ster and eventually falls in love with her. Due to this situation he goes through many changes in his character. Another main character is Madeleine Ellester, who we later find out to be Judy Barden in disguise. Madeleine is the wife of Gavin Ellester an old college mate of John Ferguson, who believes she is being possessed by Corlata Valdez. Gavin Ellester has hired Judy Barden to act as his wife for John Ferguson. So he would be able to kill his wife with no legal problems. Gavin is one of two supporting characters in the film, Midge is the other. Midge is John Fergusons friend who is secretly in love with him, she is used to represent John's casual persona. All these character are casual agents who have a goals and try to accomplish them throughout the film The desire to reach a goal is the force that drives the film. It allows the audience to become involved with the progression of a film. John Fergusons goals are the following: first, he tries to get over his fear of heights, he then tries to solve the mystery concerning Corlata/ Madeleine. After Madeleines death he tries to create a new Madeleine. After he had created a new Madeleine, he starts to piece the puzzle together and tries to figure out what really had happened to him and Madeleine. These goals keep the film moving and allow the main character focus to shift.The next characteristic I will examine is the shift of the character's focus, this is when the character's goals are changed due to circumstances that have developed in the film. John Fergusons focus shifts many times throughout the film, he first was concentrating on his fear of heights and tries to get over it. He then becomes involved with Madeleine/ Corlata, then he falls in love with her. Afterwards he tries to get over her death, but cannot. Therefore, he creates a new Madeleine out of Judy. The final shift in the main character's focus is when John tries to piece the puzzle together and find out what reall...
