Antagonist

“Water is one of the basic needs of survival of mankind and water can destroy it, too. That is the power of nature. But there is an even more powerful dimension of nature which is a blessing to humans; courage, intelligence, compassion and the power to stand again,”-Vikas Khanna. In the story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London, the main character failed to have courage and intelligence. With these qualities along with following the 12 steps in “Deep Survival” by Laurence Gonzales, he would have…

Marcus told himself he wasn't going to get in trouble anymore. He wanted to stay away from the troubles of society to make himself better. Well that didn't last long when a man named Charlie with a brain disorder came into the picture in the book “Pop by Gordon Korman” Charlie was willing to help him and be friends the better himself but little did he know that Charlie was into trouble and wasn't the best influence for Marcus. The opposing force of trouble over took Marcus once again, and it…

Once upon a time is how all of Walt Disney's magical movies begin. They are amazing tales about our heroes life's adventures, but there is always a villain trying to ruin the happy ending. Without these villains there would be no conflict, no edge of the seat moment. There would be no story. Villains are the pivotal piece to the puzzle. An example of an exceptional villain is Scar from the movie "The Lion King". He has an alarming appearance, a disgraceful attitude, and worst of all he's made…

In the novel of broken monsters we see a series of characters portraying different kinds of artistry in hopes of captivating an audience. Our Author Lauren Beukes a South African writer, does a fantastic job describing each individual character and how they desire to captivate an audience. Beukes has a fascinating manner in which she delivers her divers themes of supernatural mystery, thematic creepiness and distinctive characterization throughout the text. When incorporating these three…

address an antagonist before he/she is allow to cripple the mission of the church. The Bible speaks if your bro5her sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every word may be confirmed by toe evidence of two or three witness (Haugk. 48). But Haugk reminds the reader that a disciple is known for their love for others, thus antagonists by nature…

main heroin is fresh faced and young as she looks out around the scene around her, she feels like this fight is not worth it. The song has a line saying “There is a time and place to die and this ain’t it”. The character makes her way towards the antagonist who is the leader of the bad side. Her fellow army men protect her as she walks towards him. He is all that she has in her sights. My favorite scene is when she finally makes it to him and gets held back by two men. Normally when an action…

Television Between the Seventies and Now From the beginning of the early seventies to the present day, television has changed dramatically. Our views on these subjects have changed and has altered the shows being shown. The seventies were more strict on what was shown and anything that wasn’t considered correct. Today’s television is all about exploiting everything that isn’t correct, getting the dirt on people out in the open. Topics like racism, women 's roles, family, and heterosexism have…

In order to fully understand both characters, it’s important to look at their historical originals. One way to do this would be by considering common story archetypes, as discussed heavily by Professor Eiland in his mythical archetype list. The Other Mother fits very many of these archetype, so much so that it would be difficult to rank the accuracy of one over the other. In one way, she acts as the “temptress”, goading Coraline into staying in the other world with outfits, toys, and food,…

Writers from around the world united to contribute to the exceptional compilation that is The Art of The Story. Each story had its own individual style. Some of the stories had items they excelled at, while others failed to reach their full potential. Firstly, Hanan Al-Shaykh’s The Keeper Of The Virgins is an excellent story. The opening line: “ One of the women wondered aloud if he was a dwarf in every way.” was attention grabbing. Immediately, it piqued my interest. Who are these women? Is…

The Furnished Room/I’m a Mad Dog Biting Myself For Sympathy Page 1 In the short stories “The Furnished Room” and “I’m a Mad Dog Biting Myself for Sympathy” it displays the emotions of both main characters bathing some type of mental condition characterized by feelings of severe despondency over women in there respected lives and how the desire the attention of individuals by there threatening and erratic behaviors. The central main characters that seem to be imprecise and imperfect in…