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Character Analysis in War-Themed Narrative

Richard Knight is the main character who is courageous, diligent, helpful, selfless, sensitive, mature, and poetic. He loves being alone and writing poems. Hannah Schermers is intelligent, appreciative, generous, and kindhearted. She helps Richard with his poems. Pa is understanding, responsible, and loving towards his children despite the death of his wife. Gus wants to join the war but Pa does not allow it. Mr. Kilmer is understanding, helpful, and patriotic. Mrs. Hansen is supportive and tolerant. Themes include filial love between the characters and patriotic spirits around supporting the war.

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Character Analysis in War-Themed Narrative

Richard Knight is the main character who is courageous, diligent, helpful, selfless, sensitive, mature, and poetic. He loves being alone and writing poems. Hannah Schermers is intelligent, appreciative, generous, and kindhearted. She helps Richard with his poems. Pa is understanding, responsible, and loving towards his children despite the death of his wife. Gus wants to join the war but Pa does not allow it. Mr. Kilmer is understanding, helpful, and patriotic. Mrs. Hansen is supportive and tolerant. Themes include filial love between the characters and patriotic spirits around supporting the war.

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Main Character

Richard Knight
 
Courageous
-send card to Hannah  and having fight with Abner and Harry

Diligent and Helpful


-He always help Pa in farm and Angie in the kitchen doing the house
chores.

Selfless
-turn down the role after Hannah

Sensitive
-Could not kill the buck even having a chance to do it.

Mature,Open Minded
-not sided with people who disturb Hannah

Poetic
-borrow book from Mrs Hansen
-write poems and keep it in drawer

Quiet
-Love being alone and not like to toal to much.

Hannah Schermers
Patient
-still strong even her tavern had been vandelised

Intelligent
-always helping Richard with good ideas and suggestion to complete
his poem.

Appriciative
-thanked Richard for sending her the sympathy card

Generous and Kind Hearted


-She bakes cookies for Mr Kilmer
-Invited Richard for supper

Pa

Secretive
-Pa didnt told his children about his brother Roland.

Understanding
-He didnt angry and ask Richard the reason why he didnt kill the buck

Responsible
-He took care of Gus,Angie and Richard alone after her wife died.
Loving
-He dont let his son Gus to joined the army training

Minor Character

Gus

Adventurous
-desperately want to join the war without disscussing with Pa because
he didnt like do farming
-like to go for hunting

Impatient
-cannot wait to join the army training

Stubborn
-disobey Pa because he want to join the war.

Brotherly
-asked Richard to fit in with the community so he will not be isolated
by them.

Boastfull
-always tease Richard and tell him his awesomeness

Mr Kilmer
Understanding
-he understands Richard feelings and feel not awkward when
communicating by the way of writing letter.

Helpful
-give Richard advice and motivation through letter

Patriotic
-joined the war eventhough he is a famous poet.

Poetic
-write numerous of poet.One of his famous poet is tree.

Mrs Hansen

Patriotic
-put up a sale and play to finance the war
Supportive
-urges Richard to read his poem in front of the class.

Tolerant
-do not angry when Hannah and Richard turned down the role

Creative
-support Hannah with giving a sympathy card.

Angie

Hardworking
-doing all the housechores by himself without complaining

Loving
-continueing her mother role after her mother death and she realising
that no one will taking care of his family

Mr Schermers and Mrs Schermers


Mr Kilmer is an optimist while his wife opposite

Intelligence and Cultured

Themes

Fillial Love
-Gus love Richard his brother,he advises him to fitting in with
community so he will not be isolated by them
-Pa still cant forget his brother Roland after the war with Spain in
Cuba
-Richard loves Angie by helping her doing the housechores like
washing the dishes at the kitchen

Patriotic Spirits
-Mr Kilmer joined the war even he is a famous poet because he hope
that he can end the war so the next generation will not involved with
this unnecessary war.
-Mrs Hansen doing many programme by selling the Liberty Bond to
finance the war.
-The Schermers rationing their food by eating small pieces of meet as
a symbolic of symphathy for allies that fighting in the war.
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