of Minor Characters in Ragged Dick It is impossible for the minor characters in Ragged Dick to have a fair chance at being recognized as decent members of society because of the emphasis Horatio Alger Jr. places on Dick Hunter. The better qualities of Dick are constantly being reminded to the reader‚ giving them little room to disagree with Alger’s heroic portrayal of him. Horatio Alger Jr.’s preference to homosexuality also reflects his choice in excluding any useful female characters in his novel
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with principles. When we first met him in the novel‚ he led the choir boys. They were not allowed to take off their clothes and they must walk in two parallel rows. This shows Jack’s commitment to civilization and morality is strong. However‚ his character changes at the later parts of the novel as he upholds savagery. Also‚ the more the rules differ from the island reality‚ the more cruel and ruthless a person Jack turns out to be which contributed to the plot. In Lord of the Flies‚ Jack is charismatic
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Minor characters in the book “A Raisin in the Sun”‚ they have important roles that contribute to the development of the theme and the impact they have on the story. One of the characters‚ Travis‚ is one of the most important characters that have an effect on the family as a whole‚ even though he is not the main protagonist. Another minor character like Bobo‚ for example‚ is extremely important to the story since he was part of the whole conflict which occurs at the end. These minor characters provide
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the characters Hassan‚ Amir and Sohrab fill important roles throughout the story. Hassan fills the role of tragedy within the novel because of the multiple unfortunate events which occur toward him in the novel. As a child Hassan is bullied for being a Hazara and is then raped for the same reason. Hassan is betrayed by his best friend when Amir watches him get raped but does nothing to stop it‚ and lastly Hassan is killed as a young adult‚ leaving his only son as an orphan. Amir’s character is used
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Fight Club’s two main characters. They are "Jack" played by Edward Norton‚ and Tyler Durden played by Brad Pitt. However the twist to the movie turns out that Jack and Tyler are the same person and Tyler is Jack’s real name. Tyler the character is everything that Jack the character is not. The story narration is provided by the protagonist of "Fight Club‚" "Jack." The ambivalent protagonist‚ who only refers to himself as "Jack." An ambivalent protagonist‚ usually the main character‚ is someone the audience
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Webster’s online Dictionary defines the word protagonist as "The principal character in a literary work (as a drama or story) a leading actor‚ character‚ or participant in a literary work or real event." by looking at this definition‚ Antigone can fit the description. How she reacts to events and the ensuing consequences that occur‚ forms the plot of the play. At the very beginning Antigone chooses to bury polyneices even though it was against Creon’s wishes. She had a choice to leave his body buried
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Family A dynamic character changes over the course of the story. The change undertaken by such a character is usually very influential on the final resolution. Most often the event that creates this change is very serious in nature‚ such as loss in one’s family. Lyman Baker mentioned in his article that the curiosity towards a “change in identity” have been very intense in this century. In Wangerin’s book‚ The Book of Sorrows‚ death surrounds almost all of the characters in the story at one point
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higher class -He is here to represent God; “look out of no face..from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a non-existent nose” -It seems like T. J. Eckleburg is watching over the society 2. How does Nick describe the Wilsons and their garage? -Nick describes their garage as “unprosperous and bare” -he seems to have given the Wilsons the benefit of the doubt that this was truly their garage; Nick said “it had occurred to me that this shadow of a garage must be a blind‚ and that
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The Glass Menagerie Character Analysis "The play is memory" (5). The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams is a play narrated by the character Tom about his memory of his life with his family in the thirties. Although he is absent for the majority of the latter half of the play‚ Tom is the main character. Tom is also the protagonist‚ despite his bad qualities. The antagonist is a character never seen‚ the father. Tom is the main character of The Glass Menagerie. He opens and closes the play
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A Formalist Interpretation of Windows by Bernice Morgan Conflict: * Character vs. Character (Leah vs. Ruth) – she feels unwanted by Ruth; unwelcome in her home. She has little respect for Ruth’s lifestyle which is filled with second-hand drama‚ meaningless shopping – little overall purpose. * Character vs. Self (Leah = old and tired‚ misses Estonia‚ misses husband) Protagonist - Leah * Changes throughout story * At the story’s start‚ she feels at peace‚ even grateful for the notion
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