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
Edward Scissorhands is a fascinating story about a man created by Vincent Price, an inventor of amazing creations. A woman, Peg, finds Edward Scissorhands, while she looks for a customer for her makeup investment, alone in a dark and gloomy with uplifting topiary in the garden. Edward tells Peg that his father never woke up. Peg then takes Edward to her own home because she cannot bear the loneliness of Edward’s home. Edward then becomes famous around Peg’s neighborhood to being famous around town because of his outstanding scissorhands.
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
Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein is about a creature born in an unaccepting world. Shelley's idea of Gothicism changed the subgenre of horror, due to its dark look into nature. It became an influence on Tim Burton's movie Edward Scissorhands, moved by the sadness of the creature trying to fit into society, he creates a monster of his own. Mary Shelley and Tim Burton use literary and cinematic elements to show that isolation from society can destroy your relationship with others.
In her novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley and the film Edward Scissorhands by Tim Burton their creations have a desire to be loved. Which leads them on a journey of acceptance for themselves and others. Everyone has felt the need to find why they are here on earth; we all search for answers we are no different from them.
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.
I can't believe that the creature killed himself. In Grus Grimly's Frankenstein, a creature was made by a man named Victor Frankenstein in a laboratory. The creature was created because Victor mother had passed, and Victor wanted to figure out the way of life and death. The creature ends up making Victor miserable since the creature was isolated from everyone and had a lot of indignation inside of him that Victor has caused. The creature didn't have a name he was just called "creature." In my opinion, Victor should have named him because of he, not a creature; if you think about it he was a human.
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, as the name implies, centers on the character of Victor Frankenstein. Over the course of the novel, the point of view switches across a cast of several characters, all of which have interacted with Victor, some more than others. Victor’s pursuit to find the source of life, and the events thereafter, show him making countless questionable decisions, hurting the people close to him, and getting away wit hit all because of the society he lives in. These points unequivocally prove that Victor Frankenstein is a sociopath.
Edward Scissorhands, written by Tim Burton, tells the tale of a young man who is lovable, childlike and sensitive, bewildered by the humanity around him, yet is terrifying- someone who has scissors, the deadly weaponry, for hands. Many viewers may read this film as a “Tim Burton” type of fairytale which includes both an alternative aspect and romance. However, through the presentation of mise-en-scene in this film, Burton drives in a much more serious subject of social criticism by establishing two different understandings of life in the movie.
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.
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.
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.
Dr. Frankenstein never thinks of the consequences of his acts while he creates the creature, so he is selfish and irresponsible. Before Dr. Frankenstein creates the creature, he admits he may not fully succeed, but he hopes to provide foundations of future success (43). It seems Dr. Frankenstein is a great scientist since he is willing to devote his failure to other people’s success. However, this is not the truth. This is only an excuse to continue his experiment. He actually tries to grasp every chance to become “god” which can be validated from his comments, “A new species who would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me” (43). In short, it is selfish that Dr. Frankenstein only thinks
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
attraction to certain types of stories and characters comes from the way they appeal to our