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An Analysis of Characters of the Romantic Era (621 words, 1 pages)

Washington Irving- Characteristic of the Romantic Era Romanticism is a literary and artistic movement of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that placed value on emotion or imagination over reason, on the imagination over society. Some sources say Romanticism started in reaction to neo-classicism, or the Enlightenment. The most important result ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Gordon Gekko in the Movie Wall Street (1667 words, 4 pages)

1) Gordon Gekko is played by Michael Douglas. In the film, he is an egotistical, power hungry, greedy, millionaire. Gordon will do anything for money, no matter what the cost to himself . He used all of the people are him to his advantage and then disposed of them when ... Read More

An Analysis of the Role of Women in the Victorian Times with the Examples of Two Literary Characters: Jane Eyre and Emma Bovary (2188 words, 3 pages)

How would you like it ladies if you were told that your only place in this world was in the home, or that as you were born a woman you were already given the career of marriage? There would be no way out of it, no hope of changing and ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Victor Frankenstein as a God-Like Figure in Mary Shelley’s Novel Frankenstein (1261 words, 2 pages)

If the character Victor Frankenstein, from Mary Shellys most acclaimed disturbing novel Frankenstein, is to be perceived as a God-like figure then Shelly gives a most grim and unsettling suggestion that God is neglectful, scared, horrified, and ashamed of his creation. Throughout the entire novel Victor runs away from his ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Charlie Gordon in Flowers For Algernon (704 words, 2 pages)

Many feel that the mentally challenged are put through the many hardships of prejudice and maltreatment by people who lack the knowledge and understanding of their mental conditions. Usually what people don't know about, they consider strange or awkward and this is the case with the hardships of the mentally ... Read More

The Role of Major Characters in the Tempest by William Shakespeare (511 words, 1 pages)

Drunk and More Drunk Trinculo and Stephano though not major characters in William Shakespeares The Tempest, serve a large role in the story itself. They mainly serve as the storys comic relief and they also contribute to demonstrating to the audience how evil has no boundaries. Much of the play ... Read More

The Role of Female Characters in Shakespeare’s Plays (1285 words, 2 pages)

Women in Shakespeare's plays were not of importance, compared to the male characters. Though, the women had a minor role in the plays, they played a big role in the lives of others in the play. Some of them will end tragically, or end the same way they started, as ... Read More

An Analysis of Characters from Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (829 words, 2 pages)

In F. Scott Fitzgeralds classic American novel, The Great Gatsby, several of the principal characters live mindless, indulgent and irresponsible life styles where consequence is only an afterthought. Indeed, Daisy, Tom and Jordan exhibit a carelessness that exposes the true corruption of the American dream. The social class to which ... Read More

The Qualities of the Characters in The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston (767 words, 1 pages)

In the Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston, qualities portrayed by various characters represent the same qualities necessary in a woman warrior. Brave Orchid and the Quiet Girl serve as foils to each other to help distinguish individual distinct traits. The qualities of a woman warrior are independence, mental strength, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Atticus: A Role Model (1184 words, 2 pages)

Show Atticus is a role model as a father, a lawyer and a person. Everybody needs a role model to look up to. This person teaches morals and lessons to life. Atticus Finch is a perfect example of a role model in every way of his person as a lawyer, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters in the Book, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (730 words, 1 pages)

In the book To Kill A Mockingbird there are many different characters. And they are all very important. Since I had a lot of characters to choose from, it took a long time to decide who to write on. So after a lot of debating, I decided to write about ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of D’Artagnan in the Novel, The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas (678 words, 1 pages)

DArtagnan is a young, impoverished man from the rural area of France called Gascony. He goes to Paris in hopes of becoming one of the kings musketeers. He has few assets and relies on his wit and charm to guide him. Despite his lack of juvenility, he still deeply believes ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Bathsheba Everdene in the Novel, Far from the Madding Cow by Thomas Hardy (445 words, 1 pages)

Jacob CartyMrs. Poetschke English OACI 7 December 2000 Bold and Beautiful Bathsheba Bathsheba Everdene, the central character of the novel, is a beautiful young woman whom must chose one of three suitors. As a woman in the nineteenth century, she has to struggle to maintain her place in the world ... Read More

Respect and Honor in the Character of John Proctor (442 words, 1 pages)

To some people respect and honor are important enough to die for. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor would rather die that disgrace his name and lose his reverence. Proctor maintains the respect from his wife by getting out of an affair. Proctor has the admiration of the ... Read More

Symbolism and the Character of Jim Casy in the Novel, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (1334 words, 2 pages)

John Steinbeck is an author known worldwide for his compelling stories and novels. One such novel is The Grapes of Wrath. This novel was written to expose the plight of those dispossessed from their lands by the Great Depression. Steinbeck uses several literary elements to help relate the story to ... Read More

A Comparison of Flowers and the Character of Pearl in The Scarlet Letter (634 words, 2 pages)

Flowered Pearl When someone looks at a painting or reads a novel they often discover a deeper portent than what is openly displayed. A hidden meaning can be found in many common objects. In The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne compares flowers to Pearl, and all that is good. He uses ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Deaths of the Characters in Julius Caesar, a Play by William Shakespeare (838 words, 2 pages)

In my essay I am going to talk about the deaths of the three main characters of Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar" and about the speeches of Brutus and Marc Antony. The deaths of Caesar, Cassius and Brutus are all different in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. One dies through murder, another ... Read More

An Examination of the Character of Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (706 words, 1 pages)

Ethan Frome is the main character of Edith Wharton's tragic novel. Ethan lives the bitterness of his youth's lost opportunities, and dissatisfaction with his joyless life and empty marriage. Throughout the story Ethan is trapped by social limits and obligations to his wife. He lives an unhappy life with many ... Read More

A Research on the Character of Zeus: The God of Thunder (591 words, 2 pages)

Zeus Zeus was the sixth child of Cronos and Rhea. His mother, in fear of him being swallowed by his father, like the first five children hid him on the island of Crete. When he was fully grown he came back and declared war on his father and with the ... Read More

An Analysis of Fr. Chisolm Character in The Keys of the Kingdom by A. J. Cronin (742 words, 1 pages)

The Keys of the Kingdom is a realistic fiction novel written by A.J. Cronin. The main focus of the story is on a certain Fr. Chisolm. This man is one unusual, yet extraordinary person. He is a kind, loving, generous, and honest man who makes for an ideal priest. In ... Read More

An Analysis of Nel and Sula Characters in the Novel Sula by Toni Morrison (906 words, 2 pages)

The best way to sum up Nel and Sula lies in a quote from the novel Sula. Morrison tells the reader that two very different black girls grew up in the Bottom. The first speaks of Nel, described by the narrator as one whose parents had succeeded in rubbing her ... Read More

Character Analysis of Bee and Bolo in The Wine of Astonishment by Earl Lovelace (1726 words, 2 pages)

The Wine of Astonishment by Earl Lovelace In Earl Lovelace's book "The Wine of Astonishment" two main characters arise Bee and Bolo. Bolo's character is a warrior and he directs the people to the path of empowerment by way of the warrior for that is what he knows and who ... Read More

Creon as an Aristotelian Tragic Character in Antigone, a Play by Sophocles (427 words, 1 pages)

There is still a great debate on who is, in fact, the true tragic hero in Sophocles' Antigone. Many hold that it must be Antigone, herself after all, the play does bear her name. But in actuality, Creon, not Antigone, is the rue tragic hero. In order to determine whether ... Read More

A Focus on the Character Jean Valjean in the Story “Prison Javert” (951 words, 2 pages)

Jean Valjean He is, in my opinion, one of the most simple and at the same time one of the most complex characters ever written. As readers follow his journey through Victor Hugos classic novel Les Miserables, they come to see that Valjean is a passionate person and his story ... Read More

Describing Kino’s Character in the Story “The Pearl” (793 words, 3 pages)

The Pearl - Kino's Character- Kino, a poor Indian fisherman, lives on the Gulf of California with his wife Juana and son Coyotito. Their simple hut is made of brush, and the couple sleeps on mats thrown on the dirt floor, while Coyotito sleeps in a hanging box. Like others ... Read More

Characteristics of a Serial Killer (4087 words, 8 pages)

SERIAL MURDER In the last three decades the USA has been troubled by an approaching problem, the serial killer. A serial killer is a person who kills a number of people, usually considered over five, with a cooling off period between each murder, usually one murder at one given time). ... Read More

An Analysis of the Similarities between Main Characters from Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilych and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1859 words, 2 pages)

Leo Tolstoy and Chinua Achebe both write about characters that go through their lives doing everything they are supposed to do according to their respective societies. But in the end, they both realize that all they have done was not enough. While each of the protagonists' lives turn to grief, ... Read More

Recreating the Battle of Gettysburg in The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (849 words, 2 pages)

In The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara recreates the Battle of Gettysburg through vivid pictures of events during and leading up to the battle and to reconstruct the actions of several generals who participated. In The Killer Angels the lives of some of the survivors of Gettysburg are relived. Within the ... Read More

Characters, Setting and Symbolism in the Novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (893 words, 2 pages)

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a classic- a novel complete with characters, setting, and symbolism that all contribute to the theme of the novel. The concept that people deny reality to see only what they wish to see is one that is present in history, current events, ... Read More

A Comparison of Characters in the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Genesis of the Bible (632 words, 1 pages)

The characters in The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Genesis story of the Garden of Eden both contain the perpetual values and character traits of greed for power, mans inability to resist female temptation, and mans need for companionship. In The Epic of Gilgamesh, this is shown in the characters ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013