Essays on Protagonist

In most stories, there are characters that the author will use to help develop and tell the plot of the tale. Villains, superheroes, and monsters–all of these are characters with which the reader is familiar. Authors use many techniques to develop the personalities of these...

The evolving workplace of 1920s America presented industries and businesses with an innovative new standard of operation: work smarter, not harder. These innovations included the popularization of the assembly line, the right for women to vote (and, thereafter, the quest for the right to equal...

In both Night and Sarah’s Key the protagonists undergo similar transformations due to their perseverance through optimism, being stripped of their innocence, and guilt for their loved ones. Loss of hope Eliezer’s hope and optimism rooted in his faith of God are questioned when he...

In the novel, Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami, the protagonist Kafka Tamura, a fifteen-year-old Japanese, runs away from home intending to escape his father’s curse, which is that he will sleep with his sister and mather, then kill his father. During the escape,...

In the novel The Call of the Wild written by Jack London, Buck was stationed as a compelling leading character who undergoes multiple character developments throughout the novel due to nature and nurture. London’s approach of characterizing Buck has been highly recognized by Donald E....

Experiences refer to the nature of the events someone or something undergoes, and can either change a person for better or for worse. Throughout the novel, Fifth Business the protagonist, Dunstan Ramsay goes through many experiences that help make him the person he becomes by...

In the story of “A Wrinkle in Time,” by Madeleine L’Engle, Meg Murray is a 13 year old child who has a lot of insecurities about her personality and her intelligence. Meg starts off as the “ugly duckling” of the family you could say. She...

In both Night and Sarah’s Key the protagonists undergo similar transformations due to them losing hope, being stripped of their innocence, and guilt for their loved ones. Perseverance Eliezer’s hope and optimism is eroded when facing the hardships he experiences at the camp. Eliezer states...

In “Shout,” Dagoberto Gilb focuses his story on the emotions and headspace of his protagonist, a manual laborer returning home from a hard day’s work. While he looks to escape the toil of his labor, this laborer realizes that his home life does not provide...