Thursday, September 10, 2009

Characterization of Septimus Heap

In the Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage the main protagonist is Septimus Heap, apprentice to the ExtraOrdinary wizard.
On page 270 Septimus believes he is finally back in his own time and races to the top of the wizard tower because he is eager to see Marcia. This shows that Marcia is an important person in Septimus's life and he cares about her.
On page 67 it shows that Septimus is very brave, curious and does not think things through completely all the time. Because even though he was told numerous times that he was to go straight back to the wizard tower and go to bed... He decided he'd try and meet Marcellus Pye at snake slipway even though Angie Sage wrote it incredibly clearly that it was a bad idea.
On page 275 it shows Septimus cares about Jenna, Alther and everybody back in his own time so much that he would lie to the last alchemist just to have time to try out a plan that has very little chance of actually helping him.
Overall Septimus Heap is a curious, caring and boy with a talent for magyk.

1 comment:

Michael said...

Rinzin, you did this characterization of Septimus Heap very well. It is clear you connected text to characteristics that make the protagonist come alive. Of course when writers like AS do this well, it is one of the reasons you enjoy the series so much. Keep up the good work, Rinzin.