The Parable Of The Good Samaritan

Throughout the film, many stories are told by different characters that are involved in the story. There are

The character helps understand the theme in the story, that individuality must be treasured in our society, because it shows what the emotional and physical links to the society in the book, as well as the mental states and feelings influencing the text.

Characters contribute to creating a theme in stories we read with physical, verbal, and mental actions. The Pearl written by John Steinbeck is about a poor family living their usual life in their village when their son gets sick and they cannot purchase medical care. They usually go pearl diving and find nothing but are blessed with a huge pearl. The pearl can create great riches but also creates great suffering with in the village. In the book The Pearl by John Steinbeck the characters, The Doctor and Kino helped develop the theme or greed and power can make one's downfall.

1. Who are the most important characters? Identify the protagonist/antagonist/ Write down important information and characteristics about each one.

The stories would not have the same effect if they were from anyone else’s perspective as they put the reader in place of people who are uneducated. The seven players lack of education serves as their downfall, while the reader learns with Sylvia through Miss Moore’s lesson.

interpretations they make about characters or events in a story. This is many times the beauty in

appropriately by its characters. The characters all play a role some way or another by committing some

Doing good deeds are an important part of the Christian life, but they do not grant an entrance into God’s kingdom. Everyman, as a morality play, does still have some Biblical truth and teaches a valuable lesson about life.

Though many characters are inherently the same it is the way they respond to the world around them that makes them individuals. Some may be loving but express their love in different ways from one another, some may be criminals but have very different intentions behind their crimes, and some may be stricken by grief yet alleviate their pains through different methods. It is the way these characters respond to the world around them that make them individuals.

Jesus’ use of parables was to fulfill Old Testament prophecy; Psalm 78:2, “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old-” (NIV). Additionally, Jesus used parables to teach the truth, basic moral, and spiritual principles using simple down to earth stories to reveal the message of the kingdom of heaven. The kingdom of heaven was the heartbeat of Jesus teachings; often his parables began with: the kingdom of God is like…. Jesus used parables to teach not of an earthly kingdom of God but of a spiritual kingdom, and those who chose to accept God’s kingdom would inherit eternal life. It is important to remember, that Jesus used parables not to replace to doctrine but to illustrate and confirm doctrine teachings.

The result of these characteristics give each story suspense and mystery, leaving the readers wondering what each character will do next and what further action will take place. Characters hold a primary role in determining the outcome of a story, which is the reasoning behind the many similarities and differences among literary characters. Also, a clear example is the similar plots with two completely different outcomes. Once the audience understands a character, they are capable of building on their existing knowledge to foreshadow events or understand the text more logically, which is evident when reading these

First, let’s review the characters in the main story, of which there are few in the literary story

Not only do the roles of the characters compel a reader, they also illustrate the

is portrayed and how it relates to the moral of the story – if, in fact, there is one.

plays a vital role in the plot. In this essay, I will be analysing the