John Henry As A Protagonist Of The Story

In the first battle Henry thinks he has overcome his fear and he fights valiantly. Henry and his fellow soldiers engage in battle. Henry faces the enemy and fires repeatedly, and the enemy leaves. I would say Henry feels accomplished. He has overcome a portion of his fears and gains confidence as he works with the other soldiers of his regiment to hold the line. Along with his fellow soldiers, Henry stands his ground and makes some movements toward confidence and maturity.

Virgil Tibbs could be described as a secondary protagonist. Virgil is round because he has many sides to his nature. He is static because he does not change or grow and is the same sort of person throughout the story. And he is realistic because he shows many human characteristics.

Henry Smart seemed to evolve into a man who was remarkably similar to his father. In Doyle’s A Star Called Henry, both Henry and his father committed heinous crimes on behalf of a higher authority, but Henry justified his actions by cloaking himself in the Irish flag. Henry Sr. relied on a wooden leg for both transportation and savage purposes and Henry Jr. adopted his father’s leg both physically and for his own violent agenda. Additionally, Henry Sr.’s staple fashion choice was a coat covered in dirt and blood. Eventually, however, Henry Jr. wore a coat of his own, which too, was coated in the grime of his own maniacal actions. He eventually threw the coat out, suggesting, in the end, that he had become his own man. Thus, while it appeared

“Sir, we have done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming on. We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated…” (Henry).

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of

An American attorney and politician, Patrick Henry, in his speech to the President of the Virginia Convention and the member of the convention on March 1775, apprises the President and the members to be prepared for war because the acts they were using to attain peace with the British was not working and would never work. Also, Henry was assuring them to fight smart and God will be on their side. Patrick Henry was not all for war, but he stated that he did not necessarily want to fight, but if he had to he would without a doubt. Patrick Henry uses a very patriotic and persuasive tone to try to inform everyone to be aware of the possible war that they will be shortly faced with.

In this section, identify and discuss the antagonist (person, group, or force that creates conflict for the protagonist). Explain how the antagonist impedes the protagonist’s goals or creates problems for the protagonist. How is the antagonist a problem for the protagonist?

Patrick Henry was a political leader during the American Revolution, born in Hanover County, Virginia. Failing as a story keeper Henry eventually found success after training himself to practice law. Henry was best known for his speech in the Virginia Convention, given on March 23, 1775, it was best known for it’s brilliant literary devices which started the idea of the Revolutionary war.

Henry did not want to live his entire life on the farm, he wanted adventure and the opportunity to be an American hero. He chose to enlist in the military more so for the fame and fortune. During the first war he could have not run because he finally got his wish, his wish to be this hero he has dreamed of. Secondly, the intensity of the war probably did not sink in until the second time around for battle and he did not want to offend his country by hopping ship. He may have not fled out of straight patriotism. Finally, the second war was rough, dangerous, and scary at multiple occasions. He wanted to be a hero, but he didn't consider the fact that freedom isn't free, and he is gonna be the one paying for it.

The protagonist is the main character of a work of fiction is typically called the protagonist.

John Henry had it all he could sing, whistle, and hammer. John Henry is a courageous person for he battled a steam drill and during fighting this steam drill he died from a broken heart. John Henry is a slave worker who went out to make money for his family. He is the protagonist of this story, also I think he would be a flat character because he only revolves around hammering things. John one day was sitting on his fathers knee and said "this hammer be the death of me". One day Johns family needed money and had only but a dime so John waited till sundown and went to the mine. Well captain went to John Henry and brought him a steam drill. John Henry starts and so does the steam drill, John says "ill die with this hammer in my hand" I think

I jumped into the t-bird car and rushed to the rumble because I can never miss a fight. If you know me I was one of the best fighters of all time, to this day I have never lost a fight. We got to the rumble and here come the socs in there blue mustang, they hop out of there car and it was on. Everyone started fighting each other so I jumped in and started hitting people, the socs got scared and they forfeited and the greasers won the fight. ran to there car and . We jumped in the T-bird and were gone. We got to the hospital and johnny was laying there on his last breathe. We told him we won the fight and he smiled and was gone. I was so confused because I thought that it was all just a dream. Johnny was the only person that I loved out of everyone.

Patrick Henry was born May 29, 1736 in Hanover County,Virginia. Raised by John and Sarah winston. When he was older Patrick protested the british tyranny. For he’s education he was a lawyer and politician. As a lawyer henry developed a job as a powerful and persuasive speaker.

Have you ever known someone with a very special gift? Well, this is John Henry's case. He was the strongest man I've ever seen and he also never said no to a challenge. I can still remember the day when he risked his life only for a challenge. One day a stranger came to offer Captain Tommy a steam engine that he had got for sale, but the boss said that he didn't need any machine because he had John Henry on his side. So, the salesman placed a bet with the captain , that was if John Henry won the machine for a full day, he would get it free. John henry accepted the bet.

5) If you could be any literary character in fiction, who would it be and why?