Friday, November 10, 2017
Who’s the antagonist?
During our group sessions on Tuesday an idea of the reading “The Story Of A True Artist” arose. Is Cam really the antagonist? In my opinion, Cam though he did leave the YouTube channel which would be considered an evil move, it’s really not. Cam was simply doing what Lo wanted to do which is be famous. People don’t start YouTube channels without that intentions and although he is wealthier than Lo, it doesn’t really mean he can’t go and fulfill his dreams. Another argument I can make is that he was technically doing all the work. This story was told in the eyes of Lo and she even said all she did was have her own little box in the corner. All she did was do facial reactions while Cam did the commentary, jokes, etc. Finally, we must be realistic in identifying antagonists. All our life we’ve been taught that we must work harder than the person next to us. We were planted this mentality of constant competition theroefore, just because the protagonist didn’t get what they wanted are we gonna blame someone who is working hard for what he wants. What do you guys think?
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In the book we do see it as Cam being the antagonist and Lo being the protagonist because she is the narrator of this story. However, if we talking about being realistic, I think it's vice versa, Lo should be the antagonist and Cam should be the protagonist.
ReplyDeleteI agree and didn't think Lo should of been mad because Cam was going far in his career however although Lo wanted to be famous she also needed the money to support her family and i think thats why she was also jealous of cam cause he had both money and the fame she wanted
ReplyDeleteThe person that’s telling the story more often than not try to make it seem as if the other person is in the wrong. They always tend to see the fault of the other person but no of themselves. When she decided to run a YouTube channel by herself she didn’t know what to do. She even said Cam did all the work. She never mentioned that maybe she was holding him back. Look how he was even more popular without her. I think it was that she was jealous. If it was her that stayed famous when they split she wouldn’t have been so critical.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the narrators of both stories, this was the game of thoughts and feelings which were dramatized by needs and reality.It is difficult to face the real image of your love ones who left behind the period of success and romance which definitely gave loneliness and hardship, demands to get out your unnatural thoughts and split your ethics. Their sensitivity goes down and they are on the border of immature behavior.
ReplyDeleteFirst person narrator is significant in the story because it force us to see only one point of view. Lo is describing how her life is unfair and she's comparing to Cam how he's rich but she's poor, how Cam left her for fame and for himself without caring her. But she doesn't look at herself if she's good enough for anything. She too wants to be famous but she is not doing ANYTHING to achieve that. Throughout the story, she exaggerated and blames other people. In the story, she's the narrator thus it is her story, she can say whatever she wants to the reader as if she's not wrong, as if she the victim, as if she's the protagonist and Cam is the antagonist.
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