Setting and Characterization of the story "Action Speak Louder than Words"

Action Speak Louder than Words

Hello everyone, in this occasion I will share my essay about setting and characterization about Jamie's story. Setting and characters is necessary used when we make a story. Jamie create a story with a simple plot that makes the readers easy to follow author's goals about the story.

The setting of time and place, it's a literary element of literature used in novels, short stories, plays, etc., and ususlus introduced during the exposition of the story. The setting of a story can change throughout the plot.

The setting of time is at a daytime, because it shown that the student is hiding with the teacher behind the desk, bags, folders, papers is still exist in the classroom and the corridor eventhough it seems worst because everything straggle everywhere. It shown at the intro which is said "Along the wide open, long corridor of this college lie piles of scattered belongings from students. Bags, folders, papers everywhere, it's like there was a sudden rush to get out."

The setting of place which is mentioned in the story, at the corridor, classroom, library of the college, and neighbour house. The statement of classroom is "Inside a classroom, desks and chairs have been kicked over and pushed out the way. Behind the desks lies another DEAD BODY..." The statement of another corridor is "In another corridor of the college is the exact same picture. Except in this one we can see BODIES lies on the floor. They're not moving..." The statement when the  characters start the conflict in the library is "The black boots enter again. They're walking towards the entrance of the library. Just as they get there..." And the last place as a setting of place is neighbour house which the statement told by antagonist character "He couldn’t even hide himself.
Every time we would play hide-n-
seek it would be so easy to find
him. He would hide in the most
obvious places. A cupboard. A
wardrobe. Under the bed. Too
obvious. Whenever it was my turn to
hide I had much better places. One
of my favorites was my neighbors
house."

In In t story there are 5 characters which name is Aaron as a protagonist, Kevin as a antagonist, female as a flat characterization, Kevin's Mom and Dad as a flat characters too.

-Female-
The female is mentioned as a victim of Kevin's brutality.

-Kevin's Dad-
Dad in this story positively has strong effect for main character.

-Kevin's Mom-
The negative effect for main character because she was not even care about her child and it give huge effect for main character to be bad oerson in his whole life.

-Kevin-
As a antagonist character and also the main character because he was the trouble maker, Kevin play in a dynamic way, the author developt the character from nice person to be a bad person. The social culture like party and drunk in a nightclub is mentioned in the story "just last Friday I went out to this really cool nightclub.." Kevin has many problem in his life, his heart is full of madness and he got mental breakdown for a long time in his life. He tired of being neglected by his mother since his farher died, he try to tell everyone about his problem but there is never change his life at all. It make Kevin have decided to kill everyone who never taking care of him at the college.

-Aaron-
As a protagonist Aaron play in a static way, there is no development of the character, Aaron just accept what the antagonist said and do. Aaron is a teenager same as the other character that live in America with their social culture setting who likes party and get drank in a nightclub. "I was really drunk, that’s why I fell into the punch bowl..." In this story Aaron try to be friendly with Kevin who Aaron already knew that he has killed eveyone. Aaron feel sympathic about Kevin's life because no one try to be friend with him. But when Aaron start talking about not every bad things will be in our life forever it will be passed away, just walking forward "There’s times in life when we go through some really terrible shit. But eventually all the terrible shit is put aside and you move forward in life..."

The characters make progress in a whole story so it makes the story feel so real.

Action Speak Louder than Words by Jamie Press (Essay)

"Actions Speak Louder than Words" by Jimie Press the story drama that is winning my heart because it is bring me to the situation in the story. Jamie's writing have a great plot and make it easy for the reader to understand because he put the understand-able words or vocabulary that help whoever start studying English Literature. Jamie put more than one place and case, but in case when the main character tells about school makes me pretty bored because there is too long for me to read.

In this story Jamie used advanced plot and quite simple story of tragedy. The beginning of the story is tells about the worst condition of the college's corridor, the bag, papers, folders everywhere, in another corridor we can read there's not moving bodies lying on the floor, it means "dead." Jamie also lead us to classrooms and library, in the classrooms desk and chairs have been kicked over, push out the way, there is died body too behind the desk and some students with their teacher hiding from the main character, Kevin. Then in library, Aaron, 16th years old the second characters hiding underneath the desk and looks terrified. Aaron did not have courage to move from where he hiding.

Point of view of Aaron is the beginning of the conflict, there is female characters speak louder "Oh my God. Please, no, I don't want to die. Please. No!" But the sound of the gunshot "BANG" makes Aaron jump. In parallel female voice no longer present. Aaron is more terrified and his breathing more quickly. Aaron keep quiet at that time, but the the foot steps going too close to Aaron, when the footsteps stop, head appears and Aaron meet Kevin, the innocent boy. 

Kevin, young man who still carry a gun in his hand started talking to Aaron, "Not bad, huh? It’s my Dads. He always tried to hide it in places that he thought I didn’t know about." Aaron keep hiding while Kevin talk. Awkward silence between them. Aaron doesn’t know what to say. 
Kevin looks at Aaron and start to make conversation, the problem of the story is begin. Kevin told the school is unfair and worst place he ever knew he had the lowest grades in all subjects, and it causes by the teacher, in connection with situation Aaron bravely make conversation with Kevin to kill time until the cops come.

In eight-page-lenght of the story, 
-Aaron-
Why don’t you and your Dad talk 
with the school? Maybe they can 
help you. I’m sure your Dad will be 
willing to help.
KEVIN
(beat)
My Dad passed away.

Aaron is speechless. He’s not lucky today is he.

KEVIN (CONT’D)
He had a heart-attack when I was 
ten. It’s just me and my Mom now.
AARON
Why don’t you get your Mom to help 
you then?
KEVIN
(beat)
Because I hate her.
(beat)
We don’t like each other. She 
doesn’t like me and I don’t like 
her - period.

Kevin told that he was hate his mother because she never respect to him, In this case we know Kevin have mental breakdown because the family and his circle does not support him while he suffering to be better not only in school but also in family.

In the end of the story I feel sorry for Kevin because he thinks his life is not worth it to continued. 
KEVIN (CONT’D)
What’s my life worth? Huh? Why am I 
here? What did God put me on this 
earth for? Everything in my life 
has just been turned on it’s head. 
People hate me. People screw me. 
What did I ever do to them?
AARON
You didn’t do anything to them. You 
don’t deserve any of that happening 
to you. Nobody does. I know this 
might now help you but trust me 
when I say “it does get better”.
KEVIN
(chuckles)
Yeah, right, okay then.
AARON
It really does. There’s times in 
life when we go through some really 
terrible shit. But eventually all 
the terrible shit is put aside and 
you move forward in life. We’re 
still young, we’ve got our whole 
lives ahead of us. That’s what we 
need to keep remembering.
KEVIN
You ever heard of the saying 
“actions speak louder than words”?
AARON
Yes. Of course.
KEVIN
It’s never been more true. For 
years and years I’ve told people 
about my life. For years, I’ve told 
people about everything but yet, 
nothing happens. It’s like in 
school. When a kid is getting 
bullied he goes and tells a 
teacher. That teacher would then 
tell the bully to stop, even though 
he says he will, he never does. He 
just comes back and does it even 
more. But if that kid who was 
getting bullied never told the 
teacher and instead turned around 
and decked the bully with a right 
hand then the bullying would stop 
straight away. 
(beat)
Actions....speak louder....than 
words.
AARON
(beat)
Is that why you’re doing this?

Kevin doesn’t answer. He looks at Aaron. Awkward silence.

KEVIN
Go.


Aaron doesn’t quite believe he just heard them words.

Kevin anger getting bigger, he blame himself because he'd killed people in the school also he thought he failed at life. At the end he decided to suicide after Aaron leave.

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