Leroux, Gaston. Phantom of the Opera. New York: Harper and Row Publishers. 1911. Print.
The character I am choosing to describe is Christine Dae.
Christine is sweet, submissive, and loyal. The young woman works in the Opera, she is a dancer, and a singer, but she generally doesn't take the main roles, because she prefers for others to be in the spot light. She's soft spoken and kind to everyone. She is quite submissive towards the Opera Ghost, who she refers to as "The Angel of Music", if he tells her to go somewhere, or take time off, or anything, she does it obediently. She doesn't stand up for what she wants, she does whatever he tells her to. But lastly, she is quite loyal, because she never forgets her friends, and does not leave even when she finally bears witness to the real face of the 'ghost'.
' “I tore off my mask so as not to lose one of her tears... and she did not run away!...and she did not die!... She remained alive, weeping over me, weeping with me. We cried together! I have tasted all the happiness the world can offer.” ' (Leroux)
The quote shows how she is sweet to even the horrendously frightening, and loyal to her mentor who she submitted to 100%. Christine Dae can be both looked up to and pitied. She is a well-written character in The Phantom of The Opera.
Sweet:
kind, soft-spoken
cacophonous, discordant
Submissive:
compliant, resigned
resistant, unyielding
Loyal:
faithful, dependable
disloyal, undependable
By reading your blog post, I feel like reading this book. Would you recommend it?
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a really interesting book. Does the fact that Christine is submissive ever cause conflicts in the story?
ReplyDeleteYou did a good job chosing direct quotes from your novel! Would you recommend this book to others?
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