The Virginian Character Analysis

The protagonist, Vahan Kenderian, is a spoiled naive child who loses his family in the Armenian genocide and now he must go on his own journey that will last more than three years. He will have experienced more mental and physical pain than any other child his age. Vahan will encounter new people that will change his character for the better. Therefore, the three characters that Vahan meets and influences his character the most is Sarkis Kenderian, Selim Bey, and Mustafa.

What are the characters’ emotions, attitudes, and behaviors? What do these indicate to the reader about the character?

Authors in many instances use the main elements in the story such as setting and narrative to prove a point in the story. For example, writers often use characters, their actions, and their interaction with other characters to support or prove a theme. In the short story “Our Thirteenth Summer”, Barry Callaghan effectively uses characters to develop the theme that childhood is fragile and easily influenced. One of the ways that Callaghan makes effective use of characters to develop the theme is by describing the tension between Bobbie and his parents. This usage of characters supports the theme because Bobbie’s childhood is no longer free to do what he wishes, but has to bow down to his parents’

The most obviously is King Theodore representing Teddy. The aunt and the uncle are represented by antagonist characters but it is more difficult to identify the right character for each one “...[Emperor Kang] escapes through the treachery of Zikla, Duke of Anders, a general in the the Upalian army…” (42). Zikla represents the aunt because she is subordinated to the uncle as the Duke of Anders is under the orders of the Emperor. Zikla’s treachery can have a metaphorical meaning if we assume the aunt is Teddy’s blood relative. The aunt betrays his own nephew and she blemishes her brother or sister (probably dead) when she doesn’t look after Teddy properly. At the same time is not difficult to find a relationship between Emperor Kang and the uncle “The Emperor Kang [is] as evil and cunning as the Fu Manchu…” (42). Emperor Kang is described as the worst character in the paper world, like the uncle is the cruelest in Teddy’s real

The characters are very typical for this genre as they are all considered potential suspects to the death of Eva Smith. Their traits and speech conform to our expectations in several ways. All characters even if they were not a big part of Eva smiths death, had a role to play in the lead

To conclude, these are the four loneliest characters in the novel. They all have similarities in terms of dreams and loneliness however in the story the characters do not notice this but the reader almost classifies these characters as an outsiders group. Their characters show how having big dreams and high aspirations can make you lonelier. We can also see how the views of society affect loneliness such as the acceptance of racism and sexism in this time period as well as the fact that every man was for himself so there

• What are the ways in which each major character experiences conflict (either with self, with other characters, or with the social and/or physical environment)?

Who is the antagonist, or the person who causes the conflict for the protagonist? What is he like?

The first is Sassoon who tells the story through himself and his personal experiences during his life. He plays an overly sympathetic role just like the real Sassoon. He stands by what he believes in and will not contradict himself in any way. You may even see him as just stubborn. Even though he goes back to the war he still stands by his views. For this reason he is much the fan favourite. The second is Dr Rivers. The main man in the hospital. He was a former anthropologist turned psychologist. His job is

Throughout the book, The Chosen, there are four major qualifying characters for the role of “The Chosen One”. David Malter is the father of Reuven Malter, and is an active Zionist. Reb Saunders is the father of Danny Saunders, and doesn’t talk to his son with the hopes of teaching him compassion. Reuven is Danny’s friend, and is a bridge among all the characters. Danny becomes friends with Reuven after hitting him in the eye with a softball, and also works with David in the library in secrecy. While all these characters have major roles, only one can be crowned with the winning title. Reuven Malter is “the chosen one”. Through the development of the character, Reuven, we see a sheltered young boy learn to find compassion in his heart all

Wes Moore’s mother Joy tried very hard to make Wes a well rounded person. She made sure Wes go to Riverdale Country school, which was one of the best school in Bronx. Even though Wes didn’t feel like he belonged there. When Wes got into horrible habits such as attending school irregularly. Wes’s mother warned to Wes if he doesn't straighten up, she will send him to military school. Wes knew if he didn’t start to behave there were be consequences. Wes said, “ I knew my mother was considering sending me away, but I never thought she’d actually do it” (Moore 87). Joy made Wes go to Valley Forge because he wasn’t behaving. Valley Forge is what shaped Wes into well rounded person. Joy’s disciplinary attitude is what influenced Wes into good person. Unlike the other Wes’s mother

Three main characters are Creighton, Benjamin Franklin and Benedict Arnold. Creighton was a 15 year old British character. At the beginning he was very proud and arrogant but he then became open-minded. Creighton was proud and arrogant when he could not admit to his uncle that his mother was the one who sent him to South Carolina. Creighton could not admit to his wrongs.

1) Of the major characters we meet in each of the 3 stories, whose resulting story is the most tragic? You must refer to each of the 3 stories. Justify your answer using direct quotes from the stories. All three stories are well selected for their examples of tragic character plot lines, each showing differing definitions and examples of what the word can mean.

A Separate Peace states, “The more things remain the same, the more they change. Nothing endures, not a tree, not love, not even death by violence.” I agree that everything changes the more it remains the same. A tree will die or get sick if it does not change with the weather. A person will become an outcast and be labeled as “freaky” if they do not change with the trends.

Another character is Maître Malandain. He was certainly identified as the antagonist of the story when the author stated that he was the enemy of Maître Hauchecome and