Making Inignificant Themes 'Characterization Of Algernon'

Poets and Authors use main characters and genres to build a central message of their literary work. Sometimes different genres can be used to build the same theme. In “the lesson of the moth” by the poet Don Marquis, there is a common theme throughout the whole poem, what is it like to have something worth dying for. He uses a moth, the protagonist, to express the theme. In a similar way, Daniel Keyes, author of “Flowers for Algernon”, a short story, uses Charlie Gordon, an intellectually challenged man, who wants to be smart, to gradually build upon the theme of having a dream worth dying for.

Another example of theme is in the end of the book. This is when Micheal came back to save all of his friends. ‘ “Hatch is about to hurt our friends, and I need to stop him” ’

The theme is reflected through the people in the book, and events that take place in the

The use of characterization is a crucial part of the story. The first use of characterization

“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things”, -Henry Miller. When one reads this quote, it may have a different meaning to them than to others. To Charlie Gordon, it practically defines his life journey. In the shorty story “Flowers for Algernon”, Charlie Gordon is a main who obtains an IQ of 68, and desires to be smart. Charlie finally gets his dream one day by partaking in an intelligence enhancing operation. His perspective of life is much different before and after the surgery. Although Charlie seems happy before the surgery, Charlie is able to apprehend reality through a “pair of new eyes”, regarding the operation. Three arguments why Charlie’s emotions are happier following the surgery are: He learns about lies he had in life, Charlie had a positive learning experience, and Charlie discerns his full potential.

“He revealed some yellowed newspaper clippings and a battered harmonica.” In the short story, The Treasure of Lemon Brown, by Walter Dean Myers, the main character, Lemon Brown, had a small treasure that was more important to him, while it is not close to important to someone else. The author, Walter Dean Myers, shows the theme that everybody has something small and important to them, even if it’s not important to someone else. The author uses character’s actions to determine the theme of the story.

Characterization is the most prevalent component used for the development of themes in Flannery O?Connor?s satirical short story ?Good Country People.? O?Connor artistically cultivates character development throughout her story as a means of creating multi-level themes that culminate in allegory. Although the themes are independent of each other, the characters are not; the development of one character is dependent upon the development of another. Each character?s feelings and behavior are influenced by the behavior of the others.

As an author establishes the characters he simultaneously attempts to develop the theme of the story. An author uses various elements such as point of view, the setting, and symbols to work toward the expression of one central idea. In looking at "A Rose for Emily." a short story by William Faulkner, it is evident that Faulkner successfully carries one main idea throughout the piece, the idea of being isolated from society.

“The Life You Save May Be Your Own”, “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”, and “A Rose for Emily” are among some of the most famous short stories. Flannery O’Connor and William Faulkner use vivid imagery and great detail to lure you into their stories. The greatest component of their stories are their characters and strong usage of symbolism. Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. O’Connor’s Mr. Shiflet and misfit and Faulkner’s Miss Emily Grierson are used to symbolize emotions and circumstances due to choices that happen in everyday life.

Flowers for Algernon is set up in a manner that allows one to see Charlie’s day to day life; this is called an epistolary novel. This type of writing allows the reader to see what the character thought was the most important events that happened to them that day. As with any style of writing, there are many positives and negatives to this writing. For Flowers for Algernon, this writing style was most favorable.

Have you ever noticed a tiny detail that recurs throughout the course of a story? If so, you have found a motif. A literary motif is an image, action, or even an idea which is repeated for emphasis throughout the course of a story. It sticks in your memory even if you have not read the story for years. For example, many people associate Alfred Hitchcock and birds, even if it has been a long time since they have seen one of his horror films. Similarly, the color green is an important motif in the poem “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.”

A theme, by literary definition, is a central topic of a text.This means that they are a always a part of every story. Mainly, themes symbolize the, sometimes hidden, meanings of texts. In one particular story of Ursula K. Le Guin, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” one theme is evident throughout this short story, and it centers around the neglect of morals and ethical beliefs. Throughout the text, this idea of moral neglect is apparent, and the story describes how derelict the ethics of the people of Omelas have become.

Analyzing characterization is the key to find fiction's controlling idea and central insight--theme. Direct presentation--one character description technique--usually directly shows what characters are like by exposition, analysis, or another character's description. The other way to shape characters is to use the indirect presentation by describing their actions and leaving room for readers to develop their own ideas about the characters. "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker is a short story that expresses the conflicts between people's different attitudes and values of heritage. This story is a dramatic story, but one that uses first-person point of view to narrate the story, which gives

One theme that I noticed throughout the novel is how something small can represent something so big like the game that they played in Battle School was a simple game but it was everything they had so it meant so much to them. Another example of this theme is when Ender was in Command School working on the “simulator” and Ender viewed the game as child’s play when in reality

L-The book does not really describe Algernon, so what I did was picture a normal white mouse with a pink nose, pink eyes, and some little whiskers.