Character Study: Gollum Gollum is an interesting character. Like Smaug‚ the fact that he has been living alone in a cave adds to his wicked personality as the stereotype of cave dwellers go. His magic ring has possessed him to the point that he has lost the trust of everyone‚ as well as not trusting anyone who comes near him. Although the lack of contact with anyone at all has caused him to talk to himself at all times. Even in the rare cases when he finds himself with someone else‚ as he does
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anyone can overcome anything if they find their voice. Melinda became mute the moment she was traumatized after she was date raped. Ever since then‚ she felt lonely and empty. I chose Melinda as my character because she showed anyone can overcome any hardships on their own. Melinda was a strong character who overcame depression and found her voice though art. Her artwork helped her tell her story and finally let her secret out. Melinda was a defenseless teenager. One of her weaknesses was her
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extremes. The first is a flamboyant‚ overly enthusiastic teacher named Miss Hancock. The second is our protagonist’s mother‚ a cold‚ heartless perfectionist who demonstrates cleanliness and order‚ rather than love and affection. The character that I have chosen to describe is the mother‚ who is unnamed in this story. Her daughter‚ Charlotte‚ portrays her very well in her metaphor‚ in which she depicts her mother as “a flawless‚ modern building” where “computers (and) typewriters… are
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Because of the fame‚ it has all gone to his head and he likes to think he is better than most people. This attitude led to his divorce from his wife‚ famous actress Scarlett Hill‚ to which Charlie went on to say very horrible and nasty things about her in the media to discredit her but instead is made a pariah in the media and is seen as a sexist pig to most people. From the hate Charlie then received from people‚ he decides to go into solitude when his old friend Mary offers him a chance to escape by
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Jewish victims of the Holocaust like Anne Frank. Others stand up for what they believe is right like Rosa Parks. Certain characteristics set them apart from the rest. Antigone is a tragic hero in the Greek play called Antigone. A tragic hero is character who is dignified and superior and whose downfall is caused by a tragic flaw. They usually think that they are in the right mind when the rest of society thinks that they are mad. A tragic flaw is a weakness or error that the tragic hero has. Antigone
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positive and optimistic diction. Alas‚ later in the gothic novel the creature is hurt by many people and because of this he feels resentment towards humans as a whole. “I‚ like the archfiend‚ bore a hell within me; finding myself unsympathized with‚ wished to tear up the trees‚ spread havoc and destruction around me‚ and then to have sat down and enjoyed the ruin” (page 124). This example of a dynamic character ties into the scientific evidence that has discovered that children are born unbiased and
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The main character Candide went through many hardships throughout the literature. He always had the attitude of a very understanding and positive person. Candide loved to live. He thought he lived in the best of worlds‚ in the best of towns there was. This was not the fact. Candide went through many hardship he had to overcome. This would test his positive outlook on his life. Throughout the story Candide comes upon many different people who would lead him on different journeys. These things combined
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The actors’ body language facial expression‚ and tone of voice affected the viewer’s understanding of the characters‚ plot‚ and theme of the film. One example‚ at the beginning of the movie‚ Dally was acting like a jerk to Cherry and Marcia at the drive in movie. He was speaking to them in a condescending way‚ and wouldn’t leave them alone. This made the audience think that he was not a good person. Another example was‚ when Darry hit Ponyboy. As soon as he did it‚ his hands went down to his
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The Dark Time The Ordinary World One day I decided go outside run around the city to get some air and I found bad guys so I took care them by using my swords because they had guns in there hand. Call to Adventure After taking care of the bank robbery were two wanted criminals joe and mike took people hostage at one guy told me something about mr.light and gave me a package full of information the bad guys was trying to get and when I look up he was gone. Entering the
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The story‚ “The Lesson”‚ takes place in the early 1970’s‚ in New York City. The main characters: Sylvia‚ her friends‚ and Miss Moore live in Harlem. Sylvia is a young black girl that tries to learn the lesson Miss Moore is teaching to them. Sylvia is annoyed with this because she sees it as Miss Moore taking away their summer vacation. Although as the story progresses she learns the lesson that Miss Moore is teaching and it turns her whole life around. Miss Moore is a person who devotes herself to
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