sympathetic character

Heinlein challenges his readers ' possible racial preconceptions by introducing a strong, sympathetic character, only to reveal much later that he or she is of African or other descent ; in several cases, the covers of the books show characters as being light-skinned, when in fact the text states, or at least implies, that they are dark-skinned or of African descent.

Samuel is also treated by the Classical Rabbis as a much more sympathetic character than he appears at face value in the Bible ; his annual circuit is explained as being due to his wish to spare people the task of having to journey to him ; Samuel is said to have been very rich, taking his entire household with him on the circuit so that he didn't need to impose himself on anyone's hospitality ; when Saul fell out of God's favour, Samuel is described as having grieved copiously and having prematurely aged.

Twain's advocates note that the novel is composed in then-contemporary vernacular usage, not racist stereotype, because Jim, the black man, is a sympathetic character in the nineteenth-century Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Zanni ’ s relationship to the audience is that he is the most sympathetic character and treats the audience collectively so he is able to address the audience directly.

This work rewrites Becky as a sympathetic character, whose faults are " understandable.

" The Hollywood Reporter provided some positive comments, such as, " Sharon Tate emerges as the film's most sympathetic character ... William H. Daniels ' photographic caress of her faultless face and enormous absorbent eyes is stunning.

It's worth mentioning, though, that in many of the later DFE cartoons, such as " Feather Finger " and " Daffy's Diner ," Daffy is portrayed as a more sympathetic character rather than the full-blown villain he is in cartoons like " Well Worn Daffy " and " Assault and Peppered.

It was a refreshingly different role for Davis, as she played a kind, sympathetic character.

Lucas is named " Jose Goncalves Fonseca de Souza " and is a mostly sympathetic character until his suggestion of throwing the wounded and unconscious Reed to the monster makes an enraged Gebhardt / Williams throw him to the beast instead.

On some occasions, Pete has even played a sympathetic character, all the while maintaining his underlying menacing nature.

Kombo editor commented that he became a more sympathetic character as the game progresses, adding that his " massive ego pushes him towards heroism ".

In Heym's depiction, the Wandering Jew is a highly sympathetic character.

He is generally depicted as a sympathetic character.

Despite his unfailing ability to infuriate people, Frank is essentially a very sympathetic character, who inspires as much affection from his audience as from his ever-loving and patient wife, Betty.

This is how he was defined by scholars for most of history, and Graves uses these peculiarities to develop a sympathetic character whose survival in a murderous dynasty depends upon his family's incorrect assumption that he is a harmless idiot.

( Strangely for modern sensibilities, the word " nigger " is repeatedly used for this highly positive and sympathetic character, clearly without any hint of pejorative intent.

In Gabrielle ( 1849 ), the husband, not the lover, is the sympathetic character.

He is a sympathetic character, advising Deputy Governor Danforth of Proctor's good character and becoming friendly with the accused witches that he guards.

Fields was known for his comic persona as a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist who remained a sympathetic character despite his snarling contempt for dogs, children and women.

Similarly, author Kathleen Tracy states that " Passion " is, among the first two seasons ' episodes, the most " viscerally disturbing " not only for Jenny's death and its brutality, but because the series killed off a regularly recurring and sympathetic character, something which was unprecedented in television history.

She was written as a sympathetic character ; with Doug Petrie claiming " I connected with Faith early on.

( Goodnight himself appears as a minor but generally sympathetic character in this novel, and more so in the sequel, Streets of Laredo, and the prequels Dead Man's Walk and Comanche Moon.

The movie version is portrayed as a sympathetic character, and he is married to a woman named Rosalie.

He has been seen as a sympathetic character, whose motivation for killing has been cited as being driven by the immoral actions of his victims and his own rage over having drowned as a child.

A deathtrap is a literary and dramatic plot device in which a villain who has captured the hero or another sympathetic character attempts to use an elaborate and usually sadistic method of murdering him / her.