Character Analysis: The Seer Of Shadows

How does the author encourage virtue or corruption? In the book, The Dark Inside, the author Jeyn Roberts encourages virtue through her character’s actions. Roberts encourages virtue through the insincere actions within a character. Roberts encourage virtue through another character dishonest actions. Lastly, Jeyn also encourages virtue through cowardice actions in a character. In Dark Inside, Jeyn Roberts inspires the reader to be virtuous.

“It’s because he no longer loves us sweetheart. Pack your stuff, we’re leaving this house and your father who doesn’t care enough anymore about this family.”

Throughout The Once and Future King, the author, T.H. White writes of might leaders, who control their subjects through tyranny. The examples given by Merlyn, to Wart, the future King of England, show him exactly how not to rule the country. Three scenes out of this story come to mind when thinking of this theme. The scene in which Wart is under control of Mammy Ant, the scene where Mr. Pike is under control of the moat, finally the scene in which Wart is shown that leading through just and equality leads to a perfect society. Although some may disagree, the lessons young King Arthur is taught do not ultimately lead him to believe that governing by force is desirable.

A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines takes place in 1940’s, a time period of segregation. This was a time when blacks were often at fault for a crime they did not commit, such as what transpired in this book. A man named Jefferson was convicted of a crime he did not commit and was insulted during court. Now his family, friends, and even Jefferson himself were trying to prove the white community wrong about their beliefs that a black man is unequal and lacks dignity against Jefferson and the black community. Not only is Jefferson going through a period of suffering on death row, but others, like Grant Wiggins and Miss Emma, are also facing their struggles and they will try to prove others wrong and redeem themselves through knowledge,

Are things ever truly black and white or is it a matter of perception? For example, when one hears the word war the mind automatically thinks of two or more parties fighting over a common cause with the use of some sort of weaponry. However, the truth is that battles are much more than some sort of physical altercation between groups of people that simply result in a win or loss. It effects every individual involved on a deep and personal level, both physically and emotionally. Soldiers in combat are internally conflicted with matters such as the difference between what is right and wrong or who/what are they fighting for. The novel A Midnight Clear by William Wharton, explores this topic in a tale of six young and highly intellectual U.S.

Light versus dark, good versus evil; themes seen in Harry Potter and many other young adult books, and a concept many struggle with. What is good and what is evil? Are people born evil or are they developed into someone who wants to do harm? In All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, the theme of light versus dark, and similarly good versus evil, is prevalent as the main characters struggle through the hardships of World War II. Doerr takes the reader back in time flipping the shifting plot back and forth from Germany to France, and from time to time. As the characters grow up the theme of light versus dark becomes more apparent as the characters live or in some cases exist through the dark times. The characters stories teach the reader that while there

In The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller involves a character named John Proctor, an even-tempered farmer, who cared about how others saw him as. Procter was a married man to Elizabeth Proctor and a father of three as well. Throughout the book, Procter is shown as a man obsessed with his status to protect his name. The following quote says “... there is evidence to suggest that he had a sharp and biting way with hypocrites. He was the kind of man--powerful of body, even-tempered, and not easily led….”, this shows he was the type of a person to unleash his temper with people often, although it was good because he was well known for revealing hypocrisy. This gave him honor in his town and respect by his

Picture a ballroom dance, beautiful, elegant, and intriguing. Now remove the dancers from the stage, and now the stage is empty, dull, and pointless. Much like a story without dynamic characters. In “The Most Dangerous” written by Richard Connell, dynamic characters effectively engage the audience. One character that shows this is Rainsford, a big game hunter lost on a tropical island. On the island he comes across General Zaroff who is also a hunter, but not in the conventional way. Beatrice (Tris) from the Divergent series, written by Veronica Roth,  is also a great example of a dynamic character effectively engaging an audience. In  post apocalyptic Chicago the society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to different morals -

In the film Moonlight, Mahershala Ali plays a drug dealer who acts as a father figure to a homosexual, African American boy. Ali is not an A-list actor, but his talent as an actor is widely recognized and acknowledged. Although he cannot be considered a star, he can be classified as an actor because he is professionally trained and has indisputable talent. He is known to play very tough and intimidating characters who are not to be trifled with. Ali’s acting style can be classified as representational because his gestures and expressions come so naturally, as if he could easily relate to the characters that he plays. In some of his past roles, Ali has played the parts of a soldier and a crime lord, which shows how he usually plays gritty and fearless characters. In many of these roles, Ali’s character is not very talkative, but he is well respected and his words hold a great deal of weight. People who have seen some of Ali’s other films and television shows would expect nothing less than a bold and uncompromising performance. Ali’s performance in Moonlight does not disappoint because he embraces his reputation as an actor that plays characters with a quiet, yet heavy presence. He also draws upon his experiences in previous roles to exceed the high expectations set for him.

Development of One’s Own Belief System in Paradise of the Blind In Paradise of the Blind, Duong Thu Huong manipulates the major characters to emphasis different motifs in many of her work and to illustrate that one must develop one’s own beliefs and values rather than blindly accepting what is imposed upon oneself. Many recurring topics in her work include, but are not limited to ancestral worship, the psychological impact of extreme poverty and corruption, the strength and suffering of Vietnamese women under the societal and cultural structure of Vietnam, and criticism of the Communist Party. The values and beliefs inflicted upon the protagonist build from these motifs in Paradise of the Blind and as a result of exposure to different beliefs

The story The Dead demonstrates how one’s secret can bring out devastating changes in their life and in another’s. It’s about a man who is content in his marriage and loves his wife, but after finding out his wife had kept a secret about someone she truly loved before she knew him, suddenly felt like his marriage was a lie. This secret began to cause feelings of being isolated from each other and causing the change in both their lives.

I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading “The Shadow Hero” by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew written in 2014. Though I will admit that I’m not an avid comic book reader, as a mother I have read a few to my boys. With that being said, I think the graphic novel is very well written, and though the story itself is set in the very early 1900’s its message is still very relevant today. The message being that each of us are seeking those to look up to, a hero if you will, that we can all strive to be like. Someone who looks like us, and talks like us, and believes the same things we believe.

The highly anticipated American Gods gains yet another talented star as Emily Browning joins the cast of the Starz series. The Sucker Punch actress has just been cast as Shadow Moon’s tragic wife Laura in the live-action TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s bestselling novel!

Despite its cons, I would still recommend this book to people ages 14 and above. This is a great book that will surely bring the audience joy. People who reached the age 14 are usually very stressed about their daily lives, so I hope they can find enjoyment while reading this book.

Conflict will always exist in the modern world. One of the biggest motivators in the approach to conflict is fear. Conflict shapes the formation and intensity of fear. Fear can bring about ideas or actions that one normally would not ever think or implement.As fear builds up people will often go to extremes to try as much as possible to mitigate their fear. Eventually fear grows so large that it may consume all of one’s thoughts. This will motivate someone to resort to desperate plans to try and assuage their fear. The fear caused by war can do many things to the human body mentally and physically. In “ All The Light We Cannot See”, Anthony Doerr proves in times of conflict, fear becomes one of the motivating factors.