This paper will explore Anne Stewart’s character and how the character signifies that innocence and corruption can be synchronized within the same person.
Throughout the plot of The Others, Anne is constantly portrayed as the sinister one of Grace Stewart’s children and marks her as a symbol of evil. Her mother, Grace, treats her like she is sinister and untrustworthy because she was the only person that could truly see Victor in their house. She tells Grace “No, it was that boy. Victor. The boy that was here a moment ago. I told him to let me study but he wouldn’t stop crying.” (The Others). Her character proves that the narrator is unreliable because, in fact, Anne is the closest one to revealing the truth. The mother though, regards this
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The light symbolizes good and the inversion of life. The children are allergic to light when they’re alive and because of that, the light “must be contained” (The Others). One major concept regarding the light, as well the contrast between characters, is that Nicholas dreads being without it. Anne, on the other hand, does not experience fear of being away from the source of light. This further displays that evil is personified as Anne and good is personified as Nicholas. The relationship of Nicholas and Anne is also an example of the unstableness Amenábar intentionally displays. There are many scenes in The Others that focuses on the bantering between the children, which demonstrates the differences between good and evil. This is displayed in the scene: “Anne: Nicholas, don’t speak to them. Nicholas: Why? They’re dead. Anne: WHAT? They’re ghosts. Come over here. Nicholas: But you said ‘Ghosts wear sheets and carry chains.’ Anne: I don’t care what I said. Get away from them. Nicholas: You’re always teasing me, and telling lies. I’m sick of it. Anne: Nicholas, I’m telling the truth. COME HERE!” (The Others). Their relationship not only signifies the complication of their individualities colliding but also the complications between good and evil. It also raises the idea of good and evil coexisting. Another symbol is that the children always wore white throughout the movie. Like …show more content…
With that being said, it all links back to perspective. Grace is an unreliable narrator. As said above, the only reason that Grace doesn’t view Anne as trustworthy or innocent is because she can see Victor. However, eventually the audience finds out that Anne is the one closest to showing the truth about the family actually being the evil ones. The intricacy of this volatile moral concept helps exhibit the falsification of good versus evil. Amenábar does this with intention though, as the big twist — linking back to this concept — of the movie remains hidden in plain sight. The family is finally revealed as being ‘the others’ and they are all recognized as corrupted, instead of
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Anne talks about her mother a lot in her diary. She has stating that her mother doesn't understand her, that her mother is a bad example, and that her mother isn't a real mother to her. Anne said all of these things about her mother but now she is trying to take up for her mom and see her “mums” side of the story.
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“Works of literature often depict acts of betrayal. Friends and even family may betray a protagonist; main character may likewise be guilty of treachery of may betray their own values.”
As an adolescent, Anne believed that she never had a traditional mother. “Mummy herself has told us that she looked upon us more as her friends than her daughters. Now that is all very fine, but still, a friend can’t take a mother’s place. I need my mother as an example which I can follow, I want to be able to respect her” (Frank 1/5/15). Because of her mother’s poor parenting skills, Anne wrote about what she would do when she would someday become a mother. “In spite of all my theories, and however much trouble I take, I miss having a real mother who understands me. That is why with everything I do and write I think of the ‘Mumsie’ that I want to be for my children later on. The ‘Mumsie’ who doesn’t take everything in general conversation so seriously, but who does take what I say seriously” (Frank 12/24/15). Although her mother is not the best, she has the Van Daans who can also be classified as poor relatives, even though they are not consanguine. “Mrs. Van Daan is unbearable. I get nothing but ‘blowups’ from her for my continuous chatter she is always pestering us in one way or another. ” (Frank 9/21/42). Like every other family, the relationship between the members of the Annexe can be healthy or dysfunctional at
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The first reason i believe this is because of how Anne is being a brat to everybody. “Am I allowed to talk now?” pg.39 In this quote I thought she was being sassy about it. She was also in a grumpy mood. She is the “boss” around their.
The illustrations complement the text and characters come to alive. Grace is an ordinary girl who is friendly and loves stories and acting. Her family members love her very much and give her emotional support. Her peers are likewise of all children who say things without thinking that it could hurt a someone: it is a typical thing to do for young children. Thus, it is easy for children to put themselves in Grace’s shoes.