Venerables characters During the school year, we read some really good works from different authors, like, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Frederick Douglass, Jane Austen etc. And along with every big story, characters are memorable and make all the difference in the plot. Every minimal detail is important for those characters to grow and have its spot in the book. They can be the narrator, the protagonist, or even the one that we hate in the begging, but loves in the end of the book. They show us knowledge about people and different ways to see life, how people can be brave and fight for their rights, and also how love can change us in all different forms.
For example, in the book “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, we have Nick Carraway as a narrator and character although he isn’t the main character. This makes Nick himself somewhat tricky to observe, since we see the whole novel through his eyes. What makes him so important and venerable? The novel begins with Nick thinking back on advice that his father gave him as a boy. His father encouraged him to be careful about criticizing others and reminded him that he has had some advantages that others have not had. The advice that Nick has pondered for years makes him study people, and we learn about the other …show more content…
He was a slave, born to a mother he never knew and rarely saw. He was a man who witnessed countless beatings, humiliation, and oppression that marked the existence of African-Americans during the slavery. It was a reality that he overcome, not just for himself, but for all the black men and women who awoke each morning to a life without freedom. Douglass was born in an era when African-Americans had no voice, but this didn’t stopped him, he fought to be heard. His life is a testament of courage as he fought tirelessly for the freedom of millions of men and women. He is an inspiration to anyone who values liberty and