Ron Burgundy Character Analysis

Literary Elements Paper Ron Burgundy, the author and protagonist of the autobiography “let me off at the top” possess mainly different characteristics that make him so interesting to read about. Some of these include: he’s funny, sporadic, and crazy at times. Even though he has a great personality he can also be: ignorant, egotistical misogynistic, and most of all he’s narcissistic which adds and also takes away from him in the novel. Ron Burgundy has an unmistakable appearance that is known nationally. His one look is a manly mustache, great hair that an anchorman has, gold ring, gold watch, and a helicopter that makes him look important. The only antagonist in the novel is Ron Burgundy himself. If Ron Burgundy doesn’t land himself in
jail, or get into bar fights, and isn’t so self-centered then he would be 10 times more successful. The exposition doesn’t have a specific place being taken in the autobiography.
He migrates all over the world depending on what events that he wants to talk about. In one chapter he wanted to talk about the time he won a trip to Mexico and there wonderful culture and another time he wanted to talk about the time he was stranded in the Pacific Ocean with Walter white and some of their friends. There was no clear rising action in the novel but the most apparent was when Ron Burgundy had to assemble the greatest news team in San Diego. The climax of the novel is when Ron faced his biggest challenge of defeating channel 11 news. Channel 11 news, the second highest rated news team in Santiago, nonstop harassed Ron and his team through the thick and thin. And there biggest falling out was when channel 11 and channel 4 news brawled in an alley way only to disperse when the fuzz came. The falling action was when channel 11 new they couldn’t beat channel 4 news so they stayed away from Ron and his crew for most of the novel. The novels resolution is when Ron saves a helpless bystanders life during a live broadcast and gained the respect of the lead channel 11 anchorman. After that there was no major part of the autobiography. Just little stories of like what happens when you punch a governor in the face and what to do when you have to watch your kid when your wife’s not
home. The main conflict in the novel is that channel 11 news team tried to take down channel 4 news team.
Ron Burgundy tries several times to resolve the problem by using his fisticuffs and making snaky remark in return to channel 11 bashful remarks. Ron solved this inadvertently by saving a helpless women in need and by that gained channel 11s respect. The autobiography’s in first person point of view. I know the novels in first person point of view because Ron Burgundy’s the main character and always uses the word I to describe himself. For example when he was talking about the time he was in a prison riot he never said Ron was in a prison riot. He said I was in a prison riot. The time of the novel takes place from the early 1960s to the early 2000s. The setting first takes place in Ron’s home town of Haggleworth. He basically talks a lot about his hometown for the first quarter of the autobiography then he moves to San Diego and the rest of the novel takes place there. The setting of where Ron grew up impacted his social skills greatly. In Haggleworth they solve their problems by belittling each other and progressing to a fist fight. The main theme in the novel is live life care free and to the fullest. And if you care too much about something then it will consume your entire life. And live to the fullest, stay away from the shackles that main kind put on your wrists to keep you in your
place. Some good point are its funny and it captures my attention. The only bad point in the novel is its some chapters are too long and drawn for example in the chapter going to Mexico it was boring and around 50 pages. Even though it’s a relatively short book. One chapter shouldn’t be that long. I don’t think my friends should read this autobiography because a significant part of it is sexist and some of my friends are feminist. Another reason why is a majority of my friends don’t read from pleasure and only read when they have to.