Character Analysis
Title: Cirque du Freak: A living nightmare
By Nilay Rego 10-1
Character: Darren Shan
Introduction: Darren Shan is not only the main character of this book, but is also the author. He is professionally known as Darren Shan but his real name is, Darren O'Shaughnessy. He is an Irish writer and grew up during his childhood watching lots of vampire and Dracula stories, giving him motivation to write this book.
Character Traits: Darren Shan is quite a unique smart 14th year old boy. He has this crazy obsession with spiders. He is quite smart for his age. Darren Shan is a very curious young pubescent boy who seeks for an adventure. He is outgoing and is extremely good at sports. He is a kind and good-hearted boy. He cares for his friends and always has their back. His curiousness often leads him into trouble. In the book, his temptation and curiousness to get Mr.Crepsley’s spider, Madame Octa leads him into a lot of trouble. Madame Octa bites his best friend Steve, putting him in a coma. Darren has to make a life changing decision by becoming a vampire and abandoning his family and everyone he has known in order to get the anecdote from Mr.Crepsley to cure Steve. This curious trait that Darren has is exemplified in the story as I have explained which basically forms the basis of the plot.
Book Quotations:
“I thought it over. I wanted to say no, run away, and never return. But if I did, Steve would die. Was he worth such a deal? Did I feel guilty enough to offer my life for this? The answer was: Yes” This shows how much Darren cares for his friend Steve. He is given the choice to either flee and have his friend killed, or have everything taken from his life to become a vampire in exchange for the life of Steve. Of course knowing Darren, he chooses to help Steve and ruin the rest of his life.
“My English teacher, Mr.Dalton always gave me extra work to do, because he knew that I was smarter and more hardworking than the other students.” This shows how smart of a student Darren is. He is also quite smart for a fourteen year old as his teacher Mr. Dalton makes obvious.
Conclusion: In conclusion I would like to say that over the book Darren Shan has matured a lot. From a simple boy in the start of the book being responsible for winning soccer matches for his, to the end of the book where he makes a decision to become a vampire in order to save his friend Steve. The book was fun and so was the main character, “Darren Shan”, and I recommend that all people read the Cirque du Freak series.
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