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  • The Development of the Character of Bilbo Baggins

    The Development of the Character of Bilbo Baggins

    As children develop into adults, certain events and time periods stand out as the reason for important changes in their character. J.R.R. Tolkien portrayed the main character of The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, as a child on his trip into adulthood. Throughout The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist, changes from a childlike hobbit to a fully matured hero. J.R.R. Tolkien divides the change in Bilbo’s character into the three major part of the book, prior to

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: regina
  • Analysis of Major Characters in Romeo and Juliet

    Analysis of Major Characters in Romeo and Juliet

    Analysis of Major Characters in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Romeo - The name Romeo, in popular culture, the name Romeo has become nearly synonymous with "lover." Romeo, in Romeo and Juliet, does indeed experience a love of such purity and passion that he kills himself when he believes that the object of his love, Juliet, has died. The power of Romeo's love, however, often obscures a clear vision of Romeo's character, which is

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    Essay Length: 1,260 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 6, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Characters of Beloved

    Characters of Beloved

    Characters of Beloved Sethe Sethe is a hardened but loving woman. Her memories of the brutality she suffered as a slave corrupt her everyday life and lead her to conclude that past trauma can never really be forgotten; it reveals itself at every chance. She thus spends her life attempting to avoid encounters with her past. The quality that best describes Sethe in my mind is persistence. Her constant devotion to Denver and her ability

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    Essay Length: 498 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 6, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Gene Forrester Character Analysis

    Gene Forrester Character Analysis

    Gene Forrester's difficult journey towards maturity and the adult world is a main focus of the novel, A Separate Peace, by John Knowles. Gene's journey begins the moment he pushes Phineas from the tree and the process continues until he visits the tree fifteen years later. Throughout this time, Gene must become self-aware, face reality and the future, confront his problems, as well as forgive and accept the person that he is. With the jouncing

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    Essay Length: 769 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 6, 2010 By: Max
  • A Raisin in the Sun Character Sketch

    A Raisin in the Sun Character Sketch

    Hansberry writes, “Now the once loved pattern of the couch upholstery has to fight to show itself from under acres of crocheted doilies and couch covers which have themselves finally come to be more important than the upholstery” (23). Ruth can easily be compared to the couch in her living room as a woman who is overcome by how she feels about the Younger household and living conditions. Over the course of this play, The

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    Essay Length: 775 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Mike
  • Analysis of the Character Ruth In

    Analysis of the Character Ruth In

    Pros/Advantages There are many pros for having the death penalty in the United States. Many people think of the death penalty as murder, but if execution is murder, than killing someone in war is murder. Does this mean that our country should stop fighting wars? In this case executing someone is not murder, it is a punishment by society for a deserving criminal. The death penalty gives closure to the victim's families who have suffered

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    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Mike
  • Easy Rider Character Analysis

    Easy Rider Character Analysis

    Easy Rider Character Analysis #2 By: Dennis Hopper The movie Easy Rider begins with the two main characters Wyatt, played by Peter Fonda, and Billy "the kid", played by Dennis hopper, in Mexico buying drugs that they later intend on selling within the United States borders. After the buying and selling of drugs, they dawn a road trip to Louisiana, in order to escape the prying eyes of police. This experience becomes more than just

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    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Mike
  • Christian Character

    Christian Character

    Good Christian character can be built when you have obtained the virtuous traits of a good Christian. First of all you must importantly love God and Jesus and believe that He is your lord and savior. Loving others as you would love God, Jesus, and yourself is also an important step to becoming a good Christian. Christianity is about love, caring, kindness and compassion for others just like God and Jesus has for us. One

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    Essay Length: 524 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Top
  • Lord of the Flies Essay/ Character Comparison Ralph Vs Jack

    Lord of the Flies Essay/ Character Comparison Ralph Vs Jack

    The novel " Lord of the Flies" focuses on the conflict that exists between two competing impulses that Golding, suggests exist within all humans; these being the instinct to follow the rules, act in a peaceful manner and comply to moral commands compared to the instinct to act violently in order to gain control over others and to satisfy our own greed and personal desires. The conflict exists within the novel in several forms; law

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    Essay Length: 348 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Artur
  • The Character Traits of Macbeth

    The Character Traits of Macbeth

    The Character Traits of Macbeth William Shakespeare's play Macbeth shows us that cheating will not get you were you want to go. Macbeth was written in the 16th century England during the Elizabethan period, because of this the story has a complex plot and many themes that the people in the Elizabethan period would enjoy. The character Macbeth has many traits that Shakespeare used to develop Macbeth throughout the play and even how the character

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Janna
  • Hamlets Change of Character

    Hamlets Change of Character

    Hamlets change of character In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, some of his characters go through major changes. One of these characters happens to be Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark. Due to the recent evidence Hamlet has gained which shows that Claudius whom is Hamlet’s uncle murdered Hamlets father King Hamlet, Hamlet starts to change. Hamlet changes his personal characteristics in many ways throughout the play. Some of the ways that he changed were his patience, impulsiveness,

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Victor
  • Beware of the Dog: Character Analysis

    Beware of the Dog: Character Analysis

    Beware of the Dog by Roald Dahl is a war story of a man who is shot down and taken hostage. Throughout most of the story, this man, whose name is later revealed to be Peter Williamson, doesn’t even know that he is a hostage. Luckily he figures it out just in time to save any information from being leaked to the enemy. The story starts in the air. Peter is flying his plane,

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: July
  • A Comparison of Two Characters in a Rose for Emily and Barn Burning

    A Comparison of Two Characters in a Rose for Emily and Barn Burning

    A Comparison of Two Characters in A Rose for Emily and Barn Burning In "A Rose for Emily" and "Barn Burning," William Faulkner creates two characters worthy of comparison. Emily Grierson, a recluse from Jefferson, Mississippi, is an important figure in the town, despite spending most of her life in seclusion. On the contrary, Abner Snopes is a loud, fiery-tempered man that most people tend to avoid. If these characters are judged by reputation and

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Isolation Effects on Melville and Hawthorne Characters

    Isolation Effects on Melville and Hawthorne Characters

    The effects of isolation of characters in the Melville and Hawthorne stories are relatively the same. Bartleby, Beatrice, the lawyer, Parson Hooper, and Hester to name a few. The isolation all felt by these characters is being shut off from the world for being different or making different choices in life. Bartleby is a copywriter for a lawyer. He is the type of person that has been looked over and ignored for most of his

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Yan
  • Character Analysis of Catherine Barkley

    Character Analysis of Catherine Barkley

    During World War I, it was the accepted social norm that women belonged in the kitchen. They took the back seat to men, specializing in cooking and cleaning. They were the caretaker of the home and the raiser of the children. Catherine Barkley is an impeccable example of this social norm in Ernest Hemingway’s, A Farewell to Arms. Her submissive nature is key to the existence of the story. So important, in fact, that the

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Vika
  • Emma and Clueless

    Emma and Clueless

    "My character’s rules are all about things. She follows these rules - which are totally from some book, but which are absurd. But her rules are right out there, and in the end she says it’s O.K. to like boys and clothes and be who she is. I’ve been meaning to read Emma, like, forever" ("Austen Anew" 55). This quotation revealing Alicia Silverstone’s take on her role in the 1993 hit movie Clueless is both

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Mikki
  • What Typical Aspects of Iago’s Character and of Shakespeares Methods of Presenting a Character Are Found in Othello?

    What Typical Aspects of Iago’s Character and of Shakespeares Methods of Presenting a Character Are Found in Othello?

    In the tragedy of Othello, Iago draws out the true nature of Othello, inch by inch. He tangles the Moor into a web of lies, hatred and deceit- which leads to devastating consequences. Reputation is the most outstanding theme in this play as it visibly classifies characters and it defines relationships between each of them. At the conclusion of Act 2, Shakespeare uses various methods to present Iago to the audience, and reveal his ideas

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    Essay Length: 570 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Steve
  • My Last Duchess Character Analysis

    My Last Duchess Character Analysis

    My Last Duchess Character Analysis Murder…mystery…intrigue…All describe Robert Browning’s poem, “My Last Duchess.” From the speakers indirect allusions to the death of his wife the reader might easily think that the speaker is a bit crazy and committed a vengeful crime out of jealousy. His flowery speech confuses and disguises any possible motives; however, the mystery is left unsolved. Based on the poem’s style and structure, it becomes evident that even if the speaker did

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Steve
  • Character Analysis Elizabeth Proctor

    Character Analysis Elizabeth Proctor

    In the late sixteen hundreds, the fear of witchcraft was a major concern amongst New Englanders. Arthur Miller’s book, The Crucible, tells the story of a town’s obsession with accusing innocent people of witchcraft. All the accusers were young females who claimed they were attacked by demonic specters. Members of the community supposedly sent out these evil spirits, but in reality, the girls were doing it as sport. One such person accused was Elizabeth

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Artur
  • "a Rose for Emily" Character Analysis

    "a Rose for Emily" Character Analysis

    “A Rose for Emily” In the story “A Rose for Emily”, Emily is the main character. Her character analysis includes what other people thought of her, what she said and did, what the narrator tells us about her, and how the setting reflects her character. Emily was born into a family of great wealth and rich past. With Emily being highly concealed by her father, she had to live with many restrictions in her life

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Bred
  • A Comparison of the Characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

    A Comparison of the Characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

    Macbeth A Comparison of the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth The play Macbeth, written by the playwright William Shakespeare, has two main characters, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth is a general of Duncan’s army, and Lady Macbeth is his wife. Each of these two characters have different personalities and traits, however they are married to each other and appear to be in love. Macbeth first appeared in the play in (i.ii). He is a Scottish

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Monika
  • Character Analysis of Estelle in Margaret Atwood’s "rape Fantasies"

    Character Analysis of Estelle in Margaret Atwood’s "rape Fantasies"

    Anyway Estelle is the only thoroughly developed character in Margaret Atwood's "Rape Fantasies." Though she is the narrator and quite thoughtful of the ideas and reactions of the story's supporting players, it is her almost obsessive preoccupation with a singular topic that actually prompts her to fully illustrate her own ideas and reactions, drawing a character far more compelling than any of the men or women she will attempt to describe. Estelle begins her story

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Jack
  • The Depiction of Laertes as a Foil Character to Hamlet

    The Depiction of Laertes as a Foil Character to Hamlet

    The Depiction of Laertes as a foil character to Hamlet In the Shakespearean tragedy Hamlet, the author introduces a character relatively early who, little to the reader’s knowledge, is vital to the climax of the story. Laertes is unmistakably one of the larger foils to Hamlet in the outcome of the play. To fully comprehend the image of a foil in the play, one must understand the definition. The transitive verb tense of foil is

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Pride and Prejudice: Character Analysis: Elizabeth Bennet

    Pride and Prejudice: Character Analysis: Elizabeth Bennet

    Ivy Mullins ENG 3350 Dr. Manigault 2 October 2006 Pride and Prejudice: Character Analysis: Elizabeth Bennet Jane Austen’s work Pride and Prejudice is one of the most quoted and re-created novels of all times. The explanation for the timeless popularity of her novels is still yet to be discovered, but it is evident that no matter the century or the audience, her words still seem to touch the hearts and minds of generations past and

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Jack
  • The Understanding of Characters Through Relationships

    The Understanding of Characters Through Relationships

    The Understanding of Characters Through Relationships Relationships create strong holds in novels. They give a sense of what to base a character's acts and decision's on. Through how the author uses their tone and descriptions, relating to relationships, a sense of characterization can be developed. "Anna Karenina", by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Joel Carmichael, and "Chronicle of a Death Foretold", by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, translated by Gregory Rabassa, are no exception to this clause. Relationships

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    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: David

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