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Who Is Shrek?
The fictional character that I have decided to analyze is Shrek from the Shrek movies.

Some background information about Shrek, well his full name is Shrek the ogre, his age is unknown but my guess is that he is around 25-30 years old at least in human years since he gets married and has kids later on in the movie. There weren't any legitimate answers to what his childhood looked like but according to the shrek musical, It is said that he was sent away by his parents because it was ogre tradition to do so and he was left and in the book of Shrek he is said to have been thrown into a hole that leads to the real world. He is seen traveling alone, being either screamed at or teased by passers-by. After scaring away an angry mob, he arrives at his swamp, enters an outhouse, and literally breaks
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But he appeared quite dangerous, misanthropic, and very cranky. However, Shrek is peaceful and does not care to hurt anyone, but just wants to live in solitude and be left alone. Shrek is accompanied by Donkey, an excitable and hyperactive talking donkey. When Shrek is first seen, he successfully scares off villagers by roaring at them, but it later becomes obvious that they were only attacking him because he is an ogre rather than because he did something wrong. In Shrek, during a conversation with Donkey, he says "Look, I'm not the one with the problem, okay? It's the world that seems to have a problem with me. People take one look at me and go 'Aah! Help! Run! A big stupid ugly ogre!' They judge me before they even know me. That's why I'm better off alone." This implies that he decided to isolate himself after trying and failing to find acceptance amongst others. He uses his attitude as a mask as to say that he doesn't need nor want anyone else in his life. His behavior and actions are a mere reflection of his attitude as he pushes people away before they have the chance to reject him. This mask gives people the illusion that he

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