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BROTHER IN THE LAND
Character Sketch of Rhodes
In the play script “Brother in the Land” by Robert Swindells and adapted by Joe Standerline, Rhodes is portrayed as a sadistic P.E. teacher who is an active member of the MASADA and participates voluntarily in tasks which are set up, in order to overthrow the Civil Defense Team. Unfortunately at the end he turns out to be a selfish person who deceives the MASADA.
Rhodes proves to be a good strategist as he prepares the students and tells them about how to act in different chaotic situations and face problems which arise during the war. A good leader, Rhodes possesses great commanding qualities, as he successfully led an ambush against the Civil Defense Team and made them surrender. However, Rhodes’ impressive attributes go under cover when he betrays the MASADA, by storing resources which rightfully did not belong to him. Rhodes, a sarcastic person responded ironically when Danny asked him questions regarding the siege operation. Although Rhodes played a part in the death of Danny’s dad, he did not feel sorry for him. Instead, he behaved rudely with him and did not even comfort on such a great loss. His cruel personality is proved when he ruthlessly killed Ben and Alec Booth, even though they were completely innocent. He did not show his willingness in taking in more people in the MASADA, by declaring the new comers as a threat to their survival. This action demonstrates his inhuman personality. Instead of comforting the students and hoping for good, while telling them about the precautions which were supposed to be taken in times of war, Rhodes, a pessimistic and realistic person, started to scare them by putting in the picture the consequences of war and the likely effects of it on the people and their surroundings.
In my opinion Rhodes is the villain of the story who believes in the ‘Survival of the Fittest’ as, when he was caught red handed in the act of storing food, he was not ashamed and did not feel guilty.
Character Sketch of Rhodes
In the play script “Brother in the Land” by Robert Swindells and adapted by Joe Standerline, Rhodes is portrayed as a sadistic P.E. teacher who is an active member of the MASADA and participates voluntarily in tasks which are set up, in order to overthrow the Civil Defense Team. Unfortunately at the end he turns out to be a selfish person who deceives the MASADA.
Rhodes proves to be a good strategist as he prepares the students and tells them about how to act in different chaotic situations and face problems which arise during the war. A good leader, Rhodes possesses great commanding qualities, as he successfully led an ambush against the Civil Defense Team and made them surrender. However, Rhodes’ impressive attributes go under cover when he betrays the MASADA, by storing resources which rightfully did not belong to him. Rhodes, a sarcastic person responded ironically when Danny asked him questions regarding the siege operation. Although Rhodes played a part in the death of Danny’s dad, he did not feel sorry for him. Instead, he behaved rudely with him and did not even comfort on such a great loss. His cruel personality is proved when he ruthlessly killed Ben and Alec Booth, even though they were completely innocent. He did not show his willingness in taking in more people in the MASADA, by declaring the new comers as a threat to their survival. This action demonstrates his inhuman personality. Instead of comforting the students and hoping for good, while telling them about the precautions which were supposed to be taken in times of war, Rhodes, a pessimistic and realistic person, started to scare them by putting in the picture the consequences of war and the likely effects of it on the people and their surroundings.
In my opinion Rhodes is the villain of the story who believes in the ‘Survival of the Fittest’ as, when he was caught red handed in the act of storing food, he was not ashamed and did not feel guilty.