Zachary's Character In The Charmer By Budge Wilson

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In The Charmer, Budge Wilson illustrates the theme of how manipulative and deceptive the privileges of attractiveness can be. Consequently, my approach to the novel revolved around heavy skepticism, as the contents contradicted what was portrayed by the novel for its face value. Through this, I hypothesized that the antagonist, Zachary, in The Charmer fell parallel to the traits of Lucifer, the devil, for his manipulative ways of words and appearance, how he was described in the various events along the plot, and most notably the theme of the novel, a tragic story contrary to my initial warm assumptions. The predominant theme of The Charmer was likely the conflicts of family, and owning up to responsibilities, as the consequences of neglecting …show more content…

In addition to the prominent theme, the initial plot of a charmer also juxtaposed the devilish characteristics of Zachary that would later develop. Concurrently, this provided further justification to conclude the reference between Lucifer, the devil, and Zachary. The story begins with a loving family set in the perspective of Winnifred, the protagonist, and the story begins with the present, which transitions into a flashback of Winnifred’s childhood. Zachary’s exhibition of avoiding retributions is evident in the passage: Once he dumped Dad's red tool box, tools and all, in the river, during one of his rages. The tool box seemed to bother Dad even more than the car. But afterwards, Zack delivered apologies that would have brought tears to the preacher's eyes. That kind of dramatic repentance has a lot more clout than simple, everyday good behavior, and he really knows how to bring it off. Where Zachary seems to manage to slip away from his damage by apologizing with his occasional charm, leading up to this point, he was able to get away with his lack of awareness, but it would certainly be short-lived, as not too long after, Zachary’s hidden dark side would be

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