A Character Analysis Of Astrid In Lies By Michael Grant

· Page 4: Irina's actions speak louder than her words. (Irina looks down, impassive) - page 4. This shows that she does not agree with what Sir Peter and Cuddeford, yet she does not say anything as it is an argument of some sort between the two men and she doesn't want to get involved.

In the novel Liar, Liar by Gary Paulsen, a boy named Kevin was a great liar. He would tell harmless lies, until suddenly, his love for a girl changed everything. Kevin started lying about things that would affect people and himself, and he was forced to pay the price. After receiving the consequences, Kevin finally learns his lesson.

In the novel The Safest Lies, Kelsey has grown up terrified of the wicked and harmful outside world. Her anxiety is comes from her mother, Mandy, who was kidnapped at the age of seventeen. After not stepping outside of their home since her miraculous escape, Mandy goes missing again one night. With fear being her biggest weakness, Kelsey has to uncover the truth about the dark past in order to find her mother. When writing literature, authors commonly form story elements that follow a particular archetype. An archetype can be any type of character, theme, symbol, situation, or setting that tends to reappear in various genres of writing. Specifically, character archetypes are general models that exhibit the typical emotional patterns and

Being held captive during a time of War can be traumatic and torturess or silent and subtle. It can take an effect on the person experiencing it in very complex ways. Overcoming traumatic events in POW camps can be extremely difficult. If they return home they can struggle with a wide range of illnesses like PTSD and traumatic war flashbacks. Louie Zamperini was unfortunately that person. He was taken in as a prisoner of war during WWII by the Japanese. He relied on his inner strength and self worth to get him through traumatic beatings, and dehumanization over a period of years. In the novel Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, it shows the detailed struggle of Louie Zamperini’s experience and how he regained strength.

Although Perry is the one who killed the family, Dick plans the crime with ease due to his evil characteristics and guilt free conscious, therefore vulnerability can easily be molded by manipulation.

In the first half of the historical nonfiction novel, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, Louie Zamperini endures many hardships in his life. These struggles make me feel sorry for him and the trouble he is in. As a child, he was unable to fit in, his peers considered him “a bad kid”. Louie would unfortunately steal things on the streets, and consistently get into fights with others, commonly for no reason at all. However, the positive side to his actions, was the speed and running ability he built up. I felt relieved when his brother encouraged his participation on the school track team. In a nutshell, Louie was a natural star. His large, skinny frame and long frame gave him ideal running characteristics. No longer was Louie a bad kid, he was a

In this quote, she realizes her attitude was bad when she was with her family, and since they died she realizes she didn’t stand in good faith.

The death of Coral’s son has caused an emotional breakdown as she cannot accept her son’s death. Moreover, Coral has lost her social identity and tends to struggle to find a connection with anyone, as she “can’t think of anything to say” (Act 2, Scene 2). Her husband, Roy, is annoyed by her bizarre attitude and this causes Coral to lower herself to the behavior of a naïve child “I’ll be good! I’ll improve!” When Coral does begin to speak, it is presented as very expressive and mournful. Her tone is filled with emotion as she is constantly “wiping away tears”.

Knowing that she and her family are able to survive such distressing situations without having to jeopardize their views allows her to have faith in her family's future and gives

1979. Choose a complex and important character in a novel or a play of recognized literary merit who might on the basis of the character's actions alone be considered evil or immoral. In a well-organized essay, explain both how and why the full presentation of the character in the work makes us react more sympathetically than we otherwise might. Avoid plot summary.

In All the Years of Her Life, Morley Callaghan tells a story featuring the main character, Alfred. In the story, Alfred is caught stealing from his work. Alfred get aways with his crime, because his mother comes and saves him. Alfred is a unique character because he is different from most teenagers. His bad habit of stealing things makes him irresponsible and unreliable. Alfred also has a problem with lying. He refused to say he stole, instead he told Mr.Carr,"What do you mean? Do you think i'm crazy?".

She is bossy to the other servants, we see this in the beginning when she gives orders to Peter and bosses him around. She is not very intelligent, and is a fairly simple person,

Throughout the poem, “White Lies”, Natasha Tretheway was able to show the difficulty of growing up biracial by using different literary elements that include puns, irony, and flashbacks to demonstrate how self-love is required in order to find one’s identity. By using first person, the author was able to connect with her audience on a deeper level by letting them experience what she did by taking them on a journey as she reflects back on her tough childhood.

She worships Mr. Ramsay and has the time appropriate attitude that she is not "good enough to tie his shoe strings".(P.32) As Mr. Ramsay makes demands on her, she always outwardly succumbs to his needs or desires. When he wants sympathy, she is there filling the house for him; when the children have needs, she places there needs ahead of hers. She empathizes when necessary, and does all that she can to be there for them. All this she attributes to her being a woman, as if this were the only role a woman should take, later supported in her conversations with Lily and Paul about marriage. Although she may question this philosophy inwardly, on the surface she sees this as her role, "they came to her, naturally, since she was a woman", and she is there for them.(p.32)

Character Analysis: Give your ideas about the main characters(s). Include what you like and dislike about the characters and why they deserve praise or criticism. Does the author intend for you to like/dislike them? How do you know?