characters

The main protagonist is Bethany Weir playing herself. She is an 11 year old Caucasian female. She is the only character that is aware of the scarecrow. This makes her appear wise and alert to the audience. Ultimately her knowledge of the scarecrow is her downfall when he comes into her room. Because she is a young female the audience feel lots of empathy for her. The main antagonist is the scarecrow played by Toby Jobburns. He has an air of mystery as until the end of the sequence you never see his face. This highlights his role as a monster figure. This is elaborated by the mysterious events that he makes occur like unexplainable movements and lights turning off. Bethany’s brother is Jordan Weir playing himself. He heightens the empathy for his sister by teasing her. Her father is Stuart Weir playing himself. He implements the idea of ‘boy cries wolf’ by ignoring her claims about the scarecrow. Again this increases the empathy for Bethany by the viewer.