Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Characters

1. Who is/are the main character(s) in the story? What does the main character look like?
    
     Anna Avalon- Trapeze performer (with blindfold), famous in the a period of time.
    
2. Describe  the main character's situation. Where does he/she live? Does he/she live alone or with others? What does the main character do for a living, or is he/she dependent on others for support?

      Anna live in a small farm which belong to her new husband. She live with her new husband and her daughter. Anna dependent on her daughter and husband for support, after she quit the job.

3. What are some of the chief  characteristics (personality traits) of the character? How are these characteristics revealed in the story? How does the main character interact with other characters? Note the degree of complexity of his/her behavior, thought, and feelings; their appearances, their habits, mannerisms, speech, attitudes, and values. What is the main character's attitude towards his/her life? Is he/she happy or sad, content or discontented? Why?

       Anna was cheerful when she was a trapeze performer, but after the accident that took her husband's life she became a sad woman. You can't find the smile appear in her face like before anymore. She don't want to talk, she couldn't write or read because she was sad. She don't want to communicate with others until a doctor comforted her. And the doctor became a new husband of Anna. Anna's attitude toward her life start change, from helpless become helpful, at least her husband will help her, and she is not alone anymore, she have a duaghter now. She become happier than before.

4. What sort of conflict is the character facing? How is the conflict revealed? Is it resolved? If so, how?
     
     There have no conflict appear in the story, except Anna herself. She couldn't control herself after she face the death of Harry Avalon. But after she meet her new husband, she find the reason that can support her from now on.

5. Is any character a developing character? If so, is his change a large or a small one? Is it a plausible change for him? Is he sufficiently motivated? Is the change given sufficient time?

    Anna is a developing character and she change a lot. It is plausible enough gor her. Her new husband's love motivated her, new husband can comforted her, and there have a lot of time for her to change.

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