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character traits in stories Essay Examples

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An Analysis of the Character Neo in the Matrix (509 words, 1 pages)

An engine consists of many parts which work together to transform energy into mechanical force. With the absence of any of those parts, the collection is no longer an engine, but an assembly of parts with no purpose. Similar to this is the archetype of the hero. A hero must ... Read More

A Creative Fictional Short Story with Literary Aim (838 words, 1 pages)

This is a fictional short story with literary aim. The wind slapped forcefully against his face and the rain pelted his coat like little bullets as Glenn made his way to the old truck. "It is going to be a long night", he thought, as he hurried through the darkness ... Read More

An Analysis of the Main Characters in the Story of Atticus Finch (554 words, 1 pages)

Main Characters Atticus Finch Atticus Finch is the voice of reason in the town of Maycomb and in the novel. He is a man that goes beyond the word tolerance tolerance is merely to put up with something. Atticus looks at everyone and tries to understand who they are and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters in the Novel “The Collector” by John Fowles (2272 words, 3 pages)

As a reader I found that the characters in The Collector contribute to my understanding of the text. In The Collector by John Fowles, the reader's engagement with Miranda and Clegg helps them to understand Fowles idea of a class dominated society, in England during the 1960's. The Collector is ... Read More

An Analysis of The Story of The Narrator in “Bartleby the Scrivener” (363 words, 1 pages)

The narrator in "Bartleby the Scrivener" is a highly respected, successful, and highly self-righteous lawyer. He has several employees who work for him in his offices, each with their own quirks. He tends just to let them all do as they wish, as it is easier for him this way. ... Read More

A Character Analysis of the Film “Educating Rita” by Willy Russel and the Differences Between the Play’s Stage and Screen Versions (3671 words, 4 pages)

Discuss the changes in the characters in Educating Rita and explain how these are portrayed differently in the stage and screen versions of the play. Educating Rita is a play about Rita, a working class hairdresser who yearns for a change in her life and to be better educated also ... Read More

An Analysis of How The Main Character Explore Her True Identity Through Different Dances and Cultures (1384 words, 2 pages)

As an epigraph to the section entitled "LAVEacute TEcircTE," the third section of her novel Praisesong for the Widow, Paule Marshall uses a brief quotation from a poem by Randall Jarrell "Oh, Bars of my ... body open, open!" (148). It is in this section that Avey Johnson, the novel's ... Read More

An Analysis of the Science Fiction Story The Chrysalids by John Wyndham (1596 words, 2 pages)

The Chrysalids is a science fiction story by John Wyndham, a popular twentieth-century British writer. It takes place in the future, many years after a nuclear war has devastated large areas of the world. The society of Waknuk in Labrador has survived, but it is a primitive agricultural theocracy reminiscent ... Read More

The Personality is Something that Belongs to the Individual, Regarding the Traits One May Possess (1023 words, 2 pages)

There are some traits that we all possess to some extent, suck as caring, kindness, helpfulness or leadership. However different they may be in other respects, most personality theories share the basic assumption that personality is something that 'belongs' to the individual' the appropriate unit of analysis for personality is ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Atticus Finch in “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee (544 words, 1 pages)

In the book 'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch is one of the main characters. He is a lawyer and the father of Jem and Scout. He stands out as a man of reason and courage, also he represents the voice of truth and fairness in the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters of the Hit NBC Series The A-Team (3324 words, 9 pages)

"In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a ... Read More

Deception and Death Wish through Vanessa’s Story (4410 words, 6 pages)

Deception and a Death Wish Toren Stearns Although the aforementioned events appear rather vague in my current state of mind, the dull drone of the air conditioner pummeling cool air like swift arrows across my sweat stained forehead seemed to make my head tumble. My world began to spin, yet ... Read More

The Story of William Loman and His Family in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman (1807 words, 3 pages)

In the play Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller recounts the story of a man named William Loman and his family. The story mainly concerns Willy's determination to become the success he once was and to pass on his success to his oldest son Biff. Written in both the present ... Read More

The Character of Ben in Ben in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman (1746 words, 2 pages)

The character of Ben in Arthur Millers Death Of A Salesman functions towards the development of his main character, Willy. Miller uses him as the guiding light for Willies character he provides the backbone for what Willy strives for throughout life. Ben functions as Willies idol, and through exploration into ... Read More

The Psychological Realities of Characters in the Novel “Life of Pi” (936 words, 1 pages)

In the novel "Life of Pi", Yann Martel dichotomizes the perceptual realities, and psychological realities of Piscine Monitor Patel. Martel is insistent in not "sacrificeing our imagination on the altar of crude reality"(Pi) and to do this, he sets forth in making us wonder whether we are reading an imaginative ... Read More

A Story of Shambaa Tribe with Bantu People (921 words, 2 pages)

I gained a personal interest in the Shambaa Tribe when one if its members Mufika Badu came and spoke to our high school peer-group. I learned a lot of very interesting things about the people of the Shambaa tribe and the different aspects of their culture, and how they differ ... Read More

An Analysis of What The Future Lies Ahead in The Life Story of Leonard Mead (880 words, 2 pages)

Critical essay Fifty-three years from now a writer is taken to a psychiatric centre for help because he was walking along the streets. In this essay I will be considering the image of the future created in this short story by analysing the plot, setting, character and theme. This short ... Read More

An Analysis of the Images Presented in the Story “Bartleby, the Scrivener” by Herman Melville (625 words, 1 pages)

Herman Melville's story "Bartleby, the Scrivener" was first published in 1853. It is a story that has been analyzed often and opinions vary on what Meville was trying to convey to his readers. However, there is much agreement that his use of symbolism is frequently used in "Bartleby" to give ... Read More

A Commentary about Silence as a Tormentor’s Advantage from the Story Night by Elie Wiesel (1309 words, 2 pages)

"We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." That quote is from Elie Wiesel in his Nobel Peace Prize Speech. I agree with the quotation. In the story Night by Elie Wiesel, many elements correspond to the quote and ... Read More

Traits that Can Influence Criminal Behavior (3682 words, 6 pages)

Why are crime rates higher among some social groups than the others? Are some groups more prone to crime, or are they in situations more conducive to crime? Many factors can influence a person to commit a crime, but is there a common trait that leads people down the road ... Read More

An Analysis of Rodian Raskolnikov as a Complex Character in Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky (1132 words, 3 pages)

two young women. After talking with Sonia, Raskolnikov fully confesses to the murder, and is sentenced to eight years in a siberian prision. Sonia follows him and with her help, Raskolnikov begins his regeneration. Rodian Raskolnikov is best seen as two characters. He often acts in one manner, and then ... Read More

An Analysis of Hernando Tellez Story of Protagonist Ideologies (464 words, 2 pages)

Lather and Nothing Else seems to fit Hernando Tellezs story well. Its self- explanatory to the plot of the story and essentially gives away the decision of our disgruntle protagonist. But what if someone looks at the story in a different perspective? Perhaps if the point of view was changed? ... Read More

The Motivation of Characters in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (1046 words, 2 pages)

What would cause a friend to commit murder? What would cause a man to take his own life? In Shakespeares play Julius Caesar, the tragic character Marcus Brutus does commit murder and then takes his own life. And in Platos Trial and Death of Socrates, Socrates takes his own life ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters’ Roles in the Short Story “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfields (390 words, 1 pages)

PART II CONFLICT IN MISS BRILL Katherine Mansfields short story Miss Brill outlines an old womans lack of understanding for a world that she observes so intimately. The story is told from the point of view of an aging insignificant character, who on this particular Sunday is cruelly forced to ... Read More

A Summary and Character Analysis of Macbeth in the Play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare (619 words, 1 pages)

Macbeth Character StudyAndrew Reis At the start of the play, Macbeth is portrayed as a loyal soldier to the king. But his loyalty towards the king is converted elsewhere, but this was not upon his own judgement but by the prophecies which the witch's foretold and by his wife Lady ... Read More

The Three Basic Characters in the Game of Life: The Nerd, the Jock and the Average Man (672 words, 1 pages)

In the game of life, there are three basic characters, the nerd, the jock, and the average-man. The nerd has wealth, the jock has pride, and the average-man does not really have anything because he is just average, no better than anyone else. To live life to the fullest, one ... Read More

A Comparison of Characters from Death of Salesman and The Glass Menagerie (710 words, 1 pages)

The characters Willy Loman of the play Death of Salesman, and Amada Wingfield of The Glass Menagerie share many comparable traits, but at the same time they are different in some ways. Both Willy and Amanda live in fantasy worlds. They both wish they could revel in the past and ... Read More

The Complex Themes and Characters in ‘The Fifth Business’ and ‘The Rebel Angels’ (595 words, 1 pages)

The novels, Fifth Business and The Rebel Angels by Robertson Davies, are ones with many complex themes and characters. But the similarities of some of them are very apparent. Knowledge seeking seems to be a recurring theme in both novels. Dunstable Ramsay in Fifth Business, and Maria Theotoky in The ... Read More

The Christ-like Qualities of Characters in Hemingway’s The old Man and the Sea and Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1062 words, 2 pages)

Tom and Santiago The Christ Like Mortals In both Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, and Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, the main characters put forth an attempt to get through their pains and endeavors while staying calm in their environments. Both Santiago of The Old Man ... Read More

The Symbolism in Stories by Shirley Jackson and Nathaniel Hawthorne (669 words, 1 pages)

The authors, Shirley Jackson and Nathaniel Hawthorne, both frequently use symbols within their stories 'The Lottery' and 'Young Goodman Brown.' Symbols are utilized as an enhancement tool to stress the theme of each story. Hawthorne uses names and objects to enhance the theme, and Jackson mainly utilizes names to stress ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013