Character Analysis: The Originals

Grace has been told for more than half her life that she was crazy. Her mother’s death that she witnesses was an accident, there was no scarred man, and there was nothing she could do to change what had happened. But Grace knew they were wrong. With the help of her friends Noah, Megan and Rosie, she managed to discover that the scarred man was Dominic, the first love of her mother, who was there to kill her mother, but chose instead to stage her death. Grace came down just as Dominic was taking the picture, and picked up the gun that was lying on the floor. Firing blinding, she missed Dominic and shot her mother instead. The traumatic moment of shooting her mother was blocked from Grace’s mind as it was unable to handle what she did. Her family tries to protect her from this, saying it was an accident, trying to get Grace to stop pushing. When pushing too hard, Grace discovers the truth of what happened that night, and what she did, and with the

In The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller involves a character named John Proctor, an even-tempered farmer, who cared about how others saw him as. Procter was a married man to Elizabeth Proctor and a father of three as well. Throughout the book, Procter is shown as a man obsessed with his status to protect his name. The following quote says “... there is evidence to suggest that he had a sharp and biting way with hypocrites. He was the kind of man--powerful of body, even-tempered, and not easily led….”, this shows he was the type of a person to unleash his temper with people often, although it was good because he was well known for revealing hypocrisy. This gave him honor in his town and respect by his

A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines takes place in 1940’s, a time period of segregation. This was a time when blacks were often at fault for a crime they did not commit, such as what transpired in this book. A man named Jefferson was convicted of a crime he did not commit and was insulted during court. Now his family, friends, and even Jefferson himself were trying to prove the white community wrong about their beliefs that a black man is unequal and lacks dignity against Jefferson and the black community. Not only is Jefferson going through a period of suffering on death row, but others, like Grant Wiggins and Miss Emma, are also facing their struggles and they will try to prove others wrong and redeem themselves through knowledge,

In the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller which was written in 1692 about the severe Salem witch trials. The play incorporates a great deal of generally good people and an abundance of evil actions. Miller tells a story of those who experienced the trials first hand and played important roles in the time period. Many of the main characters in the story play both sides of good and evil which makes this a morality play. Throughout the play, we never truly understand if the evil actually comes from the devil or from the minds of the individual.

Natalie Sterling, a seventeen year old senior at Ross Academy had just won class president and beat her opponent Mike Domski. Mike was the kind of guy that Natalie and her best friend Autumn tried to stay away from. The girls at Ross Academy were known as demeaning and “boy crazy.” One day, during the pep rally a bunch of freshman dressed in trampy clothing and started to dance inappropriately. The leader’s name was Spencer a girl Natalie used to babysit for. The flirty freshman called themselves “Prostitutes” or Ross Academy prostitutes. Not only was Natalie embarrassed and angry by Spencers action but, she was disappointed. When the principal and Ms. Bee the student council head were talking to the girls punishments Natalie barged in. Natalie explained how she wanted to have a lock-in for all the girls in trouble and any others from school who wanted to come, about feminism and women's rights. Ms. Bee and Natalie agreed that it would be a good idea for

In the book Okay For Now, one of the main characters, Doug shows a lot of traits including being nice,proud and even sometime being mean. The book is written by Gary D. Schmidt. Doug is around 13 years old. He lives in a town called Marysville in New York. He faces many problems during this book and he has to find a way to get through them. He uses art to get his difficulties out of the way.

As humans, we have choices. We control the decisions we make. Whether it benefits us or puts us in a bad situation, we can't control what outside forces bring into the picture. In this case it is destiny. The novel A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, takes place in the 1940’s in Louisiana.

Imagine— you are sitting upon an old dock at the edge of a pond as the evening sun begins to set. A captivating ornamentation of light dances off the water as the sun slowly disappears behind an overbearing mountain. You become mesmerized by the mixed celebration of the faint yellow, baby blue, and champagne pink lights that shine across the ripples of the water. When suddenly, there is the faint cry of a loon in the distance. This cry startles you and brings you from that tranquil state back to the harrowing vapidity of reality.You try your best to ignore the loon as his noisy laugh continues to mock you from across the pond. You immediately want to turn to annoyance, but you instead decide to embrace the loon after realizing that he is time and you are Norman Thayer. You are the character from the play “On Golden Pond,” written by Ernest Thompson, who lost their charismatic outlook on life to the turning of time. A vast array of critics call “On Golden

"We get pulled out of our comfort zone to help shed our lukewarm nature, eventually trusting God in all of our circumstances"~Taryn Barnes

"We attract who we are and repel what we are not, which is who you are, what you love, and why it has your attention with attraction." ~ Jon Barnes

Into the Wild (1996), a novel by Jon Krakauer, explores the life of Christopher McCandless and the events leading up to his death. In an effort to prove his independence, Chris makes a tragic journey to Alaska that killed him at 24 years old. Along the way, he encounters many people who have been impacted by his mature, unique personality. Wayne Westerberg, Jan Burress, and Ronald Franz are a few people who were affected by his wise character.

Hi Anthony it's nice to meet you. I am hoping the same as you to be able to earn a high passing grade. I am also hoping to improve my writing skills as well. I can agree with you on being able to talk about almost any topic for a long period of time, but writing it out can be hard. I hope you have a great quarter and you earn the A that you are working

The Second Chance Cycle Second chances are very hard to get, but when they are given, they should be appreciated and valued. Many of the characters in The First Stone have impactful second chances that they may not fully appreciate at first. As they live out their second chances Reef, Alex, and Leeza go through major personality change that they may not realize for a while.

Identity has become a big factor throughout the history of the United States. The novel “Ask The Dust” and the textbook “Give Me Liberty” has a big focus on how individuals have different values and opinions because of where they come from and character itself. According to the novel, “… I stood and smoked them all, and saw myself a great author with that natty Italian briar, and a cane, stepping out of a big black car, and she was there too.” Arturo the main character of the novel focus on his character throughout the book because he believes that being himself in a place where he went looking for opportunities to be successful can benefit his overall career as a writer. He is an Italian American who meets a Mexican American women where he

School shootings are normally unexpected and they drastically impact life. The effects of an unexpected school shooting are displayed in Jodi Picoult’s novel, Nineteen Minutes. In the novel, Peter Houghton has endured bullying throughout his entire life. One day he snaps and he goes to his school, Sterling High, where he kills ten people and wounds many others emotionally and physically. Peter is then put on trial, where he is sent to prison for life. Josie Cormier, the girl Peter has been in love with since kindergarten, admits to shooting her boyfriend, Matt, and is sentenced to five years in prison. Many changes occurred in everyone’s lives after the shooting. School life and daily life changed majorly after the shooting. The shooter’s family,