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An Analysis of Jim’s Character in Empire of the Sun by J. G. Ballard (645 words, 1 pages)

EMPIRE OF THE SUN (1) Discuss Jim s attitude to the Chinese. At the beginning of the book Jim believes that the Chinese are cold, cruel People who love violence. After his experiences at the concentration camp he realizes that the only reason that they are cruel is because it ... Read More

An Analysis of Abel’s Character in House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday (1377 words, 2 pages)

DEFEATING EVIL WHILE BECOMING ONEHuman nature, some say its what elevates us to a higher plain of consciousness, what separates us from animals. Others, however, say that human nature is the exact thing that holds us back, keeps us from evolving. Man is such a complex animal, full of contradictions ... Read More

An Analysis of Odysseus’ Character in the Odyssey by Homer (682 words, 1 pages)

Homer s The Odyssey is a story of a valiant and courageous man named Odysseus and his hardy crew of Ithacan sailors. Odysseus sacks cities, vanquishes monsters, and mercilessly taunts and tricks his opponents in order to attain victory for himself. In addition to these great physical feats and intellectual ... Read More

An Analysis of Civil Disobedience in Antigone a Character in the Greek Play by Sophocles (813 words, 1 pages)

Civil Disobedience Sometimes It s Necessary And yet, as men s hearts know, I have done nothing wrong (Sophocles 4.66). Antigone, the main character from the ancient Greek play by Sophocles, faces a situation in which she must choose between what she believes morally right and a law or rule ... Read More

An Analysis of Characters in Novels by John Steinbeck (1994 words, 3 pages)

What is depth, and what does it mean? Depth is the extent, the intensity, depth is a distinct level of detail. When someone talks about depth of characterization, they are talking about the level of intensity that someone is using in order to describe a character. John Ernst Steinbeck, in ... Read More

An Analysis of Characters in Shane by Jack Schaefer (664 words, 1 pages)

In Shane by Jack Schaefer, actions and attitudes develop archetypes of two important men. Through their triumphs and failures, Shane is characterized as of a hero and mentor, and Fletcher as a shadow. Shane expresses the qualities of a hero, both physically and mentally. Shane appears in the valley with ... Read More

An Analysis of Antigone a Character Antigone on Dealing With Enemies (534 words, 1 pages)

Antigone Character Analysis Essay Dealing with enemies has been a problem ever since the beginning of time.In Antigone, by Sophocles, the value of dealing with your family and dealing with your Enemies become a huge problem for a King such as Creon. All throughout this play, Creon holds a title ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Sydney Carton in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities (392 words, 1 pages)

In Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities, the character of Sydney Carton was presented as an alcoholic lawyer with very low self-esteem. He progressed as a character and changed slightly in appearance mainly in Chapter 20 of Book the Second.In the preceding chapters, Carton is merely described as a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Amanda Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (1121 words, 2 pages)

Analysis on the character Amanda Wingfield of the play The Glass MenagerieTennessee Williams wrote The Glass Menagerie, in 1945. It was a very successful play. It is included on the seventh edition Literature, reading and writing the human experience. It was edited by Richard Abacarian, Martin Klotz with Peter Richardson ... Read More

A Thesis on the Character of Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye (642 words, 1 pages)

Thesis Holden Caufield is a hostile, negatively charged character that suffers from depression which stems from a desire not to grow up and a lack of closure in his brothers death."If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was ... Read More

An Analysis of the Title Character of Shakespeare’s Othello (2575 words, 9 pages)

Humanities 202April 12, 1996 My Perception of William Shakespeare's Othello Othello, by William Shakespeare, is perhaps not as exciting as a ravishingly sexy poster of Laurence Fishburne and Irene Jacob. Yet, with its intoxicating mix of love, sexual passion and the deadly power of jealousy, Shakespeare has created an erotic ... Read More

An Analysis of Characters in the Mosquito Coast by Peter Weir (521 words, 3 pages)

The Mosquito Coast depicts the story of an unstable, antisocial individual whoseunsubstantiable paranoia causes him to dramatically alter the courses of his and otherpeoples lives. The mans continual fear of a nuclear invasion by an irate, immoral countryeventually this man to move himself and his family to a remote jungle ... Read More

An Analysis of Biff’s Character in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (450 words, 1 pages)

Have you ever felt as if you do not know what to do with your life? Everyone does sometimes, but certain people are like that their whole life. These people are irresponsible and depend on others to survive. In "Death of a Salesman", Biff is one of these people. He ... Read More

An Analysis of Cobi’s Character in the Wind in His Sail (760 words, 3 pages)

The Wind in His Sail Ahh, there s no wind today, sighed Cobi as he tacked his sail around and headedfor the shore. Cobi was a sailor. Cobi wasn t a typical sailor, Cobi was a NationalChampionship winning sailor. A sailor who thrived on high winds and rough seas, whohas ... Read More

An Analysis of Eveline’s Character in Eveline by James Joyce (635 words, 2 pages)

Eveline - Character Analysis There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision (James). Originally appearing in Dubliners, a compilation of vignettes by James Joyce, his short story Eveline is the tale of such an unfortunate individual. Anxious, timid, scared, perhaps even terrified ... Read More

An Analysis of A Christmas Carol and the Character Ebeneezer Scrooge, Novel by Charles Dickens (737 words, 1 pages)

A Christmas Carol, although occurring at a different time period than today, still holds values and lessons that are important in society today. The main character, Ebeneezer Scrooge, starts off having no feelings for others or any Christmas spirit, but changes from his gloomy, dark appearance to a carefree, child-like ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Richard III, a Play by William Shakespeare (731 words, 3 pages)

Michael Williams111596Bellas EN-11RDRichard III In William Shakespeare s Richard III, we see Shakespeare s interpretation of despot rule and the parallels that stem from this interpretation. The character type of Richard has been examined and marveled for thousands of years. From Plato s examination of despot rule in the Republic, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Female Character Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, a Play by William Shakespeare (606 words, 3 pages)

Lady MacBeth Lady MacBeth is one of Shakespeare's greatest and most intriguing femalecharacters. She is evil, seductive, and witch-like all at the same time. However, during theplay we see her in two different ways. At the time when we first meet her, she is a brutallyviolent, power wanting witch, and ... Read More

An Analysis of Paul’s Character in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (628 words, 2 pages)

In the movie "All Quiet on the Western Front" we see the boys almost innocent as they sit in class. The teacher in this scene is pressuring the boys to go to war. He preaches that it is their "duty" to fight. The teacher seems very pushy and strict. He ... Read More

Character Analysis of Joe Gargery in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (504 words, 3 pages)

Joe Gargery might not be the smartest or wisest ofDickens' characters, but he is definitely one of the kindestand most humane. Although Miss Havisham gets muchattention for being different, I think that you will soon beconvinced that Joe, however simple he may be, is definitelya unique character. It is my ... Read More

The Important Characters and Summary of the Iliad by Homer (1560 words, 4 pages)

4 English 1 HStephen WongIliadImportant CharactersAgamemnon king of Mycenae brother of MenelaosHektor Prince of Troy son of Priam and HekubaAchilles greatest warrior of the Achaian armyAias song of Telamon he has brute strength and courageMenelaos husband of Helen brother of AgamemnonParis a prince of Troy also son of Priam and ... Read More

Questioning the Maturity in the Character of Huckleberry Finn (991 words, 2 pages)

Is Huck Finn too Mature? Huck Finn knows more than a fourteen year old boy could possibly know. He has the maturity level of one in their twenties at least. Huck's knowledge and decisions in certain situations in the book exceed the intelligence in general fourteen year old boys. When ... Read More

An In-Depth Character Analysis of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, a Play by William Shakespeare (439 words, 2 pages)

SHYLOCK The JewAn in-depth character analysis Often, The character Shylock, in Shakespeare s The Merchant of Venice, is portrayed as a beastly monstrosity, with a lust for Antonio s life. Through a more careful examination it can be determined that Shylock was an upstanding member of his community, who endured ... Read More

An Overview of the Hamlet Theories and the Main Character of Shakespeare’s Masterpiece (800 words, 2 pages)

Hamlet TheoriesThere are several theories about why Hamlet, the main character of Shakespeare's masterpiece, Hamlet, delays in killing his Uncle, King Claudius. As the son of a murdered noble, Hamlet is obligated to avenge the death of his father. However, the act is never performed until the end of the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Main Character in The Catcher in the Rye, a Novel by J. D. Salinger (511 words, 1 pages)

Holden Caufield was a high school student at a boy's academy by the name of Pency Prep. He feels as though he had fought the world and lost, everyone is against him and that little can bring him joy. He had lost his innocence, and saw himself as a "catcher ... Read More

An Analysis of the Main Characters in A Separate Peace, a Novel by John Knowles (491 words, 3 pages)

Thesis The five main characters in John Knowles' A Separate Peace represent social stereotypes, according to some people. In his book A Separate Peace, John Knowles represents jocks with Phineas, a character who believes that sports are the key to life. Phineas is more of a sportsman than a jock. ... Read More

An Analysis of Wang Lung, a Character in The Good Earth, a Novel by Pearl S. Buck (823 words, 3 pages)

Pearl S. Buck shows her readers the many faces of Wang Lung in her book, The Good Earth. Wang Lung is a rice farmer who gains all his wealth through the land. He struggles to move frompoverty to a well respected wealthy man. Wang Lungs character portrays a man's unselfishness,determination, ... Read More

An Analysis of Agnes Wickfield and Dora Spenlow, Two Characters from David Copperfield, a Novel by Charles Dickens (792 words, 2 pages)

Agnes And Dora A Study In Character Charles Dickens , David Copperfield recorded the journey of a human being from before birth to a happily prosperous marriage. In the way he suffered tortures from his stepfather and one of his closer friends. He obtained comfort, however from his aunt, his ... Read More

An Analysis of the Myth of Theseus, a Character in Greek Mythology (730 words, 3 pages)

THESEUS GOT A B (89) In Greek mythology, Theseus can truely be thought of as the greatest Athenian hero. He was the son of Aegeus, king of Athens, and Aethra, princess of Troezen, and daughter ofPittheus, king of Troezen. Before Theseus was born his father Aegeus left Aethra in Troezen ... Read More

An Analysis of the Catastrophes that Plagued Characters in Romeo and Juliet, a Play by William Shakespeare (543 words, 2 pages)

Catastrophes that Plagued Characters in Romeo and Juliet Many characters in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet invite the catastrophesthey experience. These characters are Mercutio, Romeo, and Friar Laurence. Mercutiobecause he never thinks before he acts. He has a very big mouth and will say anything tocreate a joke. Romeo because ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013