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    Relatable Main Character

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    How does a relatable main character help a reader to enjoy a novel? If the audience relates to the main characters, they would wanna read it more because people who usually have things in common with people tend to enjoy learning more about them. It’s a good feeling know you can relate with someone knowing you’re not the only person going through things. One way Alfred and i are alike is that we both have a job, to make money. In chapter one, Alfred acknowledges he has a job to Major. Major says

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    Independent Novel Project: Bottled Up 1. Pip is one of the main characters in my book who that skips class, and is looking for a way to escape his life. He does anything to avoid his smug teachers, or his father at home. Principal Giraldi is a main character in the book thatwho threatensed Pip that if hePip does not go to all of his classes, and see the counselor, then he would get expelled. Principal Giraldi is one of the main characters in the book who that would bust Pip’s every move, if he is

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    Main Characters is usually easy to spot in a book, movie, shows, and plays but in “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne it's really hard to tell. Main Characters is usually a protagonist and a protagonist is the main figure in a real situation. The book has four main characters but two of them plays bigger roles in the novel. Hester and Dimmesdale are the most talk about in the book and share the main character role. Problem is that only one can have the main role, so who is it? Hester is the

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    is a drama with a serious undertone that portrays themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal. The main character goes through a series of difficulties that eventually lead to a catastrophic ending. The four main characteristics that define a tragic hero are that they are born into a powerful family, responsible for their own fate, cursed with an unfortunate flaw, doomed to have a tragic fall. The main conflict of the story occurs between King Creon and Antigone. Creon’s decrees that Polyneices was

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    people, and must have a round main character. First and foremost, a timeless classic should be influential and be able to change lives. An everlasting book requires to change one's perspective on how they think and live everyday. Another essential criteria is to have a thesis that is relatable to others. It is a necessity to understand and learn from the theme of books. If a book has no message, it doesn't have a purpose to be read. Lastly, having a round main character is important, because connecting

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    Alienation of the Main Character in To Build A Fire In most novels and short stories, the emphasis lays on the main character. The author gives details on his personality, his skills, or his appearance one by one until we, as readers, get the final picture of what the protagonist looks like. However, this is not always the case; sometimes it seems in the writer's favor to limit the descriptions of the main character to a minimum, in order to allow him to put the emphasis on the theme. In the

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    Sympathy for the Main Character in Sophocles' Antigone Sophocles' play is named after its main character, Antigone, and for one the first times in Greek Tragedy it is a woman. In this play, Antigone is clearly the protagonist, as she is showed in her grief, seems sympathetic and the reader or spectator sees her from the beginning; it creates more impact and draws attention to the extremity

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    Creon as the Main Character of Antigone   Throughout the Greek play Antigone by Sophocles, there exists a dispute as to who should receive the designation of main character. Antigone, the daughter of the cursed King Oedipus, as well as Creon, stately king of Thebes, both appear as the key figures in this historic play. I believe that Creon, king of Thebes, should be considered the main character in this work of Greek theater. Three points can be used to make this argument: Creon suffers

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    In the book Prodigy By Marie Lu, the main character, June, changes throughout the story due to the events of regaining the Republic’s trust, the war, working for the Patriots, and slowly finding the truth, as she is changing from her old life. Although June goes through many changes throughout the story, she was someone else before all of the events happened. At the same time of the change June went through, she still was a different person before the events, as on page 64 the text says, “He goes

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    The novel, “Just Listen,” by Sarah Dessen begins in a town called, Lakeview. Annabel Greene is the main character and is returning to school after a long dramatic summer. The places of the book are a huge part of the story such as, the local pool, Annabel’s high school, and the Anger Management radio station. Each of these locations carries scenes which changed Annabel’s personality in many ways. Annabel is a timid, blue-eyed, blonde-haired teenager. She is always eager to please and is very protective

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