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    What separates a good story from a great one, are the characters themselves. A bland one-dimensional character will always hinder what could have otherwise been a great story. When it comes to video games that’s not necessarily a bad thing. After all, not all gaming experiences rely on the plot, let alone characterization. However, when it comes to story heavy games like Assassin’s Creed and The Witcher, characterization is key. Sadly, the gaming industry has been criticized for lacking complex

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    illness to a society who still so strongly stigmatize it. The show puts a face to bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses through Diana and her surroundings and family dynamic. Her experience is fully shown to the audience through the use of the character Gabe. The physical manifestation of her disability comes through in Diana’s inner conflict with Gabe. This is one of the first shows to come to Broadway to fully show “madness through a contemporary medical model.” This musical shows, with brutal

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    Roy Hobbs encounters many different characters in The Natural. All the characters that Roy has relationships with have different impacts on him, that shape him into the character we know. Bump Baily is the star of the New York Knights. Although he is the star of the baseball team he is lazy, and arrogant. Bump Baily, being the best player, tends to set the pace for the rest of the team. Roy Hobbs comes in and starts to work hard causing Bump Baily to try to work harder. This leads to Bump Baily

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    college, and raising a family. I hope Katie and Sergeant McShane live long, happy lives. I think the ending of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn great and I would like to think the Nolan Family have wonderful lives. 4. In what ways are you like any of the characters? Explain. In The Tree Grows in Brooklyn, I am most like Mary Frances, or Francie, because she is smart, imaginative, and hardworking. First of all, Francie is smart. Francie wrote the best story in her grade, which was published in a magazine (pg

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    Lord of the Flies also proves man is inherently evil because it shows how selfish man inherently is.After determining that fire is the only way to signal any boats to their rescue,the boys decide to keep the fire going up at the mountain by taking shifts.Luckily one day a boat happens to pass by the island but does not come to their rescue because it does not see the signal.It turned out that Jack and a couple of irresponsible boys he dragged along with him went to go hunt for a pig.After Ralph confronted

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    significant other, athlete, performer, student, worker, etc. In the novel “Three Day Road” by Joseph Boyden, three characters – Xavier, Elijah, and Niska – have their fair share of roles to play in their own lives, and like the roles one has in life inevitably have influence on one and one's life for better or for worse to some degree; their roles do the same for them. One of the main characters, an aboriginal man named Xavier Bird, serves in the first World War, where he assumes the role of a soldier

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    There are many stories out there containing loads of adventures and self-discovery. Tom Ryan's Following Atticus is one of the most unlikely, yet heartwarming examples out there. Tom lead the most mundane life in Newburyport writing his own newspaper. However, one extraordinary Schnauzer was about to change all of that. Even though Max was unwanted by Tom, there was little time spent before they got warmed up to each other. The human and dog shared a great bond which was already life changing. But

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    In To Kill A Mockingbird, we are given the story through the perception of Scout, who is 6 years old at the start of the novel. We see her relationship with her father, Atticus, that seems rather loving despite her statements of his treatment of his kids being of “courteous detachment” (6). He treats with respect and doesn't baby them. Things are hidden by him from Scout and her brother, but at other times Atticus is very direct about the way things are and what is expected of them. This leads

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    same, as they will continue to do so in the future. The novel, Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld, is in the steampunk genre. The main characters include a young prince named Alek, who is running from his own people and Deryn, a girl dressed as a boy to join the air service. In the novel, Leviathan, by Scott Westerfeld the author uses the idea of disguise by his characters Deryn, Alek, and Dr. Barlow. Deryn is a young teenage girl using her brother’s old tailored clothing and social cues to join the navy

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    Character List and Description Addie Bundren- Protagonist of the Novel. Her death is what sent this novel into action. Although dead for the majority of the novel she plays a large part, having her own chapter of the book and her voice expressed through Cora Tull's thoughts. “The reason for living is to get ready to be dead a long time.” Anse Bundren- The father of Darl, Cash, and Dewey but is hated and disrespected by all his kids and wife. His poor skills and selfishness is felt to be the reason

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