Characterisation

Furthermore, Rowling sets the characters with contrasting personality to be best friends. The novel is not only about adventures that Harry Potter had but also his friendship between his classmates. This study will explain the significance of characterisation in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.…

struggling to keep up with the expectations of her family and is demonstrated when Lydia’s father advises her to “remember what really matters...blending in. Don’t feel like smiling? Force yourself to smile. Don’t criticize, condemn, or complain.” The characterisation of Lydia’s father delineates the burdens Lydia has to face due to the skewed ideals of society and enables the author to espouse the notion that individuals are often forced to put up a facade in order to assimilate. The author’s…

Although some readers would advocate Christopher as a reliable narrator as he cannot lie, Haddon includes stylistic devices within the narration that lead readers to question whether the protagonist is reliable as a narrator. Reliability sets the foundation of the authenticity of the narrator’s judgement and perspective. It is evident that Haddon incorporates technical and scientific digressions in Christopher’s discourse in chapters 13, 17, 19 and 139, the digressions are explanations that are…

uses a variety of conventions, language and stylistic features throughout Of Mice and Men to convey an array of ideas. These techniques are evident when conveying the element of inevitability in regards to the dream. Powerlessness, conveyed by characterisation, the lack of knowledge and impairment of characters. As well as the importance of the dream, creating empathy by influencing the reader. George and Lennie are the first and most significant characters, we encounter. George is portrayed…

STAGE 2 ENGLISH LITERARY STUDIES Assessment Type 1: Responding to Texts Drama Text: A Doll’s House (Henrik Ibsen) How does the author of A Doll’s House, Henrik Ibsen use characterisation and symbolism to explore ideas? Set in Norway in the 1800s, Henrik Ibsen’s play, A Doll’s House, is a memorable text that challenges the patriarchal society of that era. The playwright uses symbolism to represent the complexities of rules that govern behaviour of women in that period, and characterization to…

Family Services he’s incapable of caring for his daughter. Yet it’s evident Sam’s disability shows no sign of impeding his ability to love and care for his daughter and has only strengthened it, “nobody else’s daddy ever comes to the park”. The characterisation of Rita only reinforces his disability and serves to be Sam’s first challenge in proving prejudice wrong. Introduced as the stereotypical top notch lawyer she sees his disability as a liability, treating Sam less than her “the fact that…

the idea of a futile existence. In the texts, hopes and dreams are explored through characterisation, imagery and symbolism to represent the idea of a futile existence. The concept of dreams to show the character’s hope and aspiration, determination for a better future, and to illustrate the difficulties of survival, with unrealised dreams illuminating the dark despair of society at that time. Characterisation  With Charlotte Perkins Gilman's unreliable narrator, the depiction of the other…

character is insecure and flawed. The play is set in New Orleans in the 1940s, Blanche Dubois arrives at her sisters house after losing the family home through her promiscuous past. William makes Blanches insecurities clear through his use of characterisation, conflict, symbolism, key scenes and staging. Blanche's entire life has been affected by a tragic event. At sixteen she married to a boy called Allan who she loved, “unendurably.” However, after Blanche caught him with a man she realised…

Both texts employ characterisation to develop their main protagonists as leaders and role models worthy of adulation. Yet, Eastwood and Tyldum differ in their interpretation of what makes a national hero. Eastwood initially represents Sully as a symbol of the average male, through a range of establishing camera angles, which perpetuates him as a calm-mannered, methodical pilot. Likewise, Tyldum's use of shadows and lighting accentuates a half-lit face of Turing in a police interrogation room,…

The way people and politics are portrayed vary greatly and not all representations are limited to manipulation as a core aspect of people and politics. This concept will be the focus of today’s conference, exploring the intricate ways Shakespeare adopts this in his historical play Henry IV: Part One. Ideas strongly evident throughout this text are the duality of human nature that comes with a lust for power or purpose, emphasising the notion of people and politics as acts of manipulation.…