Rebeca Stead’s book ‘When You Reach Me’ is a novel that brings together time travel, friendship, mysteries, and scholarship. In this book, there are a lot of different characters with different traits, like Miranda’s problem-solving skills, Alice’s shyness of going to the bathroom, and Sal’s impulsive actions. Marcus is a major character in the story, …
Abstract This paper is to analyse the character of the fairies in A midsummer Night Dreams by William Shakespeare. The purpose of this paper is to understand the minor character. The writer uses the theory of the character analysis and close reading method. From this writing the characterization is used to characterize the minor character. …
The play “Mater Harold…and his boys” is written by Athol Fugard in 1982. The story happened in the period of apartheid in 1940’s South Africa. Under apartheid, non-white South Africans were forced to live in separate areas from whites. They were not allowed to use same public facilities as whites, and contact between the two …
Though seeming to easily be a minor character, Laertes is of great importance within the play, Hamlet, and far over one would initially believe, because of his extensive inner conflict. He is good, loyal, and honorable, seeming to possess the best virtue of all the characters, yet he still is doomed to die together with …
In The Canterbury Tales, written by Geoffrey Chaucer, 30 pilgrims went on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. They would go to visit the late Thomas Beckett, and say their thanks to God. The characters Chaucer introduces on this pilgrimage however, are from many different walks of life and have a plethora of ranging stories and views. …
George Orwell wrote Animal Farm as a way of expressing him opinion on people and events in the Russian Revolution and before and after. He uses the animals to reference and embody people from the Russian Revolution. The character that stands out the most to me and really writes the story is Napoleon, the pig, …
A Raisin in the Sun is a story of an African American family living in the South Side of Chicago. Their home consists of two bedrooms and they share a bathroom with the neighbors. Mama, or Lena, is the head of the household and is very christain. The play is centered around the family receiving …
Rainsford proves that it takes more of a person than just muscles and some hair on your chest to survive in the jungle. In Richard Connell’s short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” Sanger Rainsford shows us what it takes as he is the protagonist in this short story. While traveling for a big hunt, Rainsford …
The movie Cast Away is a movie written by William Broyles and depicts the challenge of survival on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean that the movie’s main character Chuck has to face for several years in order to overcome this challenge. He has to conform to the rules of nature and learn to …
William Shakespeare’s tragic play, Julius Caesar, tells the true story of Julius Caesar’s assassination. After Caesar conquered Pompey, many of Caesar’s closest friends plot against him, because they believe his ambition and behavior is going to bring the fall of Rome. His traits of arrogance, weakness, and lovingness ultimately lead him to his defeat. The …
Sophocles was a Greek playwright who lived during the 5th century b.c. The Oedipus Cycle is one of his most famous works; the trilogy of plays traces the ill-fated life of a noble blooded man and his descendants. Oedipus at Colonus is the second play of the set. Oedipus at Colonus is set many years …
Tim Lively Setting: Late 1800? along the Mississippi River Plot: When the book begins, the main character, Huck Finn possesses a large sum of money. This causes his delinquent lifestyle to change drastically. Huck gets an education, and a home to live in with a caring elderly woman (the widow). One would think that Huck …
In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain a young boy bythe name of Huckleberry Finn learns what life is like growing up in Missouri. The story follows young Huckleberry as he floats down the Mississippi River onhis raft. On his journey he is accompanied by his friend Jim, a runaway slave. …
Abigail Williams is an orphan who lives with her uncle, Reverend Parris.Abigail is a mean and vindictive person who always wants her way, no matter who she hurts. On account of the fear for her life, Abigail began to accuse the townspeople of witchcraft. After she and the other girls were discovered in the forest …
Oedipus the King and the Irony of Sight Throughout the play, Oedipus the King, Sophocles refers to site and blindness to relate attitudes and knowledge of the past. The irony of sight in this play can be marked by Oedipus’ inability to realize that which is evident to the reader. His extreme pride is his …
Mark Twain, a famous American writer-satirist wrote many books highly acclaimed throughout the world. For his masterpiece The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn he was recognized by the literary establishment as one of the greatest writers America would ever produce. This novel is about a teenage boy by the name of Huck Finn whose father is …
In the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, Oedipus is a classic tragic hero. According to Aristotle’s definition, Oedipus is a tragic hero because he is a king whose life falls apart when he finds out his life story. There are a number of characteristics described by Aristotle that identify a tragic hero. For example, a …
To teach or not to teach? This is the question that is presently on many administrators’ minds about The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. For those who read the book without grasping the important concepts that Mark Twain gets across “in between the lines”, many problems arise. A reader may come away with …
Changes in life “I just really don’t like being the center of attention that much. It’s kind of ironic. ” Whether it means giving a speech in front of an audience or dancing on a stage, no one likes it. However, in the novel, The Flamingo Rising, Larry Baker introduces Louise, a different type of …
Roles of Important Characters in a Tale of Two Cities The novel by Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, features some of the most well-known and symbolic characters in literary history. One major antagonist, Madame Defarge, embodies the cruelty and hatred that was rampant during the French Revolution. Sydney Carton, undoubtedly the most important …
Moral Courage Hero Jeanette Rankin EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Jeannette Rankin believed, “What one decides to do in crisis depends on one’s philosophy of life, and that philosophy cannot be changed by an incident. If one hasn’t any philosophy in crises, others make the decision” (Lewis, 2011). This quote introduces us to the life of an amazing …
Question 7 “Is Mr. Heathcliff a man? If so is he mad? And if not is he a devil? ” That’s what Isabella asked Nelly in a letter she had written to her in despair short after her and Heathcliff’s hasty marriage. “I shan’t tell my reasons for making this inquiry; but I beseech you …
Comparison Essay Leadership is key in the two novels King Oedipus by Sophicles and Lord of the Flies by William Golding. In both novels the main characters show their true leadership skills when they are faced with what life throws at them. In King Oedipus by Sophicles, Oedipus shows a great example of leadership with …
Rhetorical Equality Successful, self-educated abolitionists Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington fought tirelessly to eradicate slavery. Born into slavery, Douglass and Washington shared the belief of equality, but differed on the manner in which it would be achieved. Douglass’s philosophy was “agitate! , agitate! , agitate! ” whereas, Washington was of the ‘work! , work! …
