Do all anime protagonists have shallow personalities?
I've seen my slice of anime, and I think in pretty much all of them (especially action centred ones) often follow the stereotype of 'I have to protect everyone'. Why is this cliche so closely followed?
Best personality traits for an anime female deuteragonist?
You know how in anime the guy somehow walks in on a girl when she's changing and then she screams calling him a pervert and throws stuff at him. Yeah. None of that. I think it would be really cool if she would be like "sh*t, I forgot to lock the door. My bad" as the guy quickly backs on out OR EVEN BETTER: she actually locks the door and when the guy tries to enter she says "occupied" and he says "sorry" and they go on with their lives like normal. Something that makes her a person. Far too often female deuteragonists are only accessories to the protagonist. Either as sexy eye candy, shallow love interests, or a damsel in distress.
Why do the protagonists in most anime/manga series are shown to be fond of eating a lot?
I am British and I live in Japan. I was surprised at how important food is here. If you flick through the tv channels you are guaranteed to see a celebrity eating. Then they will immediately say "ooishi", or "umai", which means delicious. Guaranteed.Once I saw a girl around 10 years old on a train open a lunchbox and start eating. She said umai before the first morsel even entered her mouth. It was like an automatic reflex. (robot voice) f.o.o.d n.e.a.r m.o.u.t.h -> s.a.y "delicious".It is a culture thing. I love good food, and while Britain has a bad reputation for it (fish'n'chips) there is some great food to be had there, it's just that it's not so immediately recognisable as things like sushi or gyoza.
What are the four types of characters in fiction?
There are four types of characters in fiction as the question states. The four types of characters refer to the way a character changes throughout a story. These four character types are: dynamic, flat, static, and round.Dynamic Character- A dynamic character is one that experiences a change in either their outlook or their personality. This form of change can either be one that is simple to see or could be one that happens subtly to the point where it’s hard to detect when the change started.Flat Character- A character who is flat is one that displays few personality traits and does not experience a change within the story. These characters don’t really have any layers to them, everything about them can be seen on the surface. These characters aren’t fully fleshed out but they are able to impact the story.Static Character- Static characters are characters who don’t develop at all during a story.Round Character- Round characters are characters who happen to be fully fleshed out. These characters will have a distinct personality, background, and motives.
Does Severus Snape fit in Joseph Campbell's hero's journey?
Snape really doesn't. The hero's journey is often rooted in the idea that the hero in question starts off with innate noble qualities. In a simplistic view of the journey, Snape goes through neither the early stages (Call, Refusal of the Call, Crossing the Threshold) nor the later ones (Return, most notably). He also does not have many of the more specific encounters, like the Meeting with the Goddess, the Temptress, or the Atonement with the Father. Fundamentally Snape is not a hero by nature--he is tempted by dark magic and power, and he is at best apathetic and complicit in and at worst a perpetuator of magical racism. Even after he switches sides, he bullies children who are his students. His story is one of atonement and struggle.If you want to talk archetypical plots that Snape's story falls into, Christopher Booker's rebirth/redemption is the better choice. In this model, the protagonist falls under the influence of a dark power, which goes well for them at the beginning, but then turns sour. It is redemption, usually through a love interest or child, that usually saves them. For Snape, this would obviously be his love for (obsession with) Lily Evans. It is the shock of losing her that forces him to confront the reality of the side he has chosen, and this leads to his change of heart and subsequent actions.
Is Gollum the real protagonist of The Lord of the Rings? Why or why not?
Gollum is an interestingly sympathetic character, but the story doesn't follow him closely enough for him to be called the protagonist. In the original Greek sense, a protagonist is the primary actor, the one who stays on stage most of the time. We don't see the story through Gollum's eyes. We rarely see his point of view. He barely shows up in The Fellowship of the Ring at all.Gollum is pitiable; Tolkien emphasized pitable aspects of Gollum's character when he revised The Hobbit to bring it in line with The Lord of the Rings. He ultimately serves a crucial place in the story: he is an illustration of the way evil brings about its own destruction. But that makes him if anything a villain, not an anti-hero. To be an anti-hero he'd need more "screen" time than he gets.It is interesting to discuss whether he's redeemed or not. I'd say not, since if he hadn't died he'd have kept the ring for himself as long as he could (which might not have been long). But he nonetheless has suffered mightily and plays his part, unwillingly, in the destruction of the ring.