Marlin

Morgan Sechrist  2nd Hour

**Marlin **
Marlin is a hero that embarks on a journey to save his most prized possession, his son. His son Nemo is the only survivor out of his 400 children who were killed along with his wife Coral, when a [|barracuda] comes into their anemone. So when Nemo is taken by divers, he leaves his home where he is comfortable and must journey out to face his worst fear, the open sea. In facing his worst fear, he learns the most important things about life and how short it really is. Marlin relies on the help of Dory to reach [|Sydney] and find his son no matter what. The two face sharks, jellyfish, whales, currents, and much more. In the end, Marlin finds his son Nemo and returns home to live life with a new and more free approach to what comes his way.

Marlin travels across the open sea on his journey to find his son Nemo. He begins in his home town and travels all the way to Sydney, Australia. On the way he meets Dory, who travels with him in the search of his son. Together they encounter sharks, who take them to a sunken ship, the [|Deep Sea Angler Fish] in a dark trench, the "sea" of jellyfish, and a whale all before they reach Sydney. Throughout their travels, Marlin and Dory become close friends and discover what it means to rely on those around them when they need help in any situation that they may need help. Marlin reaches Sydney and finds his son knowing that he can now face and surpass his greatest fears.
 * On the Move **

Marlin was not a very brave or confident fish before his journey to Sydney to save his son Nemo. Marlin's greatest fear was the of the unknown and unfamiliar. Throughout his journey to Australia, he must face and overcome those hears in order to rescue his son. One of Marlin's first steps to overcoming his fears was crossing the Drop Off. He does this without even noticing in his desperate attempt to reach the boat which his son is on. Once he stops, his only choice is to continue on where he finds that he must face several other fears. Some of these fears include exiting the [|East Australian Current] and crossing the jellyfish "sea". Together, Marlin and Dory face and concur all of these fears and reach Australia in which they find Nemo.
 * Facing their Fears **

Marlin goes on this heroic journey is a desperate attempt to find and bring his son home again. He did nothing to deserve losing or having his son put in a dangerous position. Due to this reasoning, Marlin his "good" on his side. In other words, their is no one that is chasing after him or trying to stop him throughout his journey to Sydney, Australia. In fact, he has several people along the whole journey that help him reach his son. Some of these people include, Dory, Crush, Nigel, and the group of Moonfish. Dory is with Marlin the whole time and helps him find the address that Nemo has been taken to. The group of Moonfish give Marlin and Dory directions to the East Atlantic Current and Crush gives them directions to Sydney from the Current. Nigel carries Dory and Marlin in his mouth to the window to see Nemo and saves them from the Seagulls. In the end, Marlin had "good" people on his side that helped him reach Nemo and bring him home safely.
 * Has "Good" on his Side **

**Jonah **
Jonah was called by God to embark on a journey form [|Galilee] to [|Nineveh] to warn the people that God was not pleased with the way that the city functioned and the people acted . Jonah was afraid to travel to the city and decided to travel far away from Nineveh to avoid God's calling. When he choose to travel far away to [|Tarshish], God sent a storm and the men that Jonah was traveling with, with Jonah's consent, through him overboard and the sea was calm. Jonah, however; was swallowed by a whale. Jonah spent days inside the whale's belly and during those says he prayed to God asking for his forgiveness. Jonah was spit out by the whale, onto the shore and went straight to Nineveh. There he warned the people of God's anger with the way they were acting.



Jonah was sent on a journey by God and traveled to several different places. Jonah was from Galilee and traveled to two main places in his travels to fulfill God's wish. In an attempt to escape form God, Jonah made his way to Tarshish. Once he was swallowed by the whale and spit out onto the shore, he fulfilled his promise to God to travel to Nineveh. Jonah traveled to three main places on his journey and made an impact whereever he was.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">On the Move **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Jonah had to face one of his major fears when God called him to do his work. Jonah was from Galilee and lived a life that he was satisfied with. God called Jonah to travel to Nineveh to preach to the people about repentance. This was Jonah's biggest fear, the fear of failure. Due to his fear, he tried to avoid what he was called to do and ran from God. In the end, Jonah went to Nineveh to fulfill his promise that he made to god in the belly of the whale. He overcame his fears and realized that he could have an effect on the people. In overcoming this fear, he also realized that he had an effect on the people and that he was worthy to his cause and what God had called him to do. Jonah overcame his major fear and proved that he could do what he was called to do.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Facing their Fears **



<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">When Jonah was called to Nineveh, he was to afraid and ran from God. Even though he ran, God was on his side and was looking out for him the entire time. While Jonah was in the belly of the whale, he prayed to God asking for his forgiveness and promising he would travel to Niniveh to talk to and warn the people. After three days and nights, the whale spit Jonah out onto the shore. God spared Jonah's life and allowed him to live in fulfilling his promise to go to Nineveh. He traveled to the people in Nineveh and preached repentance. Jonah had "good" on his side the whole time. God looked after and kept Jonah safe throughout all of his travels and choices.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Has "Good" on his Side **

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Sources
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