The Child By Tiger Character Analysis

Thomas Wolfe 's short story, "The Child by Tiger", tells the story of a black man named Dick Prosser, and his journey from the good to the bad. It tells of Dick Prosser, who works for the Sheppertons, and how he goes off on a murder spree and kills six people. A round character is a character that is complex and goes through major changes through the story. They are not easy to understand, and need critical thinking to summarize their character. It also shows how people can change drastically in a story. "The Child by Tiger" is a short story with numerous amount of characters that are one dimensional, but its protagonist, Dick Prosser, is a walking contradiction with his sides of good and bad.

Dick Prosser goes through a major change in "Child by Tiger". His character changes drastically from when he is first introduced. In the beginning part of the story, readers can tell that there are two sides to Dick. The observations of the kids point it out clearly. When Dick Prosser is first introduced, he is shown to be some type of super human. He could do anything according to the children. On page 133 it states that,"…-in fact, it seemed to the boys that there was very little that Dick Prosser could not do" (133). Readers can tell that Dick Prosser is a good, religious man by the time they get to the rise of the conflict. However, with how a round character changes, Dick also has his evil, his bad side. The children see a glimpse of it too. The author tells us about this change