It is human nature to desire to relate to people and fit in with a group, however, sometimes the most relatable characters are just that, characters of fiction. Wanting to learn about ourselves is a natural thing and it mostly comes from the desire to find out where we fit in. People are aware that when they are reading fiction or watching a movie, that it is fake, they are just actors or stories made up by other people. However, that is part of the reason why it makes it easier to relate to fictional characters. With fictional characters we get to see many sides of them through the different scenes in the movie or show to the different parts in a book. We get to see all sides of them, making it easier to relate to them in a way that one does …show more content…
The three fictional characters that most represent my personality are Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy for his childishness, seriousness, and impaired communicating abilities, Jillian Holtzmann from Ghostbusters for her quirkiness and eccentricity, and Edward Scissorhands from Edward Scissorhands for his reserved and artistic side.
Although Groot is a plant-like organism and a member of a team of intergalactic vigilantes, we both do have some similarities, such as our serious and childish sides and the inability to communicate naturally with most others. In the first few scenes after introducing Groot, it trying to speak to Peter Quill, repeating the phrase “I am Groot” in slightly contrasting tones. When Peter Quill mentions that Groot has repeated the same sentence to him many times, Rocket explains that Groot is only able to say the words “I”, “am” and “Groot”, specifically in that order. Groot has a very child-like nature, often being easily distracted and in his own world it may seem. After being locked up in a prison, Rocket is explaining the escape plan to Peter, Gamora, and Groot. Groot then wanders off to get a battery from a tower in the center of the facility that
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I practically eat, live, and breathe books and films. So I am almost always talking about things such as the different rhetorical strategies that the author used in their book, or the effects used in a movie to subconsciously make the viewer feel a certain way towards a character or situation. However, I cannot talk about those kinds of things with my family. For example, they watch a film and they only watch, while the wheels in my head are turning in different ways than theirs are, analyzing the details in every scene. In that sense, I feel like it is hard for me to talk to others. At the same time it is because I cannot translate my thoughts into audible words. At social events or gatherings, I isolate myself from the rest of the people there. Due to the fact that I do not talk to people a lot, they tend to think of me as serious. However, the majority of the time I am a more childish than serious, but I know when the appropriate times for each side is. I am serious when I am in class, mainly because I want to focus on my task at hand. Also, I am serious when I do not talk to people. While outside of class, I revert to my more childish and silly self, often letting myself get lost in my jungle of thoughts. My lack of communication
What makes a person relate to a character? In the 1980’s authors began to utilize more imagery in their works to grasp audiences. With each character comes different languages and different viewpoints. When using imagery, the images the author wishes to convey come naturally. Louise Erdrich dug deep into her own ancestry which overtime inspired her short stories, poems, and novels (Louise). With background knowledge, she has been inspired to write about the relationships between Native and non-Native cultures. Erdrich was inspired by the family bonds and the ties of kinship, along with the inspiring storytellers she grew up with (Louise). All of these emotions are tied into her very first short story, “Love Medicine.” Lipsha, the protagonist
Do you ever wonder what type of characteristics of a fictional character you have? Everybody wants to know themselves. Everybody wants to know what other people see in them or what they think when they look at them. The three fictional characters that most represent my personality are Bugs Bunny from Looney Tunes for his seriousness at times and goofiness, Marvin the Martian for his quietness and cleverness, and SpongeBob Squarepants for being so gullible.
For many, literature is an escape. It creates new worlds for us to explore and ultimately teaches us lessons that we take into our everyday life. One of the main topics literature focuses on is conformity. It challenges the values society attempts to place upon people. Similarly, in life people face many challenges. They have values and standards they are forced to uphold as well see a stigma surrounding the consequences if they fail to conform. In the novel Divergent by Veronica Roth and the play Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw the main characters break the barriers bestowed upon them in their own societies and ultimately become their own persons through gaining independence, standing up for what they think is right, and choosing the path they want for themselves. Without characters like this in novels, literature would be monotonous and stagnant. Everyone would be unoriginal since they conform to the same rules.
Think of a children’s movie or two. Maybe a Disney or Pixar movie first comes to mind; or maybe a movie with “real” actors. Who are the good guys in this movie? Who are the bad? This should be easy to answer given a basic knowledge of the movie. Now who are the “good guys and bad guys” in life? Not as easy to answer. Of course, comparing fictional stereotypes to real people does not make all that much sense. Most people can obviously tell the difference between watching a movie and events happening in life. The distinction is clear. Yet children are different. They can still distinguish from the fictional and reality, but are more exposed to and influenced by the portrayals movies can impose.
In the book Gris Grimly's Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein develops a creature with his bare hands who in my opinion even though has a non-human look is, in fact, a human. The two main reasons why I feel this way is because of the human-like emotions he conveys and show. As well as being able to speak English in a clear manner and the ability to learn like a human being. However, before I explain these two reasons more in depth I would like to give a bit of background information, as to the things the creature has done throughout the book and why he was created. First of all, the reason the creature was created was for Victor to test if it was possible to bring the dead back to life in order to bring his mother back to life after her death.
When most people think of a “slasher film” (Clover 1992) they tend to think of movies such as Friday the 13th, Halloween, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. These movies align with the basic necessities for a slasher film ,but at the same time, are repetitive. In 1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street was created and completely changed what was looked at as a “slasher villain”. In A Nightmare on Elm Street the viewer is introduced the evil omnipresent being known as Freddy Krueger. Freddy Krueger is a nightmareous malicious monster whose only purpose is to kill. He is the embodiment of fear and evil with immense power and abilities that some would dub as “Godlike.” In James Kendrick’s Razors in the Dreamscape: Revisiting A Nightmare on Elm Street and the Slasher Film Kendrick discusses A Nightmare on Elm Street’s originality as compared to other slasher films such as Friday the 13th, Halloween, etc. Kendrick presents an understanding of how A Nightmare on Elm Street fights common archetypes and tropes associated with the slasher genre by discussing the amalgamation of Krueger and his victims and how it ultimately emasculates Krueger and leads to his demise.
Edward Scissorhands (1990) directed by Tim Burton is a fictional story contrasting both fairytale and horror-imagery. The name of the film represents the movie because it is the name of the main character. The title gives away that the main character has only one real name which is “Edward” showing that he is different from others or maybe incomplete. The last name “Scissorhands” is there only for the purpose of bluntly describing who Edward was. This description of having scissors for hands raises questions about whether Edward was an actual human being. As expected, throughout the film many aspects of the context of an “Outsider” especially through the main character Edward
Wuthering Heights and Frankenstein - Theme of the divided self Theme of the divided self within Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Thematically, the divided self is one of the most interesting themes within both novels and is of great importance to the development or ruin of the characters in both Wuthering Heights and Frankenstein. Both authors when primarily exploring this theme focus upon the physical, mental or spiritual division within certain characters. & nbsp; In Emily Bronte's novel Wuthering Heights, the principal characters Cathy and Heathcliff are presented as needing this division within themselves to recognise their need for each other. This endurance of physical, mental and spiritual division whilst alive, allows them only tragically to experience when in death, complete entity within themselves. & nbsp; Primarily Cathy is not depicted as divided; instead, she is presented as belonging to a family unit, which seems to stay intact until the arrival of a 'gypsy brat.'
Patrick star is actually went to a community college but doesn’t remember what he study so many of people in bikini bottom thinks he’s dumb. Homer Simpson and his family have been banned from every states except North Dakota and Arizona. Stewie Griffin had a normal size head until he was on a bed and bounced off the bed and hit the ceiling making his head into a football head. Patrick star and Homer Simpson share the same character traits of being lazy and have short attention span. They both zone out when they are being talk to or when they're explaining something to them. Stewie is the youngest child of the family which he mostly wants attention.The three fictional characters that most represent my personality are Patrick star from Spongebob
When watching a movie or reading a book, humans are known to attach on to characters stories and what they go through. We are able to connect through the characters emotions and physical appearances. Washington Irving's’ book “Sleepy Hollow” introduces a man named Ichabod Crane as a very weak, and vulnerable guy. While in the movie by Tim Burton “Sleepy Hollow, ” he is shown to be very outgoing, strong, and intelligent. Hollywood twists our views on people so we become more attached and involved in the story. This can be shown by one Crane being incredibly scared of supernatural occurrences, while Tim Burton shows him as being skeptic until he had proof of what the headless horseman was. (Heavycom).Literature and Hollywood often make characters
What is important and distinctive about works of literature is that that each has its own
attraction to certain types of stories and characters comes from the way they appeal to our
Since the communist era, the concept of conformity has been tested on humans thinking it would bring a sort of comfort. These regimes rapidly crumbled due to their often authoritarian nature. Following these dictatorships, we often associate conformity with misery. Similarly, in Edward Scissorhands, through the characterization of Peg Boggs, the symbolism of Edward’s castle home and the change in Edward’s behaviour, director Tim Burton rejects conformity since it leads to fakeness, boredom, and corruption and, instead, promotes the benefits of authenticity and old habits.
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Although Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre are comparatively different, the characters are delicately crafted to unfold a captivating theme throughout each novel which embodies the idea of the social outcast. The Monster and Jane Eyre struggle through exile due to an inability to fit into the social norms presented by the era. The characters embark on a journey while coping with alienation and a longing for domesticity which proves to be intertwined with challenges. Character, developed as social outcasts are appealing and sympathized with by readers because of their determination to reach a level of happiness. The voyage toward domesticity, away from the exile of society which Jane Eyre and The Monster embark on