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character traits in stories Essay Examples

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An Analysis of the Main Character and Narrator’s Role in Peter Kreeft’s The Journey (854 words, 1 pages)

The Journey Life is a journey with many crossroads and everyone requires a choice. What we have today is the result of the choice we made in the past. For ages people were standing by milestone of life making their decision which way to go. As wise and curious creatures ... Read More

A Creative Story About Fantastic Creatures (804 words, 1 pages)

This story begins in a far away place called Norrath. Four people were in a city in Norrath called Kaladim. A wizard by the name of Sorio asked his group (which was made up of four people, Sorio the wizard, Korica the warrior, Chandra the valkerie, and Aeowen the archer) ... Read More

A Creative Story About a Paranormal Experience (542 words, 1 pages)

It hapenned when i was still in the tender age of ten. Outside it was dark and stormy which matched my mood exactly. I was feeling down and bored. The was no one at home with me to talk to, so i was completely alone in the double storey house. ... Read More

The Meaning of Characters and Themes in Goethe’s Faustus (851 words, 1 pages)

The true meaning of Dr. Faustus is not an anti-intellectual play that preaches, "curiosity killed the cat". It remains almost too easy to see Faustus as the scholar, seeking knowledge, and his desire for knowledge that led to his downfall. To confine the message to something so narrow is to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters in Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence (905 words, 4 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 the Concept of Nada in Ernest Hemingway’s Short Story A Clean Well-Lighted Place (1336 words, 4 pages)

In Ernest Hemingway's short story, "A Clean Well-Lighted Place", the concept of nada is the central and most important theme. As described by Carlos Baker, Nada is "a Something called Nothing which is so huge, terrible, overbearing, inevitable, and omnipresent that, once experienced, it can never be forgotten" (Baker 124). ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters of Hunor and Magyar in The White Stag by Kate Seredy (278 words, 1 pages)

The White Stag By Kate Seredy 1. The main Characters are Hunor, Magyar, and Bendeguz. Hunor and Magyar are the "Twin Eagles of Hadur" Hunor is the more bloodthirsty and violent one of the two "eagles." Magyar is the more calm and humble one of the twins however they both ... Read More

A Comparison Between Two Versions of Cinderella’s Story (1552 words, 2 pages)

Great children's literary work, especially fairy tales, can be found in many different styles and forms. Only a few people realize that these tales have been passed on year after year, century after century. The tales change and form similar but new ones as the year passes by. Each century ... Read More

An Analysis of the Use of Motion Capture for Computers Character Animation (701 words, 2 pages)

THE USE OF COMPUTERS IN ANIMATION SHERBERT JAMES BRIDGES 04-24-2000 THE USE OF COMPUTERS IN ANIMATION The use of motion capture for computer character animation is relatively new, having begun in the late 1970's, and only now beginning to become widespread. Motion capture is the recording of human body movement ... Read More

A Character Analysis of the Book The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald (1413 words, 2 pages)

A truly great work of literature would allow a reader to compare andor contrast any of the book's characters--static or rounded--without much trouble. This is the case in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The book's title character, Gatsby, is easily compared to Tom Buchanan. Their fruitless pursuance of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Transformation of John Proctor From the Play The Crucible by Arthur Miller (708 words, 1 pages)

Everyone has a personality all their own they have characteristics that make them who they are. However, there's one thing most have in common a conscience. This conscience can bother a person so much that they change who they are. For example, John Proctor, a character in Arthur Miller's The ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Oedipus From the Oedipus Plays by Sophocles (395 words, 1 pages)

A tragic character is a classical verse drama in which a noble principle character is brought to ruin essentially as a consequence of some extreme quality that is both greatness and his downfall. In the Oedipus Plays of Sophocles by Paul Roche, describes Oedious as a prorper king, powerful person, ... Read More

An Analysis of The Telephone, a Short Story by Anwar F. Accawis (1061 words, 2 pages)

The Telephone In Anwar F. Accawis short story, The Telephone, The village of Magdaluna was overcome by the telephone. Magdaluna was a simple town. The villagers did not have much, and technology was very new to them. They judged time by certain events that happened. For example, an earthquake, or ... Read More

An Analysis of the Case of Neddy Merrill in The Swimmer, a Short Story by John Cheever (1056 words, 2 pages)

Wowto have so much pain, so apparent to ones self! What an awful burden to stomach. Its of no mystery why one would attempt to forget his life, or try his best to elude it. Perhaps this is the case with Neddy Merrill. Why face life gone sour when you ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters in the Poetry of William Wordsworth (2204 words, 5 pages)

Most of the characters who appear in Wordsworth's poetry are solitary in some way there are none who appear to be the sociable type which can be found in the poems of other Romantic poets, such as Byron's Don Juan, and Childe Harolde. The reason for this is perhaps that ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Signalman Short Story (633 words, 2 pages)

The Signalman is a short story, which brings up great suspense and tension throughout the story, mainly through the main characters, the signalman and the narrator. At the beginning of the story the atmosphere is quite dull. The tension and suspense really starts to increase when the narrator first meets ... Read More

A Creative Story With a Horror Theme (369 words, 1 pages)

A shadow fell over my doorway. A man of great width and stature stood, leaning down to look into my face. A pitiful scream erupted from my throut. I scrambled back and reached behind me for the brass doorknob, never taking my blue eyes off the giant of a man. ... Read More

The Portrayal of the Puritan Society, Settings, Conflicts, and Characters of Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter and Miller’s Play The Crucible (1352 words, 2 pages)

When the topic of a Puritanical society is brought up, most people think of a rigorous, conservative, highly devout society. While this may have usually been the case, this was not always so. The Puritan society was also known not to act out of brotherly, "Christian love", but to cruelly ... Read More

A Creative Story About Fear of Accidents (907 words, 2 pages)

It was a cold rainy day. Mrs. Mitty sat in the passenger seat of her old red 1982 Buick. She worried about her husband who sat next to her driving the car. She couldn't help but wonder what was going on in his head. He hadn't been the same since ... Read More

The Relationship between Humankind and Nature Portrayed in London’s Story To Build a Fire and Bishop’s Poems The Moose, The Fish, and The Armadillo (639 words, 2 pages)

There will always be a time when man and nature meet. The question is, when they meet, what kind of relationship will the two have when they meet? The relationship between humankind and nature can be beautiful, cruel, or confusing.When humankind approaches an animal in the wild, we always stop ... Read More

The Realism in the Characters of Huck’s Father, the Duke and the Dauphin, and Jim in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a Novel by Mark Twain (881 words, 1 pages)

Huckleberry Finn is a book that contains elements of romantic and realistic fiction even though it contains both these elements, it is a book on realistic fiction, and that is how it was written to be. Mark Twain used historical facts and data to make this story realistic, it used ... Read More

A Summary and Review of The Pardoner’s Tale, a Story in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales Collection (681 words, 1 pages)

The Pardoners Tale began with a group of three young men from Flanders. These three rioters did nothing but engage in irresponsible and sinful behavior. One night, while in a tavern, the three drunkards witnessed a dead man being carried to his grave. When they inquired who the dead man ... Read More

The Imagery of Dust in Eveline, a Short Story by James Joyce (659 words, 2 pages)

It turns the brightest colors to gray. It collects in corners, on shelves, under bureaus, and over door moldings. Left unchecked it will embolden and encroach from these safer areas on the whole of a home, eventually blending every feature into a uniform drab. To many people it is a ... Read More

The Joyfulness of the City and the Misery of a Child in a Basement in The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, a Short Story by Ursula K. Le Guin (466 words, 2 pages)

In the short story The One Who Walks Away From Omelas, author Ursula K. Le Guin describes a magnificent, joyous city that appears to be almost perfect. When I was first reading this, it made me think of a city that was somewhere in the orient. I thought this because ... Read More

A Character Analysis in the Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1017 words, 2 pages)

CHARACTER STUDY THE MERCHANT OF VENICE By William Shakespeare There are four characters in the play Merchant of Venice written by William Shakespeare in whom I am interested. They are Antonio, Portia, Bassanio and Shylock. The character I have chosen to do my character study about is Shylock. Shylock plays ... Read More

A Fictional Story About a Patient in a Sanitarium (559 words, 1 pages)

Jack has been declared insane. The exact illness and reason do not matter, only the fact that he is insane is important. Sometimes he is given drugs or therapy to calm him down or get him out of a state of rage. He is kept in a holding jacket that ... Read More

The Impact of First Person Viewpoint on the Reader’s Understanding of Characters and Circumstances in The Loons, Borders, and I Stand Here Ironing (829 words, 1 pages)

In Short stories and other types of written work, we encounter specific problems of understanding and interpretation. From Vanessa in The Loons, to the son in Borders and the mother in I Stand Here Ironing, the first person narrative viewpoint exposes a great deal about the narrator, the Characters and ... Read More

The Log Cabin as a Symbol of the State of Leroy and Norma Jean’s Relationship in Shiloh, a Short Story by Bobbie Ann Mason (1163 words, 2 pages)

Many assumptions can be made about what the log cabin symbolizes or what its significance is in the story. However, one correlation stands out stronger than any other in my mind. The log cabin is a symbol of the state of Leroys and Norma Jeans relationship. Leroy, throughout it all, ... Read More

The Impact of Childhood Circumpstances on the Character, Life, and Writings of Charles Dickens (4267 words, 5 pages)

Charles Dickens was born at Landport, in Portsea, on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the Navy Pay-office, and was temporarily on duty in the neighborhood. Very soon after the birth of Charles Dickens, however, the family moved for a short period to Norfolk Street, Bloomsbury, and ... Read More

An Analysis of Richard Wright’s Short Story, The Man Who Was Almost a Man (669 words, 1 pages)

The Killing of a Mule in Trade for Manhood in Richard Wrights The Man Who Was Almost A Man In this story, Richard Wright seems to portray that black people are ignorant, unkind, violent, and somewhat a threat to white people. This man who was almost a man, deserves to ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013