Also, the tragic hero has to be someone whose misfortune is brought about not by vice or depravity, but by some error or fate. To this day, literature is inundated with the use of this type of protagonist. Aristotle’s Principles of a Tragic Hero Hamartia Flaw that causes the downfall ...
“Monster in the House.” This plot type, coined by Blake Snyder ofSave the Cat, begins when the characters are trapped within some kind of space—often a house but potentially any limited amount of space like a city or even the world as a whole—with some kind of monstrous creature, b...
David Mitchell’sCloud Atlasexplores multiple timelines and characters who seem bound by a recurring pattern of fate. Spanning centuries — from a 19th-century notary crossing the Pacific to a far-future dystopia — each storyline is connected by recurring souls, symbolized by a comet-shaped birthm...
A bit late, but regarding the KU cheer, those three words don’t rhyme for me (I’m from southern England) — only the second and third. However, I’ve always found it amusing that Bob Dylan, in his song Simple Twist of Fate makes these lines rhyme (v.5): He hears the ticking ...
guard, trying to make sure that no one knows he’s thinking independently, keeping a journal, having sex, or buying objects from off-limits stores. These seemingly small rebellions are huge acts in his eyes and the eyes of the Party. They are part of what eventually leads to his fate. ...
Downton Abbey provides a useful example of just this sort of commanding forcefulness. Throughout the show’s six seasons, the fate of the Crawley family is in jeopardy, socially and financially. It’s a good thing the Crawleys have a Commander personality type in eldest daughter Mary, because...
the zombies would warn them to get out to avoid sharing the same fate. Amongst the zombies, there were pirates, confederate soldiers, tourists, spice traders, indicating their time of origin. When the 3 villains were finally defeated, the zombies's soul ascended to heaven, finding their eterna...
Confederate dollars, issued by the seceding states during the 1860s, followed the fate of the Confederacy and were worthless by the end of the war.18 Aftermath of the Civil War In February 1863, the U.S. Congress passed the National Bank Act. This act established a monetary system whereby...
Hurston’s novel frequently dwells on thethemesof gender and society, and this quote sums up the novel’s attitude nicely. At a time when women were viewed as subservient to their husbands, Hurston is saying that women are fully in control of their fate, feelings, and thoughts, defying the...
loopholes, weaknesses, and ways to push back. She doesn’t stop to reflect or process—she acts, throwing herself at the walls of her confinement with pure, unfiltered defiance.The idea that she “chose this” is laughable to her.The idea that she should sit quietly and accept her fate?