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English 7 The Goonies Character Analysis Reese Name ____________________________________ Period _________ [pic] Director: Richard Donner Writers: Steven Spielberg (story) and Chris Columbus (screenplay) Script Links: http://www.geocities.com/goonies_e/script.html http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/goonies.pdf Release Date: 1985 Run Time: 114 minutes Genre: Adventure / Family / Comedy Rated: PG Cast: Sean Astin .... Michael Mikey Walsh Josh Brolin .... Brandon Brand Walsh Jeff Cohen .... Lawrence Chunk Cohen Corey Feldman .... Clark Mouth Devereaux Kerri Green .... Andrea Andy Carmichael Martha Plimpton .... Stefanie Stef Steinbrenner Jonathan Ke Quan .... Richard Data Wang (as Ke Huy†¦show more content†¦4. Application/ Synthesis- we learned how to take gained knowledge coupled with new information and synthesize it into an expression of our own learning. Character Traits Handout Introduction F. Scott Fitzgerald once noted, â€Å"Action is character.† In other words, characters do things. They feel things. They hear things. They say things. They think things. They go places and so on. It is in these actions that the character’s traits are established. It is in this that we, the readers, get to â€Å"see† what kind of character thee people are: friendly, sad, nosey, love-struck, adventurous, etc. When we discuss characters in literature, poetry, and even film, we often describe them in terms of their character traits, descriptive adjectives that define the specific qualities of the character. The author/ poet/ director may present this directly, but often times, they show us this in action. Our job as readers/ viewers is to draw conclusions about the character’s traits (infer them). Below is a list of ways we can determine the traits of the character we are studying: [pic] 1. APPEARANCE AND NAME. †¢ A possible place to look for analysis is in the names of the characters: For example, Willy Loman from Arthur Millers Death of a Salesman. â€Å"Loman† says a lot about Willy be a â€Å"low man.† It provides the reader an opportunity to analyze the name and character. Would a man with the last name of Loman be more likelyShow MoreRelated The Goonies Essay4559 Words   |  19 PagesThe Goonies My analysis is on the film The Goonies. While I view the movie and determine the various norms, behaviors, roles and interaction between group members, as well as individuals the examination within the realm of film can present many of the same components. Thus, our group selected this movie to analyze based on its formation of a cohesive problem-solving group full of unforgettable characters. The Goonies portray many different theories and aspects of small group communication.Read MoreEssay on The Atari Video Computer System654 Words   |  3 PagesCompany). 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