Character

E.” thoroughly explores character development. McCarthy’s writing techniques impact the reader in a way that helps them better understand the protagonists’ emotional changes. Allowing this insight through the characters’ development McCarthy gives the reader a connection to her short story. McCarthy demonstrates such impactful character development through the plot, language and narrative of the story. To start off with McCarthy’s narrative revolves around the character telling the story. This…

Ana María Vanegas Professor Kate Newell English 168-OL July 26, 2017 The Undefeated Man: a look to James Thurber’s Masculine Ideals James Thurber’s American classic short story, ‘The Secret life of Walter Mitty’ (1939), narrates the fantasies of an ordinary aging man stuck in his daydreams. Walter is nearly an incompetent man in everything he performs, as he lacks proper concentration, gets distracted and forgets things easily. Additionally, he gets directed and scolded by his dominant wife…

Meursaut: A simply careless character There are two types of completely opposite characters that can be represented throughout a novel; static and dynamic characters. All characters in a story fall within this range. A static character is simply described as someone who does not undergo an important change in the course of a story. Throughout a compelling story, the character would remain the same even though they may experience life changes. The static characters do not experience a change of…

UULOs in Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet The novel Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford tells the story of the character Henry Lee. Henry’s relationships with his family and friends, from his childhood to his adulthood, demonstrate how past experiences shape what he finds to be most important. Henry’s emotional journey is better understood with the context of the University Undergraduate Learning Outcomes (UULOs). Intellectual Breadth and Lifelong Learning and…

“Thieves Like Us” by Edward Anderson strips down conventional understanding by questioning the legitimacy of crime and undermining certainty while limiting the ability of the reader to distinguish between the narrator and the thoughts of the main character, Bowie. By breaking down the rules of formal thought, this novel forces the reader to simply just think critically about meaning. This comes in many forms as the novel asks about what it means to steal, whether anything can be set in stone,…

The characters in a novel play critical roles in influencing the protagonist and the accompanying themes. J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye follows Holden Caulfield, a sixteen year old boy and his realizations juxtaposing with the world around him. Holden is very nonchalant and has been kicked out numerous schools. This leads him to take a chance and transpire a voyage to New York. These events have allowed Holden to meet a variety of characters that affect his life in various ways and…

Character foils are individuals who parallel each other, but have some dissimilar traits. As these individuals are comparable, their differing characteristics have heightened contrast, allowing for certain qualities to manifest themselves more fully. Within Hamet by William Shakespeare, foil characters serve the purpose of characterizing the protagonist. This characterization is witnessed three times when foils are employed to highlight Hamlets’ indecisiveness, sanity and remorsefulness. While…

In the book, "Bonecrack," by Dick Francis the character I would like to be the most is the main character and protagonist, Neil Griffon because he is courageous, hardworking, and loyal. The first reason Neil Griffon is the character I would like to be the most is he is undoubtedly courageous in all aspects of the story. When Neil was just sixteen years old he decided to become independent from his father and run away, shaping himself into the man he truly aspired to be. Enso Rivera, the…

In the story, True Legend, by Mike Lupica, the main character, Drew Robinson, is a basketball prodigy. He eats, drinks, breathes, and sleeps basketball. I can easily relate him to myself, being a basketball fanatic. If I could choose to have Drew as my friend in real life, I would choose no, only because Drew is so focused on basketball, he cannot keep up with his school work. I am like the opposite, because I care very much about school and my grades, but I do love basketball like him WHat I do…

Within As I lay Dying, we are give multiple perspectives throughout the book, with multiple characters all influenced in varying degrees by the death of Addie Bundren. However, one of the most interesting and key characters is Dewey Dell. She is the only female family character left in the novel and not only does she take care of her mother while she is on her deathbed, she is also at her side when she passes away. Now that her mother is gone, Dewey Dell must take on all her mother's duties and…