Chapter 1- Motivations for the Protagonist**
Character’s all need some type of motivation explaining why they keep going. Motivations are important because they drive the character to do more, and with no motivations, what would keep them going? In “The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall,” Delia, the protagonist, has clear motivations the author put in to further develop the character. From her aunt, family and the evil behind the house, this drives her to keep going. “The task I’ve given you is unfair. I understand that. I’m expecting you to succeed where I have failed. But trust me when I say that if I didn’t believe you would be able to do this, I wouldn’t ask you to. So you see, Little Namesake, this is why I have decided that you must have the house. I rely on you, in the event of my …show more content…
(Alender 216-217), “3.Maria Gorren: died 1885, 10 yrs old, electrocuted self and Nurse Carlson. 4. Harriet Carlson: died 1885, resident nurse, electrocuted by Maria Gorren. 8. Florence Beauregard, 20 yrs old, died 1902, asphyxiation by hanging. I found Eliza. 19 years old, died 1922, unknown causes. “#27- Theodore Hawkins, 19 years old, died 1940, drowning.” This is important because it shows some of the people who died here and the tragic ways of their death. Relating to Delia’s motivations because it motivates her to destroy the house so no more deaths are possible because of this house. She is especially trying to shut it down because of her sister. Since her sister is trying to investigate more on her death. And since the house is now trying to kill Delia’s sister. Delia is motivated to destroy the house so her sister isn’t harmed and no more people can experience tragic deaths from the institute. Delia’s mission continues throughout the book to destroy the house, and this is happening because of the motivations that push
Character’s all need some type of motivation explaining why they keep going. Motivations are important because they drive the character to do more, and with no motivations, what would keep them going? In “The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall,” Delia, the protagonist, has clear motivations the author put in to further develop the character. From her aunt, family and the evil behind the house, this drives her to keep going. “The task I’ve given you is unfair. I understand that. I’m expecting you to succeed where I have failed. But trust me when I say that if I didn’t believe you would be able to do this, I wouldn’t ask you to. So you see, Little Namesake, this is why I have decided that you must have the house. I rely on you, in the event of my …show more content…
(Alender 216-217), “3.Maria Gorren: died 1885, 10 yrs old, electrocuted self and Nurse Carlson. 4. Harriet Carlson: died 1885, resident nurse, electrocuted by Maria Gorren. 8. Florence Beauregard, 20 yrs old, died 1902, asphyxiation by hanging. I found Eliza. 19 years old, died 1922, unknown causes. “#27- Theodore Hawkins, 19 years old, died 1940, drowning.” This is important because it shows some of the people who died here and the tragic ways of their death. Relating to Delia’s motivations because it motivates her to destroy the house so no more deaths are possible because of this house. She is especially trying to shut it down because of her sister. Since her sister is trying to investigate more on her death. And since the house is now trying to kill Delia’s sister. Delia is motivated to destroy the house so her sister isn’t harmed and no more people can experience tragic deaths from the institute. Delia’s mission continues throughout the book to destroy the house, and this is happening because of the motivations that push