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Sunset Boulevard Characters - Coggle Diagram
Sunset Boulevard Characters
Joe Gillis
Narrator of film/ Protag
Joe is a down-on-his-luck writer facing financial troubles in Hollywood. He is struggling to find writing work.
PERSONALITY
criticises over dramatised news.
Insecure/ Doesn't think much of himself
Strong work ethic
motivated
poor
Cynical
Morally ambiguous
Anti-Hero
THEMES
murder
CONTEXT/IMPORTANT BACKSTORY
Lives in a small apartment in the middle of Hollywood
dead
Norma Desmond
A former silent film star who is no longer in the spotlight
Secondary Protag
Struggles with the idea of Hollywood moving on from her, causing her to live a reclusive lifestyle in her mansion
Aspires to return to cinema via a film she has written
PERSONALITY
Manipulative
Nostalgic
Holding onto the past
Annoyed/Irritated
agoraphobic
Femme fatale
THEMES
Legacies
Murder/Crime
RELATIONSHIPS
employer of Joe, implied to have romantic feelings for him? maybe???
BACKSTORY
holds a grudge for Hollywood
Max von Mayerling
Norma's Dedicated Butler
Mediates most of Norma's connection to outside world
Spends most of his time taking care of Norma
Betty Schaefer
Reads and appraises screenplays @ Paramount
Responsible for rejecting Joe's screenplay
Aspires to become a writer herself :
