Alex Hirsch for Essay – Information Michael Pruden Alex Hirsch Alex Hirsch was born on June 18th in Piedmont, California, U.S. 1985. Currently he is now 32 years old, and best known for creating Gravity Falls (2012-2016) and voicing some of the characters, along with first being a storyboard artist and voice actor for The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack and Fish Hooks. In 2002 when he was 15 years old, Piedmont High School held a bird calling contest which Alex won, because of that he then appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman demonstrating a bird call. In Piedmont High Alex Hirsch and Elliot Grossman created an animated short that was screened at the contest called School House Flock which was about the bird calling contest, VHS …show more content…
Two of the show’s main characters, Dipper and Mabel are based around what they were like growing up, Like the fact that in the show Mabel wears a different coloured jumper every episode, and Dipper wears the exact same thing and does things like record his voice and learnt to speak backwards just like when they were growing up. Alex puts a lot of his real-life experiences into the show, like him and his sister trick or treating as cats, or the fact that Arial wanted a pet pig growing up, so he gave a pig to Mabel, Dipper’s sister in the show. “I dreamed that I would get to meet a gnome, or fight a monster, or solve a mystery, go back in time, and I thought wouldn’t it be great to have a show that does all of those.” - Alex Hirsch, Gravity Falls: Between the Pines. The character Great Uncle Stan or ‘Grunkle Stan’ is based around Alex’s grandpa Stan. For getting the name Dipper, he recalled that when he was a teenager in his school he was in class with a kid who had acne and it looked like he had a big dipper on his forehead when Alex connected the dots, and Dipper has exactly that on his forehead in the …show more content…
Alex has said that Gravity Falls is a kid’s show that’s shown across the world and you never know who’s watching so he must account for the parents and older teen’s as well. There have been a lot of cameos in Gravity Falls for example Neil deGrasse Tyson, Mark Hamill and Jim Cummings. Alex always loves using a big cameo for a strange role, like Louis Székely’s cameo as The Horrifying Sweaty One-Armed Monstrosity. In the show, little things like a design on Mabel’s jumper has a bigger significance, in the season one episode nineteen, Dreamscaperers, she is wearing a jumper with a sunset on it which symbolises that the story is changing its tone from the brighter toned season one to a darker toned season two where the danger the characters are put into get more significant like Bill Cypher’s first appearance as a reappearing antagonist for the second
He realizes that it is not realistic to become a child again, and he begins to accept the fact that he must grow up and set an example for his sister, Phoebe. Growing up with
Symbolism. Why is it important in a novel? Why do authors incorporate symbols into their writing? Symbolism aids the reader in understanding what the author wants to portray. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird, she writes about the racism in a small town in Alabama named Maycomb set in the 1930’s and about two children growing up and learning that their town is not as perfect as they thought. The theme topic appearance versus reality helps to get a better understanding of the symbols used in the novel and that you should not judge something by their appearance, you should judge by the reality of what it is. “As Atticus once advised me to do, I tried to climb into Jem’s skin and walk around in it.” (Scout page 77) In her novel, there are many symbols throughout the narrative that relate to the theme topic appearance versus reality. Harper Lee writes symbols into her novel, such as the snowman, Mrs. Dubose’s Camellia flower and Dolphus Raymond’s Coca-Cola bottle to help reinforce the theme topic of appearance versus reality throughout the novel.
A symbol can be simple similar to a colour or deep enough to represent a spiritual meaning. The novel, To Kill A Mockingbird is enhanced by many symbols and events that represent the wisdom, theme, setting or nature of a person. Maycomb being a biased town, Mrs.Dubose is one of the most racist women living there. However, the white camellia flower portrays Ms.dubose’s inner self, her real courage and the distinctive person she is. The society of Maycomb quickly judges people either by a rumour or the way their lineage is corresponding to status, race and wealth. Tom Robinson’s race differentiates him regardless of the blame he is not guilty of. The mockingbird symbol
Michael J Fox, like any other person have had up and downs in his life, he had a very successful acting career since he was 18, so for almost 19 years. But life can be tough sometimes, after top hit TV series and movies, he had to quit acting and producing when he was diagnosed of having Parkinson's disease.
The first symbol that really stuck out to me was when Della chopped off her knee length hair. The story cites, “Rapidly she pulled down her hair and let it fall to its full length.” She had obviously not cut her year since she was a young girl, so for her to cut her hair for her beloved husband is like her putting away her past and giving it to Jim. Another quote that adolescence shines through is “Cut it off and sold it,” said
As defined in The American Heritage Dictionary, symbolism is defined as the practice of representing things by means of symbols or of attributing symbolic meanings of significance to objects. The book “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger was the only novel he has written. The novel The Catcher in the Rye is about a boy named Holden Caulfield who’s trying to find himself and what he’s supposed to do with his life. Through his journey he gets kicked out of many schools, interacts with unusual characters, and has many different events that are unusual. Throughout the novel, he will be told he needs some kind of help and at the end he too will realize it himself. Why is Holden’s red hunting hat significant because, his hat is red like Allies hair, he’s hunting for truth, and he wears it like a catcher.
Hawthorne assures that symbolism is prevalent throughout The Scarlet Letter. The novel is filled with countless symbols; however, the most central symbols are Pearl, the scaffold, and the scarlet letter. Each symbol changes significance throughout stages of the novel. Whereas most of the objects started out as a punishment, or a negative symbol, they ultimately improve, providing hope and inspiration for all sinners.
Sesame Street, the television show that Jim Henson is best known for, had started as just an idea by Experimental Psychologist Lloyd Morrisett, PhD and Public Television Producer Joan Ganz Cooney (Palmer). Their main goal was: “to create a successful television program that would make a difference in the lives of children, in particular, poor inner-city children, and help prepare them for school,” explained Cooney (qtd.in Jim Henson the Biography). It was only a short while later that Cooney recruited Jim Henson, a well-known puppeteer, to design and create the Muppet characters, such as Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, and refine their specific personalities to educate children about the core curriculum for school, interpersonal relationships and how to deal with a wide range of emotions. These characters brought a life and a depth to the show that have undeniably never wavered, even after more than 40 years after thei...
In literature, symbolism is a specific word, phrase, or action that represents a deeper, abstract meaning. Authors use symbolism to give an object or action more meaning and interest. Readers should care about symbolism since it gives the story emotion and meaning. I believe the three major symbols that S.E. Hinton uses in “The Outsiders” is Johnny stabbing Bob, Pony seeing dawn, and Ponyboy stepping in dew.
Firstly, the most important symbol are the tapes which is what the story revolves around. First of all, they are a helped develop the theme since they symbolize the theme itself within the novel. They develop the theme because their purpose was to tell 13 different reasons why Hannah killed herself; which is practically how 13 different people have impacted her life. For example, on Cassette 1:Side 8 she tells the story of how Alex Standoll made a difference in her life. He made the "hot/not list" as a joke without knowing how it would affect Hannah's life. He thought of it as a joke yet it lead to multiple results that changed Hannah's life, such as creating conflict with Jessica. This show the theme because it is another example where one did not consider the consequences for their actions. Alex did not seem to think about how foolish life can create so much conflict but it did. As a result of it, the list had lead to many bad effects on Hannah even if it was portrayed as a joke. Another way Asher establishes the theme is by making an effect towards the 13 who were on the tapes. In Clay's case, he was dreadful the next morning. All he could think about are the
Symbols unlock the secrets of a story. Hawthorne, in The Scarlet Letter, uses many symbols to represent different things. Some symbols represent the same thing. The letter “A” has many meanings, each character has their own meanings, and even the different parts of nature are symbols. Also, apart from providing structure for the novel, each scaffold scene conveys something different. One could say, arguably, that nearly everything in The Scarlet Letter is a symbol for something else.
Like many novels written The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger is laced with powerful symbols. Symbolism is important in a novel because it is used to provide deeper meaning to the writing. The plot and action in a story can be thought of on one level, but the symbolism is used to bring the overall novel to a new level and to enhance the story. Salinger uses certain symbols such as the red hunting hat, the museum, the carousel, and the catcher in the rye to support his story. Each symbol supports a main theme in the novel. The main themes in The Catcher in the Rye are isolation, innocence and mortality. Each symbol is used to support more than one theme in the novel. Each symbol brings deeper meaning to the novel. If not for the symbols The Catcher in the Rye would just be the ramblings of a teenager in New York City.
There are also small symbols and themes in the story as well. The color of daisy’s white dress, for example, sets the mood for the scene. And on the hottest day of the year is when Tom and Gatsby have their confrontation.
The last symbol that I see as important for the theme is the father of Tom and Laura, Mr. Wingfield. He is the ultimate symbol of escape, as he has actually managed to get away. The fact that Amanda still has his picture on the wall tells us something about another way that she is attempting to escape; by keeping hold of the past, as the picture is probably there to remind of the good
.... Williams uses symbols and figurative language to allow the reader and the audience to understand the deeper meaning and purpose of his writing. Each symbol proved very significant in explaining the underlying emotions throughout the drama. Every character had something that represented how they felt or what they were going through. Amanda symbolized with the past and her objects of the past, such as her yellow dress. Tom symbolized with the movies and the fire escape which represented an escape from his present life. Laura symbolized with the glass menagerie which was delicate and fragile. Each of the three main characters had deep feelings that only could be seen through the symbols that Williams used along the way. By using so many symbols, the reader is able to truly understand the feelings of each of the characters and relate to their hopes and dreams.