Essay Brainstorming

PROMPT
1979 Choose a complex and important character in a novel or a play of
recognized literary merit who might, on the basis of the character’s actions alone,
be considered evil or immoral. In a well-organized essay, explain both how and
why the full presentation of the character in the work makes us react moresympathetically than we otherwise might. Avoid plot summary.

The # 1 step for developing a good essay is to look at the main ideas/words of the prompt, which I highlighted. I decided that the character John Savage from Brave New World would best fit this prompt. 

ACTIONS ALONE:
- He whips/ punishes himself
- He doesn't believe in premarital sex or the in-taking of soma
- He is isolated
- He reads

IMMORAL:
- You get this from the other character's responses to him
- Even called 'the savage'
- Starts a free soma riot
- Hangs himself

SYMPATHETIC:
- Readers own personal morality aligns more with John then the  rest of the society
- John is persecuted/ made to feel bad, sets in instinct to root for the underdog
- Transparent thinking
- He reads what we read (Shakespeare)

Some literary techniques I could apply to these three basic categories would be:
1 - Indirect characterization, point of view, tone, figurative language
2 - Indirect characterization, doubleness of character, chiasmus, juxtaposition, cognitive characters, dissonance, conflict
3 - Connotation, allusion, foil, wo/man vs. society, mood