Contents Of A Dead Man's Pocket Character Analysis

No mention of a character within a story can be unintentional. Every word counts and contributes to an image of the character both directly and indirectly. In the short story “Ray” by Guy Vanderhaeghe, protagonist Ray Matthews is an example of how no word goes unused to maximize a character. Ray is an average, middle aged man, with an average wife, an average accounting job, and an average life. Nothing sticks out that is unique to him, and his inability to understand anything without others explaining it to him creates issues throughout his life. Vanderhaeghe develops Ray's character through his physical description, how others speak of him, and his social interactions to exemplify how important characterization is in a story.

The author reveals the character/narrator by using indirect characterization. In the story, the character is describing his actions and thoughts, telling what type of person he is in the process. For example, in the story, the character says “In the enthusiasm of my confidence…”(Line 17). This is revealing that the character can be prideful and that it could cloud his judgment. But, simultaneously,the

Character descriptions are used to give a first and usually last impression of a character. The novel "Lord of the Flies" is a typical example. When Ralph is first mentioned he is described as a big solid boy who is confident when he talks, which indicates the qualities of a leader. As soon as Piggy is introduced he starts suggesting witty ideas that are thrown back in his face, which parallel throughout the novel. Piggy is also described as a fat little boy with asthma and glasses, which indicates straight away that he will be stereotypical of society and be cast away as a nobody. There is significant conflict between Jack and Ralph in the first chapter which also continues to grow throughout the novel. A character profile is used to involve the reader and give a character more depth into their personality thus creating a more intense storyline.

In “The Prologue” of Canterbury Tales, Chaucer uses both direct and indirect characterization to introduce the characters. Direct characterization presents a character’s personalities directly. For example Chaucer’s statement that “the knight followed chivalry, truth/honor…” Indirect characterization uses actions, thoughts, and dialogue to reveal a character’s personality.

Character is a very important element of fiction because without characters, a story falls apart because readers only care about the plot and other aspects of fiction because of how it affects a character or characters. Characterization is the process with which the writer reveals the personality of a character or characters. Characterization can also help reveal the relationship between characters and how they feel about each other. If a writer knows how to use characterization properly, he or she can really bring the story and characters to life for the reader. “My Kid’s Dog” by Ron Hansen is an excellent example of how

One example of foreshadowing using characterization is that Arnold Friend begins as a strange man that was once staring at her, then he become a dangerous stalker, and when that happens, when you learn he’s a stalker, you get the feeling that he will do something worse to Connie than stalk her. On page 1, paragraph 7, and line 9 it reads “He wagged a finger and laughed and said,”Gonna get you, baby,” and Connie turned away again without Eddie noticing anything.” On page 4, paragraph 4 it reads “But I know what it is. I know your name and all about you, lots of things,” Arnold Friend said. He had not moved yet, but stood still leaning back against the side of his jalopy. “I took a special interest in you, such a pretty girl, and found out all about you-like I know your parents and sister are gone somewheres and I know where and how long they’re going to be gone, and I know who you were with last night, and your best friend's name is Betty. Right?” Arnold Friend is a manipulative person that you hypothesis will do something bad. When he introduces himself to Connie her tells her, everything that he knows about her and you start to classify him as a stalker. Arnold has a lot of personal and sensitive information on Connie. When he tells her that, you know he has to have

It is in these actions that the character’s traits are established. It is in this that we, the readers, get to “see” what kind of character thee people are: friendly, sad, nosey, love-struck, adventurous, etc. When we discuss characters in literature, poetry, and even film, we often describe them in terms of their character traits, descriptive adjectives that define the specific qualities of the character. The author/ poet/ director may present this directly, but often times, they show us this in action. Our job as readers/ viewers is to draw conclusions about the character’s traits (infer them). Below is a list of ways we can determine the traits of the character we are studying:

Don’t waste life working. In “Contents Of The Dead Man's Pocket” the main character Tom Benecke is a very hard worker. This helps establish the theme in the story because Tom is always working and he never has any free time because he is always working which wastes his life.The use of symbolism,characterization,and conflict in the story “Contents Of The Dead Man’s Pocket” helps create the theme don’t waste life working.

Characterization is an important component in short story writing. In the short story "Lamb to the Slaughter" written by Roald Dahl, we are introduced to Mary Maloney, a pregnant housewife who recently found out that her husband is going to leave her. Mary develops into a very complex character as the events of the short story unfold. Mary is a typical housewife, waiting on her husband hand and foot. She loves him dearly, but as the short story unfolds, we see that he does not share the same feelings. Mary, unable to handle the rejection, lashes out and kills her husband. We then see Mary’s character transform before our eyes and the once loving, dutiful housewife becomes a very devious, manipulative and cold hearted character. She manages

John D. Rockefeller once said “I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.” In the story “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” Tom Benecke perseveres towards his personal goals. For months, he spends most of his time working on a personal project in order to receive a raise in pay at work. But one day, a strong wind from outside blows an important yellow sheet of paper out the window. That single piece of paper contained all the data that he had collected for his personal project. Tom then chases after this piece of paper and follows it to the ledge on the 11th floor of his apartment building, refusing to just let all of his hard

Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket, By Jack Finney. Tom Benecke is home with his wife working while she is getting ready to leave. He asked his wife Clare if it was okay for her to go alone, because he wants to stay and work on a project. The window is opened not knowing the unexpected will happen.

Sometimes life forces me to experience or suffer what I can do and what I want to do. Most of the time I face this problem whenever I have homework or an extra activity to do. Students, close to my age, suffer doing their homework in time. Or they just procrastinate until the last day to finish their homework. This problem can also be seen throughout books.

Characterization is how the characters in the text are viewed and developed as the text expands. For this, I will consider the character, Nyla (purple). Nyla is an innocent girl with dull eyes and voice. Her innocence is revealed as tells of her first time sex encounter and also in her lack of understanding of her mum and sister’s relationship. Her confession of sex to an older man is like that of a young misled child. She is ignorant of the world and its dangers. She just completed high school and is very excited, happy to lose her virginity to childhood sweetheart. Reality drowns on her when she finds out she is pregnant and needed to abort. Her innocence gives her away when she tries to

Characterization is a literary element used by the author to present qualities of characters in a literary piece, the purpose of characterization is to make characters credible and make them suitable for the role they play in the work. Authors present various characters possessing dissimilar qualities, to emphasize different aspects of the work. In the novel “The Scarlet Letter”, the author Nathaneil Hawthorn’s depiction of the two male characters, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth, emphasizes the moral problems of the seventeenth century puritan society. Hence, their different characters contribute vitally to the plot of the novel.

    The literary technique of characterization is often used to create and delineate a human character in a work of literature. When forming a character, writers can use many different methods of characterization. However, there is one method of characterization that speaks volumes about the character and requires no more than a single word - the character's personal name. In many cases, a personal name describes the character by associating him with a certain type of people or with a well known historical figure. Therefore, since the reader learns the character's name first, a personal name is a primary method of characterization; it