Character Analysis

Nick Carraway comes off as a listener and honest man, which seems to give everyone in the novel an incentive to trust him – and these “intimate revelations” are essentially what catalyses the initiation of the plot and subsequently the termination of it. Nick’s lack of saying anything of importance at all causes everything else…

Rebeca Stead’s book ‘When You Reach Me’ is a novel that brings together time travel, friendship, mysteries, and scholarship. In this book, there are a lot of different characters with different traits, like Miranda’s problem-solving skills, Alice’s shyness of going to the bathroom, and Sal’s impulsive actions. Marcus is a major character in the story,…

Main characters in stories have the innate ability to steal the limelight from all other characters simply the plot is based around them. However, readers must be aware the without supporting characters, whether good or bad, a story could not develop into something meaningful. Supporting characters guide the plot, reveal themes, and most importantly contribute…

In the novel. Fahrenheit 451. the chief character. Guy Montag. qualifies as a dynamic character. A dynamic character is. by definition. a character that undergoes of import alterations throughout the class of the novel. Because he goes through a metabolism as he struggles through internal struggle during the novel. Guy Montag is a dynamic character….

A foil character is one who enhances unique characteristics of another character. This is accomplished by a strong contrast between the two characters. The famous play writer, William Shakespeare uses numerous foil characters throughout his plays. One of these famous plays Is Romeo and Juliet. This play has many fool characters which magnify qualities In…

A brother. a boy. a friend. Tom Wingfield the storyteller and a character in the drama. The Glass Menagerie. which is based on Toms memory of his many experiences populating with his Dendranthema grandifloruom and sister during the Great Depression. As this is a remembrance. the drama has a difficult clip showing the events objectively…

The Odyssey, by Homer, is an action packed heroic verse form and is one of the most celebrated in Grecian literature. It describes the escapades of a great warrior called Odysseus, therefore, the name of the heroic poem. Odysseus faces many enemies throughout The Odyssey one of them being, the Cyclops, besides known as Polyphemus….

‘The Lottery’ tells the story of a tradition that has been upheld by a small town for many years: casting of stones as form of sacrifice. This is to guarantee good harvest throughout the year, and has been done through drawing lots. For many years, this tradition was upheld by the townspeople until slowly, as…

In Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” supernatural forces create a suspenseful atmosphere. The use of the supernatural in the witches, the visions, the ghost and the apparitions provides the backbone of the climax and “excuses” for Macbeth’s change of character. Because conscience plays such a central role in Macbeth’s tragic struggle, many critics use spiritual and supernatural theories…

Characters in a story can be classified as “dynamic” or “static”. Dynamic characters are characters that change as the story progresses. That is, they recognize, change with, or adjust to circumstances. Static characters, which can also be described as “flat”, are characters that are not well developed and remain fairly unchanged throughout the story. Usually…