...Enduring Love Character Profile Joe Rose Joe Rose is the first person narrator of the novel. He describes himself as a “large, clumsy balding fellow. He always wanted to be a scientist, but because he was too old to do research he wrote science books instead. He is 48 years old (calculated by assumption because Jed Parry is 28 and he is 28 years younger than Joe. He is very intelligent, an analytical thinker; however, because he is so analytical it causes him to dwell on his emotions. He is extremely guilty about the accident and one of his goals in the novel is for him to rid himself of that guilt. He is the object of Jed Parry’s affection, and while he may not do it purposefully some believe that he encourages the attention from him to fill what he may be missing in his own life. He is married to Clarissa for seven years. The relationship with her is the only one that existed prior to the accident. They are unable to have children, yet are good with kids and care deeply about their godchildren. He is devoted to her and seems to be surprised that she could love him as well. However, because of poor communication he damages their relationship. Joe is the narrator of the story and when he is not telling the story it is from another person’s point of view. By having Joe as the narrator is empowers him, allowing him to decide what parts of the story the audience sees. In the movie, his physical appearance is obviously much different from the book. In the book he is described...
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...Short story essay Characters in books and movies are just that characters. There meant to live in the stories created by their authors. But, have you ever wondered what type of people are they? Or, their motivation for doing whatever they did in the story. Characters in books are berry similar to people in real life. They can be boring, interesting, shy, mean, etc. The character Lipsha in “Love Medicine” by Louise Erdrich is a round character as shown by his motivation for making the love medicine, his belief that it might work and his willingness to help his family. First, is Lipshas motivation for creating the love medicine. His motivation for making the love medicine is perhaps the most important thing that defined him as a round character. In the story Lipsha accidently overhears his grandfather having an affair with another woman. Wanting his grandfather to remain faithful to his grandmother Lipsha decides to create a love medicine that would do just that (Erdrich 286)....
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...Kekla Magoon, the author of books such as Camo Girl and 37 Things I Love (in No Particular Order), has a certain way of writing her stories. She also has a special way that she develops her characters and the plot. She develops her characters and the plots of her stories by using description, other characters in the story, and an inner conflict within the main character of the novel. So, how exactly does Magoon incorporate all these elements in order to create characters and a story? Description is an important way that Magoon develops both her characters and the plot. In Camo Girl, description plays an important role in that it helps construct the appearance of characters, personality of characters, and other components of the story. Additionally,...
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...sense of awareness in their societies, social lives and love. The evolution of main characters in each of the novels shows transition between the writers and characters through close observations of social interactions. Victorian novels more often idealized a sort of portrait of love and luck that wins out towards the end; rewarding virtue and that wrongdoer are punished. This however was to be intended to improve the moral nature of one’s heart. Twentieth century writers had and a slightly different view of that of Victorian writers in which embodied a more modern period and more modern view on life. The concepts of love in each of these four distinct novels are apparent in the way that each are craftily structured. Jane Austen’s Emma use of free indirect style for example on page 327-28 which marks a crucial moment in the novel where the main character Emma has a crucial realization “with insufferable vanity had she believed herself in the secret of everybody’s feelings; with unpardonable arrogance proposed to arrange everybody’s destiny”; the theme in which this novel centered around a number of marriages and social status. In gaining social advancement was especially important for women if they stood a chance for improving their status. This is not necessarily the case for the other three novels. Emily Bronte’s gothic like romantic novel Wuthering Heights explore the destructiveness of passion that her characters Heathcliff and Catherine share for one another with strong...
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...Shakespeare’s “Othello” is a whirlwind of a story as it follows the emotional roller-coaster of an army general in the midst of love. The role-character, Othello, is an articulate, passionate and intelligent African-American who finds himself unable to trust the love that he and his wife Desdemona have for one another. Although Othello seemed to many as the epitome of strength and confidence, every superman has their kryptonite. Othello was punctual, knew just the right words to say at the precise moment – he was a romantic warrior, and intellectually sound. Nevertheless, as the story unfolds, Othello’s confidence is slowly transformed by his betrayer, Iago, to reveal Othello’s deep insecurities, lack of ability to manage relational uncertainty...
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...Lit devices that show the hardships for the main character in “The bass, the river, and Sheila Mant” Authors use characterization, imagery, and hyperbole to develop characters so that readers can better connect with the story. Wetherell develops the main character’s love for fishing and his love for Sheila Mant using various lit devices. Wetherell uses characterization, imagery, and hyperbole in “The bass, the river, and Sheila Mant” to develop the main character so that the reader understands all the things that the main character goes through. Characterization, shows the reader how much in love the main character is with Sheila Mant. The first quote shows how into fishing the main character really is. It helps us learn...
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...away in a very direct manner. "Miranda" tells the story of how the love of a young girl is destroyed when it collides with the cynical, pragmatic world of the adults. The story is an initiation story in which the young main character goes through a development which, in this case, involves disillusionment and loss of innocence as her sincere love is destroyed. B. You may want to start in a more indirect fashion. Perhaps with a central quotation from the text which leads you on to the theme. "But she did understand and she sat hating her mother, whose eyes and smile were telling her that making love with Michael was a natural but subsidiary part of growing up; that what she felt that night and since was nothing" (ll. 164-67). This quotation from the story "Miranda" illustrates what is at stake for the main character in the story and points to the central theme of the story, the destruction of a young girl’s perhaps naive but sincere love by the very people she puts her trust in. C. You may prefer to start with a more general description of the main idea/problem and then move on to the specific treatment of this theme in the text in question. "Growing up and entering the world of adulthood, though a natural development, may turn out to be a very difficult and painful process which leaves you with a terrible feeling of desertion and disillusionment. What the main character in the story "Miranda" experiences is precisely such a painful awakening." ...
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...Writing is an amazing thing. People learn a lot about the characters through the diction and the way the author presents his/her characters. Whether the author is telling the audience something directly or indirectly, the audience can characterize the characters either way with the information given. Another way that can help out with characterization is with figures of speech.William Shakespeare never uses direct characterization on any of his characters in his play Romeo and Juliet. To find out what a character is like, the reader must read in between the lines of the play. The reader can also use the speeches, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks in the play to indirectly characterize them. Shakespeare uses indirect characterization when he uses oxymorons, paradoxes, and juxtaposition to describe Romeo and Juliet’s complex star crossed love. William Shakespeare uses oxymorons to emphasize how Romeo’s romantic nature leads to tragedy. Romeo, in one of his speeches, is talking about loving Juliet with “serious vanity”(1.1.171). The deeper Romeo falls in love, the...
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...you bought so that you can have something else to wear the next day, being poor is not being able to afford a home, if that food. In the story “A Gift of the Magi” and the movie “Aladdin” the characters Della and Aladdin share similarities and differences. The first similarity I realized between the story “A Gift of the Magi” and the movie “Aladdin” is that in both they have couples. Without these couples the story and movie wouldn’t be what they are. In the story “A Gift of the Magi”, the couple is Della and Jim. In the movie “Aladdin”, the couple is Aladdin and Jasmine. The difference between the two is one main character is a girl and the other is a boy. In the story “A Gift of the Magi”, Della is the main character. In the movie “Aladdin” the main character is Aladdin. The second similarity I realized between the story “A Gift of the Magi” and the movie “Aladdin” is that both couples are in love. Both of these couples are in love with one another at some point in time. The difference between the two is one has been in love since the beginning and the other falls in love by the end. In the story “A Gift of the Magi”, the couple is in love from the beginning of the story all the way to the end. In the movie “Aladdin”, the couple falls in love throughout the story. Love is a key component for everything that happens in the story/movie. The third similarity I realized between the story “A Gift of the Magi” and the...
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...In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Janie, one of the main characters strives for fulfillment in life. Throughout the book, Janie develops emotionally, intellectually, and physically by seeking true love. Making her depict as an influential and potent character, that empowers others to follow their own paths and chase their own dreams. Janie’s development, stubbornness, and hopefulness made her pull her “horizon like a great fish-net.” Suggesting an accomplishment and sense of peace for Janie, of a complete journey to a horizon she could call her own. Janie is a misfortunate character; she was born as a result of her mother being raped by a schoolteacher, and later when her mother abandoned her, Janie was left with Nanny to take care of her. In addition,...
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...Every author writes in different contexts. Between settings, tone, irony, themes and moral codes, there is always a vast array of each between authors. “Love in L.A.” by Dagoberto Gilb and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor are very similar in many ways but they do vary considerably. “Love in L.A” and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” are two examples of the similarities and differences between the two styles. The setting of “Love in L.A” is on a highway to Los Angeles. The main character, Jake is a self absorbed, irresponsible protagonist driving along the highway. As with most drivers, you tend to be envious and dream about the more fancy or better vehicles on the road, as Jake did with the vehicle in front of him. The driver of the other car is an innocent young girl, Mariana. (Daroberto, 1993). There is a complete 180 with “A Good Man is Hard to Find” is set in a very rural community. Even though the precise location is not given, the story gives clues that it is located in mid-sized towns. “A Good Man is Hard to Find” takes place in numerous states as a family is taking a vocational trip. (Boston, 2012). Jake, is the main character in the short story “Love in L.A.”. He portrays love from the protagonist perspective. His expressions of love are in different fashion but none of which results in anything positive. In the story, Jake, is portrayed as being lazy, poor, irresponsible and a scam artist who is ultimately looking to free his soul. Throughout the story...
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...theories I have learnt in this term. The film is called “17 again”, which is directed by Burr Steers and written by Jason Filardi. This movie is took place in USA and released in 10 April 2009. The budget of this movie is $20000000 US and the final gross is $64149837 US which is a great success. This story is taking about the main character-Mike O’Donnell ( Zac Efron) whose life didn't quite turn out how he wanted it to and wishes he could go back to high school and change it. He wakes up one day and is seventeen again and gets the chance to rewrite his life. The genre of this film is comedy romance, which is a hybrid genre as I can find lots of signs and conventions in the movie. For examples, the kissing scenes and some silly reactions of the characters can be found in the movie. What’s more, the lighting in this film is high-key lighting which connotes the meaning of happiness and serenity. Moreover, the mode of address in this film is indirect to the audience which was used the third person angle to encode the meaning to the audience. On the other hand, I choose this movie because of few reasons. Firstly, I love the main character- Zac Efron very much. He has acted in many teenage romance films before, for instance, High School Musical 1, 2 and3. After I watched the High School Musical, I admire his out-looking and his acting skills. Therefore, I choose this film. Besides, the narrative of this movie is very special, which is a non-linear structure and always include...
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...HOW DOES STEVEN HERRICK EXPLORE THE THEME OF GRIEF AND LOSS IN “LOVE, GHOSTS AND NOSE HAIRS”? The Australian author Steven Herrick, explores the theme of grief and loss in the novel Love, Ghosts and Nose Hairs. He explores different ways that family members deal with the loss of the maternal figure. He also explores the life of Jack, a sixteen year old boy dealing with the loss of his mother. A lot of strong relationships were lost, and each family member dealt with the loss in completely different ways. Herrick shows the readers what it is like to lose a family member and the ways that some people could deal with the grief of that loss. While reading the book the themes, characterisation, language and symbolism. Herrick explores the different methods used to deal with grief and loss in the book Love, Ghosts and Nose Hairs. Herrick uses poetry...
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...The Return of the Native" a tragedy of character and environment Hardy, Shakespeare of the English Novel Hardy has been called the Shakespeare of the English novel and the four great Hardian tragedies, Tess of the D'ubervilles, Jude the Obscure, The Mayor of Casterbridge and The Return of the Native have been likened to the four great Shakespearean tragedies. But Hardy's conception of tragedy is radically different from that of Shakespeare. Hardy's Tragic Hero In a Shakespearean tragedy, as Bradley has pointed out, the tragic hero is a man of high rank and position. He may belong to the royal family or he may be some great general and warrior indispensable for the state. He is not only exalted socially but he has also some uncommon qualities of head and heart. He is in short a rare individual. When such a person falls from greatness and his high position is reversed, the result is "Kathartic'. His fall exciates the tragic emotion of terror and the readers are purged of the motion of self-pity. This was the traditional concept of Tragedy upto Hardy. But Hardy has how own concept, he is the innovator of a new form of tragedy, His tragic hero and heroines are no exalted personages. They are neither kings nor queens. They belong to the lowest ranks of society. Thus in the present novel, Clym is humble by birth, and he takes to furze-cutting as his profession, and Mrs. Yeobrighl is the wife of an humble farmer. But these humble people have exceptional qualities of head and heart...
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...is concerned primarily with the interior lives of its characters as they respond to the inconvenient narratives that fate imposes on them. Movie adaptations of these monumental fictions often fail because they become mere exercises in interior decoration". Highly acclaimed dystopian novels are constantly being adapted into movies. Fans of these novels are excited that they will finally get to see their favorite dystopian worlds brought to life, but then they are disappointed when the films do not adhere to the books. It is understandable when the film varies slightly from the original novel, because directors are not expected to fit a three hundred to five hundred page story into a two hour film. However, when a book is converted into a movie, the filmmakers neglect to include essential parts of the novel in the film. Elements such as character development, narration, and point of view are lost in translation. The underlying themes in dystopian novels are lost when adapted to the big screen, because filmmakers are more concerned with the entertainment value, such as the romance and action, more than the message and actual story the novel originally presents. A major problem that filmmakers face when adapting a novel is the limit that the camera has to present literary points of view. The point of view— or narration— in the novel can offer insight into a characters mind as well as a characters thoughts and actions that a movie can not. “ This [voice-over...
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