Judith Guest’s novel‚ Ordinary People‚ is quite a unique story in that it has two protagonists. It alternates between the Conrad’s story and Calvin’s‚ his father. Although they seem interrelated‚ especially at the beginning‚ they are more like two completely different stories which happen to occasionally affect one another before splitting off and going their own ways once more. Conrad’s main concern seems to be his emotional time bomb‚ always threatening to blow but never knowing when it’s going
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Character Analysis “Stanley was not a bad kid.” the narrator said in the novel Holes.Stanley has changed a lot throughout the book. All of the events in the story helped and lead up to who Stanley is at the end of the book. At the beginning‚ he was respectful and well behaved‚ but towards the end of the book‚ he was still thoughtful‚ but a little bit sneaky. Before Stanley changed at the end of the book‚ he was a respectful and well behaved boy. When he first arrived at camp‚ he always answered
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inability to make rational decisions can lead to another individual’s suicide. Over the course of the novel‚ the reader follows the events in the life of the protagonist‚ Hannah Baker that have led to her tragic suicide. One can argue that secondary character‚ Alex Standall plays a significant role in the story‚ and in Hannah Baker’s suicide‚ as none of the events would have occurred had it not been for Alex’s list. To begin with‚ like Hannah Baker‚ Alex Standall is a new student at Crestmont high school
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but whether these people are judged as flawed heroes or villains has always been a tough question to answer. In the story‚ Fences‚ written by August Wilson was written during the time period between the 1930’s to the 1950’s. Our main character‚ Troy Maxson‚ has a lot of things going for him throughout the story and some of which he does not know how to react to correctly. At the end of the play‚ Troy Maxson dies and is sent to the gates of heaven where he is judges as a villain because
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sitting in her trailer like any other day but the suddenly off the ground and floating in mid air. She passed out in the middle but when she woke up‚ she was in the magical land of Oz. She arrived in Oz due another tornado. Amy is an interesting character. She is courageous‚ a quick thinker‚ intelligent and also kind and caring. Later on she meets Mombi and joins the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked. Through the Order she learns about
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In the book “Cyrano de Begerac” there are many influential characters; however‚ Cyrano is the most inspiring for helping Christian woo Roxane‚ and displaying true acts of kindness. Christian‚ on the other hand‚ is the least inspiring because he needed help throughout the whole book‚ and he never really tried to learn to be better with words so he could woo Roxane himself. Some may say that Cyrano is the ultimate hero‚ “bro”‚ or wingman. Most people would agree with that‚ but some may say that Christian
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In the movie‚ Something the Lord Made the two main characters is Dr.Alfred Blalock (Dr.Blalock) and Vivien Thomas. The first thing that you notice when you see Dr.Blalock is that he works on medical research‚ he seems like he is a hard worker but he doesn’t run into any problems with money or with other people‚ or in other words‚ he seems persuasive. When you are first introduced to Vivien you notice that he is a carpenter who has wanted to be a doctor his whole life. He just moved his family out
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The main character of this book is Katniss. First of all‚ Katniss is a girl who is protective over her younger sister‚ Prim. She faces death to take over her sister’s spot in the Hunger Games‚ a fight to quietus on live television. Her sister‚ Prim got chosen to participate in the annual Hunger Games. Katniss volunteers for taking her spot in the games‚ so Prim doesn’t suffer on broadcasting T.V. Also‚ she risked her own life for her sister. Next‚ she is a kind-hearted person. Katniss
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One who has ever had an imaginary friend or a stuffed animal that they talked to or loved dearly can understand the realness and attachment to it. In the movie Lars and the Real Girl‚ the main character Lars has an attachment to a human sized doll named Bianca. Although‚ this was not normal due to the fact that he was a grown man. In the film‚ there were a few different mental disorders that Lars showed signs of‚ and he had to overcome his tendencies to be cured. Overall‚ to Lars truly believed that
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In the novel "Looking for Alibrandi" by Melina Marchetta‚ the main character Josie undergoes numerous changes by the end of the text. Throughout the year that the book covers‚ many events occur that change Josie’s personality and attitude towards the world. She matures from being a very stubborn and hot-tempered girl to a more responsible and experienced young woman. When we meet seventeen-year-old Josephine Alibrandi‚ at the beginning of the text‚ our first impression of her is that she is very
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