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A Focus on the Character Meursault in Albert Camus’ “The Stranger” (859 words, 1 pages)

In The Stranger, by Albert Camus the character Meursault, who is the book's narrator and main character is very detached, and unemotional. He does not think much about events or their consequences, and he doesnt express feeling in relationships or at emotional times. He displays a un-intrest if you will ... Read More

An Analysis of the Intriguing Character of Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (443 words, 1 pages)

Dimmesdale is one of the most intriguing characters in The Scarlet Letter. I think this because he demonstrates in this story that he is a coward, and that he is strong, yet not courageous.Dimmesdale proves that he is a cowardice individual many times in The Scarlet Letter. He does this ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Doodle in The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst (855 words, 1 pages)

William Armstrong, also known as Doodle, was a character in The Scarlet Ibis. He was born with an illness that made him different from the rest of his family. Despite the illness, and with the help of his brother, Doodle, which was named after a doodle bug by his brother, ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Paul’s Mother in The Rocking Horse Winner (505 words, 1 pages)

Character Analysis Of Paul's Mother In The Rocking Horse Winner".Imagine getting a knock on your door with someone outside yelling, Open up its the police. After you open the door, the police officer points a pistol to your head, and thats when you realize that this guy is a phony ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters in the Novel, The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane (762 words, 2 pages)

Four main characters (and one-sentence description of each) Henry Fleming (the youth) - Henry, the main character of the novel, was at first very excited to go to war joining the army against his mothers wishes, but he finds war frightening and he becomes a coward to later become a ... Read More

A Focus on the Character Hazel in the Story Watership down (634 words, 3 pages)

The main rabbit in the story Watership Down is Hazel. Hazel is the leader of the rabbitswho leave the Sandleford warren. The word hazel means reconciliation. Hazel showsthis quality when he tries to make amends with General Woundwort after Bigwig leads thedoes from the Efrafa warren. He comes up with ... Read More

How Two Different Characters Can Build an Everlasting Relationship in The Prophecy (819 words, 1 pages)

THE PROPHECY AND HOW TWO DIFFERENT CHARACTERS CAN BUILD AN EVERLASTING FRIENDSHIP The prophecy is a short story written by the Indian Anjana Appachana in the 90s. This story is about the friendship between two seventeen year old Indian girls, and how they try to face the pregnancy of one ... Read More

An Examination of the Character of the Epic Hero, Odysseus in Homer’s The Odyssey (467 words, 1 pages)

Odysseus, is an epic hero in "The Odyssey by Homer" which is an epic story that has been a significant piece of literature since it was first composed and will remain so for ages to come . One of the reasons it has so is because of the hero, Odysseus ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters in Real Jewish Community (654 words, 1 pages)

He found his characters in real Jewish community. That is why the tone and style of "The Magic Barrel" are so unmistakable and truthful. Through two main characters author involves us in a specific business going on between Leo Finkle, a lonely rabbinical student, and Pinye Salzman, a matchmaker. In ... Read More

A Character Assessment of Charlie in The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carre (1482 words, 2 pages)

Moral Ambiguity of Charlie in The Little Drummer GirlIn George J. Lennards, John le Carre critical assessment of the ending of Little Drummer Girl, he claims that Charlie can not continue to act in the theater of the real...she can no longer return to the romantic fluff of Western middle ... Read More

A Focus on the Characters Togo and Dave in Eva Hunter’s “The Last Spin” (506 words, 1 pages)

We all judge too much by outward appearances. What most people dont understand, is that no matter how different we all think we are, you can always find some type of common ground. In the story, The Last Spin by Evan Hunter, the characters, Tigo and Dave, didnt realize that ... Read More

A Character Assessment of the Knight in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (766 words, 2 pages)

Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, written in approximately 1385, is a collection of twenty-four stories ostensibly told by various people who are going on a religious pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral from London, England. Prior to the actual tales, however, Chaucer offers the reader a glimpse of fourteenth century life by way ... Read More

A Look at the Character of Jay in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (454 words, 1 pages)

Jay Gatsby was a very mysterious man, with a very mysterious past. He is young, about 27 or 28, with tan skin, drawn tight over his face, short groomed hair, which looks like it is cut every day, and very handsome. The narrator describes early in the story that Gatsby ... Read More

An Analysis of the Main Character, Wang Lung in The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck (2018 words, 3 pages)

Wang Lung is a simple, hardworking Chinese farmer. He is the main character or central figure in the story of The Good Earth. Most of the story is told through his eyes. Wang is warm, believable, and sympathetic. But as a human, he also has his flaws. He is quite ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters in the Novel, The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (768 words, 2 pages)

Standing naked on top of a cliff, Howard Roark envisions what the trees and granite around him can be made into. He is an architect, ingenious and creative. None of like any other at the Stanton Institute of Technology. He had been pondering about his life and the events of ... Read More

Evaluating the Character of Yakov Bok in The Fixer (1276 words, 2 pages)

The main character of The Fixer is Yakov Bok, whose name, appropriately, means "goat" in Yiddish. He is an impoverished, unfortunate and unhappy fix-it man from a small Jewish shtetl in the Russian countryside near Kiev. In six years of marriage, his wife bore him no children, so he stopped ... Read More

Describing the Main Character ‘Marian’ in Margaret Atwood’s Novel “The Edible Women” (1013 words, 2 pages)

C.G.Jung's comment, "The unconscious mind of man sees correctly even when the conscious reason is blind and impotent", is indicative to Margaret Atwood's book The Edible Woman. We see how the unconscious affects a woman mind unknowingly. The mind and body have an inter connection. They work with each other ... Read More

An Assessment of the Character of Nora in The Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen (1104 words, 2 pages)

In the 1800's it was unusual if not forbidden for a women to leave her husband and children to find their own identity. In "The Dolls' House" Nora is all to willing to give up her security and family so she is able to discovery herself. Nora may seem to ... Read More

A Character Analysis of the Story of The Client (458 words, 1 pages)

This story took place at a trailer park in Memphis.The main character was Mark thirteen year old boy who gets him self in a pretty bad deal. Dianne was Marks mother and Ricky was Marks brother and both of this two were in danger. Reggie love was Marks lawyer. And ... Read More

The Role and Importance of the Minor Characters (1281 words, 2 pages)

Thanks, To All The Little PeopleIn every story there is always a main character that catches the readers eye. Even in the childs storybook Clifford the Big Red Dog, Clifford is the main character that always gets into trouble. But what differs childrens stories from adult stories is use of ... Read More

An Analysis of Character, Plot and Theme in the Novels, Mary Barton and The Woman in White (1647 words, 3 pages)

Structure in the nineteenth - century English novel is comprised of several intricately designed components that fit together to create a seamless narrative. This essay will be a critical analysis of the three primary facets of structure - character, plot and theme - in reference to the novels Mary Barton ... Read More

A Comparison of Two Knight Characters: Sir Gawain and the Knight from the Wife of Bath (1031 words, 2 pages)

Sir Gawin Vs. Knight From Wife Of BathWhen comparing the two knights, Sir Gawain and the knight from the Wife of Bath, Sir Gawain seems to have no faults. Gawain is depicted to be the most noble of knights. He is very honorable and respected by all. While on the ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Simon in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies (651 words, 1 pages)

Simon Just Another Choirboy? In William Goldings novel, Lord of the Flies, many characters symbolize different aspects of the novel. All of the characters have major flaws in their personalities that allow them to succumb to savagery. Simon however, does not. Simon does not allow himself to get sucked out ... Read More

An Analysis of the Love and Hate of Characters in William Shakespeare’s Play Othello (566 words, 1 pages)

When one thinks of the meanings of the words love and hate, some think of them being opposites and others think they are related. I feel that the two are both of those and plus the added feature that when one is involved the other is as well. In the ... Read More

An Analysis of Characters in Salems Lot by Stephen King (1144 words, 2 pages)

Salems Lot is the story of a man who returns to his home town to face the fears of his childhood, only to find a entire new set of fears awaiting him. Bens hometown now has a new occupant, Barlow, an evil as old as time. As one by one ... Read More

An Analysis of Chappie’s Character in the Rule of the Bone by Russel Banks (859 words, 2 pages)

In the beginning of The Rule of the Bone, Chappie was living with his mother and his stepfather. It was obvious that his mother her husband more then her own son. This was the first problem. The other problem was that Chappies stepfather was an alcoholic and abusive. He used ... Read More

An Analysis of the Main Characters in the Whip by Karen Kondazian (446 words, 1 pages)

Main Characters Charlotte, Stable Owner, Vern, and Mr. MillsharkStory Summary Charlotte is a girl from an orphanage. Her parents died when she was two because of a horse carriage accident. Luckily she lived thru that. Charlotte enjoyed being with Vern, the horse keeper at the orphanage, than play with dolls. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Henry Fleming in The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane (825 words, 2 pages)

Henry Fleming is the main character of The Red Badge of Courage. The story centers on him and his adventures. He is first interested in war as a romantic thing with the possibility of doing great things and becoming known as a hero. His mother is opposes the idea of ... Read More

An Analysis of Characters in Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (3068 words, 5 pages)

Rebecca's narrative takes the form of a flashback. The heroine who remains nameless, lives in Europe with her husband, Maxim de Winter traveling from hotel to hotel, harboring memories of a beautiful home called Manderley, which, we learn, has been destroyed by fire. The story begins with her memories of ... Read More

An Analysis of Good Character Traits in the Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett (937 words, 2 pages)

When someone puts you in danger, you have two choices of how to react. You could look at all the good qualities that person may have, or focus on the few things they did wrong. In the Diary of Anne Frank, written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, Anne is ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013