Minor or major character?

Do they conform to any stereotypes?

What are there characteristics?

What is there contribution to the narrative?

MIKE WHEELER:

1. Mike wheeler is a major character in the series because he is one of the group of boys who are trying to find their friend - but as well as this he establishes himself as the leader and matures greatly in the process.

2. Mike conforms to the stereotype of a typical slightly nerdy high school child, in the sense that he plays Dungeons and dragons with his friends. We then also see he is getting bullied by bigger kids. Though, throughout the series as he matures he overcomes these stereotypes as he acts more as the adult whilst the adults are more frantic.

3. His characteristics is that he is quite childlike in the sense that he rides his bike with his friends, and plays games whilst his mum tells him when too go bed. Though, we start too see a more mature side to him appear as he tends to be the one to take control of the situation, such as when they meet eleven everyone is confused, though mike keeps her calm.

4. There contribution is that he leads the group of boys to save his best friend, whilst also bringing eleven in to.


JIM HOPPER:

1. Jim is a major character because we see he is introduced at the beginning with all the others.

2. Conforms to the stereotypical lazy police officer in a small town where little happens.

3. Depressed, lazy, becomes determined.

3. They start the investigation to find where will has gone. - Sub plot of his daughters death.




JOYCE BYERS:

1. Major character - mother of will byers.

2. Stereotypes a worried and protective mother.

3. Characteristic of being very nervy, almost insane. Though also grows a sense of dtermination along with Jim.

4. The mother of Will byers. reports to police her son is gone.



DUSTIN HENDERSON:

1. Major character - helps find Will.

2. Conforms to stereotype of geeky kid in American life.

3. He s immature, innocent, geeky.

4. He is in wills group of friends, joins the hunt to find will.




WILL BYERS:

1. Major - he forms the plot.

2. Conforms to stereotype of innocent little kid.

3. He is innocent, scared, weak, kind.

4. He is the person who goes missing, thus causing everyone to need to go hunting for him and find what took him.



LUCAS SINCLAIR:

1. Major character - helps find Will.

2. Conforms to stereotype of geeky kid in American life.

3. Hes immature, innocent, geeky, confident - says he doesn't like eleven.

4. He is in wills group of friends, joins the hunt to find will.



JOHNATHAN BYER:

1. Major character - wills brother

2. Conforms to stereotype of the unpopular kid

3. He is mature, sad, strong

4. He helps find his brother the subplot he develops a relationship with Nancy.



NANCY WHEELER:

1. Major character - Mikes sister, helps find will.

2. Conforms to stereotype of typical studious girl.

3. She is positive, sensible, kind, determined.

4. She has a relationship with john, also helps get will.



STEVE HARRINGTON:

1. Major character - originally dates nancy, finds out about will and helps.

2. Conforms to cool popular highschool boy.

3. He is cool, scared, dominating.

4. Has relationship with nancy, finds out about will missing so helps.



BARBRA HOLLAND

1. Minor character - nancy best friend, dies soon.

2. Stereotypical nerd, unpopular.

3. She is kind, insightful, controlling

4. She is the first to be seen getting killed by demogorgan.


BENNY HAMMOND:

1. Minor - diner owner.

2. Overweight typical cafe owner.

3. Suspicious yet kind and caring - helped eleven even when she stole.

4. Dies soon, but establishes the power the gov have.


MR CLARKE:

1. Minor

2. Nerdy science teacher - kind to kids.

3. Nerdy, insightful, helpful

4. Helps to discover the machine which can contact the other world where the demogorgan is.



CONNIE FRAZER:

1. Minor

2. Evil masculine villain - killed benny to catch eleve.

3. She is evil, rutless

4. She shows how serious eleven is and how corrupt the gov are.


SCIENTISTS:

1. Minor

2. Sterotypical scientist - white lab coat.

3. Scared, scientists usually looked up too for protection of these things, here he is running and killed.

4. At start is in intro, shows audience how powerful monster is, scientists  cant control it.


TED WHEEELER:

1. Minor

2. Typical american dad - doesn't know much of kids lives, simply follows wife.

3. Dull, lazy, monotone

4. Gives little input to family or the situation.


KAREN WHEELER:

1. Minor

2. Typical housewife

3. responsible, cares for joyce

4. Simply thinks will is fine and gone out. Helps joyce by being supportive.