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Sunday, October 12, 2014

Idea: Blind Hope

Summary: 
     The Barthel brothers lived alone in the woods with their blind younger sister, Joy. When their house is burned down, their sister is kidnapped for unknown reasons. Carter and Ryan, the brothers, set out to rescue their sister. On their travels, the brothers encounter the outside world and all of the horrors it holds. Told from Joy's perspective, the story hops back in forth between her memories and an omnicient view on her brothers' adventures. The first person perspective stops halfway through, but the brothers' tale continues. After two or three years of searching, Carter and Ryan find their sister to be dead. The final chapter shall be in Joy's first person perspective, where she is a spirit watching her brothers. 

Characters:
     Name: Joy Barthel
     Age: 12
     Physical Characteristics: Blonde hair and grey-blue eyes. 4'9 with tan skin. 
     Personality: Always looks to the bright side of things. Is always cheerful and smiling. Possibly the most innocent one could be. 

     Name: Carter Barthel. 
     Age: 16
     Physical Characteristics: Brown hair and green eyes. 5'7. Tan. 
     Personality: Is the joker of the family. Normally, everything he says either comes out as a bad joke or something slightly sarcastic. He tends to push people away more, but cares about his sister more than anyone.

     Name: Ryan Barthel
     Age: 19
     Physical Characteristics: Short blonde hair and green eyes. 6'0. Tan and muscular. 
     Personality: Is the "responsible" one of the group. He is the only one who goes outside of the forest, but only to work and buy supplies. Ryan is more quiet and solumn than his brother, and is not the humorous type. He takes everything seriously and cares for his two siblings deeply.

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