Journal Entry #1 The use of a quest in order to progress the development of a character is shown not only in How to Read Literature Like a Professor, written by Thomas C. Foster, but also but Aleksandr Pushkin in his novel in verse, Eugene Onegin. In Foster’s novel, he stresses the importance of a quest to further not only the character’s plotline, but also building a character arc, determining who they will be at the conclusion of the work. Pushkin, by creating a character so stereotypical to his time (1820s-1830s), portrays to the audience a character who does not undergo a quest- as a matter of fact, Eugene Onegin remains the same throughout the novel, remaining an extremely selfish person. All but a select few of Onegin’s actions create
