The Sugar Character Analysis Essay
When the Communists seize his family’s sugarcane farm, a young Cuban escapes to America hoping to reunite with his loved ones.
STORY COMMENTS
90 MILES presents as a political drama. The opening scene sets the dramatic tone and offers a tension-filled sequence, in which two men struggle in the water. It certainly reminds one of the recent scenes in the news of refugees’ real-life struggle. It makes for a solid opening.
The story then transitions to the past establishing the ordinary world of the protagonist, Alberto. Make sure to label the setting as being Cuba.
The idea of the sugarcane field is nicely highlighted, as is the political backdrop. One can sense that Alberto’s world is changing for his family.
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He’s spoiled, controlling, and mean-spirited. He likes to take what’s not his, foreshadowing the taking of the sugarcane farm. It will be interesting to see him as an adult.
Agustina and Rysa each have a different view of life that creates some conflict, but they aren’t characters, yet, the fully engage the audience. However, the visual of the clothes falling down, is nicely symbolic, foreshadowing what is to come. One can work hard, only just to see it all fall apart.
The dialogue is sharp and conveys information about the characters; the only concern is having scenes that feel talky (Agustina and Rysa).
Make sure to create a solid inciting event within the first act. It should be a catalyst that propels the protagonist to change. The protagonist needs to declare a goal or objective. The second act should be focused on that goal.
In a drama, the story may be driven more by the character and his emotional goal.
Based on the working logline, the inciting event would be the seizing of his family’s property and this propels him to escape to find his family in America.
Again, the inciting event should occur in the first act. The second act should be his plan of action. Make the escape exciting with the threat of
STORY COMMENTS
90 MILES presents as a political drama. The opening scene sets the dramatic tone and offers a tension-filled sequence, in which two men struggle in the water. It certainly reminds one of the recent scenes in the news of refugees’ real-life struggle. It makes for a solid opening.
The story then transitions to the past establishing the ordinary world of the protagonist, Alberto. Make sure to label the setting as being Cuba.
The idea of the sugarcane field is nicely highlighted, as is the political backdrop. One can sense that Alberto’s world is changing for his family.
The best scenes introduce Sanyon …show more content…
He’s spoiled, controlling, and mean-spirited. He likes to take what’s not his, foreshadowing the taking of the sugarcane farm. It will be interesting to see him as an adult.
Agustina and Rysa each have a different view of life that creates some conflict, but they aren’t characters, yet, the fully engage the audience. However, the visual of the clothes falling down, is nicely symbolic, foreshadowing what is to come. One can work hard, only just to see it all fall apart.
The dialogue is sharp and conveys information about the characters; the only concern is having scenes that feel talky (Agustina and Rysa).
Make sure to create a solid inciting event within the first act. It should be a catalyst that propels the protagonist to change. The protagonist needs to declare a goal or objective. The second act should be focused on that goal.
In a drama, the story may be driven more by the character and his emotional goal.
Based on the working logline, the inciting event would be the seizing of his family’s property and this propels him to escape to find his family in America.
Again, the inciting event should occur in the first act. The second act should be his plan of action. Make the escape exciting with the threat of