Tag: protagonist

  • Dreams

    The psychiatrist Carl Jung believed that dreams often express our most hidden desires and fears – parts of ourselves that we do not want to or are too afraid to acknowledge when we are awake. He claimed that these neglected, or repressed, aspects of our personality often manifest themselves in dreams in the form of…

  • Jerks

    In recognition of “Pink Shirt Day” … Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Add a jerk to your story. Here are some suggestions … Jerks are mean – have the jerk get our attention by saying or doing things to your protagonist that are upsetting. Jerks ignore us – have your jerk ignore the protagonist but pay…

  • On the Sidewalk Bleeding

    Read “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter Respond to the following questions on the various aspects of the story: Who is the protagonist? What is/are the conflict(s)? The conflict is developed through the use of names that apply to the boy: Andy and a Royal. Skim the story to note how the names appear in…

  • Extinct Civilizations

    Write a story in which your protagonist has discovered that s/he is a rare descendent of an extinct civilization – East or West. Ancient Egyptian The Inca The Maurya The Toltec The Mayans The Phoenicians The Babylonians The Sumerian The Aztec The Minoans Extra ideas for consideration: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogical_DNA_test http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_genealogy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_profiling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropology

  • Vandals

    Write a modern short story in which your protagonist discovers they are a rare descendant of the Vandals.

  • The Quest for Identity

    Many feature films contain protagonists who are faced with overwhelming questions relating to personal identity and one’s place in the world. Make a list of recent films that contain such a character. For each film, describe what questions of identity the character faced and explore how those questions were (or were not) resolved. Are there…