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- Thomas Gradgrind, Sr. Even his name, which sounds like a derivative of "grindstone," has significance. Gradgrind was not only t...

In seven pages this paper analyzes the character of Marlow and the Self and Other examinations this characterizaton provides the r...

She follows the traditions and the culture in order to adhere to rules that might save her strength and her health. She does not c...

character. At the same time, however, Nwoye entered into this other faith, that of Christianity, because he was angry at his fat...

In five pages this paper discusses how the protagonist of Paule Marshall's novel reveals to the oppressed people of a fictitious C...

In five pages this paper analyzes Shakespeare's tragic protagonist in terms of the Prince's godlike view of himself. One source i...

The way in which Victor Frankenstein is presented in the first few chapters of the novel and whether he is depicted sympatheticall...

indescribable evil. Symbols always present another layer to a story, as well as another realm for questioning. Hawthornes repea...

types of decaying vegetation. The vegetation even permeates the external nooks and crannies of the house itself in the form of a ...

efforts to civilize his behavior. Prosperos ultimately tragic physical and metaphorical journey had been traveled by others befor...

receive a proper burial, and she enlists the services of Ismene, her lone remaining sibling. She states her intentions plainly to...

be the case for Lampedusas novel which is set in Sicily, Italy during the 1860s, in the times when Garibaldi campaigned to unite t...

servant and friend, Sancho Panza, he experiences successes and times of humiliation until he is finally forced by defeat to return...

preferred method of service is that he cannot be trusted. He admits to being deceitful, purely for his own purposes," and we know...

to represent myriad things to myriad people, ultimately rendering any universal explanation virtually impossible. The problem wit...

portrays him as being. Jacks childhood environment is riddled with dysfunctional elements, everything from domestic violence to ...

Telemachus taking his first step towards responsibility and manhood. "Telemachus calls an assembly of the men of Ithaca. It is the...

breathing hard and fast now but he wasnt really breathing because there wasnt any air passing through his nose. He didnt have a n...

car deliberately so that Henry would work on it, and thus be restored to his old self. This doesnt seem to match up with the idea ...

decreed a heros burial for Eteocles, but that no one, on pain of death, can offer funeral rites for Polynices and that his body sh...

the market. This sums up the strategy of a company which wishes to be a leader rather than a second mover in...

adopted Korean daughter of mixed racial heritage. Hata also was originally Korean, but was adopted by a Japanese family. Through f...

Mrs. Popov is likely a respectable woman who understands the etiquette of the day, which is what the audience will likely see (Che...

in charge of the farm by her father when he dies. The farm is not left to her brothers or to Alexandrias mother but to her. The st...

monstrous creature Grendel, Grendels mother, and the dragon - it considers the impact of social obligations (loyalty to God and co...

In many ways the social failure of America as a whole at this time in history is symbolized by the personal failure experienced...

her. Antigone The second question involves characters in the story of Antigone. The characters under discussion are Antig...

mother and in many ways Catherine is that female figure for him. He cannot bear to let her go, cannot bear to live without her and...

is important for it illustrates one of the reasons why the hero is determined to go back. Because she is honorable and admirable t...

saved by a friend and turned to writing which greatly changed her entire perspective, giving her "some measure of power" (Gilman [...