Main Character Research Articles

Sven Nordqvist’s Pettson and Findus Series and Children’s Education

This article explores how Sven Nordqvist’s books about Pettson and Findus may be used to initiate dialogues in preschool on the relationship between humans and nature. We argue that Nordqvist’s books are especially fitting for ecocritical dialogues on three levels, on which they depart from today's ecocentric aspirations. These levels include (1) the main characters’ view of nature as a resource, (2) the untraditional representation of plants, and (3) the characters’ assumptions of control and superiority over nature, especially over (other) animals. Another implication of the article is that pre-ecocriticism children’s books, and books that are not climate fiction can be useful in preschool discussions thematizing the relationship between humans and nature.

A Schema Theory Analysis of The Game Character Eunie From ‘Xenoblade Chronicles 3’

This article examines the activation of a schema based on the game, the realization of the Schema Theory in the game character named Eunie, and the proof of Eunie’s status as the primary character in the game. The study analyzes the factors that trigger the activation of a schema and how it relates to the game’s structure. It explores how the Schema Theory manifests in the game character Eunie, highlighting her role as the central character. The research provides evidence to support the claim that Eunie is, in fact, the main character in the game. The study at hand utilizes the Schema Theory components introduced by J. Piaget to investigate the research on Cognitive Stylistics. In order to characterize the themes that are realized in the game Xenoblade Chronicles 3, the research is carried out utilizing a qualitative descriptive design with case study. The research focuses on a schema that influences how people see their surroundings and the world around them. It suggests that in order for a player to completely understand an idea or a tale from the game, that player’s prior knowledge is necessary. There are seven components in the schema theory that must be outlined: Figure and Ground, Prototypicality, Resonance and Ambience, Metaphor and Framing, Simulation and Projection, Mind-Modeling, and Text-Worlds. The result emphasized the importance of schemas in aiding readers to interpret the game’s world and characters’ accents. This study highlights the significance of Schema Theory in Cognitive Stylistics as a valuable framework for comprehending character development and literary analysis in video games.

The Study of Anxiety and Obsessive Disorder in Paula Hawkins’s into the Water: A Psychoanalytical Perspective

Psychological problems in a person can be formed by many factors, including childhood and environmental experiences. Two of the many forms of psychological problems are anxiety and obsessive disorder. This research focuses to analyze the symptoms and effects of anxiety and obsessive disorders suffered by two main characters in Into the Water by Paula Hawkins using the theory of psychoanalysis. This research applies observation techniques in collecting the data from Into the Water novel. The result shows that both main characters experienced different symptoms that affected the way they live their lives. The anxiety in the first main character made it hard for him to differentiate the reality and myth. The obsession in the second main character made her became an intrusive person that interfered with other people’s private problems. This novel contains an ideology that a person may not seem as what he/she really is, as he/she might keep a secret that not everyone knows about.

BODY DISCIPLINE IN THE MOVIE “TURNING RED”: FOUCALDIAN DISCOURSE

This research explores the concept of body discipline and its implications in the movie "Turning Red," focusing on the character Meilin Lee and her portrayal of female regulation. The research method used in this study is qualitative research. Specifically, the study uses descriptive research, primarily focusing on describing the main character's characteristics. For data collection, the researchers watched the movie Turning Red repeatedly and highlighted the issue related to the research problem through dialogues and scenes. Meanwhile, in analyzing the data, the researchers classified and analyzed the types of body discipline and impact on Meilin Lee through the lens of Foucault's theory. The analysis reveals that family and social space significantly influence the constraints imposed on the main character, depicted as the Red Panda, transforming her behavior, resulting in anger or frustration, shock, and eventually acceptance. Through this research, the movie "Turning Red" serves as a platform to explore and highlight the effects of body discipline on individuals, particularly in the context of female regulation.

“A house as old as this”: Domestic Horror in Del Toro’s Crimson Peak

The importance of ‘place’ in human experience has been widely recognised by scholarship in different fields of study (Smith 1987; Martin 2014; McAndrew 2020) that have pointed out how one’s sense of place and of personal identity are deeply linked. In this context, one of the most relevant places is the house in which one grows up and lives. Traditionally, the home has been depicted as a haven, a shelter from the menaces of the outside world, to where one can safely withdraw. However, what happens when the home creates feelings of horror and oppression, and becomes a site of conflict and brutality?Guillermo Del Toro’s 2015 gothic film Crimson Peak delves into these questions by introducing a house, Allerdale Hall, and a family, the Sharpes, haunted by a cruel past that is both alive and impossible to forget. In this paper, we intend to show how, by resorting to well-known gothic tropes, Crimson Peak subverts the audience’s expectations of home and forces us to question whether the latter can be a safe space. We also aim to discuss the role of the main female characters whom Del Toro seems to model after the Victorian ideal of womanhood, ‘the angel in the house’, Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), and its/her antagonist, ‘the fallen woman’ and ‘the madwoman in the attic’, Lucille Sharpe (Jessica Chastain), whose sexuality threatens socially accepted norms.

Paradise Lost of Language Decoding Li Guo-Hua's Linguistic Manipulation in Fang Si-Chis First Love Paradise with the Foucauldian Discourse

This study investigates the power dynamics in Fang Si-Chi's First Love Paradise, a work by the late Taiwanese author Lin Yi-Han, using the Foucauldian Discourse Analysis method. Specifically, it focuses on the linguistic interactions between the main characters to uncover the power structures at play. The analysis reveals that Li Guo-Hua's manipulation of language, within the context of classic Chinese literature, plays a pivotal role in establishing and perpetuating his power. Throughout the narrative, Li Guo-Hua subjects Fang Si-Chi to prolonged sexual and psychological abuse, thereby creating a power dynamic characteristic of Foucauldian discourse. He positions himself as her teacher, exerting control through the distortion of truthful knowledge, linguistic manipulation, and the denial of Fang's agency. This research sheds light on how power can be intricately woven into language and discourse, enabling the exploitation of individuals within intimate relationships. The findings underscore the importance of critically examining linguistic power dynamics in literary works, as they reflect broader societal constructs and behaviors.

A Preliminary Study of the Intellectual Image in Bulgakov's Works - Exemplified by Heart of a Dog

Mikhail Bulgakov is one of the renowned Soviet writers of the 20th century, whose works are noted for their imaginative and highly satirical nature. The intellectual image serves as one of the main character categories in the authors works. Bulgakov casts on these characters the ideology and social atmosphere of Soviet society in the early 20th century. Heart of a Dog is a milestone in Bulgakov's novel writing. The purpose of this essay is to take Professor Preobrazhensky as an example, to analyze the common points of the author's image of intellectuals who are extravagant, conservative, and obstinate, and to further analyze the tragic destiny of these intellectuals from the aspects of scientific ethics and personal worship.

Analisis Sistem Berpikir Fenomenologis dalam Pemikiran M.A.W. Brouwer: Studi Islam terhadap Buku Psikologi Fenomenologis

The book entitled "Psychological Phenomenology" contains many things related to the discussion of phenomenology which are packaged in more depth. In this research, the researcher wants to explore the scope of what is included in the study of phenomenology and study leading phenomenological figures and their theories that influence the phenomenological thinking of M.A.W. Brouwer. The aim of this research is to provide more in-depth knowledge regarding the thoughts of a M.A.W. Brouwer and his substance regarding phenomenological studies from his point of view. In this research, researchers used a type of library research (Library Research). The object of this research is a book by M.A.W. Brouwer entitled Phenomenological Psychology and several supporting literature to strengthen the reference material for this research. This research activity consists of reading book texts, reading several other reading materials regarding the main characters of the research and identifying the ideas of the characters' thoughts so that it becomes a research unit that is informative but also philosophical. The results of this research explain that although M.A.W. Brouwer never considered himself a phenomenologist and had a theory regarding phenomenology, but much of the substance of his thinking tended to analyze many figures to become a source of knowledge for him.

Independent Woman in The Korean Drama The World of The Married: Feminism Theory

This research raises the topic of independent women who are considered to have a respected attitude or are not easily looked down upon by society. In the Korean drama entitled The World Of The Married, the main character Ji Sun Woo dis-plays an independent female character who is very strong, independent, success-ful in her career, and lives happily in the drama. This research explores the inde-pendent female character in Ji Sun Woo's character but also finds out the direc-tor's reasons for remaking the drama The World Of The Married from the Doctor Foster series, as well as knowing the impact of an affair. the method in this study uses descriptive qualitative research methods, as well as data collection through secondary data. The results of this study indicate that women are not easily un-derestimated and must be respected, as well as when a woman is cheated on or divorced she can become an independent woman without having to depend on men.

The Subject of Melancholia in Toer’s Bumi Manusia: Lacan’s Psychoanalytic Study

This study aims to analyse and find a description of the subject of melancholia in the novel Bumi Manusia by Pramoedya Ananta Toer. This study is conducted with a cursive approach by using the perspective of Jacques Lacan's psychoanalytic study that looks for a small lost object. This research is a qualitative study using the literature study method. The main data source for this research is the novel Bumi Manusia by Pramoedya Ananta Toer. The results of this study found three types of melancholia subjects, namely generational melancholia, cultural melancholia, and alienation melancholia. Nyai Ontosoroh as the main character in the novel Bumi Manusia by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, is a melancholia subject who experiences all three types of melancholia, namely generational melancholia, cultural melancholia, and alienation melancholia. Furthermore, the character Minke experiences two types of melancholia, namely cultural melancholia and alienation melancholia. Nyai Ontosoroh as the main character in the novel Bumi Manusia by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, is a melancholia subject who experiences all three types of melancholia, namely generational melancholia, cultural melancholia, and alienation melancholia. Furthermore, the character Minke experiences two types of melancholia, namely cultural melancholia and alienation melancholia. Nyai Ontosoroh and Minke are subjects that represent the author's view that wants to criticize two social systems, namely feudal society (colonized) and modern capitalist society (colonizer). These two social systems bring profound changes to the clash of generations in the world of the colonized. The subject's reaction to the changing values of society made them face a clash of cultures and eventually feel a tremendous alienation in their lives.

The Phenomenon of Romanization in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Collection of Short Stories «Unaccustomed Earth»

The aim of this article is to analyze the genre form of a short story on the example of Jhumpa Lahiri’s short prose in the aspect of the phenomenon of romanization. The subject of the study is the determination of the features of romanization disclosed in the genre structure of the second part of short stories’s collection «Unaccustomed Earth» entitled «Hema and Kaushik». As an object of research the three stories («Once in a Lifetime», «Year’s End», «Going Ashore») united by a common plot were chosen which form the second part of the collection. The relevance of the work is explained by the fact that the study of works of modern multicultural and postcolonial literature in the genre aspect allows us to reveal the features of the functioning and modification of stable genre forms in the literary process. The method of structural analysis and the comparative method have made it possible to examine the process of romanization on the compositional, subjective and spatial–temporal levels of the text and reveal the correlation of the short story form with the American tradition of the genre. The scientific novelty consists in applying the new approach to the analysis of the genre form of this collection within the framework of the concept of romanization. The study concludes that the romanization of a short story is based on the complication of compositional, subjective and spatial–temporal organizations. This leads to the integration of the stories into a cohesive narration united by the several main characters whose names gave the title to the second part of the collection. Besides, the genre strategies of a short story including a narrator’ figure, covering a single event of the past are putting in the front which is expressed in the use of the ending like in a novella.

Representing the contemporary Mediterranean in La vie devant soi and La vita davanti a sé

This article focuses on the representation of the contemporary Mediterranean space in the films La vie devant soi (Madame Rosa) (1977), directed by Moshé Mizrahi and La vita davanti a sé (The Life Ahead) (2020), directed by Edoardo Ponti. Although the two films are adapted from the same novel, La vie devant soi (The Life Before US) (1977) by Romain Gary, they present different interpretations of the two main characters, Madame Rosa and Momo. This article argues how processes of (forced) movement of people – such as Holocaust deportation, postcolonial movements, and the current migrations between Africa and Europe – have demonstrated a contemporary ‘Mediterranean space’ that goes beyond its geographical borders, but rather is strictly linked to the people of the Mediterranean who made these movements. By analysing the cinematic Mediterranean space created in and in between these two films, it concludes that movement-induced traumas are intrinsic to the pragmatic existence of this geo-cultural space in contemporary times.

Exploring Masculinity and Femininity in the Husband-Wife Dynamics of Look Back in Anger

This paper explores the complex dynamics of male-female relationship within the framework of masculinity and femininity as presented in John Osborne's path breaking drama Look Back in Anger. The purpose of this study is to illuminate how the author uses gender roles to create and deconstruct the relationships at the heart of the story by looking closely at the characters and their interactions. The purpose of this article is to explore how the character follows or subverts established gender norms, which in turn affects their marriage and the overall flow of the play. This paper does this using an interdisciplinary approach based on literature, gender studies and theatre analysis. It focuses on two main characters, Jimmy and Alison, who struggle with the changing nature of cultural expectations and gender roles in post-war England.

Exploring Masculinity and Femininity in the Husband-Wife Dynamics of Look Back in Anger

This paper explores the complex dynamics of male-female relationship within the framework of masculinity and femininity as presented in John Osborne's path breaking drama Look Back in Anger. The purpose of this study is to illuminate how the author uses gender roles to create and deconstruct the relationships at the heart of the story by looking closely at the characters and their interactions. The purpose of this article is to explore how the character follows or subverts established gender norms, which in turn affects their marriage and the overall flow of the play. This paper does this using an interdisciplinary approach based on literature, gender studies and theatre analysis. It focuses on two main characters, Jimmy and Alison, who struggle with the changing nature of cultural expectations and gender roles in post-war England.

The Last Rise and Fall Shown to us by the Man Who Chose "Swollen Foot": The Film The Whale.

The film The Whale goes beyond just depicting one aspect of the life of a morbidly obese man. As the audience watches Charlie, the main character who helplessly chose to live a morbidly obese life, we are compelled to reflect on what it means for ourselves to rise from the ground as we live in a gravitational field. Ultimately, this film is in line with director Darren Arnofsky's previous masterpiece, Black Swan. While the Oedipus complex runs through both films, this film goes one step further than Black Swan to face head-on the theme of "swollen foot," which is the original meaning of Oedipus. Through this move, we realize the essence of the Oedipus complex-something more fundamental than castration anxiety-something that we have been missing.

ГРОДНЕНСКИЕ ВОЕННЫЕ ВРАЧИ Д. Л. ГЛИНСКИЙ И К. Н. КРЕЧУНЕСКО НА ЗАВЕРШАЮЩЕМ ЭТАПЕ ИТАЛО-АБИССИНСКОЙ ВОЙНЫ (1896-1897)

The article presents biographical data on the life and activities of Grodno military doctors D. L. Glinsky (1857-1916) and K. N. Krechunesco (1873-1905) who participated in the expedition of the Russian Red Cross in 1896 to provide medical care to the people of Abyssinia (at present Ethiopia) who suffered during the Italo-Abyssinian war of 1896-1897, and subsequently served in the military medical institutions of St. Petersburg, as well as on ships of the Russian fleet during the Russo-Japanese war during 1904 and 1905. This article is the first attempt in Belarusian historiography to collect together all available materials related to the biography of the aforementioned military doctors. It should be noted that until now there have been no data on the service of K. N. Krechunesco in the Grodno garrison together with D. L. Glinsky in the scientific literature. The theoretical and practical significance of the article is due to a number of forthcoming milestone anniversaries related to the biographies of its main characters, as well as the 120th anniversary of the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, the hero of which was K. N. Krechunesco. In addition, recently, the Grodno State University named after Ya. Kupala and Harare Polytechnic College (Ethiopia), where Grodno military doctors worked in the past, signed a cooperation agreement on the training of the necessary specialists for this African country.

Construção e validação de História em Quadrinhos para crianças com leucemia linfoide aguda

Abstract Introduction Cancer has an impact on the lives of children and their families. Comics can be a strategy to strengthen the bond and communication between professional/patient/family. Objective To develop and validate an instructional/educational material, in the format of Comics, aimed at children hospitalized with acute lymphocytic leukemia. Methodology Methodological study developed in nine stages: preparation of the research project; content definition and selection; language adaptation; inclusion of illustrations; construction of a pilot material; validation of the material; layout; final printing and availability. Validation took place with 10 specialists between March and May 2022, using the Health Education Content Validation Instrument. Results 5 Comics were created, with 6 main characters, requiring 63 hours of work. They were divided by themes (gastrointestinal disorders; hemorrhagic cystitis; problems related to self-esteem and self-image; risk of infection and bone pain) that obtained a satisfactory global Content Validity Index between 0.78 and 0.87. Conclusions and implications for practice Comics can be used as an attractive and reliable source of information about the disease, supporting information during hospitalization and preparation for discharge.

AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS AND THE POWER OF REPRESENTATION

The paper focuses on the representation of women in several short stories by American women writers with a special emphasis on the notion of symbolic power or the power of representation. The theoretical framework is based on the works of cultural theorists such as Stuart Hall and Paul du Gay and their explanation and development of the notions of symbolic power and representation practices understood as the expressions of the power of words. Furthermore, Edward Said’s and Homi Bhabha’s considerations of the relationship between power and representation are juxtaposed with the feminist critics’ (Cixous, Irigaray, Gilbert and Gubar, Rivers, Gill) views on the importance of acquiring one’s own voice in the process of (self-)representation and (self-)empowerment via written narratives. The corpus consists of three short stories by important American women writers – Kate Chopin, Mary Wilkins Freeman and Susan Glaspell – written and published towards the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. The selected short stories are not only written by female authors but also feature main female characters and touch upon the issues of male/female power relations and the female voice and self representation, i.e. the power of words in the female narrative of the self. The analysis of the proposed corpus reveals common themes and narrative strategies used by female authors to address the issues of symbolic power and (self-)empowerment in line with some of the contemporary feminist debates and concerns.

La configuración literaria de los líderes castellanos e indígenas en las crónicas de conquista canaria y novohispana

The chronicles of conquests are documents that serve as a tool to understand the series of events that took place during the expansionist period of the Spanish Crown; nevertheless, they are not entirely objective since they also follow different political and literary criteria. From this perspective, the study of the main characters of the chronicles allows us to comprehend how the history and the narrative of the wars for conquest were built and the place the literary texts took in the construction of the imagery surrounding the principal figures of the conquerors and indigenous leaders and in what aspects their characterization in the chronicles written in the Canary Islands and in New Spain coincide; since they are part of the same historical continuum and present many similarities in the narrative style, even though they were written in different territories. Keywords: Chronicles of Conquest, Canary Island

The role of cognitive control and referential complexity on adults' choice of referring expressions: Testing and expanding the referential complexity scale.

This study aims to advance our understanding of the nature and source(s) of individual differences in pragmatic language behavior over the adult lifespan. Across four story continuation experiments, we probed adults' (N = 496 participants, ages 18-82) choice of referential forms (i.e., names vs. pronouns to refer to the main character). Our manipulations were based on Fossard et al.'s (2018) scale of referential complexity which varies according to the visual properties of the scene: low complexity (one character), intermediate complexity (two characters of different genders), and high complexity (two characters of the same gender). Since pronouns signal topic continuity (i.e., that the discourse will continue to be about the same referent), the use of pronouns is expected to decrease as referential complexity increases. The choice of names versus pronouns, therefore, provides insight into participants' perception of the topicality of a referent, and whether that varies by age and cognitive capacity. In Experiment 1, we used the scale to test the association between referential choice, aging, and cognition, identifying a link between older adults' switching skills and optimal referential choice. In Experiments 2-4, we tested novel manipulations that could impact the scale and found both the TIMING of a competitor referent's presence and EMPHASIS placed on competitors modulated referential choice, leading us to refine the scale for future use. Collectively, Experiments 1-4 highlight what type of contextual information is prioritized at different ages, revealing older adults' preserved sensitivity to (visual) scene complexity but reduced sensitivity to linguistic prominence cues, compared to younger adults. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).