Veterinarian, a round character Objective Character may be defined as the unique set of traits and features that form the nature of a fictional person. Characters that the reader will remember start with a basis of reality. The writer takes a trait, the mannerisms or perhaps the appearance of someone he has known and adds to and embellishes it, drawing from his imagination. Sometimes a character is a composite. Often a character reflects the writer's own background or fantasies. The character's motivation, the "why" of his behavior is revealed through his dialogue and actions. He is the sum of everything that has happened to him in his fictional life: a character with flesh and blood and genuine emotions who brings the validity of truth to a work of fiction. (Character, http://www.writersmarket.com/encyc/C.asp#192, Retrieved on 17/06/2003). A round character is a fictional person so specifically portrayed and described as to be recognizable and individually different from any other character in a novel, play or film. The protagonist and other main participants of a work are usually round characters: Their development is complex and tends to focus on their inner person (motivations, human traits, flaws, conflicts, distinctive qualities). Hamlet, for example, is a round character. (Round Character, http://www.writersmarket.com/encyc/r.asp, Retrieved on 17/06/2003). In pre-medical times there is reference to veterinary related topics in the 14th Century manuscript 'Sachsenspiegel' (Saxons' Mirror), and in French 12th Century epics that celebrate mounted men-at-arms; they describe horses in times of health and disease, and elsewhere in the literature horse injuries have been described. (Some examples of Veterinarians in Belletrist Lit...
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...re, http://www.vetscite.org/cgi-bin/pw.exe/issue2/000013/000013.htm, Retrieved on 17/06/2003). In the last analysis, it is surprising that the literature does not reveal more references to veterinary surgeons at a time when the art of horseshoeing was evolving into veterinary medicine. It may be said here that Veterinarian has almost never been portrayed as a round character in literature. (Some examples of Veterinarians in Belletrist Literature, http://www.vetscite.org/cgi-bin/pw.exe/issue2/000013/000013.htm, Retrieved on 17/06/2003). References (Character, http://www.writersmarket.com/encyc/C.asp#192, Retrieved on 17/06/2003). (Round Character, http://www.writersmarket.com/encyc/r.asp, Retrieved on 17/06/2003). (Some examples of Veterinarians in Belletrist Literature, http://www.vetscite.org/cgi-bin/pw.exe/issue2/000013/000013.htm, Retrieved on 17/06/2003).
In The Big Field, author Mike Lupica explores the theme, "Success uses motivation as fuel." Lupica portrays this theme through the main character, Hutch. Throughout the entire book, Hutch, a young boy that has just recently joined a highly talented baseball team, displays moments that exemplify this main theme. Hutch and his team have a chance to play in the stadium of the Miami Marlins, a Major League Baseball team, as long as they can keep winning games and advancing through a challenging tournament; however, Hutch's favorite position on the field, shortstop, the position located between 2nd and 3rd base, has already been filled on the team. Unfortunately, Hutch gets a demotion from shortstop, to second base, the position located between 1st base and 2nd base. Although Hutch was disappointed and melancholy about the switch in position, he was even more upset about the downgrading of leadership, since the
The book Some Assembly Required by Arin Andrews shows that perseverance and an unwillingness to let other people decide things for you results in the ability to be who you are inside. Arin, for example, was born as a girl named Emerald. For many years, he was very depressed, until he figured out that he was transgender. Despite others trying to tell him that it was unnatural and a sin, he kept going with what he knew to be true and eventually was able to live life how he wanted to. Even when he was very young, there was always this sense of not belonging for him. In a flashback, Arin tells about a time that he was on his grandparents farm, feeding a cow out of a gloved hand, when the cow sucked his glove off. For reference, this was a “girly
One of the most striking parts of the novel Sugar, by Bernice L. McFadden is her choice of names, especially that of the main character, Sugar. McFadden chooses a name that was unconventional for the time period and remains unconventional today. Not only is there significance in the name Sugar, but the names Pearl and Mercy also have deeper meanings intentionally chosen by the author to further expand upon their roles as characters within the setting of the novel. Each of these three character’s names represent a persona that can be applied outside of the constraints of the novel.
In Toni Cade Bambara’s short story, “The Lesson” the author introduces you to many characters but mainly focuses on the narrator of the story. The narrator of the story is a girl named Sylvia, she is a round character in this short story. Sylvia is a round character in this short story because she learns a lesson from Miss Moore. This lesson changes Sylvia’s thoughts and feelings in this story, this makes Sylvia a round character in the story. Just like in “The Lesson”, Ralph Ellison wrote a short story called the “Battle Royal” who tells the story of how the character changes throughout the story. The author talks about what the main character’s grandfather’s last words when he was about to die. The main character’s grandfather’s last words
As humans, we all embody different qualities and characteristics that make us unique. I might find someone with completely opposite traits than me, and the contrasts between us may become apparent. In East of Eden, John Steinbeck introduces many such contrasts, most notably good versus evil and fate versus free will. He creates characters to represent these contrasts, some at the extreme ends of the spectrum, and some in the areas in between. The most significant of these characters are Cal and Aron Trask. Throughout the second part of the novel, the brothers visibly clash. We are not really introduced to them until Chapter 24, but their differences are greatly stressed from that point on. Steinbeck uses these characters to show the contrast
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In modern times, the experimentation on animals has led to just as many advances in medical science as there are in veterinary science and practice. Ibn Zuhr paved the way for basic surgical procedures that advanced over time as the anatomy of humans and animals were not seen as being one and the same. Blood transfusions came about through ...
Professor comments: In this paper, the student synthesizes several sources about nineteenth-century medicine and medical education into a focused and coherent essay that provides information about aspects of this topic especially relevant to understanding Lydgate's position in Middlemarch: the differences among physicians, apothecaries, and surgeons, both in terms of training and duties on the one hand, social status on the other; the processes by which someone obtained a medical education and became a licensed practitioner; and the differences in English, Scottish, and French training. In doing so, the student displays an awareness of the importance of the contextual material for more than merely factual purposes, and she employs a principle of selection, concentrating on material that will facilitate her interpretation of Lydgate's role in the novel--especially in the connection between medical and political reform--in a separate essay.
Furthermore, the novel presents John, the family doctor as an interesting character. First of all, he chooses not to pay much attention to Tita’s cooking but rather he is compelled by her good, caring nature and beauty; traits that never seem to receive compliments. “John Brown, the doctor, was watching Tita, charmed by her. He couldn’t take his eyes off of her (…) When Tita walked by the table where he was sitting, he got up and went over to her on the pretext of admiring the baby. “How nice the child looks with such a beautiful aunt holding him!” “Thank you, Doctor.” “He isn’t even your own son. Imagine how pretty you will look with one of your own.” “Forgive me, it seems I’ve said something wrong.” “No, it’s not that. I can’t marry or have
The logic and principles of medieval medicine shaped those of Modern medicine. Never was there a more efficient method perfected, so much that it remained through history through so many hundreds of years. Today’s concepts of diagnosis, relationships with the church, anatomy, surgery, hospitals and training, and public health were established in the Middle Ages.
“The test of a round character is whether it is capable of surprising in a convincing way. If it never surprises, it is flat. If it does not convince, it is a flat pretending to be round.” -E.M. Forster
One may be willing to do just about anything in order to keep a loved one happy regardless of the implications; this is a valuable lesson taught through the short story “The Gilded Six-Bits” by Zora Neale Hurston. Hurston used characterization throughout her story in order to display the deeper meanings behind her characters’ actions. The reader is introduced to three separate characters in the story; a young black woman, Missie May, her husband, Joe, and her lover, Otis D. Slemmons. The dynamics between these characters reveal a deeper truth behind the intentions of Missie May within her affair. The characterization of Missie May, Joe, and Otis Slemmons plays a significant role within this story as well as the dynamics of power between each of the characters.
According to facts.randomhistory.com, there are currently more human slaves in the world than ever before. It is difficult to imagine how anyone could withstand the harsh mental and physical abuse caused by this utterly brutal treatment, yet that is exactly what occurred in Patricia McCormick's novel, Sold. Lakshmi, a thirteen year-old girl needs to support her poor family. She meets a woman who tells her where to find a job as a maid in India. When she arrives, she finds out that she has been sold as a sex slave by the woman. Lakshmi endures cruelty given by Mumtaz, the owner of the brothel, and her customers, but survives due to friendship and kindness from a few key characters throughout the novel.
An author can reveal characteristics of characters in literature through several different methods. Some common methods of characterization include one’s appearance, speech, thoughts, name, actions, and emotions. However, unconventional means can also be used, such as imagery, which is visually descriptive or figurative language. In Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, imagery is used to characterize central characters to the play. Firstly, Hamlet’s characteristics are revealed through the imagery of death in his speech. Secondly, Claudius’ characteristics are revealed through the imagery in the Ghost and Hamlet’s descriptions of him, as well as his own thoughts. It is through this visually descriptive and figurative language, that readers can identify characteristics of these central characters.
My character's name is Patch. He has no last name, or so I believe since he hasn't said he has one. Patch wants to kill the main character ( Nora Grey) in order to gain a human life. He is a fallen angel that fell to Earth after having a relationship with another angel. After falling, he wanted to find a Nephilim vassel.