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    * Depicts that evil in end is ever present when Count Olaf escapes imprisonment. * Summary of a series of unfortunate events * count Olaf is constructed through swat codes(tc‚sc‚ac) * To convey this tension that is unresolved in end of film intro * Olaf is drawn somewhat unsympathetically through the use of *low camera angle shots‚ low key lighting * + his unpredictability as he invades other people’s space. * Olaf constructed as arrogant and harmful person * When the

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    hotel in Copenhagen‚ Denmark during the late 1950’s‚ our two protagonists meet. Olaf Jensen‚ a white old man just on the verge of 60‚ is the night porter. With a long night ahead‚ Olaf sits down behind his desk‚ as he’s loosening his shoelaces‚ Jim‚ a giant African-American man at six and a half feet tall‚ walks through the door to strike fear into Olaf’s life. Although Olaf is certainly surprised by Jim’s stature‚ Olaf is not a racist because he is afraid of Jim’s size and power‚ not his skin color

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    character‚ Olaf makes all types of assumptions about Jim who is referred to as the big black‚

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    The viking tales‚ Jennie Hall The book has two parts‚ the first part is about king Olaf and his son Harald. The second part is about discorverers like discovering Greenland and Wineland (nowadays) America. Men of the country norway were great warriors and discoverers they have discovered Iceland en many more lands‚ but the old sages are the most populair . There are many stories of the old vikings who have live in Norway‚ old tales were told over and over until everbody knew them and loved them

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    characterization. In the novel‚ “A Gravestone Made of Wheat‚” Olaf Torvik is a stand out character. Olaf‚ throughout the story directly and indirectly presents himself as a very persistent‚ dedicated and impatient man. “We will bury Inge here on the farm as we planned‚”(Weaver‚9). This is an example of direct characterization as Olaf basically tells us through his words that he is a very determined man to get what he believes is right. When Olaf and Inge were denied a second time to get married they were

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    house fire and the kids are forced to live with an evil man named count Olaf. Count Olaf is trying to steal the Baudelaire family fortune by marring Violate and then plans to kill her. During this process Violet goes through many tasks to try to avoid being married and save Klaus and Sunny from being killed. Count Olaf was trying to put on a play were Violet was the bride and they would get married in real life and after count Olaf planed to kill her and her siblings to get their money. The book took

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    white man named Olaf who works as the night porter for a hotel in Denmark is a brilliant contrast to the antagonist‚ a rather wealthy large black sailor named Jim.

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    Character Q: Who are the main characters in the story? A: The main characters in the story are Violet‚ Klaus‚ Sunny‚ and Count Olaf (a.k.a Stehpano). The series and book revoles around these characters. Without them‚ there wouldn’t be a story. Uncle Monty‚ on the other hand‚ is more of a side character. He may be looking after the Baudelaire children‚ but he is still just there to be a filler. Q: Choose a character. Why is this character important in the story? A: Violet Baudelaire would

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    their demeanor we are making a decision that could effect how we think and feel. In Richard Wright’s "Big Black Good Man"‚ Olaf the main character makes such a judgment. Olaf’s judgment changes his life for the next year until he finally finds closure. In order to see how decisions and judgments affect our lives‚ we need to look up close and personal with Olaf. In the beginning Olaf is a man of relaxation and satisfaction with his life except for the sheer tiredness of work. He was a down to earth man

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    Laksådalen. Sagaen er blevet skrevet som om forfatteren var der selv. Forfatteren er anonym. I sagaen bliver naturen ikke beskrevet så konkret‚ da handlingen er meget vigtigere. I denne saga spiller æren en stor del. På (linje 198-200‚ side 26) giver Olaf et udtryk for at han ikke vil acceptere at hans giftermål bliver afslået‚ så han mister sin ære på den måde. Den tids samfunds normer‚ er også anderledes i forhold til i dag‚ f.eks. der hvor faderen friede til den kommende kone for hans søns vegne

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