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    Fearless is a compilation of novels written by Francine Pascal. The collection begins with the titular Fearless‚ then Sam‚ and finally Run. All three novels center around a main cast of characters‚ with the main character being a young girl named Gaia. One of the main aspects of the novel is Gaia’s inability to feel fear due to some sort of genetic quirk. This causes most of the problems of the story and is a major story motivator. Francine Pascal is the author of the Fearless series and the more

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    Charles Baxter’s “Gryphon” may have gotten more than they bargained for. This short story is made up of dynamic and static characters who are accompanied by an interesting theme and multiple symbols. Baxter’s “Gryphon” is centered around a few very interesting characters. Throughout the book there is a variety of both dynamic and static characters. Possibly the most dynamic character is that of Mis Ferenczi. Miss Ferenczi has many personality traits shown throughout the story‚ though one of the most

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    ‘The Adoration of Jenna Fox’ Character Essay Jenna Fox is one of the characters I found interesting in the novel ‘The Adoration of Jenna Fox’ by Mary Pearson. The novel is written in first person narrative‚ which helps reveal Jenna’s thoughts‚ hopes‚ fears‚ and dreams. Another technique that Pearson used to help expose Jenna’s personality is character relationships‚ which helps the reader to learn more about Jenna from another point of view. A third way that the author made Jenna interesting to

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    A dynamic character is a major character in a work of fiction that encounters conflict and is changed by it. In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ the emotional pattern and thought process of Louise Mallard after she is informed of her husband’s death are explored. Over the course of the hour in which the story takes place Louise has a realization about the constraints she feels in her life and in her marriage. By delineating Louise as a flat and dynamic character‚ Chopin is able to convey her

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    The scene in Sling Blade which our class watched effectively created characterization for the character known as Carl. To begin the scene‚ it starts with Carl sitting and listening to a fellow in the same institution. A doctor interrupts his talking and says “there are some people for you to see”. The look on the man interrupted is dumbfounded. I can infer this is because Carl doesn’t receive many visitors. This is the author’s first note of characterization. It shows that Carl wasn’t a very popular

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    makes something tragic is when someone is so hurt that they have completely lost hope and can’t overcome the odds because of outside or inside forces. In the book‚ Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Curley’s Wife shows many signs of being a tragic character. She not only has hopes and dreams of becoming an actress that were crushed‚ but also married a man named Curley‚ who is rude and never acknowledges her. She is unable to talk to anyone else because she is the only woman on the farm and her name

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    DESCRIBE AN INTERESTNG CHARACTER IN THE NOVEL. EXPLAIN WHY THEY WERE INTERESTING. In the novel‚ ‘Q and A’ written by Vikas Swarup‚ there are several interesting characters. One interesting character in the novel would be Ram Mohammad Thomas‚ who is also the main character. Swarup’s purpose in writing the novel was to teach us that people (in India) can be very prejudiced towards others of a lower cycle or those from a different religion. He also wants to teach us that we need to persevere in order

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    Acting is a vital tool utilised to establish character used in ’Picnic at Hanging Rock’ to bring alive the divine‚ the norm and the traditional. In Sara’s case the combination of her timid and quiet tone‚ slow pace and her lack of hand gestures/ general movement‚ small presence and stiff posture aid to create a character that is quite average - a reserved yet eerie character. In comparison Miranda is described as a very different sort of person - she has a calming quiet voice that still demands attention

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    creates the metaphor of the world being a stage and the character of Miss Brill being an actress. This illusion can determine her to be a round character because she is afraid of being the person that she isn’t. Miss Brill hides her real emotions by hiding behind a teacher role instead of being true to herself. The character Miss Brill arrives at a theme of isolationism and abandonment; by acting Miss Brill can be recognized as a round character by having a hidden emotion by acting a certain manner

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    The Lovely Bones Essay Readers will often think about characters long after a text has been finished. Analyse how the WRITER made a CHARACTER or characters MEMORABLE for you in a text you have studied. In The Lovely Bones‚ a provocative account of a young girl’s life and death‚ by Alice Sebold‚ we are thrust into the cruel reality of Susie’s mislaid youth. We are immediately introduced to the protagonist‚ Susie Salmon‚ “like the fish‚” who wastes no time in describing her brutal and gruesome

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