In regards to upholding and breaking down stereotypes and spectrums within Danganronpa, there is not a character more important than the game’s main antagonist, Junko Enoshima. It is important to note that Junko is the only series character that has appeared in some way in all forms of Danganronpa. Not only is Junko present in all of the currently released video games, but she is also present in all three anime adaptations as well as the series’ spin-off novels. Even though Junko is certainly presented as the antagonist of the series, Junko could be called the game’s main character. Not only does she solely cause the series’ starting point, known as “The Tragedy of Hope’s Peak Academy” or “Hope’s Peak Academy’s Biggest, Most Awful Event,” but …show more content…
These contradictions are not just contained within the character, but play with the larger assumptions about Junko’s character type as a whole, making Junko more interesting and a fan-favorite for the series. When talking about the series’ villains, Kodaka states, “I try not to make villains that are not likable. In fact, I want to make all bad guys lovable. For example, I don't want to make a bad character who is a bully. Instead, I would rather make a bad character who is bullied themselves. I want to make those bad guys lovable in some way” (“Interview: Danganronpa Creator Kazutaka Kodaka”). Junko’s lovability comes from the fact that she refuses to be defined and keeps the player on their toes. She is a strong character that refuses to play by the rules that her world defines for her, so she makes up her own. This causes much death and destruction, but also an entertaining antagonist for the player to …show more content…
Junko is presented as Hope’s Peak Academy’s Ultimate Fashionista, accepted into the academy due to here modeling abilities and good looks. On the outside, someone labeled as a fashionista is not seen as much of a hazard generally. Junko’s stereotype makes her come off as a little bit of an airhead, obsessed with clothes, shoes, and makeup. Intelligence and cunning are not traits associated with this girl. Junko also comes off as a diva, due to her status, causing her to be seen as lazy and unconcerned about the people around her. In general, Junko’s initial place in Danganronpa is that of the pretty girl killed off early in the horror movie, due to the fact that she is a flat character with little ability to solve the game’s initial problems. However, Junko’s Ultimate Fashionista status and overly feminine looks and charm work to her advantage underneath the surface. On the surface level, Junko’s feminine looks and actions work to hide her true intentions. Her talent as a model does not make her stand out as a possible candidate for the ultimate criminal mastermind. By being attractive Junko is able to manipulate those around her as well. A pretty girl is implicitly much more likely to get what she wants from those around her just due to her looks. Additionally, Junko’s position as a famous
It is important to create complex, progressive characters. Characters should speak with intent and purpose. You can establish who a character is through tone and what they say. You can also reveal character through thoughts and background information. Not all characters have to have an origin; they can just be there. You should have conflicting traits between the characters. Challenging your characters adds
Inspiration comes from many forms; it comes from friends, family, music, television, and even strangers. Inspiration can come at one subtlety or it can hit you like a bus. Professional, amateur, or even a novice can be inspired to make something. No matter what, an artist needs inspiration in order to create something out of nothing or in order to help finish an already existing art work. Here the inspiration from Mariko Mori will be conveyed, to know what helps give her inspiration that motivates her to do the art work that she does. Whether she herself is doing the performance or it is just a sculpture in a gallery, her works are unique, just like a finger print. What gave her the inspiration on two of her works;
Colonel Cathcart is seen as one of the major antagonists because he continually raises the required amount of missions
If these characters were both purely evil, and had no guilt whatsoever, this would be simply a boring story of unhinged men. Adding both good and evil sides to an individual adds a little something extra to the story that distinguishes it from many other pieces of literature. Aside from adding to the storyline, these morally ambiguous characters give students a chance to practice their skill at analyzing characters and think for themselves, forming their own outlooks on the characters and the book as a whole.
Although wildly different in subject matter and style, Kawabata’s Beauty and Sadness and Murakami’s Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World both show how Japan has been internationalized as well as how it has remained traditional. Kawabata’s novel is traditional and acceptable, much like the haiku poetry he imitates, but has a thread of rebelliousness and modernity running through the web that binds the characters together. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World is devastatingly modern, and yet has a similar but opposite undertone of old Japan, or at least a nostalgia for old Japan. In both novels a more international culture has taken root in Japan, and it seems that the characters both embrace and run from the implications of a globalized, hybridized culture.
Another main character is International 4- 8818 who is a friend of Equality 7-2521 and one of the two who also found the tunnel that they are keeping as a secret. One more of the main characters is The Saint of Pyre. He is a main character because he is part of Equality 7-2521 memories.
Jarena Lee was born on February the 11th 1783, in Cape May, New Jersey. She was born into freedom, but Cape May was entangled by just enough commerce and culture, with Maryland’s Eastern Shore and Virginia’s northern borders, that she probably was exposed at an early age, to the inhumanities that characterized southern enslavement. At the age of seven, Lee was separated from her parents and sent to live as a servant maid for a Caucasian family sixty miles away from her home. The names and occupations of her parents are unknown, but what is about them is that they were entirely ignorant of the knowledge of God and because of that had not instructed her in any way regarding the matter of God or religion. Lee’s lack of the knowledge of God caused her great confusion throughout her spiritual journey.
...n of the Death Star, a command space station for the Imperial Senate (The Empire), would not have been possible. Her determination kept the rebels’ plans safe and allowed them to be executed by the Rebel Alliance. As my colleague Michelle Meyers suggests, relating a character’s perception to their wardrobe is a good way to develop a perspective on how they are viewed, as well as how the character views themselves. Princess Leia’s image reflects the type of person she is. She carries herself extremely confidently among the other male characters, exercising her intellect and independence which heightens her as a symbol of female empowerment. Her personality and her actions contribute to her status as a powerful female character as well.
Known for her work as a historian and rather outspoken political activist, Yamakawa Kikue was also the author of her book titled Women of the Mito Domain (p. xix). At the time she was writing this work, Yamakawa was under the surveillance of the Japanese government as the result of her and her husband’s work for the socialist and feminist movements in Japan (p. xx-xxi). But despite the restrictions she was undoubtedly required to abide by in order to produce this book, her work contains an air of commentary on the past and present political, social, and economic issues that had been plaguing the nation (p. xxi). This work is a piece that comments on the significance of women’s roles in history through the example of Yamakawa’s own family and
Yukio Mishima was a brilliant Japanese novelist whose work began to thrive in the late nineteen forty's. His novels focused mainly on Eastern religion, homosexual eroticism and fantasies of death. These controversial themes seem to repel some readers (Magill); however, Mishima remained a dedicated literary artist. In his lifetime he wrote multiple volumes of literature, but only about six or seven earned him a great deal of attention from critics and readers in Japan (Yourcenar 24-25). However, he has earned himself the reputation of Japan’s greatest contemporary novelist (Gale, Magill). Every night Mishima dedicated the late hours to writing his novels. Mishima had been nominated for the Nobel Prize twice in his lifetime, but lost first to his friend Kawabata, and later to Miguel Asturias (Stokes 192). Yukio Mishima should be remembered for his great novels, Confessions of a Mask, The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, and The Sea of Fertility tetralogy.
By literary definition, an antihero is the "hero" of the play or novel, but has negative attributes that separate him or her from the classic hero such as Superman. Such negative aspects may include a violent nature, use of coarse language, or self-serving interests which may inadvertently depict the protagonist as a hero since the result of serving those interests may be the betterment of society or an environment. In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the protagonist, Hamlet, is depicted as an antihero.
The story of Princess Huo’s daughter is a story about a man by the name of Li Yi. Li Yi was from a good family and showed brilliant promise. Even senior scholars admired him. At the age of twenty-one, he hoped for a beautiful and accomplished wife. In Chang’an Li asked a matchmaker by the name of Bao to find him a wife. Li gave her expensive gifts and she was very well inclined to him. One afternoon, some months after talking to Bao Li was sitting in the south pavilion of his lodgings when he heard continuous knocking. Bao entered and Li asked her “What brings you here so unexpectedly, madam”. Boa had found Li a perfect match for a wife, and with the good news Li was ecstatic and leaped for joy. Saying “I shall be your slave as long as I live!” Bao informed him that she was the youngest daughter of prince Huo. Her name is Jade, her mother was the prince’s favorite slave. When the prince died, his sons refused to keep the child, so they gave her a piece of wealth and made her leave. She changed her name, and the people do not know the prince was her father. She is the most beautiful...
The Japanese medieval age consists of the Kamakura and Muromachi periods (from approximately 1185 to 1600). During this time, the political power was switching from the imperial family to a militaristic government. In addition, civil wars (from 1156 to 1568) were increasing throughout Japan. This change of centrality in society’s focus from court to warriors shifted the perception and style of Japanese literature.
Each anti-hero has their own characteristics and their own traits, but all of these anti-heroes have all a common trait. Anti-heroes “They are neither 100% good nor 100% evil , are fated to cause grief to individuals or to the community or to self , are driven and obsessed with past deeds or by fate, they do not need to die at close of story; there is uncertain resolution , can act as a vigilante, even against the self , act according to their own set of rules, their own values, may have tragedy in their life , may or may not have a tragic flaw , lack true identity, even to themselves; in some cases they are disillusioned with life, lack strong ideals and goals , this does not define them as a villain , their actions are merely reactions to events , usually they are not motivated to act for, nor act against anyone , and they are not fighting fate but present
The main character is a hero is his strong moral and strength. In the course of the plot, the hero is charged with a quest. He is tested, often to prove himself and moral stand’s worth through the quest. The cycle must, then, reach a point wherein the hero decides to give up or appears conquered. This is followed by a resurrection. Lastly, the hero overcomes all of his fears, doubts and defeats. He also regains his rightful place in the social structure. The anti-hero rejects this idea from the very start as the anti-hero does not have a moral stand. He sets his own rules and fights his battles on his own terms.