stories that exist in literature, the protagonist is the main character with whom the reader or audience follows and identifies with. They are generally depicted in a manner through either their personality, their characteristics, their actions, or a combination thereof that incurs the sympathy of the audience. This is seen in countless literary works across history. This is not true for all stories, however. There are many other works where the protagonists are not depicted or written in a manner
camera, and character’s characteristics all led the viewer on a wild cinematic ride unheard of at the time. Films use casual agents to direct the flow of the narrative through their desires and goals. There is a known protagonist and antagonist. In Psycho, there are two protagonists with no clearly defined antagonist. One
None of the boys said they have, but the protagonist thought to himself that their friend was dead and lying in the river. He was terrified of this, and he did not have the courage to tell them about the dead body. Young people do not show fear when they think that they can handle a situation. This
Title: “On Being Seventeen, Bright and Unable to Read.” When/Where: In a classroom, at school, 1976, in all of his grades. Main Character: My protagonist is Raymond, my antagonist is bullies, and there isn’t a foil. Summary: Raymondis a special kid. He has Dyslexia. He has trouble with school because at first no one knew what was wrong with him, but as soon as they diagnosed him it got better because that way he knew he wasn’t dumb. All Raymond wanted was friends but it was hard because other kids
Destroying the Old Order; an Analysis on “Everything That Rises Must Converge” Flannery Conner’s “Everything That Rises Must Converge” focuses on a bus trip that the protagonist, Julian, takes with his unnamed mother, the antagonist. Every Wednesday night his mother takes a class to reduce her blood pressure at the YMCA and coerces Julian into driving her to the bus stop and then riding with him. She has him come along not because she is scared, but because she does not like riding alone when
Religion has existed for a significant portion of human history and continues to do so; however, even a single religion’s history, traditions, and popularity have not always been constant. On an individual level, religion can also play a huge role in a person’s life, although that may not always be a purely voluntary choice. Defense mechanisms may have to be utilized if a person wants to live as they please or else they will be forced to confront the jarring inconsistencies in their beliefs. Jerrold
both resulted in different interpretations of “Home.” Both stories revolved around family affairs so both the protagonist’s mother and father played a major role in the story but they also shared similarities throughout the story. However, both protagonists were caught in different situations that drove them on deciding to stay or leave home. Both stories featured parents who driven the protagonist’s decisions of leaving/staying home. Eveline’s mother left
A femme fatale, a French term for “fatal woman” (Schimkowitz, 2014), is a strong-willed, manipulative woman who is as alluring as she is dangerous. She is an irresistibly attractive woman who leads a man into difficult and dangerous situations with her seductive charms (Blakely, 2014). They used to be physically characterized as fierce sexing looking women with sharp eyeliners. This female archetype has been in existence since ancient times all around the world. The first example of a femme fatale
How did O’ Connor portray the character of the two central character in the stories? How did their human judgment reflect their attitude towards other characters? Both of the stories depicted the personality of two protagonists who thought of themselves as superiors and better than others. Mrs. Turpin and the mother are women who regarded themselves as better than most people. They are highly self-opinionated as reflected by their act of immediately forming their opinion on other people. The arrogance
positive, that the main character is witnessing in the scene. Another change is almost immediately shown again in the scene where a close up shot is used to show a pair of police officers enter their home and try to arrest the main protagonist, however as the main protagonist denies being arrested, the police officer attempts to taser him but misses and tasers the pregnant wife instead. Grief and sorrow of the situation is portrayed in the tragic music in the background and also through the rhetorical