workshop 4Character poster

Who discriminates, who is discriminated? In this activity we took a look at characters from different stories, analyzing them by answering questions such as "Who?" "Why?" "How?" and "Where?". The aim of the activity was working together to see the stories from different angles.

Mike was a normal guy from a good family. He was very polite and very kind to everyone he knew. His parents wanted him to become a doctor so he went to medical school. He couldn't stand the competitive environment and his depression ended getting him kicked out from medical school. His family abandoned him because he was a failure, since then he changed his name to Doctor Hell, started committing crimes, using what he had learned in medical school on his victims.

We took a deeper analysis on the classical fariy tale "The little Red Riding Hood" to have a better understanding on why and how some kind of abuse situations can happen, getting to the conclusion that age and physical state can be determinant in some cases. We really enjoyed explaining the story with some surprises along the way.

This is our dragon Sam, he is a real abuser and he wants the locals living in the village to bring him food every day in order not to destroy their village. So the residents are starving because of Sam.

There was a greedy king named Kevil who ruled a small town called Kocani. He made the people to work for him as slaves and took their money. Kevil made laws that discriminated against the poor and bullied them into submission. The people of the town were angry and frustrated of that, but they were too afraid to speak out. One day a young woman named Alina decided to take a stand against Kevil. She encouraged the people of the town to fight for their rights and protest in front of Kevil's palace. At first, Kevil ignored them but with time he began to feel the pressure. He realized he has to do something not to lose his power. Eventually, Kevil listened to the people's demands and abolished his discriminatory laws.

Maria is raised in a very toxic and abusive family. She was used to getting held and beat up if she did something wrong. Because of that she was isolating herself from the society and she had only one friend with whom she can share - Ana. One day while she was chatting and drinking coffee in her friend's house she accidentally broke the coffee cup and that got her really upset. As a real friend Ana understood how broken she feels and she tried to encourage her.

This is the story of Mulan, a girl from Asia who had to fight in the army because her father could not. The society wanted her to act like a woman but he decided to fight and do not listen to what people say.