The Jazz Dreamer Fences by August Wilson is a dramatic and powerful play about Troy Maxson‚ a hard‚ gruff man‚ who has had to learn to survive in a world he does not understand. Growing up‚ Troy had an awful example of a father. He ran away from home at the age of fourteen‚ and had to find a way to live even though he had nothing. Now a father himself‚ Troy finds himself becoming as angry and hard as his father‚ although he has only ever tried to be a responsible man. Lyons‚ Troy’s oldest son from
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exist in movies and stories and are fictional. Take Gilgamesh‚ for example. He was “created by the gods” so obviously he was extremely attractive and had god like features and everyone either wanted him‚ or wanted to be him. But‚ he is a fictional character. I think that the main characteristics that make someone a hero are courage‚ morality‚ honor‚ respect‚ they fight for the good‚ and they focus on the needs of others rather than their personal needs. A hero is a savior. Beowulf saved his people more
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it to destroy it. Interstellar is a great example of power. Interstellar is written by Greg Keyes. In this book earth is in a dust bowl and is slowly dying‚ 90% of the population is farmers and all they can grow is corn. Copper who is the main character finds NASA’s secret home. He found this place with the help of his daughter Murph‚ they came by sand coordinates in Murph’s room during a dust storm. This is assumed to be left by Murph’s “ghost.” Murph’s ghost leaves secret messages for Murph by
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1. Aging As watching the clips of Superman Returns‚ Superman is an official hero in this category because of his growing maturity as he ages and the knowledge of his super power. By analyzing the Superman’s history‚ I think that he is just an alien‚ who has same emotions as any person on the earth. Same as any other kid at a young age‚ he needed the parents‚ who could teach him how important is the lives of all the people and to be a good person‚ and more experiences as he became an adult. His mother
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Everyone at some point of their lives will experience a Chicxulub. Something that will change your entire life for the better or the worse. It’s what you choose to do with that change that will build your character. Take Maureen and Ted for example. Late‚ one rainy night‚ they get their Chicxulub. A call that delivered the heart-wrenching news of their daughter‚ Maddy’s accident. Imagine‚ you are in the street playing basketball with the neighbor kids. You are winning by 3 points; You get into
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Prospero is one of Shakespeare’s more enigmatic protagonists. He is a sympathetic character in that he was wronged by his usurping brother‚ but his absolute power over the other characters and his overwrought speeches make him difficult to like. In our first glimpse of him‚ he appears puffed up and self-important‚ and his repeated insistence that Miranda pay attention suggest that his story is boring her. Once Prospero moves on to a subject other than his absorption in the pursuit of knowledge‚ Miranda’s
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The character Spaz is a teenager that doesn’t knows a lot about himself. All he knows is he has to live by Billy Bizmo’s rules and stay alive. When Spaz was little‚ he was put in a unit home and then he had a sister name Bean. Spaz loved Bean like she was apart of him. Then he finds out that Bean has this disease called leukemia. She was always sick and even though he was scared and confused he always stays beside her. Spaz was the only one that could give her the medicine she needed by taking her
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In stories there is always a character who is the hero of the adventure. They are strong‚ independent‚ and motivated. The hero Odysseus‚ from The Odyssey‚ is an epic hero‚ while Okonkwo‚ from Things Fall Apart‚ is a tragic hero. For Odysseus‚ his task is to sail back home after the Battle of Troy‚ while facing the fury of the gods. After many challenges with different powerful influences‚ Odysseus must use his master of schemes skills to find his way home. With the help of the god‚ Athena‚ and his
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characterize them as “SHU Syndrome” this syndrome has symptoms of PTSD‚ insomnia and uncontrollable feelings of rage and fear. In many cases and in literature isolation plays a major role on a character’s personality‚ this isolation leads the characters and humans to become outraged and become violent. In Ken Kesey’s‚ one flew over the cuckoo’s nest‚ McMurphy
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In Marie de France’s Lanval‚ the main character is a man named Lanval who seems to be an all around honorable man. The story starts out with Lanval being part of King Arthur’s following. He is a prince from a far away kingdom‚ and so he is ostracized. Because of this‚ he tries his hardest to make friends with the knights- he is valiant‚ brave‚ generous‚ and everything a knight should be‚ but it is for this reason that they begin to dislike him (pg 1408‚ line 19). When Arthur “forgets” to give Lanval
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