A New Face in This Part of The Wild West
Talented, handsome, witty, and bold.
His voice was deep and raspy. His breath smelt of sweet tobacco from the cigar he typically kept in the mouth. He spoke words slow and sweet paying attention to those who observed him, but he rarely spoke at all. His lips pursed together to form a line, and his brow was usually furrowed. He was tall and slender, his clothes hung a little loose, but he was toned and strong.
His skin was thick and dark, tanned by the sun. His golden color contrasted his eyes. They were a foggy green, beautifully unique. His hair was brown and covered by his hat, but his beard was blond, bleached by the sun.
He was slow to anger but quick to draw. He could sling pistols better than anyone who ever crossed him, and that was exactly what he was traveling across the West to do.
"Bad guys go runnin' Whenever he's in town. He's the rootinest, tootinest. Shootinest, hootinest cowboy around", and His name was Eastwood. Arjuna Eastwood.
Talented, handsome, witty, and bold.
His voice was deep and raspy. His breath smelt of sweet tobacco from the cigar he typically kept in the mouth. He spoke words slow and sweet paying attention to those who observed him, but he rarely spoke at all. His lips pursed together to form a line, and his brow was usually furrowed. He was tall and slender, his clothes hung a little loose, but he was toned and strong.
His skin was thick and dark, tanned by the sun. His golden color contrasted his eyes. They were a foggy green, beautifully unique. His hair was brown and covered by his hat, but his beard was blond, bleached by the sun.
He was slow to anger but quick to draw. He could sling pistols better than anyone who ever crossed him, and that was exactly what he was traveling across the West to do.
"Bad guys go runnin' Whenever he's in town. He's the rootinest, tootinest. Shootinest, hootinest cowboy around", and His name was Eastwood. Arjuna Eastwood.
Image Information: Arjuna
Author: Illusion
Source: Wikimedia
Image Information: Clint Eastwood (Arjuna)
Author: Sergio Leone
Source: Wikimedia
Authors Note:
I wanted to take what I had gathered from the Mahabharata and developed my first character for the Wild West. I took an interest in Arjuna and want him to be the town heartthrob. (Maybe Rama will be in my storybook). I think that I needed a strong male character to carry over into my story book. If you have any suggestions on character development for Arjuna, PLEASE tell.
Side thoughts for continuation:
Arjuna was famous in several towns throughout the western region. Arjuna was known for defending towns that were being attacked by the Indian people.
It wasn't that Arjuna disliked the natives. He didn't enjoy taking down their tribes, but he needed to make a living. You see, a man like Arjuna makes of list of his priorities and will let nothing and no-one stand in his way. Arjunas momma was back up North, and she was sick. Really sick. Arjuna had made it his life mission to provide for her in any way he can, and shooting down Indian tribes for the western towns paid well. Real well.
On a quiet, smoldering, dusty afternoon Arjuna rode his trusty horse Cantu into a city he'd never visited, El Santo.
Source:
http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/mahabharata-online-public-domain-edition.html
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/r/randy+newman/woodys+roundup_20804643.html
Ali, you are a really incredible writer! Your ability to paint a picture with your words and the detail you give in your writing created a intriguing story outline and I am eager to read the finished product! I love the Wild West theme you’ve created for Arjuna and I think he is a great character to portray in this way! I think you have planned a really great story.
ReplyDeleteHi Ali!! I like how you took this week to focus in on one character and focus in on his personality and characteristics. I feel like as this class goes on, we are all starting to focus on trying to come up with original stories, as opposed to making sure we are taking the time to develop our characters well. I look forward to seeing your next story!
ReplyDeleteHi Ali! Wow, you have a GREAT knack for imagery and description. I very much enjoyed reading the physical description of your western-heartthrob. I think the direction that you took with your writing here was very creative. Just a few suggestions: I know typing is a major pain sometimes, but just be aware that there are a few misplaced capitals in here in the middle of sentences. Additionally, there were a few missing commas (not a huge deal to some people, I am just super anal-retentive about it). Overall, I think you have a lot of potential with this idea. I would love to see you develop it more!
ReplyDeleteAli, I really love the structure you used for this piece. I think it’s unique and really enjoyable that, rather than using the story to focus on a plot, you used it to set the scene by creating a character and really starting to delve into who he is and how other people see him. That strategy should make for a really well developed long term story! Great job!
ReplyDeleteAh, man, Arjuna would be perfect for the town’s heartthrob. I mean, he’s kind of the golden boy of the Mahabharata anyways, and this would work well with Krishna’s characterization in your story without letting them become too similar. Like everyone else mentioned, your description of Arjuna in this was amazing: you’ve got a great way with words, and the way you managed to use description in a way that also worked in characterization at the same time was top-notch. Also, depending on how closely you’re wanting to stick to core concepts from the Mahabharata, his heartthrob status here would probably mean he’s used to attention and doesn’t like being shown up, which works perfectly with the mythological version of Arjuna (like when Karna first challenged him) and could lead to some good rivalry/“showdown at high noon” situations. I'm really enjoying how this storybook is developing!
ReplyDeleteAli, this story and the way you introduced the character kind of made me think of the movie Toy Story when they would introduce Woody. I enjoyed reading this part of your story. It develops him as a character really well and made me feel like I knew him and could picture someone in my mind as I was reading along. This is well detailed and paints a good picture of your character.
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