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Antagonist- the opponent or enemy of the main character, or protagonist. For this word i would use the villagers who trapped Jumpei Niki and the women in the dunes.
Characterization- the means through which an author reveals a character’s personality. Women talks about sand being her life and how important sand is to her. She described her character as affection by showing her love toward sand.
Climax- the point in a play, novel, short story, or narrative poem at which the conflict reaches its greatest intensity and is then resolved. the climax is also the part of a narrative when the reader or audience member experiences the most-intense emotions. Jumpei discovered the solution to water problem, which he decided to share with villagers. This was his greatest achievement at the end of movie.
Conflict- a struggle between opposing forces. a conflict may be external. Foreshadowing- Clues or hints about something that is going to happen later in the story. authors use foreshadowing to build suspense and to prepare the reader for what happens later. Jumpei was secretly making something out of ropes without letting the women know. This gave the audience a hint that later in story he will try to escape the dune.
Idiom-an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its individual words. for example, “it’s raining cats and dogs” is an idiom that means it’s raining really hard—but there is no way to know that from the meanings of its individual words. “Men aren't dog you can't put them in lesh” Jumpei says this to women. He meant i'm not a dog, which will be caged up here under the sand dune for life.
Imagery- language that portrays sensory experiences, or experiences of the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. authors use imagery to describe actions, characters, objects, and ideas, and to heighten the emotional effect of their writing. one way authors create imagery is through the use of figurative

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