In the Star Wars Galaxy of Fear series by John Whiteman, Zak Arranda is one of the three main protagonists. He has very life-like feelings that everyone can relate to. John Whiteman has done an excellent job at bringing him to life. On page 7 of The Doomsday Ship, Zak thinks that his Uncle Hoole and his Sister are his last surviving relatives. He cares about them and would do anything to keep them alive. Zak also cares about his dead parents and thinks about them a lot and often dreams about them. In all, the thing that Zak cares about the most is family.
On page 5 Zak notes that he lives in The Shroud, a small spaceship that moves from planet to planet. Zak has had to live there ever since his home planet was destroyed. Zak's uncle is a scientist who studies life forms on different planets and is the reason The Shroud keeps moving around. Zak often wishes that he could settle down on a planet and live a normal life.
On page 6 Zak states that his main problem is to escape the imperial, a dictatorship whose evil scientific experiments Zak and his family have ruined. They are now on the run and Zak, who has been betrayed many times by harmless looking characters, is usually suspicious of anyone that he has not known for a few days.
In all Zak has some real world emotions, such as when he is annoyed by his sister, jealous of his sister's talents and frightened in a crisis. John Whiteman makes Zak Arranda a very believable character.
1 comment:
You've done a fine job with this post, Matthew. Your examples fit quite well. I'm wondering why you didn't use actual quotes from the book?
By the way, is Zak a real person, or some kind of mechanical being? You refer to Whiteman bringing Zak to life, and I'm wondering exactly how you mean that?
Keep up the good work.
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