Question

In this unit, you examined complex characters from such stories as "A Retrieved Reformation" and "The Open Window." These characters can help drive the story's plot. Think of one of your favorite characters from a story that you have read. Why is this character one of your favorites? Does the character change in the story? If so, what changes does the character undergo in the story? What qualities of the character would you like to have in your own life? Why?

Answer 1

My favorite character is Orlando, the main character in the book "Orlando" written by Vírginia Wolf.

This is my favorite character because he is a complex and philosophical character, but with a certain humor that does not make him boring. In addition, this character approaches concepts that I identify with a lot and defends arguments that are very important for society, in addition to being a very current character.

Orlando has a drastic change in history. Firstly, he has a gender change since, for mysterious reasons, he wakes up in one day and realizes that he has become a woman. This change is not only physical, since through this, Orlando ends up changing many opinions that he had about society and about the position that men and women assume in society.

Orlando is extremely intelligent, canny, poetic and changeable. These are qualities that I cherish and that I try to cultivate in my own personality.