Protagonist

People handle the loss of a love one differently, there are some people who let their feelings be known to the public while there are others who repress their grief. Gus, from the short story “Lets go to the Videotape” by Fiona Maazel, does not know how to deal with the deal of his mother. The short story starts off with Nick, the father, filming Gus falling off of his bike and putting it up online. It receives enough attention to get a spot on America’s Funniest Home Videos. After winning the…

Throughout writing, authors occasionally use contrasting characters to make their story more interesting or dramatic, and this strategy is often utilized by many great authors in many classic books. They create characters with opposing views to add dimension to the novel. One of the authors that took advantage of this plan is Ray Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451. During his work, he writes about his main characters, Beatty and Montag, and uses contrasting views to add interest and depth to…

Notable authors in literary work understand that to keep their piece enticing and not dull, various methods must be employed. One of the more important methods is theme. Frankly, themes are so intrinsically incorporated in literature's the main and sub-plots of that without it, books would be nothing more than an abundance of meaningless of words on sheets of paper. William Shakespeare, for example, utilizes themes as the main component in The Merchant of Venice. The themes William Shakespeare…

Loyalty is not a word, it is a lifestyle. This is shown time and again by the characters in The Godfather by Mario Puzo. The Godfather is a crime novel written by Mario Puzo and was first published in 1969 and later inspired a film of the same name in 1972, sequels to which were made in 1974 and 1990. The story of The Godfather follows a mafia family in New York over the span of a decade. The family in the novel…

Theme Writing Prompt The stories “Thank You Ma’m” by Langston Hughes and “The Storyteller” by Saki both portray a theme. These themes are hidden in unique ways. For example, “The Storyteller” has a theme that appears throughout the story, but “Thank You Ma’m” has a theme that comes at the end of the story. The story “Thank You Ma’m” by Langston Hughes has a theme. Its theme is good things come to those who work for it. In order to find this theme, I had to pay close attention to the…

Throughout history, no matter what story or film, there’s always archetypes which applies to characters. Archetypes are repeated personas used in works of film and literature, they help create and maintain the story so that it is interesting and helps define the characters. The movie O Brother, Where Art-Thou is one work of fiction that depicts archetypes well. There are just a few of the existing archetypes portrayed in the movie, but it shows just how diverse the community of archetypes is.…

Many of the minor characters serve a significant role in the novel. By establishing that the characters are viewed as “different”, they are often labeled with a negative connotation, such as Dale Harding’s sexuality. Main characters’ behaviors are often influenced by minor characters like Dr. Spivey. In Billy Bibbit’s actions, major themes can also be seen. Minor characters Dale Harding, Dr. Spivey, and Billy Bibbit contribute a key role in creating thematic events that dictated outcomes and…

C.S. Lewis once said that “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” A majority of Lewis’ works focused on adversity, especially prevalent in the novel, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Indeed, high risk situations play an important role in developing a person’s character. Often, adversity allows mental ability that would have normally lain dormant come to fruition and change us. Under pressure people often think outside of the box to help adapt to dangerous…

In my reading of this week, I picked out two stories though similar are very different. I’m comparing the stories “Everyday Use” by Alicea Walker to “In the Gloaming” by Alicea Elliott Dark. The main woman in both stories have such a strong scene of family but yet fairness. Both have their struggles but remain strong. Each story brought a different emotion from me. “Everyday Use” brought a feeling of shame the family had for themselves, yet the sense of victory at the end. “In the gloaming”…

Characteristics people need to survive in troubled times By Aline In order to survive in troubled times people need to acquire the right characteristics. Theses human traits allows a person to pull through the hardest and most strenuous of times. An abundance of these qualities were displayed frequently throughout the movie “The Impossible”, directed by J.A Bayona (2012) and the book “Escape to Kalimantan” by Steve Tolbert. Some of the characteristics that have been portrayed are adaptability,…