Assignment #2 |
In creative writing, we use defined characters. Two of them are the protagonist and the antagonist. The protagonist is the main actor with a goal. The antagonist is either a person or a force against which our protagonist struggles in trying to achieve his goal. Categories of Stories Protagonist versus Antagonist (examples) man versus man: Unbelievable (Mini-series) The Stand (Book and movie) - It also has man v. nature (illness) and supernatural (Randall Flagg). man versus himself: Hamlet (Book) - Yes, there are other antagonists, but in my opinion, it's more about himself. Leaving Las Vegas (Movie) man versus nature: The Edge (Movie) The Poseidon Adventure (Book and Movies) man versus society: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Book and movie) Jane Hawk series by Dean Koontz (Books) - This is more of man versus corrupt "new" society and machine. (nano technology) man versus alien, god, supernatural being, satan, etc.: Predator (Movie) Holy Bible (Book) - I believe there is more stories of man vs. god than perhaps any other. man versus machine: I, Robot (Book and movie) Robocop (Movie) - I'm mentioning this because the roles are switched with the cyborg police officer fighting bad guys. Your assignment is this: take the above list of man versus something and give an example of a movie or book that would fit those story categories. There will be movies/books that could fit two or more, but try to have one per example. The idea is to see how these story categories surround us in popular entertainment. It's also a fun exercise. |