Character Archetypes

In the book "Insomnia - Stephen King" A character named Ed is the best person to describe as the Shadow in this story. (From my perspective 1/2 way through the book) Ed thinks that abortions are murder and so he creates a group of people who have the same perspective as him. He gets those people to try to kill people who think abortion is a good thing and he does things like smash the windows on the abortion clinic to try to stop people from getting abortions. He is a hero in his own mind because he thinks that abortion is like murdering babies. He is trying to stop the abortion clinic and make it illegal. He is a hero to people with the same perspective as him but to the perspective of the main character in the book, he is the shadow. He is also thought of as the shadow because he abused his wife and nearly killed her. Again, he thought he was being a hero because he beat her only because she signed a petition that supported something at the abortion clinic. He is a shadow in the eyes of the police as he does things that are illegal because he is fighting against something that is legal. If abortions were illegal in this story, he probably would be a hero in most peoples eyes as he would be stopping abortions. He has changed peoples opinions on this to, making them see him as a hero because he has very good facts and proof that is against the abortion clinic. He tells the main character of the story, Ralph, exactly what they do with the unborn babies. I think in the future of this story, Ralph will think of Ed as a hero and his perspective will change entirely. Ed told Ralph that unborn babies skin are more expensive than gold. That triggered something in Ralph's mind that made him think that it's all done for money, which Ralph didn't like which is influencing his decision on the entire situation. This quote "Leydecker cracked his knuckles and sighed at the ceiling."The boys were celebrating my appointment to a special detail."" Shows  how the story is slowly waning on making Ed seem as he is a hero because Leydecker (A police officer) is sighing and not happy that he got the job of guarding the chairman of the abortion clinic during her speech. He is not happy because he knows that Ed and his group will see him as a bad guy and try to kill him but he also doesn't agree with abortions 100% so he doesn't want to protect someone that he himself might not like to be protected.

Task 5 - Classic

Classic
Standard or higher quality things. An original or old/antique thing. Ex: "This is a classic book" <- A great book and could be an old book that was popular back in it's day.

The novel I'm reading right now is a book made many years ago and is a #1 Bestseller. The author is Stephen King who is a fairly popular horror book/movie author. It's a #1 Bestseller which shows that it is very popular. It gained popularity for a reason and that is because it is a higher quality book, making it a classic. It has lived on for many generations and is still considered a good book.