Favorite Character Essay

she was the main character, and I felt that the setting was an important part of the book. Although the author of Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson, didn’t give readers a complete description of what Melinda’s bedroom looked like, I made some mental pictures of what I thought her bedroom and some of the decorations looked like. Melinda was described as a very creative girl who was very artistic. Her best grade on her report card was in art class, and it also seemed to be her favorite class. This made…

fiction. The book starts out in a spacecraft with the main character Peter Caswell in space knowing nothing about what he’s signed up for. He’s a for-hire killer, except with one caveat -- his memory is wiped after each mission. This time though, Peter experiences a mission like no other, one of time travel to an alternate world that matches Earth in almost every way. Though almost every aspect of this book is well crafted, my favorite part is the inclusion of several genres within this book.…

the acting, which by the way was really amazing. The cast did such an incredible job portraying their characters. The main character of this play was Orgon. Orgon is the husband of Elmire and is also the head of the house. Orgon is blinded by the…

The novel Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick is a riveting novel that will keep you reading until page 273. The beginning of this novel starts on the main character, Leonard Peacocks, 18th birthday, and takes place within 24 hours of his beloved day. This day is a very eventful for Leonard, not only is it his birthday, but it is also the day he wants to become a suicide murder. What has driven Leonard to such a horrific state of mind? Was it his neglectful mother, or lack of friends…

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. Hazel and Augustus, the two main characters, are both teenagers diagnosed with terminal cancer. However this does not stop them from falling in love, even though they both know they will soon die. The characters’ identities before they both meet are constructed with their relationship with death. As the book develops they share their wisdom with each other on death, which changes the characters views on the diagnoses. Their identities shift from being based…

I sincerely loved your character in the fictional novel, Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks. Throughout the whole story, it felt like I was living it with you, Cadel. My favorite parts in the story were at Axis Institute for World Domination College. But you never felt at home at this place were your “dad” thought was meant for you. I do not see how a man could be as evil as he is and hurt so many people. I sometimes liked your disgue teacher at Axis Institute. Alis though, even though he is a bad…

I read the first half, or the first nineteen chapters, of Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. This book grabbed my attention from the first few pages. Fangirl is from the perspective of Cath, an introverted and nerdy girl, who saying that the Simon Snow book series by Gemma T. Leslie was her life would be an understatement. She is undoubtedly what one would call a ‘fangirl’. I would be more likely to recommend this book to a girl, than a guy. Especially a fellow fangirl. While it would still be very…

place which really sets the story into motion. I confess I was neither taken in by Jason’s affections or duped by Dione’s scheming. This was due in part to how Lydia confessed her love for Jason, while contradicted her words by her actions. A favorite character of mine enters the…

of surroundings set the stage for every moment the characters experience. Whether they are on a life-altering journey or simply in their own backyard, things like region, geography, and climate can drastically alter a reader’s perception of the story. Each of these individual topics combine and work together to build a frame for the tale. Setting can be used to establish details within a plot because it triggers events, adds depth to characters, and builds suspense. Brave New World and The…

her desires and wanting her to survive. She’s a complicate character, who is stronger than she believes herself to be, and her development thought out…