Character Analysis: Ms. Carmen

Sophie Biyoya Ciardulli is the main character in the book, “Endangered”, by Eliot Schrefer. She is the daughter of Florence Biyoya, who is Congolese, and an Italian-American dad. Her mother had always thought of protecting bonobos as her top duty in life, so it was no surprise when she chose staying in Congo to develop her bonobo sanctuary rather than returning to the U.S. with her husband and daughter, after Sophie’s dad is transferred to Miami, Florida by his company for a job. Sophie attends school in America, but spends summers with her mother. Sophie had always been angry and hurt by the fact that her mother was the reason her parents divorced, but when she meets Otto, she transitions slowly in opinion and grows in acceptance of her mother’s

Jenna Rodriguez is not a Jennifer, Jenny-Ann, or even a Jenny. On Jenna Rodriguez’s birth certificate, it is only Jenna. The variations of the longer form of Jenna seem somehow uncharacteristic of the true character of Jenna Rodriguez and her parents seemed to understand that when they named her. Although it is difficult to understand, Jenna’s name seems perfectly fitting for who she is. Perhaps it is the characteristics of who she is that make her name fit perfectly into place with who she is, especially from the perspective of a new friend like myself.

Don’t be afraid to start over. When you mess up you can always start over to make it better. Don’t be afraid to move to a different state to have a new life. Esperanza Ortega, from Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan is no different. She was not scared to start over and make a new living. Her challenges were Mama getting sick and having to work in the fields.

A reluctant look mixed with hints of nervousness and boredom is projected clear as day on the face of 20-year old college student Gabriella Perpetuo. She attends Miami-Dade College and is currently studying Mass Communications with the intention to begin working in Public Relations. At first glance Perpetuo comes off as nonchalant and a bit detached; more focused on what is going on in her own world, or in this case her cellphone. Underneath that is a young woman who has a passion for education and strong family bonds. She and many other young people in today’s world find it challenging to balance school, work, home life, and social interests. Gabriella is a native of Framingham, MA and has lived there for 16 years before she moved to Miami,

In the short story “Choices” by Susan Kerslake and in the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, are two examples of literature which are similar to my experience.

I am writing you regarding Dayna Marie Forderer. I have had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know Dayna in the past year. During our acquaintance, I have worked along side Dayna and also got to know her on a personal level. Dayna and I, both went to Sheridan College, worked on many assignments together and were on the Sheridan Sun newspaper.

During the times times of when the founding fathers lived, the slaves they brought in suffered from the chains on their hands and being dragged by their owners. In the book, Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson, the protagonist, Isabel, is one of those slaves. She was taken away from her home and was sold with her family when she was only 1 year old. Curzon is a slave who fights for the patriots in order to gain his freedom. Isabel and Curzon are bound by their chains from their lives. Even as their experiences may be different, they share many chains events that bind them together. This is shown through their scars, their quest for freedom, and their imprisonment.

Further into the novel, the specific dream of Gabriel and María are compared and contrasted—hence even though they are opposite traits, they still have similarities between them. During the conversation shared between Antonio and his brother, Andrew, Antonio falls into a deep thought about his destiny, “...I wanted to be a good son, but the dreams of my mother were opposite the wishes of my father. She wanted a priest to watch over the farmers of the valley; he wanted a son to travel with him to the vineyards of California” (Anaya 74). Antonio’s mother, Maria, aspires at least one of her son—Antonio—to be a priest though Gabriel, Antonio’s father yearn at least one of his sons to transit to California with him. Antonio is still yet a innocent

The key to unlocking and understanding Marisol by Jose Rivera is in recognizing and examining the 3 different worlds Marisol works her way through over the course of the play. The main character, Marisol Perez, dies in the very first scene and spends the rest of the play trying to pass onto her impending afterlife. Additionally, Marisol is a play about Puerto Rican culture and religion and how it affects not only the life of an individual, but also the death of our main character.

Lupe is a very kind and a very good sport to play marbles with. “When lupe first got there she easily beat this girl named rachel lupe feel bad for this girl because all rachel had was her and her marbles but nobody there to support her so lupe invited her to have diner with them and stay for the rest of the game and watch”. For the second round lupe went up against yolanda and lupe beat her and she invited her over to have dinner with them and stay for the rest of the game the last person she when up against a girl in a baseball cap

Mia Hall: Mia is a cellist living in Oregon, she loves her family and boyfriend Adam very much but nothing compares to the passion she has for her Cello. Mia describes her style as casual and she has brown hair. Mia is kind and quiet and often feels like she doesn’t fit in with her family because of their obsession with rock-and-roll.

Christina Moreno is a young girl who is one of the main characters in the movie, “Spanglish”. She is the daughter of Flor Moreno, another character in the movie who plays as the mother. Throughout the beginning of the film, we see how well-mannered and self-mature she is and does not disobey her mother at all. Later on, its detected that she has an easily influenced mind when the Clasky family comes in. She automatically becomes spoiled and manipulated by Deborah Clasky the minute she steps into their world. Flor is very defensive of her and wants her daughter to be in her life and stop being influenced by Deborah’s life style, which she worries about. In conclusion, Christina is a young girl who comes from a strict background and disobedience is not part of her guidelines. She is smart, pretty and takes care of herself very well at her age.

If you lost your entire family in death, could you live without them? This is the decision Mia struggles with in the novel if i stay by Gayle Forman. In this novel, 17 year old Mia Hall has the perfect life with a great family, amazing boyfriend, and an up and coming career as a professional cellist. This is taken away from her when she and her family get into a car accident. She loses both her parents immediately, and her brother is left in a critical state. The accident leaves Mia trapped outside of her own body, and stuck with the decision to fight to stay, or to give up and go. In her “ghost like” state Mia hovers over her loved ones, and reflects on the time she has shared with them. Although the movie provides a great visual to the storyline,

In “Miss Brill,” Katherine Mansfield utilizes Miss Brill’s thoughts and actions and the surroundings to characterize Miss Brill as a lonely character. Mansfield immediately introduces Miss Brill with a very odd scene that shows her conversation with the fur coat. This quickly and effectively establishes the type of person Miss Brill is. As a result, Mansfield suggests that Miss Brill is a lonely and an “abnormal” person to illustrate to the audience how society treats those who are not considered “normal” through the later actions of a young couple.

Authors in many instances use the main elements in the story such as setting and narrative to prove a point in the story. For example, writers often use characters, their actions, and their interaction with other characters to support or prove a theme. In the short story “Our Thirteenth Summer”, Barry Callaghan effectively uses characters to develop the theme that childhood is fragile and easily influenced. One of the ways that Callaghan makes effective use of characters to develop the theme is by describing the tension between Bobbie and his parents. This usage of characters supports the theme because Bobbie’s childhood is no longer free to do what he wishes, but has to bow down to his parents’