Define and Describe a Character

Rice, Anne. Blood Canticle. Alfred A. Knopf. 2002. Print

Define and Describe a Character


The character I will be using for this blog post is: Lestat de Lioncourt

The words I'm going to use to describe Lestat are conceited, loving, and desperate.

Conceited-  to have an excessively favorable opinion about one's appearance or abilities.
                -Synonyms- Arrogant, Vain
                -Antonyms-  Humble, Self-conscious  
Idealist- a person who holds fancies in mind
          -Synonyms- Dreamer,Romantic
          -Antonyms- Realist, Pragmatist 
Desperate - to be reckless or dangerous because of despair, or having an urgent need or desire.

                -Synonyms- Careless, Headstrong
                -Antonyms- Confident, Secure


How do you know that this character has these qualities?
 How do I know Lestat has these characteristics. Well throughout the book many things were said to show that he had these characteristics. "Yeah, I like that: Lestat, the magnificent. That sounds like a good name to me for this book. And I am, when you get right down to it, magnificent. I mean, somebody has to say it."(Rice 4) is a quote very close to the beginning of the book. It shows his opinion of himself very much. I believe this is direct quote to show that he is conceited. The next word to describe Lestat is that he is an dreamer. The quote I chose to show this is : "I want to be a saint. I want to save souls by the millions. I want to do good everywhere."(Rice 7) This quote is also direct since he is stating what he wants to be, but he can't really achieve this.  The last word to describe him is desperate. I chose two quotes to show this: "I'm too desperate!"(Rice 6) this quote is direct, getting straight to the point that he is desperate, and "That's why no amount of wealth and power can silence me for very long. Desperation is the source of the fount."(Rice 6) this quote is also direct when you get to the end of the sentence. 

Indentify

Rice, Anne. Blackwood Farm. Random House, inc. 2002. Print

Five Main Elements of my Novel and How They are Used(lacking)
1. Character (Brevity)- In my novel if anything is mentioned it usually has something to do with the story line. Also if a name is mentioned they will most likely somehow be put into the story.
2. Plot- The plot of the novel is simple and can be summarized in one sentence.
3. Conflict- The opposing parties clash throughout this book. In this story the main character is fighting against another person.(who is ghost)
4. Setting- The setting in this books helps alot with the mood and atmosphere of the story.
5. Theme- In tis book I believe that there is no theme or general truth that the author wants to give.


"All of a sudden, a huge gust of wind swept the nearby oak trees, and a shower of leaves came down on the fire, which sent up a roar of crackling, and the wind greatly excited it and increased it, and I saw above it, as best I could, the figure of Goblin as my double, his eyes red in the light of the fire."
Rice, Anne. Blackwood Farm page 523
This quote helps to show that the setting helps the stories mood. When this happened within the book it's trying to help make seem suspenseful. I believe that it does because it seems that everything is going really fast and it goes a little crazy. Thi.s happens near the end right before the majir conflict is about to happen That is why I used this quote