Questions tagged [character-analysis]
Questions relating to the analysis of characters in works of literature: for example, their traits, construction, or other aspects. This tag should be used together with any relevant work, series, or author tags.
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Is there a name for a comic relief character that temporarily becomes highly capable?
This is a trope that I've seen sometimes in comic books. I haven't seen it in prose fiction yet.
Sometimes, we see a character who provides comic relief become highly capable for a single issue or ...
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In Brave New World, what caste is Lenina Crowne?
In Brave New World, there is an extensive caste system. However, Lenina's caste is never explicitly pointed out. She is important to many of the male characters in the book, each belonging to a ...
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Why does Mr. Poe cough so much?
In the recent adaptation of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, the character Arthur Poe is portrayed with a consistent cough. This is never touched on in the Netflix series, but is it ...
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