showed that the protagonist is a strong person in physically and mentally. In the story ‘Chrysanthemums’ I see Elisa’s strength, she is very optimistic and satisfactory person. She can live happy within a small circle. However through feminist point of view I found weakness in both stories too. In the story ‘Touching Bottom’ Kari’s weakness is male dominance and lack of self-confidence on herself. As the story ‘Touching Bottom’ in the story ‘Chrysanthemums’ the weakness of the protagonist is male dominance
Camus: life, decisions, and reflection. The first lens in which the reader can see absurdity in the novel is when the protagonist lives for the sensual pleasures of the present moment. The second lens in which the reader can see absurdity in the novel is when the protagonist absurdity of the protagonists decisions on how he does or doesn’t decide to kill the Arab. The third lens in which the reader can see absurdity in the novel is when the protagonist how he reflects back on his decisions and life and
tragedy, Antigone, by Sophocles, Creon portrays the characteristics of a tragic protagonist. As a tragic protagonist, Creon is faced with a very difficult dilemma. He has to choose either to abide by his law and punish Antigone, or to abide by the laws of the gods and forgive Antigone and let her bury Polynices. His councilors did everything in their power to advice him. However, when he realized the outcome of his decisions, it was too late. Creon’s choices brought him from a respected king, to a fool
the poem with an exciting, story-telling type of poem. However, he does provide the poem with a powerful dilemma. The protagonist, which I believe is a male, due to the fact that he was able to drag and push the heavy deer, is left with a choice to whether act responsibly and efficient, or morally. I will look at different approaches, as well as Stafford’s use of elements and word choice to try to understand the protagonist’s decision. William Stafford’s poem is a great example of narrative poetry
typically include a young protagonist forced to make a grown decision which is a transition to their first move into adulthood. In a sense, these stories show the protagonist shifting from innocence to gaining experiences. The two coming of age stories that we read in class were “A White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett and “The Man Who Was Almost A Man” by Richard Wright. Both being coming of age stories, they have similar features but were different in the sense that one protagonist seemed to have made a
When we read stories, we usually get caught up in the characters, specifically the protagonist and antagonist. The setting takes hold of our interest and we may get a very good picture in our head of the time and place that the events are occurring. There are some stories that we get more out of than others, but it all depends on how much time one spends analyzing and thinking about the stories. In The Yellow Wallpaper and To Build a Fire, there are many things that are important to the development
are seldom the main character of a YA novel; instead, the protagonist is, more often than not, of youth. This makes sense. An older person has experience and knowledge that is lacked by an adolescent. If the main character is older in age, his or her opinion, no matter how unbiased he or she tries, will be jaded. Additional, the protagonist is usually anywhere in age from10 to17, any younger and the texts would lack substance and the right amount of complexity to satisfy the reader, any older and
short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe, respectively, illustrate protagonists on journeys to fulfill their own desires. Utilizing setting and the motif of guilt, Hawthorne and Poe create stories where a protagonist completes a journey that eventually leads to the realization that a clean conscience has a crucial role to one 's life. Throughout both short stories, the settings of the protagonists’ physical journeys parallel their emotional ones. Hawthorne utilizes a dark, mystical
In most stories one reads there is going to be a protagonist and an antagonist. The protagonist is the character in the story that is usually considered the good guy. The antagonist is usually considered the bad guy and clashes with the protagonist. In the story “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner he has a clear protagonist and antagonist. The protagonist of the story is Sarti. The antagonist of the story is Sarti’s father Abner. Faulkner makes this a very interesting story to read because of the
moralistic works of literature have existed and evolved throughout human history. Fairy tales are whimsical tales of a character’s journey, usually intended for children. Fables on the other hand are short stories that tells a moral through the protagonists; the purposes being to provide a means for early man to endure the hardships of life. In ancient Greek, Egyptian and Roman civilizations superficial tales have been documented. Even biblical stories have been categorized as fables. Eventually through