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Character Analysis: Alive
ELA 20
NUMA TURCATTI
AGE: 25
PERSONAL QUALITIES
BEFORE THE CRASH
~Most Generally Beloved
~Small, Muscular Body
~He actually preferred
soccer over Rugby.
~He was educated by the
Jesuits, instead of the
Christians.
PERSONNAL QUALITEIES AFTER THE
CRASH
~expeditions prior to avalanche
weakened him. No longer showed any
vigor.
~doesn’t like the raw meat.
WEAKNESSES
~doesn’t like raw meat.
STRENGTHS
~he becomes weaker the longer
that they stay on the mountain
~In pretty good physical shape.
~He was a friend with lots of people.
Nando Parrado
He was 23 when the
Personal qualities
Personal qualities after
plane
crashed
before the crash
the crash
-Awkward
-Clumsy
-Timid
-And a play boy
Strengths
Strong,
courageous,
brave, and he is
not selfish.
-Hero
-Courageous
-Strong
-Unselfish
-He was loved most of all
because of these
qualities
Weaknesses
He is impatient
with
circumstances
Roberto
Canessa
Personal Qualities Before the Crash:
•Nervous and tense
•Burst into a bad temper at small things
•Spasmodically brave and unselfish
•Impatient and stubborn
Personal Qualities After the Crash:
•He always did what he wanted
•Most uncontrolled respect
Weaknesses: •He still possesses the same qualities as before the crash
•Once he was an expeditionary
he just ruled everyone and
thought he was the best
•He treated no one with respect Strengths:
•He had good ideas such as the blankets
and the hammocks
•He new a lot about proteins and vitamins
•He was able to help the injured because
he was going to medical school
•He had physical strength
•He was the first one to cut the meat
Antonio “tintin” Vizintín
(19)
PERSONAL QUALITIES AFTER CRASH
Personal Qualities Before Crash
-a graduate of Stella Maris and was studying law.
- Self centered.
- Nickname was Tintin
- Courageous.
- Hysterical.
STRENGTHS
Weaknesses
-Made mittens from seat
covers.
-He quarreled with
everybody
- made sunglasses for
expeditionaries.
-Cut artery in his arm
- Courageousness
- One of the first to eat
human meat.
-Concussion
-Might have hepatitis
Personal Qualities After Crash
-Lazy
-No instinct for self preservation
-No will to live
-Does nothing to help himself
-Waits for others to do his work
Personal Qualities
Before Crash
-Fat and lazy
-Nicknamed Fatty
-20 years old before
crash
Bobby Francois
Strength
Bobby Francois’ only strength is
that he isn’t physically injured.
Weaknesses
- Didn’t work
-Let others look after him
and keep him alive
-Very lethargic and slow
In every way.
Javier Methol
Personal Qualities
Before Crash
-to this day the sound of
helicopter rotor blades
make the hair on his arm
stand on end
-everybody was happy to
Get on the plane to
play rugby in
Chilli
Strengths
-Helped out people
-Comforting
-Survived getting
run over by a car
Personal Qualities
After the Crash
-He was dazed from
the altitude sickness
-He talked a lot but stuttered
-Kept the boys’ spirits
up by playing dumb
-Helping out others
when needed
-He would comforting to the
boys when he needed to
Weaknesses
-Scared of helicopters
-Stuttered when talked
-Blind in his right eye
-Has tuberculosis
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Personal Qualities
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understood others weaknesses
Daydreamer
kind, gentle, soft-spoken
Witty
smiling eyes
gentle natured
Before
• Strengths
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Leader
Made everyone laugh
Responsible
Pure and witty character that no one could dislike.
After
• Weaknesses
Coche was injured in the crash and
could not pull his weight. Everyone tried
to be mad at him and thought it would
be easy because he didn’t do anything,
but they couldn’t because he was too
gentle and kind to everyone.
o Was very physically fit
o Was very intelligent and wise
o Was still very intelligent and still had a good
state of mind
o Was optimistic and eloquent
o Was able to stay calm through things and not
get stressed out as easy as the others
o Was charming and could talk his was
through life and into a better situation
o Lost his optimism when the search was
cancelled
o Was one of the older and more
experienced ones on the plane
o Had the mind of a lawyer
o Charming and well spoken which
helped him in life
o Doesn’t know what to do when he’s in a bad
situation
o Fractured his leg in the crash
o Did not have many friends
o Could not pilfer or get people to pilfer for him
because he was weak and hungry
WEAKNESSES
- cries all the time because of
Nicolich’s death and since he was
rejected as an expeditionary
- near mental breakdown
- doesn’t like the meat
STRENGTHS
-Strong
- young
-Uninjured
-Religion giving him hope
PERSONAL QUALITIES
AFTER THE CRASH
PERSONAL QUALITIES
BEFORE THE CRASH
- lazy
- selfish
- Fragile
- immature,
childish
- gave up hope
- ambitious
- very religious
Roy Harley on the right
Carlitos Paez – Strengths + Weaknesses
Qualities Before Crash:
- Spoiled
- Sissy
- Self Confessed
- Irresponsible
- Naive Thinker.
Qualities After the Crash:
- Hardworking
- Responsible
- Bossy
- Quarrelsome
GUSTAVO ZERBINO
19 years old
Personal Qualities Before the Crash Personal Qualities After the Crash
- Catholic
- Medical student
- Strong
- Athletic
- Self-centered
Strengths
- Collected and guarded all money
and documents of the dead
- Warm, simple nature
- Convinced the survivors to eat the meat
- Would investigate strange noises
- Pessimistic
- Selfless
- Helpful
- “The detective”
Weaknesses
- Partially blind from the first expedition
- Wasn’t as strong after the expedition
- Had little hope that they would
be rescued
Personal Qualities Before the
Crash
•He is 21 and is a skeptic.
•He believes only in love and thinks
tat God is simply the love between
two people.
Strengths
•He was sufficient.
•He realized that he had to work to
survive.
Personal Qualities After the Crash
•He got amnesia right after the
crash.
•He was going to Chile to settle his
relationship with his girlfriend, but
after the crash he forgot all about her
and was only concerned with finding
a new novia in montevideo.
Weaknesses
•He didn’t know many of the other boys.
•Works in politics, so was often isolated
because he couldn’t join in conversations
about agriculture.
•Unlikely hero.
•At first would not eat human flesh.
Personal Qualities
Before The Crash
Personal Qualities
After The Crash
> After crash he went into a
state of shock.
> Dominated the group of
three. (Fito, Daniel and
Eduardo)
> Brought strength to the
group.
Strengths
> Has a open mind.
> Calm at times.
> Kind to the younger and
irritating boys.
> Melted snow for drinking water
for the other passengers with
Fito and Daniel.
> Nickname “The German.”
> Has a temper.
> Him and Fito have a strong
relationship.
> Powerful.
> Realism and practicality.
> Can do hard work.
Weaknesses
> Can be bossy.
> Capable of passionate anger.
>Wouldn’t eat the flesh until Fito
convinced him to because his
physical health was
deteriorating.
Personal Qualities
Before The Crash
- Nickname “Fito.” Real name is
Adolfo.
Personal Qualities After
The Crash
- Most respected.
- Strong.
- After crash went into a
state of shock.
- Works well with all the other
guys.
- Inspired more confidence
into the group.
- Enthusiastic.
- Always things positive.
- Realism and practicality.
- Invented the idea of
sunglasses to protect their
eyes from the snow.
- Most respected.
- Can do hard work.
Strengths
- Enthusiastic.
Weaknesses
- Smart.
- Shy.
- Had good ideas but was not
free of failing.
- Temperamental.
- Melted snow for drinking
water for all passengers with
Eduardo and Daniel.
- Unsure about his life.
- Most of the guys felt safe
with Fito.
- Magnino annoyed him.
Daniel Fernandez
26 years old
Personal Qualities
Before the Crash
- Has a girlfriend that
he thinks about a lot
Strengths
-Mature
-Works hard
Weaknesses
-Responsible
- Lacked physical
strength and an
assertive personality
-temperamentally shy
Personal Qualities
After the Crash
-Calm
-Responsible
-Fair
Alvaro
Mangino
Qualities Before the Crash
-did not know many people
-felt isolated
Qualities after
the crash
-hysterical
-selfish
Personal Qualities
Before The Crash
- Uninjured
- Was weaker then more
of the others.
- Had a nervous nature.
Strengths
-saved a life
-did well at the
accident.
Personal Qualities After the
Crash
- did well at the time of the
accident
- saved Nicholichs life
-shy , stayed back while others
were trying to figure what out
what to do.
Weaknesses
-he was weak
- didn’t know
much about
nature.
Rafael was a Conservative Dairy Farmer. He was
a very honest, and courageous man, who was a
Basque in origin. Echavarren was very dedicated
and he would never give up. He was determined
to stay alive, and wasn’t going to give up no
matter what happened.
After the accident, Rafael was injured. He laid in a hammock
Canessa made for him, he never left the plane cause he was
in too much pain. Rafael’s calf muscle of his leg was torn out
of place, then pushed back in. He was unable to move his leg
cause he was in so much pain, so his leg and toes became
frostbite. Although Rafael was injured he wasn’t giving up
and he wanted to survive. Finally, Rafael could not withstand
the pain so he told the other survivors to tell his family he
loved them, and he died.
Weaknesses
Before The Plane Crash
- Sadness
- Loss of hope
- Mental state was the worst
- injuries
- not getting rations of meat
Strengths
- His girlfriend
- His family
- His hope for rescue
- And praying
- his isolation would kill him
Personal Qualities Before Crash
-Was a left wing student of economics
- Brittle difficult person
- Closed and Silent
- The only thing that kept him lively was
his girlfriend Ines Lombardero
-His other passion was politics
-Abandoned the church of Rome
- Worked in the slums of Montevideo
Arturo Nogeuira
After The Plane Crash
- Died at the age of 21
in the Fairchild
Personal Qualities After The Crash
-Better physical condition than Rafael
- Mental state was the worst
- He now has a beard
- Taken the role of Cartographer
-His faith diminished after a while
- Barbed and moody with others
- Pedro Algorta was his only close friend
- Started being delirious
- He died at the age of twenty one