Analyse how language features were used to show the negative and/or positive sides of one or more characters In the film “A Beautiful Mind” directed by Ron Howard symbolism was used to show the reader more about the character John Nash played by Russel Crowe. Nash had created 3 delusional characters, each a projection of […]

Marcee (Charles Herman’s niece)   The Princeton Library The delusional character, Charles Herman, first mentions Marcee when John has been in the Princeton Library for “two days” and he is becoming progressively frustrated at his inability to find an “original idea” for his Mathematics thesis.   John says: “In competitive behavior, someone always loses.” Charles […]

William Parcher List significant details of William Parcher Mysterious Works for the Ministry of Defense Superior (low angle shot) Suit Hat (Hiding his face, not there to be polite) Serious MysteriousLooks like a secret service agentSuperior – shown in  a low angle shot Lighting behind him What is John doing when we first see Parcher? He […]

Significant details about Charles Herman Scene: Johns meets Charles for the first time -Hungover -Skinny, quite tall -English major -Intrusive person -Bombastic -Dishevelled -Insightful into Johns personality -People person -Extroverted -Joker -Says it as it is -Sarcastic -Honest -Teaches John very revealing things about himself that John didn’t like to think of but knows they […]