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How does Santiago, in The Old Man and the Sea, exemplify characteristics of Hemingway’s “Code Hero”?             Ernest Hemingway defined the Code Hero as someone who lives correctly throughout his life, wherein he follows the ideals of honor, courage and endurance in the world, no matter how chaotic the world he lives in is, thus…

Do you sympathise for Shylock? – Give reasons for your answer Should Shylock be shown pity or did he deserve how he was treated? Ever since Shylock was shown as a character by William Shakespeare in the Merchant of Venice there have been many interpretations about him all throughout history. Some of these opinions are…

Alexei Poem Analysis “The Backbone Sonnet” and “Grief Calls Us to the Things of This World” are two poems written by Sherman Alexei that share some of the same techniques. However, the two poems are not so alike in many ways. The content of this essay will converse about the themes of the two poems…

            The question of cowardice in Hamlet was much debated by critics. Virtually all of Hamlet’s monologues are a meditation on the question of action, cowardice or suicide. Hamlet is perhaps the most complex of all of Shakespeare’s characters, almost defying any interpretation. Like the most important Shakespearian characters, he evolves throughout the play, from…

The trustworthiness and attentiveness of Nick Carraway, portrayed as a listener and an honest man, draw people in the novel to confide in him. These personal disclosures play a crucial role in advancing the plot and ultimately bringing it to a close. Nick’s lack of importance in his words causes everything else to hold significance….

Summery of Comments of Moro Massacre by Mark twain. On March 12th nineteen hundred and six (1906) Mark Twain, celebrated american writer made a work called comments of the Moro massacre. This work concerned the engagement of five hundred and forty (540) U. S Army men with auxiliaries and the Moro of the Philippines which…

Joyce Carol Oates uses characterization and the coming of age effectively in “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”, “Four Summers”, and “The Girl with the Blackened Eye”. She uses it to connect the three stories to each other. Connie and the girl in “The Girl with the Blackened Eye” are connected because they…

The idea of American Dream is “any people from any class can get successes and achieve their dreams through their hard work. To live off the “fate the land” and the American Dream both means “get achievement through their hard work” Even though their Dream Is unobtainable, there Is still some power of the American…

Write about Some of The Ways That Fitzgerald Tells The Story In Chapter 3 Chapter 3 is profusely important to the novel as it is the chapter in which the novel’s titular character, Jay Gatsby is finally introduced to the reader through the narrative voice of Nick Carraway. One of the ways that Fitzgerald does…

Courage, Loyalty and the Human Spirit “Lord of the Flies” is a thought-provoking novel, written by Nobel Prize winning author William Gilding; about a group of British schoolboys who get stuck on an isolated island, and try to fend for and manage themselves; with catastrophic results. As the tale progresses, it becomes very clear that…