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A Character Analysis of William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” (868 words, 5 pages)

In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Decius Brutus andMark Antony, both Roman Senators, eulogize Julius Caesar,each using a different technique and approach. Brutus, in asomewhat arrogant, to the point, eulogy, attempts to swaythe people. He justifies conspiring against Caesar by statingthat Caesar's ambition would have hurt Rome. However, inAntony's eulogy, he focuses ... Read More

An Outline of the Characters and Their Roles in The Joy Luck Club (1962 words, 4 pages)

The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan, 1989, ChineseA.Jing-Mei (June) Woo. June is rebellious in nature, always swimming against her mothers dreams for her, not because they were harmful dreams but because she felt she could never live up to them, and she didnt because she thought she couldnt. Her mothers ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters in the Novel, Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt (879 words, 2 pages)

Homecoming's most important part takes place a few hours outside of Manhattan at Annette's, the Grandmother of the Byrne family, elegant country home. Most of the family, Gene, Ellen, Mark, Aaron, Brenda, Cynthia, Andrew, live in Manhattan. Lewis and Daisy live in Washington. It happens during the winter.Annette Byrne is ... Read More

The Feelings of the Characters and Uncertainties of the Congo In “Heart of Darkness” (889 words, 4 pages)

In Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, there is a great interpretation of the feelings of the characters and uncertainties of the Congo. Although Africa, nor the Congo are ever really referred to, the Thames river is mentioned as support. This intricate story reveals much symbolism due to Conrad's theme based ... Read More

A Character Analysis of the Book “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (320 words, 1 pages)

The Best book I ever read this summer was Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Some of the characters in the book are Harry Potter, Bathilda Bagshot (author) , Wendelin the Weird (witch) ,Vernon Dursley ,Petunia Dursley,Dudley Dursley ,Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Hedwig (Harry's owl), Lily Potter, James Potter, ... Read More

The Character and Actions of the Protagonist ‘Pip’ in “Great Expectations” (1549 words, 3 pages)

In Great Expectations, Pip, the protagonist and narrator of the story grows from a young child to a mannerly gentleman with high social status. Throughout the story he goes through many changes. However, in the end it turns out that Pip was handed too much too quickly. Bad fortune falls ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” (587 words, 2 pages)

In the story Frankenstein, written by the author Mary Shelley, Victor Frankensteina being out of people that were already dead. He believed that he could bring peoplewith nature in such a way would make him play the role of God. With Victor Frankensteintrue friends, the only relief he had of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Daniel Roke in the Book, For Kicks by Dick Francis (762 words, 1 pages)

Daniel Roke, an experienced Australian stud farmer, has been hired to investigate a series of horse dopings throughout Englands racing circuit. Dan, hoping to break free from his dull and tedious life in Australia, accepted the offer when it was presented to him by The Earl of October. Seeing as ... Read More

A Review of the Character of Charlie McGee in the Novel, Firestarter by Stephen King (505 words, 2 pages)

1.How do I feel about this novel ? The way I feel about this novel is kind of mixedbecause , I couldn't tell if Mr. King was trying to scare me like it was a horror story or ifhe was trying to make this story more Science Fiction . The ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters in the Book, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (1005 words, 2 pages)

In the book, Guy Montag, the main character, begins to question the things around him when he meets a local girl. He quickly feels comfortable with her and they begin to have discussions about mundane things that seem to open up Montags eyes. Then one day, the girl is gone. ... Read More

An Essay on the Characters of Oedipus, Jocasta, Creon and Antigone (1487 words, 3 pages)

Essay on Oedipus, Jocasta, Creon, and AntigoneAccording to ancient Greeks the state of human beings was always in constant tragedy. This is due to the continuous control that the Gods exerted on all human beings. The Gods determined their fate and if humans tried to change their destiny and thus ... Read More

A Comparison of the Characters of Dimmesdale and Chillingworth (721 words, 1 pages)

Dimmesdale vs. ChillingworthNear the end of the novel, Arthur Dimmesdale tells the following to his fellow adulteress Hester concerning Roger Chillingworth "We are not, Hester, the worst sinners in the world. There is one worse than even the polluted priest! That old man's revenge has been blacker than my sin. ... Read More

The Unique Character of Edna in Kate Chopin’s Novel “The Awakening” (3104 words, 6 pages)

In Kate Chopins novel, The Awakening the characters of the Creole men are diverse and different as the character Edna. Most of Kate Chopins stories center around a Woman unsatisfied with her position in life, while living in a man dominated society. The three main characters are typical men of ... Read More

The ‘Sexual Awakening’ of the Main Character in Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening” (657 words, 1 pages)

The Awakening by Kate Chopin was considered very shocking when it was first published because of the "sexual awakening" of the main character, Edna Pontellier, and her unconventional behavior. Chopin moved to New Orleans after her marriage and lived there for twelve years until the death of her husband. She ... Read More

A Character Analysis: Celie in The Color Purple by Alice Walker (1361 words, 2 pages)

From the year 1910 to the year 1945 the United States had undergone some of the most significant hardships. Within this time, the Great Depression took place leaving many people unemployed and many people left without food or proper necessities. There was also World War I, and the influx of ... Read More

A Character Analysis: Catherine Earnshaw in Wuthering Heights by Bronte (1133 words, 4 pages)

In the novel Wuthering Heights there was one character who had a dominating influenceon the way the novel went. Her name was Catherine Earnshaw and even after she died she stillleft a lasting impression on the people around her and after she was gone people still made somedecisions based on ... Read More

A Comparison of the Main Character in Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye and Coupland’s Generation X (1587 words, 3 pages)

Catcher in the Rye and Generation XIn the novel, Catcher in the Rye, the main character, Holden, has very definite views on sexuality, aggression, and death. He is ambivalent towards sex, loathsome of aggression, and fearsome of death. It's this triangle of sin that demonstrates the conflict occurring within Holden's ... Read More

A Character Analysis: Holden in Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye (624 words, 3 pages)

Holden Caulfield is teen angst bull-crap with a pickax. He's sarcastic,nasty, and completely unlikeable. He also doesn't give a crap. He is everyteenager caught between the crapy little games of high school ("you'resupposed to kill yourself if the football team loses or something") andthe fear of adulthood ("going to get ... Read More

An Analysis of Major Characters in Gentlehands by M.E. Kerr (1447 words, 3 pages)

The story Gentlehands takes place in the late 1970s. This story mostly revolves around one of the main characters named Buddy, who is a middle classed teenager that has is having a relationship with and upper class, older girl, named Skye. Buddys chances of impressing Skye on his own are ... Read More

A Character Analysis: Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (1199 words, 2 pages)

"Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire" is to some extent living an unreal existence." Jonathan Briggs, book critic for the Clay County Freepress.In Tennessee Williams' play, "A Streetcar Named Desire" the readers are introduced to a character named Blanche DuBois. Blanche is Stella's younger sister who has come to ... Read More

A Character Analysis: Pearl in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (674 words, 3 pages)

Sometimes beauty is found in places as unexpected as a rosebush growing outside of a prison in a puritan colonial village. Pearl Prynne is an unearthly beautiful child with a wild spirit born under unimaginably sinful conditions, all of which are somehow related to the ideas, actions, and views of ... Read More

The Revelation of the Character’s Selfishness in William Faulkner’s Novel “As I Lay Dying” (832 words, 2 pages)

Adam Cooper Cooper 1In one of William Faulkner's greatest novels, As I lay Dying, the character's selfishness is revealed. As I Lay Dying is a detailed account of the Bundren's family trek across Mississippi to bury Addie, their wife and mother. As Addie is dying, all the characters go through ... Read More

Symbolism of the Characters in Orwell’s Animal Farm (1085 words, 5 pages)

Animal Farm is a symbolical political satire in which animals take theplace of humans. These animals can talk and are just as intelligent as humans. Theylearn to read and each type of animal a different aspect of humanity.(Ex. Pigs- Politicians Horses- Laborers Sheep- Gullible People etc. )This book shows how ... Read More

Main Characters in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (2767 words, 4 pages)

1. In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck Finn was the main character. The story was told through his eyes, and most of the events that took place happened around him. But some of these events would not have happened without other main characters as well, like Jim, ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Marco in Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge (823 words, 2 pages)

After reading Arthur Miller's play "A view from the bridge," I am convinced that the most striking character is Marco. He is an Italian immigrant that moved illegally to the United States with his brother Rodolpho to work as longshoremen, since at the time (the play was written in 1955) ... Read More

Describing the Character of Odysseus in The Odyssey (529 words, 1 pages)

The American Heritage High-school dictionary defines a hero as a man, often of divine ancestry, who is endowed with great courage and strength. Is that what a hero truly is? Does he need only strength and courage? Does a hero not need a mind? Any man can be strong and ... Read More

The Character of Celie in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple (412 words, 1 pages)

At the tender age of fifteen, Celie, the main character in Alice Walkers The Color Purple is raped by whom she knows as her Pa. Pa forces himself upon Celie and she gets big or pregnant, not once, but twice. When Pa takes the children away, the first a boy ... Read More

How Character Actions Defined Individuals in Richard Wright’s Novel “Native Son” (2934 words, 14 pages)

Native Son Character Actions Defines Their IndividualRichard Wright's novel, Native Son, consisted of various main andsupporting character to deliver an effective array ofpersonalities and expression. Each character's actions definestheir individual personalities and belief systems. The maincharacter of Native Son, Bigger Thomas has personality traitsspanning various aspect of human nature including ... Read More

Intricate Characters and Their Interaction with Each Other in the Play “A Streetcar Named Desire” (733 words, 1 pages)

The play A Streetcar Named Desire made playwright Tennessee William's name and has deservedly since had over half a century of success. This remarkable success can be credited to the intricate characters and their interactions with each other.Sisters, Stella and Blanche have had an enjoyable upbringing on the family plantation, ... Read More

A Character Analysis: Pearl in Hawthorne’s A Scarlet Letter (2251 words, 7 pages)

Children are, by nature, incredibly sensitive creatures. They can sense almost any emotion an adult might feel just by observing a particular persons body language and facial expressions. Such is the case with the youthful Pearl from the novel The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. As the daughter of the ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013