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Character Analysis of Madame Loisel in The Necklace, a Short Story by Guy De Maupassant (781 words, 4 pages)

The Necklace Antagonist AnalysisThe antagonist role in any given story does not have to be a person rather the role of the antagonist can extend to a character flaw, an object, or even an institution such as religion. However in the short story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant, the ... Read More

An Analysis of a Video Named The Happy Face Killer (436 words, 2 pages)

We have all seen movies and TV shows about crime and murder. Many times, the scenarios of crimes displayed in the media production are dramatized and made up to be scarier and scarier. The Happy Face Killer could easily be mistaken as a made up story, but instead this production ... Read More

The Internal Grief of Characters in Beloved, a Novel by Toni Morrison (786 words, 3 pages)

Beloved Close ReadingWhatd be the point? asked Baby Suggs. Not a house in the country aint packed to its rafters with some dead negros grief. Can you beat that? Eight children and thats all I remember (Page 6).The novel talks about unloving children because a slave only needs to watch ... Read More

Displaying Feminism in Disney Princess Characters Serving as a Strong Role Model for the Modern Day Girl (1319 words, 4 pages)

Growing up, almost every little girl wants to be, or at least pretend to be, a princess. Most of this ideology comes from parents, but it can also be fueled by culture which can be found in the form of the Disney movie. Disney is an extremely dominant company and ... Read More

The Life of Tayo, a Character from the Novel “Ceremony” by Leslie Marmon Silko, and His Enlightenment through Indian Traditions Instead of Western Medicine (1282 words, 4 pages)

Tayos EnlightenmentThe novel Ceremony, by Leslie Marmon Silko surrounds the life of Tayo, an Indian who is different from most laguna tribe members because of his half white heritage. Tayo suffers from depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder after serving in World War II. His Old Grandma sends him to an ... Read More

Othello Compare and ContrastIn William Shakespeare's 1604 play, Othello, there are many characters that have compare and contrast, however, Desdemona and Emilia in particular collide with their strong beliefs on love, marriage, and sin. Desdemona, the wife of Othello exudes characteristics of assertiveness, chaste, and romanticism, while Emilia, Iagos wife, ... Read More

Sample Works of Idealism in American Literature as Seen in the Characters Of “The Great Gatsby”, “Into the Wild”, And “The Scarlet Letter” (758 words, 3 pages)

Book ComparisonA prominent man in the world of literature once stated The American mind has displayed from the first a remarkable combination of idealism, a concern with ideas and values, and shred practicality, a concern with the fact of things as they are. He believed that the mind was a ... Read More

The Film Thirteen: An Analysis of Tracy’s Character from a Family Psychologist’s Perspective (1635 words, 6 pages)

In this paper, Tracy will be discussed from a family psychologists perspective. Information about Tracy has been gathered through watching the film Thirteen, and by observing her behavior and environment. Tracy is an adolescent female who exhibited some experimental and rebellious behavior as she began seventh grade. In this paper ... Read More

Analysing a Film Character from a Family Psychologist’s Perspective: Telly from the Film Kids (1639 words, 5 pages)

In this paper, Telly will be discussed from a family psychologists perspective. Information about Telly has been gathered through watching the film Kids, and by observing his behavior and environment. Telly is an adolescent male who exhibited some delinquent and risky behavior with his peers. In this paper I will ... Read More

The Use of Imagery, Metaphor, and Allegory to Portray the Character of Pearl in the Sixth Chapter of The Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1322 words, 4 pages)

In the sixth chapter, Pearl, from Nathaniel Hawthornes novel The Scarlet Letter, imagery glitters the pages to lay the foundation for important allegories and metaphors that would later stitch up confusions and lock in understanding for the reader. He gives detailed descriptions of Pearl, the daughter of adulteress Hester Prynne, ... Read More

The Different Techniques Used to Build Hamlet’s Character in William Shakespeare’s Play (1715 words, 5 pages)

"The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" by William Shakespeare hasan abundance of long, beautiful soliloquies, many given by Hamlet himself,including the infamous "To be, or not to be" (3.1.58) speech. What arelittle known or studied are the puns that Hamlet delivers throughout theplay. These puns combined with the immense ... Read More

Anti-Homeric Traits of Aeschylus’ Agamemnon (593 words, 2 pages)

Aeschylus Agamemnon focuses on the events that transpire following the destruction of Troy while referring to several acts that occurred before the war. The play begins by detailing several violent actions such as the kidnapping of Helen and the war that followed, the horrific sacrifice of Iphigenia, and Atreus deceit ... Read More

Character Analysis of Tamora in Titus Andronicus, a Play by William Shakespeare (2676 words, 9 pages)

Topic ProposalFor my topic I would like to explore the character of Tamora in Shakespeares Titus Andronicus and who she could be based off of in real life. Some speculations for exploration would be Catherine de Medicis, queen of France in 1547-1589, Hecuba queen of Troy and Semiramis, queen of ... Read More

A Review of Symbolism and Characters in The Merchant’s Tale, a Book by Geoffrey Chaucer (883 words, 3 pages)

George B. "The Scorpion of Chaucer's Merchant's Tale." Modern Language Quarterly 26.3 (1965) 369. Academic Search Complete. Web. 8 Oct. 2014.The purpose of this article is to consider the meaning of the scorpion in The Merchants Tale.(Pg. 1 George Pace goes on in a brief summary to discuss, first of ... Read More

A Comparison between the Characters of Antony and Octavian Caesar in Antony and Cleopatra, a Tragic Play by William Shakespeare (1828 words, 6 pages)

The War between Antony and Octavian CaesarIn Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare, we are introduced to a young man who is struggling in a way of what he values more, duty and honor or his love for Cleopatra. The story portrays Antony as a sympathetic character which means a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Flat, Dynamic, and Static Nature of Characters in The Story of an Hour, a Short Story by Kate Chopin (1000 words, 4 pages)

Character analysis In this story, the story of an hour by Kate Chopin, we are introduced to one round and or dynamic character and a few flat and or static characters. I will exhibit traits from each character to show what type of character is depicted by either being round ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character’s Influence in the Picture of Dorian Gray, a Novel by Oscar Wilde (1079 words, 2 pages)

Influences and Impact in The Picture of Dorian Gray "...To influence a person is to give him a piece of one's soul. Hedoesn not think with his natural thoughts, or burn with his naturalpassions... He becomes an echo of someone else's music, an actor of a partthat has not been ... Read More

Character Analysis of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Falstaff in Henry IV (2182 words, 8 pages)

Juliet and Falstaff Desire, Deconstruction, and Debunking Social ImperativesShakespeares Elizabethan stage was a place of conceit and counterfeita stage of meta-performance full of characters who constantly exchange their identities, provide stage directions to one another, and use the very tone and tenor of language to convey changing notions of themselves ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Helen of Troy in the Iliad, an Ancient Greek Epic Poem by Homer (879 words, 3 pages)

Many Greek mythological characters have very defining traits, ones that stick with them through multiple books and are accounted for by multiple authors. However, this unified perspective is not shared when it comes to Helen of Troy. She is viewed by some as an inspirational woman, one who helps to ... Read More

The Ambitious, Fearless, and Headstrong Character of the Celebrity, Miley Cyrus (1051 words, 3 pages)

Unpopular OpinionIf a celebrity were to be named Worst Role Model of 2013-14 by parents, who would it be? Most parents would probably name one woman Miley Cyrus. This young woman broke out of her childhood image and started the buzz when she took center stage with her foam finger ... Read More

Abigail Williams as a Static and Powerful Character in The Crucible, a Play by Arthur Miller (641 words, 2 pages)

Abigail Williams is a Static, mean, and mighty Powerful for such a child. Which led Abigail Williams to accuse and get away with everything she did in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Abigail Williams is very static in the book. She tends to be the towns villain. Shes very powerful ... Read More

Isolation as a Silent Killer in Into the Wild by Jon Krakaeur and The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (873 words, 4 pages)

Does Isolation and Loneliness Lead to Pessimistic Fallouts?Clinical psychologist Guy Winch states that loneliness is viewed merely as an unfortunate circumstance and not as the silent killer it is. One may think that isolation is not harmful, but Winch relays to us readers that it is in fact a silent ... Read More

The Foil Character of Banquo in Macbeth, a Play by William Shakespeare (412 words, 2 pages)

Foil EssayIn Macbeth by Shakespeare, Banquo serves as a foil to Macbeth. Banquo throughout the play is seen as perfect and honest, compared to Macbeth who is seen as flawed and power-hungry. Both Banquo and Macbeth heard the witches prophecies, however only Macbeth tries to do something about it and ... Read More

Character Analysis of Victor Mancini in Choke, a Novel by Chuck Palahniuk (589 words, 2 pages)

Avid adult readers are likely to be familiar with Palahniuks novel Fight Club which was popularized when the film was released in 1999, his lesser known novel Choke carries a similar dark humor produced by an anti-hero. Victor Mancini a dropout medical student, scams upscale restaurant patrons by pretending to ... Read More

The characters of the dentist and the mayor are very different. They vary in so many ways. Even in this short story, you can pick out so many differences between the two characters. The dentist has his live together and hes a very string steady man, whereas the mayor is ... Read More

An Update on the Less Notable Characters Involved in the Serial Trial and the Murder of Hae Min Lee (3127 words, 9 pages)

Throughout the Serial Podcast we have come to know and understand several individuals. Sarah Koenig has lead us through this series giving us bits and pieces along the way regarding a pending murder case from 1999 this case was the murder of Hae Min Lee. Koenig has introduced us to ... Read More

Pickering as the True Character of Eliza in the Play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (1147 words, 3 pages)

The 1912 play Pygmalion written by George Bernard Shaw has a storyline that follows Henry Higgins teaching a young girl, Eliza Doolittle, how to act like a young lady. In the forefront of the play, we see Higgins as the teacher and Eliza as the student. If we look deeper, ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Miranda in The Tempest by William Shakespeare (956 words, 3 pages)

The Tempest Miranda AnalysisIn William Shakespeares The Tempest, Miranda is the juvenile daughter of the former king of Milan Prospero, and lives together with him on an Island. Whilst for the most part of the fist act she occupies a rather passive role, her presence and the ambiguity of her ... Read More

An Inclusion of the Female Character of Jean Grey in The X-Men (1132 words, 5 pages)

Essay 1 The X-Men Although Stan Lee and Jack Kirby included Jean Grey, better known as Marvel Girl, in the The X-Men, the comic book exposes the view that women in society are of inferior status. Lee paints vivid pictures of societys perception on the role of women through the ... Read More

The Impact of Social Roles and Social Status on the Characters and Plot of William Shakespeare’s Play King Lear (1253 words, 3 pages)

In the tragic and multi-themed play King Lear by William Shakespeare, the extensive use of social roles and social status, two distinct concepts, tremendously impact the characters and the plot of the play. Specifically, Regan exemplifies the abandonment of social roles, and Edmund represents the stigma of social status. The ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013