Character

In the novel The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton, one of the main characters, Ponyboy is introduced as a fairly attractive, smart and athletic fourteen year old kid, being brought up in a greaser neighborhood. Ponyboy is the youngest member of his family and the Greaser gang (also known as “Outsiders” or outcasts). As the story unfolds, Ponyboy’s character evolves; his personality, morals and outlook on life slowly change, as he loses his innocence. The reader quickly realizes that Ponyboy’s…

for educational purposes. Diane Sullivan posted this review on Goodreads.com: Although it was a fairly ok read, I found myself confused and bored much of the book. which isn 't like me because I 'm an insatiable reader. I didn 't find the main character to be very deep, sensitive, or interested in his past, present or future, or in his effect on other people. He is emotionless and empty, but not in a way that people surviving tragedy often are. He just seems to exist. Some parts of the book…

save the primary protagonist, is immune to the virus of monotony, Ray Bradbury does the unexpected. The author neither shies away from an added workload in the complexity of a character and nor does he fall back on the excuse of increased world building when he chooses to insert a strong dynamic, albeit minor, character. In Bradbury's daunting futuristic novel Fahrenheit 451, Faber, a retired professor, evolves from a mysterious old man to an inspirational individual in Montag's search for…

Nora Helmer is a very complicated character despite the fact that at the beginning of this play it seems like quite the opposite. At the beginning of act one, Nora is whimsical and gleeful and very much like a child. She is very much living in a fantasy world or a doll’s house as the title of the play suggests. Nora has been taught since birth to be similar to a doll. Her father treated her as such in the past and so does her husband at the time the play takes place. However, once her illusion…

Minny Jackson, a significant character in the novel, an African American maid who has five children and unfortunately is married to Leroy. At the beginning of the novel, I automatically felt a deep connection to Minny. As a black maid she is expected to be submissive, silent and tower down to any Caucasians command, yet she does neither. In Minny’s conflict against society and working for white women she speaks what is on her mind and possesses physical and mental strength because “Minny could…

The most important character would be Artie, Vladek, and Ana. The relationship between these important characters are that Vladek and Ana are Artie’s parents. Artie is talking with Vladek while he tells his story in the war. He is talking with him because he wants to write about his story. Vladek is the narrator and the protagonist in the story. Ana tried to survive through the story with Vladek, however, she does not make it through the war alive. The protagonist is Vladek and the antagonists…

Rebecca Hall claimed that “It’s not often you get female characters who don’t fit into a box.” This could be accurate in other literatures,but in the classic literature Scarlet Pimpernel, this is not a relatable to the female characters. Baroness Orczy developed female characters who can’t be imprisoned into a box. The comtesse and Lady Marguerite Blakeney are strong individuals who each contribute just as much or even more than the male roles. Their maternal qualities display a whole different…

distinctions is how the book progresses with the main character's (Cassie) thoughts. Even though they are inside her head, the reader doesn’t feel like the story is centered around Cassie; it feels natural. In the given pages, the main character also analyzes new characters that she meets (Lia). At first the author describes the character’s actions with the use of similes and imagery such as when she wrote that “She moved like a cat - and smiled like she’d just eaten a canary”. Jennifer Lynn…

Slade House Character Comparison Essay David Mitchell tells us in his Reader's Guide in the book Slade House, “Nobody is safe here. Justice is not automatic. People do die in these pages” (Mitchell 247). David Mitchell created a 5 chapter book of the stories of 5 characters and their lives as an engifted being, showing us a creepy and dark side of his works. The chapters, “Shining Armor" and “You Dark Horse You” depict the last few hours of the lives of Gordon Edmonds and Freya Timms. These…

In the novel Wonder by R.J. Palacio the character, Auggie Pullman, can be described as both intelligent and self-conscious. After reading the novel there are many examples of these two character traits. First of, Auggie is an intelligent child, in page 30 of the novel, they were talking about the science elective that Auggie wanted to join. Then Julian said “supposably” rather than “supposedly” Auggie corrected him and they argued a little bit about it, then Julian became salty at Auggie after…