When they talk about him, the characters usually do not talk him down, but rather build him up, unless its George. George is closest to Lennie and often rants openly about Lennie to Lennie. As said in the story, “'Course Lennie's a god damn nuisance most of the time'” (41) it shows that George is not scared of Lennie's overbearing existence and slanders him with him present. George is one of the only characters within the book that talks down on Lennie. Throughout the story Lennie's played out as a nuisance and and some one to stay away from but when Steinbeck adds in the text, “'Course he ain’t mean'” (41) it is showed that Lennie is not a harmful character and can be trusted with certain things.
Another thing that really bugs me about these characters is that they absolutely abuse stereotypes; there's the big bumbling bouncer, the smooth-talking, chain-smoking mafia boss to the bitter, old, cranky man. This game relatively leaves no character stereotype unused. In a game like Team Fortress 2, for example, i don't mind the over usage of character types, because the game makes sure to take them completely over the top. In Conker, however, there's really no interpretation of these archetypes. Their just, sort
All three of the characters combine show unique and detailed personalities which make the story so easily read and at times amusing despite the dreary end. O’Conner creates the most distinctive personalities in her characters. One of O’Conner’s characters are so uptight it seems as though his head might burst. Bailey is a son, husband, and a father of three and all of his responsibilities have him wound up so tight that he freaks out at the smallest obstacles. O’Conner
To the people he is an almighty force that can’t be stopped and he appears perfect in everyway. However he is not without fault as many may think as a matter a fact two of his biggest faults may be quite common. Even with all his strength and power he still could not escape the grasps of pride and greed. Clearly mentioned multiple times in the epic is how strong and unbeatable Beowulf is. Though this is true throughout the epic he does let it kind of go to his head in a sense.
Highlighted within the opening two pages, Ethan’s flaws (both physical and of character) made him quite a distinguishable character in Starkfield and whilst everyone “gave him a greeting,” his taciturnity was respected and it was only on “rare occasions” that anyone ever stopped him for a word. This, however, was not out of ill-manners on Ethan’s part; merely an inability to communicate and express himself to others, a trait that made him seemingly deeply flawed. To the new arrival at least, Ethan’s failings must have made it seem as if the man was more of a victim of himself than any other physical problem or evil twist of fate. Circumstance and fate, however, were the reason why Ethan was still in Starkfield in the first place. Harmon noted that “most of the smart ones get away [from Starkfield]” and this was indeed true for Ethan as well.
They do stop and stare at him. This gives him a powerful presence because, from what the audience sees, is that characters such as Mr and Mrs Birling have an arrogant, intimidating and powerful presence from the start of the play and so on through to the end, but only at places such as this point, the Inspector takes the power and control of the play and makes character like Mr Birling seem quite powerless and not so intimidating anymore. And also the Inspector only uses one word for them to stop arguing, which show how he doesn’t need to give a whole sentence for them to be quite and only one word. All of the power in just one word gives him authority over the other characters that are present. Another moment where the Inspector has a powerful presence on stage is when he gives his final speech about Eva Smith and leaves and the stage directions tell us, “He walks straight out, leaving them staring, subdued and
Gatsby however is shown more positively even though he represents everything that Nick, our narrator, is not. Comparing Tom and Gatsby it becomes obvious how different they are. Tom was born to wealth and expects thing to go his way, he is domineering and a bit of a brute, this is shown when he physically attacks Myrtle in chapter 2, when she challenges his alpha male attitude. Gatsby on the other hand is calm throughout the novel and does not steep to Toms level of physical violence, this makes Tom seem like a savage, especially since he is representing
He subjects the poor characters of his novel to every imaginable evil that man has been wont to commit in order to prove that this could not be the best of all worlds. Secondarily, Voltaire also seems to have other bones to pick. Hardly a paragraph is written that does not contain a sarcastic comment about or outright mockery of some person, idea, or institution. It is a credit to the skill of the author that he is able to present his criticisms with a humor that is as intoxicating as it is relentless and controversial. The sheer number of insults and implications made by the author coupled with a healthy sprinkling of aristocratic inside jokes would indicate that he essentially wrote this book for himself and other like-minded intellectuals of the enlightenment that disapproved of the status quo or could at least appreciate his cheeky sense of humor.
The main characters such as Old Man Warner, Mr. Graves and Mr. Summers portray a common theme of violence and cruelty throughout the entire story. Old Man Warner is a very interesting character throughout the entire story. Elder people are usually portrayed as very wise and respected. From what is taken from the story, it enables the reader to question his sanity. He is looked at as a crazy old man and not a wise elder.
Helmholtz Watson isn’t a major character in the novel, but he does represent another type of unhappiness that is shown throughout the novel. Helmholtz is just the opposite of Bernard. He is respected and well liked by most people, and was placed into a highly developed caste. Helmholtz is unhappy because he feels that he is too strong and powerful for the world he is living in, and it is suppressing him and not enabling him to show his full potential. Helmholtz is extremely intelligent and understands things that many people in his world do not.