d he regains his senses and willpower to finally make the heroic act of dying for his friends and family. In the Matrix, Neo is unsure of what the Matrix is and the concept drives his curiosity mad. He is then faced with the decision of the blue pill or the red pill. Next his courage is uplifted with Trinity’s kiss and faith in him so he awakens to finally fully apprehend the rules of the Matrix. In Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy faces doubt as to whether she should believe Merrick and soon the decision whether slaying was worth sacrificing her social life. The death of Merrick and love from Pike encourages Buffy to go on, and she is able to defeat Lothos.Although the character developments are quite the same, each text uses different textual styles and techniques. The Crucible is in the format of a play. John Proctor is established as the hero through the use of Miller’s contrast in characters. Upon his introduction, Proctor seems to be the only calm, sensible and logical character among the rising hysteria of Abigail’s threats, Parris’ damnations and babble of the Putnam’s. Proctor is easily set apart from the other characters and the beginning of the play due to the obvious differences in character. Miller also builds up the climax throughout the book by making the conversations very quick paced and intense. The Matrix relies heavily on the technique of symbolism. It is used frequently throughout the film implying both vital and obscure things. For example, the use of sunglasses. They indicated a characters strength and vulnerability. Or the doors representing the choices in Neo's life, the signs strategically placed throughout the film or even Neo's name being an anagram of the word “one”. In Buffy, the film style is stereotypical and over exaggerated. The blonde bimbo cheerleader who faces the evil vampire with the black cape and fangs. The dialogue sounding somewhat like “that was ...
