Table 7 Unenthusiastic No
Chapter Scene
Characterization Through: 1
1 1
Thought 1.
1. DEATH OR GLORY yelled Gobber. DEATH OR GLORY yelled
eight boys back at him fanatically. Death, thought Hiccup
and Fishlegs,
sadly I think this could possibly be the worst moment of my life SO FAR,
thought Hiccup to himself as he waited for the blast of the horn. And if they
shout much louder, were going to wake up those dragons before we even
START.
p.13
2 3
1 1.HEROES OR EXILE yelled Gobber
the Belch. HEROES OR EXILE yelled eight boys fanatically back at him.
Exile, thought Hiccup and Fishlegs sadly. p.38
3 Speech
1. Well, said Hiccup at last, thats a sign, if you like. You reach for a
Deadly Nadder and what do you get? A Basic Brown.
I grab a dragon in the dark and what do I get? A Common or
Garden. The thing is, the gods are telling us were Common or Garden folk,
Fishlegs. You and I, were not meant to be Heroes..
p.45 Table 8 Too Introspective
No Chapter
Scene Characterization Through:
1 5
1 Speech
1. How am I going to persuade anybody to do anything? asked
Hiccup
. Theyve started calling me HICCUP THE USELESS. That is not
a great name for a Military Leader. p.65
2 2. Its all very well for you to say they
are little problems, said Hiccup crossly, but I have a LOT of little
problems. I have to train this super- small dragon in time for Thors day
Thursday or be thrown out of the Hairy Hooligan Tribe forever.
p. 65 3
7 1
Thought 1. As Hiccup had suspected, Toothless
took absolutely no notice whatsoever.
I KNEW Id be useless at yelling, thought Hiccup gloomily.
p.75
Table 9 Strong Willed No
Chapter Scene
Characterization Through: 1
8 1
Speech 1. Ill think of something else, said
Hiccup. p.86 2
17 1
1. I need to live, I need to live, he repeated to himself, over and over
again, trying desperately to block out the Dragons thoughts.
p.190
3 18
1 Direct Comment
1. Meanwhile Hiccup was being thrown this way and that inside the
Dragons throat as it shook its head from side to side. He was trying
desperately to hang on to the spear, which was in danger of becoming
dislodged any second.
p.194 Table 10 Serious and Purposeful
No Chapter
Scene Characterization through:
1 8
1 Speech
1.What, in Wodens name, are you doing? asked Fishlegs when he came
across Hiccup digging a large hole just outside the house. Building a mud
wallow for Toothless, panted Hiccup.
You spoil that dragon, you really do, said Fish-legs, shaking his head. Its
psychology, you see, said Hiccup. Its clever and its subtle, not like that
caveman yelling
youre doing with Horrorcow.
p.83-84 2
2.Okay, Toothless, its ready, said Hiccup. Get yourself a good. wallow.
Toothless stopped trying to catch voles and leaped into the mud. He rolled over
and over in the oozy muck, spreading out his wings and squirming happily. Im
bonding with him, said Hiccup, so hell want to do what I say.
p.84-85 3
9 1
Speech 1. It cant get much worse than this,
said Hiccup, so Im going to try a new tack.
He took out the notebook in which he had been jotting down all he knew
about dragons in the hope that it might be useful. DRAGON MOTIVATION .. .
Hiccup read aloud, Number one. GRATITUDE. Hiccup sighed. Number
two. FEAR. That works, but I cant do it. Three, four, five: GREED, VANITY, and
REVENGE. Those are all worth a try. six. JOKES AND RIDDLING TALK.
Only if Im desperate. p.93
