Character Analysis Of Snape

2002 - Morally ambiguous characters -- characters whose behavior discourages readers from identifying them as purely evil or purely good -- are at the heart of many works of literature. Choose a novel or play in which a morally ambiguous character plays a pivotal role. Then write an essay in which you explain how the character can be viewed as morally ambiguous and why his or her moral ambiguity is significant to the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary.

Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, looked out for Harry and Harry had to look up to him. Albus was his mentor. Harry’s teachers were a big help to him. There were ones that didn’t seem particularly fond of Harry. One of them was Snape, he picked on Harry in class when he couldn’t answer the questions he asked correctly. Snape also seems to hate Harry. In the end, Snape had pushed Harry to become better. Harry was able to use these skills by going out and being a hero.

Imagine you are a lawyer tasked with an impossible case, and everybody in your community is against you, but still there is a shred of hope you cling to. What might that be you ask? That to which you cling are your morals. In To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch had been given the Tom Robinson case, where a black man was convicted of raping a white woman. As a single father of two children, he continues to reinforce his values throughout the trial and during his daunting task of raising his children. In To Kill A Mockingbird what Harper Lee suggests about the nature of morals is that you should try to stand up for what you believe in even if people oppose or reject your ideals. Even when faced with an insurmountable opposition you should stand up for your morals because in the end if your don't follow your beliefs you are just contributing to the problem. We should try to create a voice for what we believe in and impress that upon the next generation so they can continue to exercise their beliefs to make the world a better place.

Sam and Elie are both able to overcome their discrimination and loss of a loved one by maintaining hope with the help of strong, loving individuals.

Fitzgerald uses Tom Buchanan, a disloyal and proud character, in order to suggest some of the traits that may cause one to lose their sense of morality.

Every human has a special character trait and that’s what makes us great, but I wish that everybody could be as passionate for a good cause like these characters. There’s been too many corrupt human beings doing whatever they want, whenever they want and they won’t be stopping anytime soon. About every week, there’s news of government corruption, police corruption, etc., all over the world. It’s twisted and warped! That’s why I’m glad that children like Cole, Smush, and Snapper knew it was wrong and did something that could bring change, even though it was a bit irresponsible and risky. Don’t get me wrong, the adults were fully aware too, but I’m thinking they were too frightened which is actually understandable. Who wouldn’t feel threatened

The medieval romance of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight embodies a naïve knight being put through life’s challenges. Gawain starts off as a naive knight but grows through the unexpected and vampire ordeals he is faced as a sort of quest fraught with danger the young knight has ever faced.

Like I have said before, Snape lived a double life. He completely destroyed and ruined his life. This was so that Harry would live a long and prosperous life, and not fall to He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Though he hated Harry for some reason or other, he kept his word to Dumbledore and his own reasons to protect Harry lead him to sacrifice his life. The reason why Snape is this way is simply that he grew up in a difficult situation. He was the butt of most jokes. Being so unliked, he went on the wrong path. The girl he loved never loved him back and he also had to watch over the son of his dead lover. Snape came out of this very independent and a yearning to be selfless. This is the reason why he was so motivated to protect Harry. When Snape heard that Harry is just bait for Voldemort, he almost broke down crying. Snape is truly the essence of what a hero should

severus snape is one of the most misunderstood character ever. he lived a disgusting life his father was abusive, he falled in a bad company, and the girl he liked married a bully, his experiences in life made him isolated and he turned into a really harsh individual...it was not that now he stopped crying, actually he was very weak from inside but he learned hiding his weaknesses controlling his fears...he learned that dominating is the only way to

The story of Bartleby by Herman Melville is circled around a boss and his workers. This short story is an exert from a larger collection of short stories within a book called, Great American Short Stories by Jane Smiley. The narrator in Bartleby is this Lawyer who holds much interest and worries over one specific scrivener who works under him. He pays close attention to this employee because of the attitude and behavior he distributes. This character is quite particular, his name is Bartleby, a unique individual in the eye of the Lawyer. Throughout this short story one may witness a change in Bartleby, it happens so gradually that they may not realize it or possibly skim over it. Bartleby was a very sequestered being; his development occurred over time with him losing motivation entirely. In the beginning, Bartleby is a silent but good worker, however, he eventually refuses his responsibilities as a scribe, then he suddenly stops everything except for staring at a wall in a courtyard.

Severus Snape is one of the most beloved, and yet most despised, characters in the history of literature. Appearing in the famed novel and movie series, Harry Potter, Snape has touched, warmed, and broken people’s hearts since the summer of 1997. When readers first met Snape in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, he was hated and feared as the “teacher with greasy black hair, a hooked nose, and sallow skin.” However, it is not until the series nears its end in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, that the readers learn that Severus Snape was cruel and brutal for many reasons. One of the most controversial topics in literature is whether Snape was a villain or a hero. In agreement with the latter, I believe that Snape was a hero because he was selfless and brave.

One recorded memory in the Pensieve bears witness to James bullying him, turning him upside-down to reveal his underwear in front of many students, including Lily. Lily came to Severus 's defence, but this only made things worse: in a subsequent lashing out at James in an attempt to recover his lost dignity, Severus inadvertently called Lily a Mudblood. Lily refused to forgive him for it, even after his repeated apologies. This would forever be Severus 's worst memory as it was seen by Harry whilst in the Pensieve.

In Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird,” Mayella Ewell, a young woman as well as the daughter of Bob Ewell, lives a life of insolence and isolation in the town of Maycomb. As a Ewell, which they are familiarized as being vulgar, uneducated, and indigent, Mayella is disrespected by the people of Maycomb as well as by her father. During the court case, Atticus shows courtesy towards Mayella by addressing her as a miss and a ma’am, which is not surprising for his values of equality. Mistaking his manners with sarcasm, she replies with, “Won’t answer a word you say as long as you keep mockin’ me” (pg.181). Harper Lee is demonstrating the amount of disregard Mayella faces in her life, so much that courtesy can’t be identified as just that. Mayella finds that Atticus is ridiculing her for what she doesn’t have, respect from others. With a reputation such as Mayella’s, people treat her like an outcast. Her lonely life can be a reason to explain why she always asked for Tom Robinson’s company, she wanted to experience friendship and perhaps love for the first time. Her loneliness was so clear to see, even Scout, who still has their childhood-innocent mind, can see through it. Scout compares Mr.Dolphus Raymond’s “mixed children” to Mayella because they both don’t know where to stand in their social class, “white people wouldn’t have anything to do with her because she lived among pigs; Negroes wouldn’t have anything to do with her

In the Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling Harry starts of in the unfamiliar wizarding world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. After lord Voldemort killed Harry’s parents he is sent of to his aunt and uncle's house as a baby. Harry does not like living with them but eventually at age 12 he gets a letter to attend hogwarts which he will soon find out that he is a wizard. After being sorted into one of the four houses (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, ravenclaw and slytherin)he gets sorted into gryffindor and finds friends in his house(Ron and Hermione). They have to stick together and work together to defeat him. This leads to one of the themes for this book series being that “You are much stronger when with friends”.