Sociological explanations for this portrayal are offered and the pragmatic consequences of this portrayal are discussed.
Zweig's interest in psychology and the teachings of Sigmund Freud led to his most characteristic work, the subtle portrayal of character.
Still, his portrayal offered a characteristic wealth of nuance: this god seemed haunted and melancholy from the start, at odds with the scherzo-like mood of the production.
In a sense all the brothers have is each other, and in that way the series embodies another defining characteristic of its network: the portrayal of families who configure in unusual patterns, among, say, in the form of friends, vampires, cheerleading squads, children long lost to their mothers, and fathers who reconnect.
Both Maigret and Poirot are war veterans: David Suchet laments that the limp from the Belgian's wound is the only characteristic he has failed to incorporate in his ITV portrayal.
One of his most characteristic and memorable sorties in this field was his portrayal of Kingsley Amis's Lucky Jim – the anti-hero James Dixon, who savaged the pretensions of academia, as Amis had himself sometimes clashed with academia when he was a lecturer at Swansea.
The major characteristic of Prester John tales from this period is the kings' portrayal not as an invincible hero, but merely one of many adversaries defeated by the Mongols.
Teaching students to critically examine portrayals of science in the media and to understand the characteristics that distinguish science from non-science may require a little extra effort.
If you ask a fan his or her favorite characteristic about a Joss Whedon show, common responses may include his dialogue, his portrayal of strong female characters, and his balance of comedy and drama.
On television, most autistic people are relegated to supporting roles and are often textbook examples simply vessels for a checklist of characteristics—as opposed to complex, distinct portrayals (with Max Braverman on NBC's Parenthood being one recent exception).
