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Michelle Day Preliminary Outline

I. Thesis: Cyrano’s character traits of intellect, loyalty, and pride allow him to live a successful life in which friends and enemies alike respect him as an individual.

II. (Big) Introduction A. Intellect 1. Cyrano refusing to let the Cardinal change the Gascon motto and join DeGuiche's following. 2. Cyrano making fun of himself for having a big nose in front of Valvert. 3. Cyrano standing under the balcony and whispering words for Christian to say to Roxane. B. Loyalty

When Cyrano is about to die, he is able to look back at his life and be proud of what he has accomplished. This is because of his ability to gain respect by everyone due to his intellect, loyalty, and pride. Cyrano uses these character traits to stand up to his enemies, help Christian get the girl of his dreams, and become an excellent swordsman who can write poetry. In the play, Cyrano states multiple times that he will never compromise his panache. He is a man who stands up for what is right, looks out for his friends, and would risk his life for anyone, and that makes him proud. Even though Cyrano is a romantic character, readers can easily identify with him because he never gets the love of his life due to his appearance. His qualities of loyalty and pride help people see that it its possible to live a successful life with little left in the end. By reading Cyrano, we can learn that it is better to have nothing and be respected as an individual than to succeed in everything and be viewed as a joke by our peers. Ethnic groups - black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, foreigners 2%, other 1% Languages spoken - Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English Age -//0-14 years:// 41.6% 1//5-64 years:// 56% //65 years and over:// 2.4% Education / literacy: // definition: // age 15 and over can read and write //total population:// 61.1% //male:// 71.8% //female:// 50.5% Religious groups: Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum), indigenous beliefs 25%

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