The Greatest Sorrow Character Analysis
The Greatest Sorrow: Loss of Family
A dynamic character changes over the course of the story. The change undertaken by such a character is usually very influential on the final resolution. Most often the event that creates this change is very serious in nature, such as loss in one’s family. Lyman Baker mentioned in his article that the curiosity towards a “change in identity” have been very intense in this century. In Wangerin’s book, The Book of Sorrows, death surrounds almost all of the characters in the story at one point or another. The two character that are most influenced by death are Ferric and Chantucleer. This kind of influence can change the character that can be effective in creating an interesting story.”[I]f your character …show more content…
Let no one think it was merely emotional: this was a physical pain in the pit of his stomach, and he couldn’t breathe, and he couldn’t talk any more.
This suffering led to the complete loss for his drive to provide for the remaining part of his family. That is a 180 degree change in his character compared to what it was before Wangering put him through this suffering. “Neither did they eat” (Wangerin 288). The two girls that he still had left were starving and Ferric didn 't even realize that they had a need for food. It took him some time to realize that he still had to provide for the remaining part of his family.
The change that Wangerin created in Ferric is clear from the comparison of what he was like before and after the death of his loved ones. Also, the changes that Ferric went through lead up to the final resolution of the novel. Had it not been for Ferric and the series of events that happened to him and affected his life, the climax would not have been resolved. These are both traits that only a dynamic character can possess. Wangerin has created an event that changed Ferric in way that is very understandable and
A dynamic character changes over the course of the story. The change undertaken by such a character is usually very influential on the final resolution. Most often the event that creates this change is very serious in nature, such as loss in one’s family. Lyman Baker mentioned in his article that the curiosity towards a “change in identity” have been very intense in this century. In Wangerin’s book, The Book of Sorrows, death surrounds almost all of the characters in the story at one point or another. The two character that are most influenced by death are Ferric and Chantucleer. This kind of influence can change the character that can be effective in creating an interesting story.”[I]f your character …show more content…
Let no one think it was merely emotional: this was a physical pain in the pit of his stomach, and he couldn’t breathe, and he couldn’t talk any more.
This suffering led to the complete loss for his drive to provide for the remaining part of his family. That is a 180 degree change in his character compared to what it was before Wangering put him through this suffering. “Neither did they eat” (Wangerin 288). The two girls that he still had left were starving and Ferric didn 't even realize that they had a need for food. It took him some time to realize that he still had to provide for the remaining part of his family.
The change that Wangerin created in Ferric is clear from the comparison of what he was like before and after the death of his loved ones. Also, the changes that Ferric went through lead up to the final resolution of the novel. Had it not been for Ferric and the series of events that happened to him and affected his life, the climax would not have been resolved. These are both traits that only a dynamic character can possess. Wangerin has created an event that changed Ferric in way that is very understandable and