Wait Till Helen Comes Character Analysis

Acceptance is not necessarily forgetting, but remembering and forgiving in order to move on. When Julia learned to accept and forgive her past, she is able to carry on with her life. Equally important, Julia in Sarah's Key written by Tatiana De Rosnay, goes through some difficult times, which made it difficult for her to embrace the situations. In this novel, Julia is described and seen as a character with much acceptance. She remembers and always forgives in order to live a life without any grudges. Sarah is a character described as brave but unaccepting she refuses to forget or in this matter to forgive and move on. Her pain that she accumulated when she found her brother dead in the cupboard is a part

Sarah Lund is not presented as a (stereotypical) woman in regards to defined femininity. Her clothing is plain, she does not seem to pay any attention to make-up – neither would she probably find the time for it – her hair is carelessly pulled back, and she does not portray any empathy or identification towards her victims or suspects. Ien Ang discussed this renewed representation of women on television and noted that being a woman can now mean the “adaptation of many different identities, composed of a whole range of subject positions, not predetermined by immovable definitions of femininity” (2008, pp. 242-243). The Scandinavian female investigators have a nature of the lone classic film noire detective, like discussed in chapter 1, and the

boldness, bravery and , unyielding morals are all extremely important to her role in the play.

She knows exactly how to keep you hooked and wanting to read more. For instance, in the beginning of the book where she sees her mother digging through the trash and just goes home leaving you wondering why she was digging in the trash in the first place. Another character that she leaves you wondering about is her dad. He is so smart but when he gets wasted on alcohol he becomes this violent person who throws things around threatening to hurt people. By making these characters come to life, Jeannette keeps you locked on the novel and hungry for more.

Lily, Casey is able to rescue her brother Buster, and sister Helen from a flash flood that was able to develop a significant passage in the novel. As the story sets in motion with three children almost losing their lives, Lily as the oldest was responsible in protecting and providing them assistant. By the end of the flash flood they were able to make it out alive, however, their house was destroyed which meant they had no choice but,

I don't really have a reason why she is my favorite character, but ever since the 4th grade when I first read this book there was ,just something about Mae that made me wants to know more about this

Just like any author she achieves storytelling in a simple and straight forward manner. Some of

Sacagawea is a hero for all the things that she did during this trip. She is best known for going on the voyage with Lewis and Clark to discover new things. Her husband had been chosen to go with Lewis and Clark and other people, leaving her to come along even during pregnancy. There she suffered a very difficult journey of sickness and harsh weather. She was a kind, brave and courageous woman who accomplished a lot. Sacagawea was a popular Native American that impacted the decade in many good ways.

Thanks to her generosity and her forgiving and caring nature, she is quite different from the other characters found in this novel.

Learning can have a positive effect on a person ,it won't always have a positive effect but it can considering what type of person they are. Learning can be astounding for certain individuals but for those others they might take it for granted. It highly depends on what you are learning rather than just the person.

considered by some to be the greatest Gothic Romance Novel. Due to her marriage to

To start off with, I chose her because she is a quirky character with not very many friends. Many people don’t know what to think of her and usually assume that she's crazy. This is shown in the quote, “The girl gave off an aura of distinct dottiness. Perhaps it was the fact that she had stuck her wand behind her left ear for safekeeping,

Helen, daughter of Zeus and Leda, was said to be the most beautiful in Greece, desired by thousands of suitors. Thankfully, her outward appearance is reflected on the inside as well. Although Helen did some wrong, most of these unholy acts were out of her control, and in some ways made her even stronger. Overall, helen can be considered a hero, she had no say in who she got to marry, and the gods were not on her side. Even throughout all this she faced the war over her hand with a brave face.

The character that I seem to admire is Rosaleen because she's not annoying like Lily. Rosaleen is cool because she doesn't care and says whatever she wants. She doesn’t lie like Lily. I first thought she was cool when she stole the fans because she didn't even care about what the church would say. Rosaleen is cool because the story needs a “normal” person, nobody is realistic. Lily is a lying sensitive baby that somehow is brave enough to run away from home, August is kind of realistic but she’s too nice and she knew the whole time that her mom stayed with them and didn't tell her, most people would just tell them instead of keeping it a secret. Also, every story usually has 2 main characters that are opposites because it can lead to unique

Albany remained one of the few survivors of any classic Shakespearean play. His morality changed from the beginning, hence making him an interesting and complex character. Albany was a hero, as shown throughout his development in the play. He became a symbol of possibilities: justice and change through his integrity and valorous acts. He preserved equity in the play because he is unlike other characters in the play, who are either strictly good or evil.