I) LOGLINE: Bearskin: An unwanted ex-soldier desperately makes a grueling deal with the devil receiving all the money he desires, at the price of his human form. Adaptation: A frustrated, unemployed, surgeon illegally harvests human organs for the Russian mafia in order to pay off his massive student debt, and help his low-income family. II) THEME (½ - 1 page): For the adaptation, one main theme would be: “You can get what you want, but it might cost more than you were willing to pay”. I think this is a good theme to explore because personally I could connect with it. Like most people, I get lazy sometimes, and everyone wants to be successful. What separates those who actually are successful from those who are not, is the work others were …show more content…
He is a brutal, criminal uncle of Nikolai. All he cares about is himself and does not trust other people (especially people outside of his family). If a person works for him they need to do a job and do it well, or else there will be consequences for them. Ludomir is the main connection for Curtis to the Russian mob organ stealing operation. He would be represented by the devil in bearskin. Just like the devil, he helps the main character (especially financially) and acts like his friend. However he and the mob always end up getting their way somehow. o Dr. Margaret Quinlan: The Irish boss of Curtis and an initial catalyst in the story. She is a kind, soft-spoken women. She believes Curtis has great potential but her and the hospital cannot afford to accept his issues. She tries to let him down as kindly as she can. o Curtis’ Father and Younger Sister: These characters would not be seen often (if at all) in the adaptation. As the strongest motivation for Curtis, they would be occasionally mentioned. In Bearskin they would be represented by the old man in need of help. As well as the other villages the soldier provides aid to. B) …show more content…
Since they helped him pay for a portion of his schooling, he feels like he should give back to them. He wants to make their living situation more comfortable as fast as
The main antagonist is a man named Michael Sullivan he is a serial killer, a rapist, and a mob hit man. his nickname is “The Butcher” he acquired this name after chopping up his father and dumping him in a lake (although nobody knows that because nobody found the body). Michael is back in this story hired under a mob boss who in turn tricked him and tried to have Michael killed. Michael learned about this treachery and was going to get his revenge. (Michael is also suspected of the murder of Alex Cross’s wife, Maria Cross, but truth be told he wasn’t the act...
Characterization is a good example of how this theme can be represented. The main character seems to be very dedicated to the building of the field and doing what the voice asks of him. There are few things he does that shoes how dedicated to the success of the field he is.
The Curtis family is a very poor family ‘on the other side of town’ as a result of their father never having finished fifth grade and never being able to hold a job for more than a month at a time. The father, Ed, is a scruffy looking man, overbearing and built, and whose son, Darry,
The main character, Randle Patrick McMurphy, is brought to a state mental institution from a state prison to be studied to see if he has a mental illness. McMurphy has a history of serving time in prison for assault, and seems to take no responsibility for his actions. McMurphy is very outgoing, loud, rugged, a leader, and a rebel. McMurphy also seems to get pleasure out of fighting the system. McMurphy relishes in challenging the authority of Nurse Ratchett who seems to have a strong hold over the other patients in the ward. He enters into a power struggle with Nurse Ratchett when he finds out that he cannot leave the hospital until the staff, which primarily means her, considers him cured.
identical. Both characters were in isolation prior to the initial plot of the books, but for
The poem describes Curtis’ father as being an extremely physically strong man, who could ‘punch nails into wood with a clenched fist’. This is obviously not a realistic picture, but it is clear that Curtis admired his father in this aspect. The poem also describes how, when his father came home from work he would ‘stretch his arms, and hang the five sons from them, turning like a roundabout.’ This suggests that despite being a hard-working man, he still had time to pay attention to his children, which is respectable. He seems like a hard-working family man, and a lot of fun.
The poverty-stricken conditions of Russia during the time of which Crime and Punishment was written was a vital factor in bringing out the main protagonists from the novel and revealing the true nature of the protagonist. Further more, his apartment and its desolate condition serves as a metaphor to the poor conditions of Russia. The transformation of Raskolinokov from his false sense of thought of being superior or the urbermensch of the society was all brought out due to the desolate conditions of which the book took place in, proving that such background knowledge of the poor conditions is an essential contributor in character development in the novel.
Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment begins with Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov living in poverty and isolation in St. Petersburg. The reader soon learns that he was, until somewhat recently, a successful student at the local university. His character at that point was not uncommon. However, the environment of the grim and individualistic city eventually encourages Raskolnikov’s undeveloped detachment and sense of superiority to its current state of desperation. This state is worsening when Raskolnikov visits an old pawnbroker to sell a watch. During the visit, the reader slowly realizes that Raskolnikov plans to murder the woman with his superiority as a justification. After the Raskolnikov commits the murder, the novel deeply explores his psychology, yet it also touches on countless other topics including nihilism, the idea of a “superman,” and the value of human life. In this way, the greatness of Crime and Punishment comes not just from its examination of the main topic of the psychology of isolation and murder, but the variety topics which naturally arise in the discussion.
Another theme is the ability of a person to have some dignity even when it feels like the world is against you. These themes remain important today because it teaches us what can happen to a person if their dreams are never fulfilled. For example, Walter had a dream to open a liquor store, however this dream never came true after Willy (the person Walter gave the money too to open the store) betrayed him. He broke down and felt hopeless. It also teaches us that dignity is important, Walter also portrayed his need for dignity after he rejects the offer of Mr. Linder from the“home improvement
through many different countries. The four main characters captivate the reader into their various stories and, even more amazingly, their psyches. The characters are: Jan O'Deigh (a reference librarian), Stuart Ressler (a geneticist in the 1950s), Keith (an advertising executive), and Franklin Todd (a reference librarian/ general renaissance man). The careful thought that Richard Powers put behind the characters makes them come alive on the page. The reader's experience mutates from a simple reading of a story into the feeling of these characters as they tie into each other's lives.
There were no heroes on the psychiatric ward until McMurphy's arrival. McMurphy gave the patients courage to stand against a truncated concept of masculinity, such as Nurse Ratched. For example, Harding states, "No ones ever dared to come out and say it before, but there is not a man among us that does not think it. That doesn't feel just as you do about her, and the whole business feels it somewhere down deep in his sacred little soul." McMurphy did not only understand his friends/patients, but understood the enemy who portrayed evil, spite, and hatred. McMurphy is the only one who can stand against the Big Nurse's oppressive supreme power. Chief explains this by stating, "To beat her you don't have to whip her two out of three or three out of five, but every time you meet. As soon as you let down your guard, as sson as you loose once, she's won for good. And eventually we all got to lose. Nobody can help that." McMuprhy's struggle for hte patient's free will is a disruption to Nurse Ratched's social order. Though she holds down her guard she yet is incapable of controlling what McMurphy is incontrollable of , such as his friends well being, to the order of Nurse Ratched and the Combine.
In the Christmas Hunt by Borden Deal, I believe the theme is “Greed clouds better judgement”. I believe that is true to this book closer to the ending. Tom’s father said Tom was only ten and that he was far too young. Tom had visions of him being the best shot but in reality couldn't shoot anything but he's father’s main hunting dog, Calypso Baby. Tom’s dreams of being “the best shot” blinded him from reality. After he accidentally shot the dog he told his father he didn't deserve the bike he had wanted that year. Tom’s father agreed and had said “this is your own punishment for yourself”. The next day his father had bought him a puppy, one of Calypso Baby’s babies. Tom's father promised that he'd help Tom with his shooting but Tom would have
The main thesis or central theme displayed throughout the novel is that happiness, love, loyalty, family, human affection, and friendship are the important aspects of life, rather than social class or wealth. A prime example of this is how Joe (poor blacksmith) is much happi...
The first concept important to me that I learned after watching the film is the main theme for the film. I believe the main theme of the film
Into the Wild, by Sean Penn, illustrates the story of a young man’s journey into the Alaskan wilderness. The theme of the movie revolves around the escape of civilization to find happiness and freedom. The main character, Christopher McCandless, is a young adventurer who has lived a life that many would view as comfortable. He is the son of wealthy parents and a recent graduate of Emory University. However, Chris is not happy with his life. Because of their status in society, his parents hold him to very high expectations. For Chris it’s too much and eventually he rebels. He views both society and his parents as money driven and materialistic and felt he needed an escape. Fed up, Chris flees from his dysfunctional family without saying a word.