Alcohol abuse creates unhealthy situations and also brings out a defiant side in many individuals. April Raintree‚ the protagonist in the novel In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Mosionier‚ challenges the adverse effects of alcoholism; however‚ Mosionier proposes that hope can be found in situations where alcohol is abused. Alcoholism has destructive effects on families and the inner-workings of the familial relationships‚ but overcoming these hardships allows opportunity for individual growth
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text describe or indicate a specific social environment? | Is the setting a neutral backdrop or is it significant for our understanding of characters/ plot?Is the setting symbolic of the characters/ plot? | | Characters | Who? Main characters: protagonist‚ antagonist;minor characters.What are we told: age‚ appearances‚ background‚ relationships‚ etc. | Round/ dynamic/ developing – flat/ static?How are the characters described: directly by the narrator or indirectly by what they say and do?How would
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Pain - Accidents - Retribution Events: - Car crashes - Loss of life - Betrayal of family or friends - Fall of a great man Web definitions of ‘tragedy’: Calamity: an event resulting in a great loss or misfortune Drama in which the protagonist is overcome by superior force or circumstances A drama or similar work‚ in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character. A disastrous event‚ especially one involving
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and the way of life for the island’s men‚ who are fishermen and boaters. The sea is the only connection to mainland Ireland from the island where they live. These poor people survive on the proceeds from their fishing industry. The main character/protagonist‚ Maurya (islanders pronouncing/spelling for Maria)‚ her name means bitter sea. I believe the author meticulously chose that name for his main character to further strengthen the theme. The play is set in a fisherman’s “Cottage kitchen
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children and I must say some of them are educational and others are just for entertainment. Unfortunately what happens is that children are learning to be individuals based on characters from television shows‚ and we all know most shows have a protagonist and an antagonist so some children will imitate the hero’s personality and others will imitate the villain’s
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Characterization in "Greasy Lake" The path to becoming an adult is lined with a variety of childhood and adolescent experiences‚ some more painful than others. In T. Coraghessen Boyle ’s short story‚ "Greasy Lake‚" Boyle masterfully uses the setting and the protagonist ’s experience to teach us an old but vital lesson: those who choose not to learn and grow from their past mistakes are destined to repeat them‚ and thus will never mature and realize their true potential. In the beginning‚ the main character (also
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Home : A&P and Other Stories : Study Guide : Character List A&P and Other Stories Characters by John Updike Character List Freddy "Ace" Anderson The protagonist of "Ace in the Hole." Ace is a profoundly depressed husband and father who reminisces frequently about his time as a high-school basketball star. Evey Ace Anderson ’s pragmatic wife. She is Roman Catholic and alternates rapidly between friendly sarcasm and vindictiveness. Ace ’s mother Ace ’s mother watches her granddaughter
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love. Catch the moon is about a troubled boy that learns to change and falls in love with a girl. Both stories have a pretty similar theme‚ they are both about finding love. The first story I’m going to describe is “The First Seven Years”. The protagonist in The First Seven years is Feld. Feld owns a shop and is a shoemaker. He is a hard worker‚ but suffers heart problems and can’t work very hard now. Feld has
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are similar in a lot of ways. The point of view in the Young Ravens story is told from the eagle‚ the point of view in the Stump Lots is omniscient. In the “young ravens” story the eagle is the protagonist and the ewe is the antagonist. In the “stump lots” story the bear is the protagonist and the cow is the antagonist. In both stories the setting is beautifully described with a lot of description. They both take place in nature during the spring. One story however takes place
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AP ENGLISH OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATIONS (Question 3) Sample Question 1: In some works of literature the insanity (or a period of insanity) of a main character plays a central role. Choose a novel or play of literary merit and write an essay in which you discuss the mental illness of a central character and the specific ways in which that character’s illness relates to the larger themes of the work. Avoid plot summary. Sample Question 2: “The struggle to achieve dominance over others frequently
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