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character traits in stories Essay Examples

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A Characters Inner Journey in the Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (821 words, 1 pages)

WHERE HOLDEN BELONGS Holden search for himself is basically the journey that he embarks on in THE CATCHER IN THE RYE by J.D. Salinger. he goes from his rich boy, preppy, private school, to a sleazy motel, to the streets of New York. It seems to Holden in the beginning ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of the Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (1259 words, 2 pages)

Catcher in the Rye By Matthew J. Previts E-mail mjp8379csi.com Holden Caulfied Saint, Snob, or Somewhere In-between? Although J.D. Salinger has only one novel to his credit, that novel, The Catcher in the Rye, is recognized as an exceptional literary work. The key to the success of The Catcher in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of the Monk in The Canterbury Tales (904 words, 2 pages)

The Monk and the Friar are people who separated themselves from the ordinary way of life to devote themselves to their religion. They devote themselves to work, study, and pray. When one thinks of these people, they imagine of someone honesty, someone can be trusted, and would more than likely ... Read More

An Analysis of a Story About Fear of Being Buried Alive (201 words, 1 pages)

"Fear of being buried Alive" Jacob Mcneeb was always terrified of being buried alive. At night he would wake up in a cold sweat from a nightmare, scaring his wife, Lizzy, to death. Jacob was so terrified that he had a mausoleum built with a phone inside so if he ... Read More

An Analysis of George and Lenny Characters in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (979 words, 2 pages)

The title of the book that I read is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. George is the protagonist in this story. Lenny is the other main character in the book. George was friends with Lenny's Aunt Clara and she told him to take George with him to find ... Read More

Analyzing the Complex Character of Brutus in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar (599 words, 1 pages)

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is without a doubt an utter tragedy. It contains disloyalty, betrayal, and corruption. Each character plays a specific role in this play. The most complex character is Marcus Brutus. Brutus, being the backbone of the assassination and Caesars best friend, takes the position of the ... Read More

An Analysis of Traits of a Tragic Hero in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (981 words, 2 pages)

Tragic hero A tragic hero has the potential for greatness but is doomed to fail. He is trapped in a situation where he cannot win. He makes some sort of tragic flaw, and this causes his fall from greatness. Even though he is a fallen hero, he still wins a ... Read More

A Comparison of Maxine Hong Kingston, a Chinese Immigrant, and Bobby Boucher, a Character from The Waterboy (1230 words, 2 pages)

Maxine Hong Kingston was a Chinese immigrant raised in the community of Stockton, California. Bobby Boucher is the fictional character from The Waterboy, who grew up in the backwoods of Louisiana. Kingston sees white Americans as ghosts pale, threatening, and comical specters who speak in an incomprehensible tongue. Boucher saw ... Read More

The Changes on Character of John by the Life in the Brave New World (2073 words, 3 pages)

Brave New World Essay Test Q How does life in Brave New World change John? A Life in The Brave New World changes John in an unusual way. Being a child from the savage reservation, John was taught that morality, rather than conditioned by the Controller. John learned his rights ... Read More

The Story of Microsoft’s Success and the Man behind It in the Book Bill Gates by Adam Woog (713 words, 2 pages)

Bill Gates I chose to read the book on Bill Gates by Adam Woog because it is a biography on Gates, and I wanted to learn how the richest man in the world got started in computers. Bill Gates' life has been an interesting one. He is famous for his ... Read More

The Stories of Greed and Power Abuse in George Orwell’s Animal Farm (684 words, 1 pages)

"All animals are created equal, but some animals are more equal then others" was the single commandment that replaced the original Seven Commandments. This was one of the final clues that led the animals to the fact that the pigs had taken over the farm. George Orwell creates loads of ... Read More

A Critical Analysis of the Short Story Blood by Keith Aitchison (1003 words, 2 pages)

Critical Essay Blood by Keith Aitchison In this Critical Essay, I am studying a short story by Keith Aitchison called Blood. It is set in the present day in both Glasgow, in Scotland and Belfast, in Northern Ireland. There are two different journeys, the first is a Literal journey because ... Read More

Symbolism in Hawthorne’s Story Young Goodman Brown (808 words, 1 pages)

Symbols are utilized as an enhancement tool to stress the theme of each story. In the story "Young Goodman Brown," Hawthorne uses the imagery of nature to develop the theme of appearance vs. reality. This is because the forest plays a role in exposing the reality that Goodman Brown rejects. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Writing Works of American Short-Story Writer and Novelist F.Scott Fitzgerald (628 words, 1 pages)

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD - American short-story writer and novelist, known for his depictions of the Jazz Age (the 1920s). With the glamorous Zelda Sayre, Fitzgerald embarked on a life of parties and money spending, which he depicted in such novels as THE BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED (1922) and THE GREAT GATSBY ... Read More

The Family Story in D.H. Lawrence’s the Rocking Horse Winner (433 words, 1 pages)

"The Rocking Horse Winner," by D. H. Lawrence, was first published in Harper's Bazaar magazine in July 1926 and includes many similarities to Lawrence's own life. The story's financial strife, domestic relations, and sentiments toward love are paralleled by his real life and are affected by a desire for money. ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Protagonist Billy Budd in Henry Melville’s Novel Billy Budd (275 words, 1 pages)

In Henry Melvilles novel Billy Budd, the protagonist, Billy Budd, is a young impressed sailor aboard an English Battleship. Billy shows his actions toward a Christ Figure through his innocence and ignorance, which he shows while interacting with Claggart, the ships Master of Arms. Billy shows this Christ figure in ... Read More

The Mythical Hero Characters in Fictional Stories (655 words, 1 pages)

In todays society many people are noted as heros, Firemen, Policemen and Doctors. But In the fictional world of comics and books, there was one hero who was a heros hero. He was spider man, batman, Hulk Hogan and Thor all wrapped into one this person was Beowulf , However ... Read More

A Story of Haunting Things and Unconscious Trepidations on a Young Writer’s Life (696 words, 1 pages)

My Dearest Cousin, I write to you now in great fear. Things that haunt my every waking moment, and fill every unconscienceness with trepidation. Such coil that hath wrapped around every man, woman, and child at King Hrothgars court, utter horror. It was only two nights ago that my comrades ... Read More

An Analysis of the Epic Story Beowulf (703 words, 3 pages)

Beowulf is the epic story of a young hero who battles the monster Grendel and his mother. Beowulf, a prince of the Geats, the son of Ecgtheow who voyages to Heorot, the hall of Hrothgar, king of the Geats and the great grandson of the hero . There at Heorot, ... Read More

A Summary of Events in the Epic Story Beowulf (3046 words, 8 pages)

Beowulf begins with the story of the first king in the Danish dynasty, Scyld Sceafing. The king was abandoned as a baby and later went on become a successful, powerful leader of the Danish people. Following the death of Scyld Sceafing, his son Beowulf (not the Beowulf of this story) ... Read More

The Intriguing Scenes and Story Behind the Film FGillo Pontecorvos Battle of Algiers (439 words, 1 pages)

Pontecorvos Battle of Algiers Gillo Pontecorvos Battle of Algiers, though filmed in the late 1950s, remains one of the most powerful and emotionally stimulating films of the modern age. The realism captured by the director of photography, Marcello Gatti, laid the blueprint for directors and photographers to mold and shape ... Read More

An Analysis of a Reader’s Favorite Stories, The Scrivener and The Tenant (1643 words, 2 pages)

Farnaz Falsafi 9151999 Most everyone remembers a favorite story that he or she has read. A book that just captivated the reader from beginning to end. But how do authors successfully grab the attention of their readers? Authors utilize specific techniques to convey the characters, setting, and plot effectively. The ... Read More

The Emotional and Physical Rebellion Brought out in the Story Barn Burning, William Faulkner (2290 words, 3 pages)

"Barn Burning" by William Faulkner "Barn Burning " describes the development of Colonel Sartoris Snopes (Sarty) with his coming to manhood and the concomitant rejection of his father (Mr Snopes). From the beginning of the story, we witness the growing conflict between the two characters which is identified from the ... Read More

A Character Analysis of the Loki in R.I Pages Book, Norse Myths (587 words, 1 pages)

Balder, The Glorious Section I. Summary In the chapter entitled Baldr and Loki in R.I. Pages book, Norse Myths, he takes a close look at the character Balder and how he relates to two very different stories of how he was killed. First is the Snorri version of the Death ... Read More

An Analysis of the Main Character in King Lear by William Shakespeare (620 words, 1 pages)

Why do bad things happen to good people? The majority of society believes that there are no logical answers to this question. The worst can happen to the best of us, for no particular reasons. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. In William Shakespeare's "King Lear", the main character, ... Read More

The Impact of Gender Trait Possession in Visuo-Spatial Processing (7861 words, 16 pages)

BEYOND SEX DIFFERENCES IN VISUO-SPATIAL PROCESSING THE IMPACT OF GENDER TRAIT POSSESSION Much research has emphasized the presence of sex differences in visuo-spatial processes while neglecting individual differences in performance within the two sexes (Archer, 1987). The present study looks beyond sex differences and considers the association of self-perceived gender ... Read More

A Personal Narrative About the Influence of the Story of Peter Pan on the Views of Being an Adult (1415 words, 2 pages)

All of my life I have adored the story of Peter Pan. I can relate so much of my personality to Peter's whimsical desire to remain a child forever. I have met many adults throughout my lifetime that have appeared unhappy and jaded they lacked the spark that young kids ... Read More

A Look into Margaret Atwood’s Theory of Canadian Short Stories (631 words, 1 pages)

Atwoods Theory of Canadian Short Stories Margaret Atwood detects that in most Canadian stories there seems to be some sort of victim and their quest for survival. In the stories The Wedding Gift, The Butterfly Ward, and Skald, we find three of her four types of victims. First there are ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Atticus in the Novel to Kill a Mockingbirds (295 words, 1 pages)

Atticus is obviously the most important person in To Kill A Mockingbird. At the beginning of the novel there is little indication of this because Scout and Jem show very little respect toward him. They are even embarrassed by his age because he doesnt hunt and fish like all of ... Read More

A Review of the Characters and Plot of Greg Donegans’ Atlantis (1381 words, 2 pages)

Book Title Atlantis Author Greg Donegan Pages 345 Setting The book had four time periods in it. It started in the Cambodian jungles in the year 800 A.D. Then it goes to the Bermuda Triangle in the year 1945. After that, we go ahead in time back to Cambodia in ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013