DANNY LODGE

Character sketch of Danny

The story of the play script ‘Brother in the Land’ revolves around a protagonist Daniel lodger. A fifteen year old teenager who lives in a small town named Skipley with his parents and his younger brother named Ben .Danny is a strong and a muscular boy who was invited by Charlie for badger hunting.

Before the nuclear attack, Danny was unaware of the significance of his younger brother in his life ,after the attack ,and his parents ,death his personality had a sudden change .He not only became caring but protective towards Ben as he gave his coat to Ben when he was feeling cold. In addition   , when Barnwell inquired Danny about Ben he warned Branwell to stay away from his brother. Moreover when Danny’s mother passed away, he bursted   in to tears as well as when he felt like crying due to singing on Christmas day. Hence, Danny is a sensitive and an emotional person. Furthermore, when he was taken as a prisoner by the civil defense team during the ambush and when they interrogated him about   MASADA he instantly acted as if   he was mentally sick   and he was successful to trick them this proves that Danny is ingenious and diplomatic and possesses a persuasive speech. Moreover, he was observant as he observed the inner map of the Kershaw’s farm even through he was badly beaten up by Griffiths.

Besides this, Danny proves to be a courageous boy who participated in the ambush even through he knew he could be killed .In addition, he learned how to handle such situations like the ambush, with determination and bravery. He is a merciful boy who not only saved Chris when Kim was about to kill him but also saved Sophie’s father from getting killed by Charlie during badger hunting .Shyness and meekness are one of the attributes of Danny’s personality which can be proved when he could not ask Kim out and could not express his feelings towards her which shows that he has a composed personality .He has an affection for Kim as he comforted her when she was depressed by the thought that they would never   be rescued. Even through he had a good relationship with others members   of MASADA   therefore, he had a mutual repulsion with Rhodes, as he was rude and strict towards him all the time and along with this he killed his father unintentionally.

Robert Swindells also introduced Danny as the Shadow man, a history teacher who conveys his expression through his speeches to the young generation. This character has inspired me throughout   the play script through his impressive behavior who tactfully handled the adverse situations and his experiences made him more confident.