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Never Stand Next To The Hero (HTRLLAP)
Ayoub Farah (Enriched English 9)
Main Takeaways:
- Differences between Round and Flat characters.
- Differences between Heroes and Secondary Characters.
- Events are symbolic; they have a deeper meaning.
- Unfortunate events must happen to further the plot.
- Literary characters are not real people.
Summary of chapter
Round Vs. Flat
- Round characters are complicated and develop.
- Flat characters are predictable and don't change.
Round VS. Flat
Quote
"Round characters are what we could call three-dimensional, full of traits and strengths and weakness and contradictions, capable of change and growth. Flat characters, not so much. They lack full development in the narrative or drama, so they're more two-dimensional, like cartoon cutouts" (Foster 84).
Heroes VS. Secondary Characters
- Heroes matter and survive and develop.
- Secondary Characters don't matter beyond relation to the Hero.
Heroes VS. Secondary Characters
Quote
"Patroclus' death serves several of Homer's narrative purposes, all of them having to do not with him but with Achilles" (Pg 79).
Events Are Symbolic
- Events happen for a reason.
- Small actions/events can have big effects.
Events Are Symbolic
Quote
"Sometimes the small things become big. Sometimes the big things are smaller than they seem at first. No matter how large or small the actions, though, the most important thing that characters can do is change-grow, develop, learn, mature, call it what you will" (Pg 77).
Unfortunate events
- Conflict must arise for there to be a story.
- Secondary Characters die to further the plot.
Unfortunate events
Quote
"The plot needs something to happen in order to move forward, so someone must be sacrificed. That "someone" is rarely the protagonist" (pg 84).
Characters are Fake
- Different challenges from real life.
- Events that happen to the character are better.
Characters are fake
Quote
"No one cares. Literature has its own logic; it is not life. Not only that, but (and this is key): characters are not people" (Pg 80).
Main Values:
Value in Literature
- Everything in a story happens for a reason.
- Everyone besides the main character is fair game.
- The main character will evolve, change, and grow.
Examples:
Extra
- Voldemort vs. Harry Potter.
- Harry Potter vs. Dobby.
- Dumbledore Dying.
Harry Potter Vs. Voldemort
- Harry Potter is a round character.
- Voldemort is a flat character.
Harry Potter VS. Voldemort
Harry Potter
- Harry Potter grows and advances as a leader.
- Harry Potter's personality deepens throughout the story.
- Harry Potter's feelings and history were slowly revealed.
Voldemort
- Voldemort never changed; he stayed the same.
- Voldemort always had the same feelings and personality.
- Voldemort never changed his motivation.
Harry Potter Vs. Dobby
- Harry Potter is the hero of the story.
- Dobby is a secondary character in the story.
Harry Potter vs. Dobby
Harry Potter
- Harry Potter is the protagonist.
- Harry Potter is the main character.
- Harry Potter developed and changed.
- Harry Potter has survived every conflict.
Dolby
Dobby
- Dolby never changed and remained the same.
- Dolby sacrificed his life for Harry Potter.
- Dolby's death furthered the plot.
Dumbledore
- Dumbledore's death elevated the plot.
- Dumbledore's death had a deeper meaning.
Dumbledore Dying
Elevating the plot
- Dumbledore's death motivated the main character to fight.
- Dumbledore's death darkens the story and sets the tone for the climax.
Elevating the plot
Deeper Meaning
- Dumbledore's death led to the revealing of who Snape truly was.
- Dumbledore's death also led to Harry figuring out what he had to do.
- Killing Voldemort.