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Analyzing The Tale of Despereaux

Dive into the traits, motivations, conflicts, relationships, and changes of characters in The Tale of Despereaux to uncover the essence of their roles. Explore how these elements shape the narrative and character development in this enchanting tale.

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Analyzing The Tale of Despereaux

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  1. AnalyzingThe Tale of Despereaux

  2. What does it mean to analyze? • to separate into parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of something. • to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of. • to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc. • http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/analyze

  3. To analyze characters in The Tale of Despereaux we need to examine: • Traits • Motivations • Conflicts • Point of View • Relationships • Changes they undergo

  4. What are character traits? • These can be adjectives that you would use to describe a character. • Examples: funny, scary, tough, sensitive, obedient, rebellious, doubtful, boring, secretive, selfish, energetic, devious, bossy, and calm

  5. What are motivations? • Motivation is why someone acts the way they do. • Is it always obvious what someone’s motivation is? • Can motivation change?

  6. What are conflicts? • Struggles • Disagreements • Things that go wrong

  7. 4 Types of Point of View • Objective • Third Person • First Person • Omniscient and Limited Omniscient http://www.learner.org/interactives/literature/read/pov2.html

  8. What are relationships? • How characters are related • How they interact with each other • What characters have shared

  9. Changes characters undergo This can be anything from aging to shifting beliefs. This can include birth, death, learning, and forgiving.

  10. Main Characters • Devereaux Tilling • Roscuro • Miggery Sow • Princess Pea

  11. Secondary Characters • Despereaux’s family • King Phillip • Botticelli Remorso • Cook • Gregory the Jailer

  12. Analyzing Despereaux • Traits: Imaginative and brave • Motivations: Music and love • Conflicts: Mouse society • Relationships: His family and Princess Pea • Changes: Learns to read and stand up for himself • http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1854014233/ Does Despereaux have any weaknesses? What do you like most about him?

  13. Analyzing Roscuro • Traits: Clever and heartbroken • Motivations: Light and revenge • Conflicts: Light and darkness • Relationships: Botticelli and Miggery • Changes: Seeks light, uses darkness What does Chiaroscuro make you think of?

  14. Analyzing Miggery Sow • Traits: Simple and hopeful • Motivations: Desire to be a princess • Conflicts: No one cares what she wants • Relationships: “Uncle” and Roscuro • Changes: Ears become “cauliflowers” • http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2743272217/ What does Miggery really want?

  15. Analyzing Princess Pea • Traits: Compassionate and gentle • Motivations: Love • Conflicts: Father’s expectations and laws • Relationships: Despereaux and Miggery • Changes: Learns about vulnerabilities • http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1635910425/ What has Princess Pea learned?

  16. Analyzing Despereaux’s family • Traits: Conforming and cautious • Motivations: Food and survival • Conflicts: Despereaux’s differences • Relationships: Mouse society • Changes: Lester, the father, changes. How? • http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1870791449/ How do the members of his family differ?

  17. Analyzing King Phillip • Traits: Foolish and loving • Motivations: Grief and justice • Conflicts: Death of the Queen • Relationships: Princess Pea and the Queen • Changes: Vacillates between acceptance and non-acceptance • http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2760049433/ Do you know anyone like the King?

  18. Analyzing Botticelli Remorso • Traits: Predatory and hateful • Motivations: Cause suffering and power • Conflicts: Roscuro’s yearning for light • Relationships: Rat society • Changes: None Does Botticelli change? Why or why not?

  19. Analyzing Cook • Traits: Tough and impatient • Motivations: Efficiency and nuturing • Conflicts: Can not make soup and struggles with Miggery • Relationships: Loiuse and Miggery • Changes: Becomes tolerant after making soup Why is soup so important to Cook?

  20. Analyzing Gregory the Jailer • Traits: Wise, industrious, mournful • Motivations: Loves stories and seeks safety • Conflicts: Rats and darkness • Relationships: Rats , Despereaux, and Miggery • Changes: Saved Despereaux. Never saved a mouse before What, if anything, surprised you about the jailer?

  21. What do we understand now about The Tale of Despereaux and its characters? • What do we understand about themes like good vs. evil and the power of stories? • What do we understand about problem resolution? • Why did the author choose the characters she chose? • Watch for differences in the movie.

  22. Helpful links and resources • http://www.thetaleofdespereauxmovie.com/splash/downloads/scholastic/Despereaux_Scholastic.pdf • http://www.teachertimesavers.com/Tale%20of%20Despereaux.pdf • http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/grade/3-4/

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