Character Archetypes In Alienated By Melissa Landers

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In the book Alienated by Melissa Landers has some distinct character archetypes such as Antagonist and the Sidekick are clear. First of all, Cara’s boyfriend was very opposed to Aelyx staying with Cara so he finds a lot of more people to hate Aelyx along with him. “Cara froze and stared blankly across the street at the Midtown High parking lot, where a swarm of demonstrators chanted and pumped their handmade signs into the air: HONK IF YOU SUPPORT HALO! It was like watching an anthill under attack” ( Landers 77 ). This shows how extreme the group of people against Aelyx were, HALO is clearly the antagonist in this book. Next off, the Sidekick is Cara’s friend Tori. “In an unusual move, Eric spoke directly to Tori, waving her over to the sofa.

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