The story revolves around the two main characters, Arnold Friend and Connie. While Arnold Friends’ true identity as an antagonist is never revealed in the story, there are several aspects of his character that can be explored to gain a better understanding of his role in the story such as his dialogue, actions, and intentions, as a threat. Arnold’s dialogue is the first part of his character development that we see. Immediately after pulling in the driveway Arnold makes a light hearted
Oates also describes Arnold Friend’s Car as having distinct characteristics such as, “being painted bright gold” (Oates 2), “ARNOLD FRIEND was written in tarlike black letters on the side, with a drawing of a round, grinning face that reminded Connie of a pumpkin, except it wore sunglasses” (Oates 3), and “the left rear fender had been smashed and around it was written, on the gleaming gold background: DONE BY CRAZY WOMAN DRIVER.” (Oates 3). By describing everything in the story in great detail, Oates creates a differently presented story straying away from O’Connor’s southern dialect
Arnold was a stranger to Connie when he had barely arrived at her house. Connie appealed to Arnold when she heard his car radio stream the same program she loved: “Hey, Ellie's got a radio, see. Mine broke down. He lifted his friend's arm and showed her the little transistor radio the boy was holding, and now Connie began to hear the music. It was the same program that was playing inside the house.
Eddie does not notice the man. One Sunday Connie’s family was going to a family barbeque at her aunt’s house. Connie was not interested, so she stayed home alone. A car came
Right when Arnold comes up to Connie’s driveway, it is unknown what real feelings he causes on Connie. When she sees his car coming “Her heart began to pound and her fingers snatched at her hair [...] ‘Christ, Christ’ wondering how bad she looked” (Oates 2). Connie was worried about how she looked, so it is possible that she was excited to see a car coming up her driveway. She is all about getting attention so she could be excited for that. Just as Arnold makes Connie feel excited, Rubin points out that he also makes her feel scared.
Compare and Contrast Christmas Carol Book VS. Christmas Carol Movie Are you into the Christmas spirit where everyone is enjoying their time with their family, then the Christmas carol is the right book for you. Today I am going to be discussing about the similarities and the differences between the book and the movie, in the book and the movie Scrooge was the main character they both had the part where Scrooge had an argument with his Nephew. In the movie and the book they had the same types of lessons learned. The difference is that in the movie Scrooge had a dog while in the book, it never mentions that Scrooge had a dog.
A timeless theme is a general event that will happen to everyone and shows how everyone is similar. It is understood by anyone and everyone because normally, it will happen to everyone at one point or another. A timeless theme shown in the play A Christmas Carol, the movie A Diva’s Christmas Carol, and in the book How the Grinch Stole Christmas is changing for the better. It is shown in the play through the way Ebenezer Scrooge’s mindset changes during the play as the spirits show him Christmas past, present, and future. It is also shown in the movie through how Ebony Scrooge’s actions change as she sees more and more Christmases that she had missed or forgotten.
Turning points can be a big part of people lives. As details in “ Little Things Are Big”, “An American Childhood “ and “A Christmas Carol” these show significant change in someone's life from fear, hobby’s and regret. To begin regret can cause a sudden change in someone’s life . In the story “Little Things Are Big” A man named jesus was at a subway station and ran into a white women who need help but he walked passed her like she wasn't even there which led to him regretting it. In the text jesus says “ I am going to offer my help regardless of how the offer is going to be received”.
Contrasting and Comparing You may think the play and movie of “A Christmas Carol” are the same. Well you are quite mistaken. In the Play and Movie they are very different from each other. From watching the movie and reading the play the Climax, the Conflict, and the resolution are different from each other.
A Christmas carol Tones of A Christmas carol past, present and future ghost. In the beginning of A Christmas carol, scrooge was visited by a dead work partner, then he was told he will be visited by three ghost. The first ghost had mellow wet strange tone to it, it also seemed a little giddy and different. The second ghost had a happy, strange tone to it and very whalelike with a hint jolly yet caring jolly and commanding.
It serves as a contrast between who Arnold is and who he is disguised as. The car symbolizes the fantasy and the reality aspect of Arnold. The new paint job on his car is used to symbolize Arnold’s fake disguise that he puts on to lure Connie in. Arnold’s car becomes a major example of his dark appearance and nature. The color of his car which is gold represents being flashy.
Christmas Carol Literary Analysis Have you ever wondered if someone can change overnight? In this book Scrooge changed very rapidly with the ghost appearing and changing him completely . In the beginning of the story Scrooge was hateful and in the end he was very loving. But once he started to change he changed very rapidly.
Interesting thread, Irvin Yalom believed an awareness of onus’s death begins the stages of anxiety (Yalom, 1980). Irvin Yalom believed individuals had the right to choose and make their own life, which clashes with the wish for free choice and external structure, so Irvin Yalom states, "we demand meaning to our lives yet we are thrown into a universe that is cosmically indifferent to us" (Yalom, 1980). Either way, a professional counselor would agree that speaking about death provokes fear of dying and anxiety surrounds that so yes making helping an individual solve their anxiety is the best solution and sometimes confronting the facts is the best solution. A Christmas Carol movie is the best suggestion to help individuals sometimes in assisting
