Character Analysis

How do unpleasant realities of life are presented and experienced by a seven-year-old boy? As the child travels from being an innocent into becoming an experienced person, both the good and bad facets of life will eventually shape his emotions, perspectives and dealings with other people.

In doing so, the breaking of the child’s innocence turns into a learning experience which he and even the people around him may use as an instrument to continue living in accordance with the norms of the society. While it is expected that life realities, when witnessed from a boy’s point of view, may be rather unclear or incomplete, this does not necessarily mean that the child is totally unaware and unmoved of its accompanying and eventual implications.

This is because a child may be physically small but he is able to grasp what the society is presenting to him and ultimately identifies the good and bad things which he needs to keep and disregard, respectively. Manifestations of such abilities are evident among almost all children because they are naïve by nature.

Such innate and youthful characteristics open a child to many opportunities and possibilities. When guided properly, a child may use life realities, however harsh they are, to work to his or her advantage and even to the benefit of other people and the society in general.

One book which ideally depicts the said quality of a child in John Grisham’s 2001 book titled “A Painted House.” Aside from its notable plot, which is about the story-telling of a seven-year-old boy of the struggles facing his family’s cotton-picking business in rural Arkansas in 1952, the Grisham novel is most worth-reading because of the character of the young protagonist – Luke Chandler (Grisham, 2001).

In fact, it is the said struggles which brought out the best in Luke because of the fact that even at a young age, he is determined to help out in their business and in his little way, solve the problems even if his mother always tells him: “Don’t worry.

The men will find something to worry about” (Grisham 1). The ways how Luke dealt with his growing-up miseries through his exposure to the cruel realities of life, Grisham succeeded in imparting to the public a touching novel about a child’s journey from being an innocent child into becoming a knowledgeable person (Grisham, 2001).

Manifestations of above awakening are evident with the power of Luke to overcome the cruelties in his life which he personally witnessed. These include a murder, a rape incident which has resulted into pregnancy and an illegitimate child, the poverty of the Mexicans and hill people and other adult-related obstacles.

The novel, as seen from the view of Luke, told of the unwavering determination of the Chandler family to make their business survive and show to the people of Arkansas that despite living in an unpainted house, their cotton-picking trade will pick up. While the author stands out in his law-related books because of their plots, Grisham’s A Painted House novel definitely shines because of the character of Luke.

Using the first-person point of perspective of Luke, the author effectively provided the public with a view of the hardships which then challenged the people of Arkansas (Grisham, 2001).

Through the eyes of Luke, A Painted House serves as a blank paper where the author excellently writes the details which happened in the United States after World War II. The character of the protagonist is one which is filled with many real incidents and people albeit presented through Luke’s youthful point of view. In fact, Luke’s life is very simple and his world is small with the family’s business of cotton-picking being his concentration.

The child in Luke is presented in the book many times with the Chandler family trips to town on Saturdays, church activities on Sundays, special treats at carnivals and the boy’s ultimate dream to play baseball as attested by his statement that he will not be a farmer but a baseball player (Grisham 5).

However, as Luke takes on his journey, becomes exposed to the characters in his life such as his family and the workers composed of the hill people and Mexicans as well as harsh realities of life, the boy unwittingly somehow grows as an experienced person even at a young age.

Hence, it is worthy to consider how Luke, in his simple yet uplifting manner, is able to address and cope with cruel issues which confronted his young life. The life realities which are too enormous and difficult for Luke to realize but triumphantly handled include the ethical conflicts about a murder case, a child born out of wedlock and even the financial destruction that hit the area.

Despite these cruelties which Luke’s innocence may be unable to understands, it is remarkable to consider that the boy’s naïve personality managed the said dilemmas. Beyond Luke’s notable traits and abilities in his original innocence as manifested by his child-like faith when he believes that God has control over anything just like there is reason when rains sweep away their harvests.

It is during the boy’s journey, where he is faced with the true events of life, that Luke is able to attain his experience and realizes that indeed there is reason for every thing that happens. This is evident when he said “I was certain there was a reason the Cardinals lost the pennant, but I couldn’t understand why God was behind it” (Grisham 251).

The movie Crash is about a wide variety of people of different races in Los Angeles, California and how they all interweave with each other. In the movie Crash there are many characters that begin to change their ways throughout the movie. One person in the movie that has changed the most is the character Sandra Bullock plays her name is Jean Cabot.

The reason being why she has changed is because one night after having dinner, her and husband Rick Cabot are car jacked at gunpoint by two black men in a prestigious and wealthy environment of California. From this experience she is emotionally scarred and stereotypes every race that is not in front of her face. In one scene of the movie, the Cabot’s are getting new locks in their home after they were hijacked. The man who is changing the locks on the door is a Hipic male who is stereotyped by Jean because of his shaved head, pants around his bottom, and his tattoos. Jean insists to Rick that as soon as the locksmith leaves that he will sell the keys to his “gang banger” friends right as he leaves.

The man overheard Janet and leaves the keys in front of her. Janet felt remorse for the words she had said about the locksmith because of her false accusations. In many other scenes of the movie Janet is seen verbally abusing her Hipic maid Maria. In one scene of the movie, Maria came late to work due to driving her son to school. Janet comes downstairs into the kitchen and finds that Maria did not empty out the dishwasher of all the clean dishes from the night before. Janet lashes out on Maria every chance she gets and eventually fires her.

During the end of the movie, Janet Cabot has a realization of her behavior and actions towards anyone who is not the same color as her. One scene of the movie Janet is seen talking on the phone with her friend of ten years about daily events and ends the conversation. After the conversation has ended, Janet falls down the stairs and can’t move. Janet called her friend of ten years to come help but she said that she was to busy getting a massage and would not be able to come. In desperation Janet called Maria who came right away to help. In an epiphany, Janet realizes that her maid that she verbally abused everyday was her best friend. She then realizes what is actually wrong and it is mot because of her car being stolen it is because she is just angry all the time.

Main Character

She is the main character of this story, because the whole story is centered around her and her journey with the secondary character, Roger, after he tries to steal her purse. Physical Description Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones is a large african american woman with dark skin and hair. Slung across her shoulder is a very large purse in which she carries everything she would ever need. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones by Isabelle Pozas 8-1 …

Round

This character is a round character because the author tells us quite about the type of person she is through her actions, like how she told Roger to go wash his face and how she wanted to help him instead of turn him in to the police; we find out that she is very kindhearted. We find out a lot about the house where she lives, the type of food she eats, and how she had some sort of troubled past as a young person. … Static She character is a static character because her personality does not change very much throughout the story.

Her goal to teach Roger a lesson and help him become a better person is in place the entire story. … Protagonist Thank You, Ma’am Character Analysis Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones is the protagonist of the story because the whole story is about her, and although it is told in third person, it sort of tells the story from her perspective. She did not react the way I was expecting her to react when Roger tried to steal her purse; instead of turning him in to the police, she genuinely tried to help him.

This character also had a troubled life as a young person, and she did not want Roger to make the same mistakes. This character intrigues me because… Emotional Description This character has a very kind heart. She does not want to turn Roger in, but she actually wants to help him and prevent him from making the same mistakes she did. She is very trusting with Roger when she leaves him alone in the room with her purse.

One of the most significant characters within Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is that of Brutus, a very complex individual whose actions have significant impact upon the events on the play. This paper examines the character of Brutus and assesses both the good and bad elements of his character. A critique of how these qualities present inner conflict within Brutus is offered together with an explanation of the ways in which these conflicts manifest themselves.

It is the intention of this paper to prove that despite the fact that Brutus was able to murder his closest friends, he is essentially a moral man who maintained his honor to the end. One of the most significant elements of Brutus’ character is his strict ideals. He is a nobleman, “the noblest of Romans” (V. v. 75) who is strongly guided and influenced by matters of honor. He demonstrates a continual obsession with acting in a way that is right and just and speaks regularly of the need to create a republic in Rome that is ruled by the votes of the senate as opposed to a single dictator.

This creates a problem in his relationship with Caesar. Despite their close friendship, Brutus is concerned that Caesar will rise to power and then commit an act of betrayal by enforcing a dictatorship on the people of Rome, “climber-upward… He then unto the ladder turns his back… ” (II. ii. 24,26). It is clear that, for Brutus, his moral and ethical ideals are of higher importance than his friendship and love for Caesar and thus he is able to commit the inhumane act of murder.

However, whilst the murder itself is wrong, the fact that Brutus himself believes so strongly in the fact that his actions are for the good of Rome, entails that he does, to an extent, maintain his honor. Brutus’ single minded obsession with morality entails that he can be easily persuaded by others to carry out their will, provided it is presented as being for the good of Rome. This reveals a further, negative, element to his character; he is naive. Cassius is able to manipulate Brutus’ obsession with honor in order to persuade him to murder Caesar, an ironic turn of events that on face value is anything but honorable.

Brutus fails to recognize that he is being used by Cassius and Antony and seems to accept everything on face value, failing to question facts or consider the possibility that he could be deceived. This can be seen in the way he blindly accepts the letters from Cassius as being sent from the people of Rome and thus demonstrative of their will for Cesar to be removed. His nativity entails that he allows others to play upon his ideals in order to convince him to perform the act of murder. Despite the fact this murder causes him anguish, “Our hearts you see not; they are pitiful; and pity to the general wrong of Rome…

” (III, i, 185-186), he allows Cassius and Anthony to convince him that committing such acts will win the hearts of the people of Rome, “If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. ” (III. ii. 21-24). Brutus’ gullibility is something that he carries with him to the grave, even on his deathbed he believes that he has shared his life with true and honorable men, “My heart doth joy that yet in all my life I found no man but he was true to me” (V. v. 38-39). Such a naive and trusting nature allows the audience to perceive Brutus as honorable.

He is innocent and trusting and truly believes that he is acting on behalf of the people of Rome. A further negative element of Brutus’ character is his poor judgment. He believes that he will win the support of the people of Rome because he acts in their interests. This is evident when he addresses the Roman citizens in the forum and in his general treatment of the Roman crowds. He incorrectly perceives them as intelligent individuals who will be able to understand his reasoned approach to the murder of Caesar. However, the reality is that the crowd is not able to understand his intellect and is thus left vulnerable to the words of Antony.

Here, despite Cassius’ advice to the contrary, he allows Antony to have the last word at the funeral and is thus once again betrayed as a direct result of his naivety. Antony is able to utilize Brutus’ words and actions against him and generate hatred and animosity in the crowd. The same crowd that Brutus judged to be reasonable and intellectual. A further significant component of Brutus’ character is that of his philosophical nature. He is a believer in Stoicism, a philosophy that dictates living side by side with nature and existing in a carefree and indifferent manner. Such a philosophy manifests itself in an unemotional manner.

This can be observed when Brutus hears of the death of his beloved wife and simply replies, “Why farewell Portia, We must die, Messala” (IV. iii. 218). His stoic nature can be seen as a possible explanation for the way in which he is able to restrict his focus to the political and ethical reasons for his murder of Caesar. Brutus’ stoic nature is further enhanced by the fact that he is able to put the good of the public before his own personal feelings. He does not think of Caesar as a man or a friend, but as a political entity, a future dictator, who threatens the good of Rome.

This is one possible explanation for why he appears to show no grief for the acts he has committed or for his dead friend; he is too entrenched in his political objectives. The political focus of Brutus’ character proves to be a further flaw that allows others to use him to their advantage. His apparent lack of emotion is something that Cassius is able to utilize when he addresses the crowd and convinces them that Brutus is inherently bad. As readers though we have an insight into Brutus’ actions and understand the causes for his lack of emotion.

He is so intent on doing what he believes to be right that, in our eyes, he maintains an honorable image. One of Brutus’ biggest faults is his inflexible nature. His stubbornness and inability to adapt to the events that occur ultimately leads to his downfall. Despite the fact that he is so politically focused, he fails to play the game of politics himself and thus leaves himself open to manipulation. Unlike Antony and Cassius, he is unable to strategically plan the best means of achieving his intentions, instead acting upon his blind faith that what he is doing is what the people want.

However, although this is a flaw, it is something that maintains his honor; he is not a cheat or a conspirator at heart. This paper has discussed a number of Brutus’ character traits, both good and bad. A number of his qualities both serve in his favor and lead to his downfall. Whilst he is trusting, true to his beliefs and resolute, his naivety, poor judgment and single mindedness entail that he leaves himself vulnerable to the dishonest actions of those around him.

However, it is such naivety that allows the readers to maintain an image of Brutus as an honorable man, who tries to act in the best interests of his people. The last word on the character of Brutus is expressed extremely well by the words of Mark Antony: “This was the noblest Roman of them all:? All the conspirators, save only he? Did that they did in envy of great Caesar,? He, only in a general honest thought? And common good to all, made one of them” (V,V, 68-72) For the characters in the play, and for the reader, Brutus maintains an element of that even his most disgraceful acts cannot eradicate.

I chose to analyse Romeo. because I think that Romeo has many features and there is a batch to explicate about him. Besides Romeo alterations in the narrative line many times ; he can besides hold many different features at the same clip. Romeo is a type of adult male that if he wants something he will seek his best to acquire it. Romeo is a really down. sad adult male at the beginning of the drama because he loves a adult female but he can’t love because of the feud between their two households. This feud is between the Capulet household. and the Montague household ; this feud has been traveling on for many old ages and has ne’er ended. You can detect that Romeo is depressed because he locks himself in his room and makes it dark. and so he weeps and weeps about the adult female that he loves. Romeos love is a lady named Rosaline. he weeps because she has kept a promise to remain chaste ( stay pure. or remain a virgin ) for the remainder of her life.

When Romeo and his friends attend the Capulet banquet Romeo notices a immature beautiful miss named Juliet. in which he falls in love with and depict her as a gem. and that her beauty is like a bright star. So Romeo forgets about Rosaline and he wants to run into and be with Juliet but it is besides out because she is the girl of lord Capulet. but Romeo does non care and as the dances slow down he sneaks towards Juliet and he impresses her by stating her about her beauty. and he kisses her. She tells him that he has taken her wickedness and Romeo kisses her one time more to give back her wickedness. During the center of the drama. Romeo is in love but shortly alterations right after.

Romeo tells Tybalt that he loves the Capulet’s. But Mercutio draws his blade at Tybalt and calls Romeo dishonourable. but while Mercutio and Tybalt duel Romeo attempts to halt the battle and Mercutio gets stabbed and dies. But after Mercutio dies Romeo becomes infuriated and pursuits after Tybalt. But when he finds Tybalt he mocks him and pull at Tybalt. Romeo becomes a combatant as he challenges Tybalt in a affaire d’honneur. In decision I see that Romeo has many more features and that he has a passionate love to be with Juliet at all times. I besides like the narrative about these two because of the manner that they both alteration and how they want to be together everlastingly but can’t. But they find a manner how. so I recommend this book to anyone that loves a good love affair narrative line or drama.