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A Description of the Film With Honors as a Clever Film in Which Characters Collide and are Transformed (599 words, 1 pages)

ith Honors The film With Honors is a clever film in which five characters collide and are transformed, left with loses and gains, all for the better. Four of our characters are Harvard University seniors, desperately trying to write their final theses. The fifth character, a bum, a man who ... Read More

Describing the Character and Popular Actions of Harry S. Truman (1040 words, 2 pages)

February 24, 2001 Some great men strive their entire lives in order to have the privilege of being the president of The United States of America, while other men are unexpectedly thrust into the position, as was the story of our thirty-third president, Harry S. Truman. Truman was the son ... Read More

An Analysis of Characters in the Movie Pennies from Heaven (1580 words, 2 pages)

The Wicked Shall Inherit the Earth In the movie Pennies from Heaven there are many characters that lead unscrupulous lives. These characters seem as if they are unable to separate the real world from the song-like dream world in their heads. This alternate reality seems to enable them to behave ... Read More

Characters in The Crucible by Arthur Miller (1363 words, 2 pages)

The Crusible was a story with a wide range of caractors. Not only appearance wise but, with different personalities a together. Many caracteurs in this play thought differently from one and other. That is why this book had a few "twists and turns" to the story. In my profiles, I ... Read More

The Characters in Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence (887 words, 3 pages)

The characters in Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence and the characters in What Maisie Knew each have a special meaning. They all seem to be interwoven with one another portraying a new cycle in another characters life. For instance, in What Maisie Knew Mrs. Wix was introduced, in ... Read More

An Analysis of Trying To Deconstruct the Character of Lara Croft (389 words, 1 pages)

To try to deconstruct the character of Lara Croft and to process this analysis using gender critique is quite a feat. The complexity of this virtual character does not even conform to conventional modes in which the Real Woman per se is based. Upon examining the different images of Lara ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Judge Dee Largely Molded By the Ideas of His Time (753 words, 1 pages)

The character of Judge Dee is largely molded by the ideas of his time. During his reign, the philosophies of Legalism, Confucianism, and Taoism, were heavily relied upon for the basis of ethics within the common people and magistrates alike. Judge Dees persona is derived directly from the strictest teachings ... Read More

An Evaluation of the Character of Hamlet in the Play “Hamlet” (489 words, 1 pages)

Hamlet was a man that looked up to his father throughout his life, during and after his father's death. The younger Hamlet tried to follow in his father's footsteps, but as much as they were alike, they were very much different. The man named Hamlet had a son named Hamlet ... Read More

A Focus on the Character Edna in Kate Chopin’ The Awakening (1125 words, 2 pages)

In the Awakening, by Kate Chopin, Edna Pontellier is a married woman with children. However many of her actions seem like those of a child. In fact, Edna Pontelliers life is an irony, in that her immaturity allows her to mature. Throughout this novel, there are many examples of this ... Read More

A Description of Don Giovanni as Centered Around the Main Character (1675 words, 3 pages)

Don Giovanni Don Giovanni is centered around the main character, Don Giovanni, and his effects on the people surrounding him. Don Giovanni is a self-proclaimed lover who cannot resist in seducing women regardless of their availability. Some of the major themes of Don Giovanni are revenge and deception. Revenge is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Major Focus of the Tragedy of the Character of the Hero,Oedipus (531 words, 1 pages)

The major focus of this tragedy is on the character of the hero, Oedipus. He is a person of great importance in fact, the security and health of the community depend upon him. And he has to meet an urgent crisis, something which threatens the continuing existence of the city. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Creation of Characters and Legends of Gunfighters in the United States of America (601 words, 1 pages)

The Characters we call Gunfighters The period following the Civil War was a time of great uneasiness. It was an era that gave rise to the Western outlaws. They were bandits, gunfighters, and men guilty of hundreds of crimes, but they were also important in shaping American folklore. Two important ... Read More

A Comparison between Jem and Scout, Two Characters in Harper Lee’s Novel To Kill A Mockingbird (366 words, 1 pages)

Jem and Scout Comparison Essay The novel To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee has many comparisons between Jem and Scout. Scout and Jems relationship with Atticus, Dill, how they view school, and how the attitudes of the townspeople affect Jem and Scout are key points that allow the ... Read More

An Analysis of Heathcliff as a Character of Mystery in the Beginning of the Novel (2250 words, 3 pages)

Heathcliff is a character of mystery in the beginning of the novel his youth seemed to be spent on the streets of Liverpool before Catherine's father took him home and looked after him. As a young boy, he was quiet and the reader didn't get to read many long speeches ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Ishmael in Melville’s Moby Dick (983 words, 2 pages)

In Melville's Moby Dick our narrator, Ishmael, has a unique view on the great white whale. '...all these are but subtle deceits, not actually inherent in substances, but only laid on from without so that all deified Nature absolutely paints like the harlot, whose allurement's cover nothing but the charnel-house ... Read More

Character Analysis of Telemachus in the Odyssey by Homer (704 words, 1 pages)

Many people have a significant event or action that marks the beginning of adulthood. Often their parents help guide them through the process, enabling them to have confidence in their decisions. In the Odyssey, Telemachus undergoes a much different transition. Unlike many people, Telemachus does not have a strong male ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Anne Sullivan in the Miracle Worker (675 words, 1 pages)

In the film "The Miracle Worker", Anne Sullivan is a woman with such determination to encourage Helen Keller to come out from the world of "black" and enter the world of "colour." Helen Keller is a remarkable woman who contracts illnesses that left her blind, deaf, and unable to speak, ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1164 words, 2 pages)

In this essay I intend to decide whether Shylock is a victim or villain, whether he is good or bad evil and twisted or just driven by revenge. "The Merchant of Venice" is set in Elizabethan times, when Jews were hated and persecuted for their religion. Jewish people had to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters of The Iliad by Homer (1449 words, 3 pages)

Cast of Characters The Achaians These were the Greeks fighting for the return of Helen. Achilles He is the main character in the Iliad and influences the plot in huge ways throughout the story. It is his actions which causes the tide of war to flux and change. This great ... Read More

Major Character Analysis of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (597 words, 2 pages)

Introduction Sandra Cisneros's novel titled The House on Mango Street tells the story of Esperanza Cordero through a series of short chapters depicting various fictional thoughts, life experiences, and observations of people from the main characters point of view. Each account is written in a unique style an informal matter, ... Read More

An Assessment of the Character of Lady Macbeth in the Play, Macbeth by William Shakespeare (904 words, 1 pages)

Lady Macbeth is a controversial figure. She is seen by some as a woman of strong will who is ambitious for herself and who is astute enough to recognise her husband's strengths and weaknesses, and ruthless enough to exploit them. They see her in her commitment to evil and in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Jack in the Novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding (869 words, 1 pages)

Jack, as a "former chorister" and "head boy" (22) at his school arrived on the island eager to make rules and punish those who broke them, although, he constantly broke the rules himself when he felt it was needed to further his own interests. The freedom Jack had on the ... Read More

A Focus on the Character Ralph in Lord of the Flies (576 words, 1 pages)

"He had glimpsed the legs of a savage coming toward him..."(p.191) People have the tendency to act differently when in different situations with different people. Their actions can reflect their environment, responsibilities, or the people around them. This idea is supported by William Golding's character Ralph in Lord of the ... Read More

A Report on the Character of Ophelia in the Play, Hamlet by William Shakespeare (523 words, 1 pages)

Ophelia, in this tragedy many see her as just Hamlet's lover, a character who is selfish in not helping Hamlet when in need, or just a psycho lover with a lot of problems. What if the story was twisted so that the play wasn't a tragedy and actually turned into ... Read More

A Review of the Character of Nick Carraway in the Novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (3382 words, 5 pages)

NICK CARRAWAY has a special place in this novel. He is not just one character among several, it is through his eyes and ears that we form our opinions of the other characters. Often, readers of this novel confuse Nick's stance towards those characters and the world he describes with ... Read More

Character Analysis of Troy in the Play “Fences” (686 words, 1 pages)

"When the sins of our fathers visit us, we do not have to play host. We can banish them with forgiveness as God in his Largeness and Laws." This quote, by August Wilson, explains how one can either repeat, or expel the sins of the people that came before us. ... Read More

The Use of Two Fictional Characters in Everything that Rises Must Converge by Flannery O’Connor (507 words, 1 pages)

In 'Everything That Rises Must Converge,' Flannery O'Connor used two fictional characters, Julian and his mothers, to contrast with each other on how they react to different changes that were taking place in their lives. From the outlook, the story took place in a time when slavery was outlawed in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Ethan Frome (549 words, 2 pages)

Ethan is a nice guy that does good for other people. Ethan Frome's pathetic fallacy is that he is too nice and too caring. Ethan has to take care of his mom and farm, Ethan cant leave the farm to Zeena and run away with Mattie, and he wants money ... Read More

A Sumamry of the Characters and Their Roles in the Story of Obsession (1439 words, 2 pages)

Summary Characters Obsession Alexander Macleod Alexander Macdonald had many obsessions regarding his past that he was unable to escape from. The first, and probably most significant loss that Alexander never got over was the loss of his parents and eldest brother off the ice-covered waters of Cape Breton. Alexander is ... Read More

A Focus on the Main Character Creon in the Story of Antigone (352 words, 1 pages)

Creon is one of the main characters in the story of Antigone. Antigone is an interesting Greek story by Sophocles. Creon is a bad king because he believes that everyone should obey him, their king, regardless of what they believe. Creon is also obstinate, prideful, and arrogant. Because of those ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013