness unlike Logan who only tried to control her and offered her no love. Janie is overwhelmed by this proposal and believes that Joe may be the bee that has come to fertilize her and make her happy, but she is proven wrong. After she runs away from Logan, Joe and Janie travel to a new town that is only occupied by African Americans. There, Joe becomes mayor and is well respected by all. He gains wealth and gives Janie the material things that he promised her, but forces her to work in his local store all day long. He does not allow her to attend parties or have any fun and makes negative comments about her constantly. He says,

Daniel James Brown manages to awe and inspire readers in his book The Boys in the Boat, which describes the hardships a row crew from Washington underwent to make it to the 1936 Olympics. The story of the nine rowers on the Washington crew teaches lessons about inner confidence, trust, dedication, and the hope that can be found during even the most difficult times. I learned while reading that being the underdog doesn’t mean you’re destined to fail. Readers see that despite the hardships and many disadvantages the Washington crew faced, their dedication allowed them to beat the odds and inspire an entire nation.

Brown, Daniel. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. New York: Penguin, 2014. Print.

The most talked about character in the story is Joe Christmas, as he was the first isolated individual to be acknowledged. Joe is considered one of the most debated characters because he does not fit in any culture or society. Joe’s isolation begins back when he stayed at an orphanage until the age of five under of the impression that he was black However, since Joe is neither definitely black or white, people of the town use derogatory words when they address him, and naturally, he retreats into his own world and becomes isolated. The feeling of non-belonging creates a sense of inadequacy and Joe begins to suffer from social remoteness, and this happens with all the other characters that will be outcast as well. Joe Christmas best demonstrates