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Sutpen's Character in Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner

to acquire land that turns a profit from their constant toil. "...The land is made habitable and profitable for him by the black ...

Character Analysis of Edna Pontellier in The Awakening by Kate Chopin II

In four pages this essay discusses Kate Chopin's novella in terms of how the protagonist develops throughout. There are 2 other s...

Captain Ahab Character in Moby Dick by Herman Melville

appears on the scene, he is an imposing figure of a man whose scars tell the tale of his battles with nature and with God. "Threa...

Characters Analyzed in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

Character strengths and weaknesses and their family relationships are examined in this analysis of As I Lay Dying by William Faulk...

Margaret Fuller and Character of Zenobia in The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne

from New England Transcendentalism with the more radical social reforms of the time" (Massachusetts, brook_farm.html). At Brook Fa...

Different Ethnic Cultures and Diane Keaton's Characters in Annie Hall and The Godfather

The ways in which directors Woody Allen and Francis Ford Coppola use Diane Keaton's characters to provide ethnic and cultural insi...

The Unicorn by Iris Murdoch and the Character of Hannah

In eight pages this paper examines the righteous suffering of Hannah and other characters presented in this text by Iris Murdoch. ...

Iago's Character in William Shakespeare's Othello

In five pages this paper examines how Iago is able to psychologically manipulate others in this character analysis of the antagoni...

Character Analysis of Charlie Marlow in Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

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

Citizen Kane and Camera Generation of Character Emotions

In five pages this 1941 classic film is examined in a consideration of Orson Welles' pioneering camera techniques and how they del...

Character Analysis of Ezinma in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

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 Analysis of Nwoye in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

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

Paradox of Dramatic Character in Oedipus the King by Sophocles

In five pages this paper examines a passage from the Greek tragedy in order to determine to what extent Oedipus portrays himself a...

Characters of Marlow and Lord Jim in Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim

In five pages this paper examines the effectiveness of the novel's third person narrative and examines the relationship between Ma...

Characters and Plot from Miller, O'Connor and Plath

audience must be moved by Willy Loman, a 63-year-old man who has become tired of chasing the ever-elusive American Dream, always f...

Disillusioned Characters in Brave New World

this brave and controlled new world. Happiness is a mass illusion in this new world order, and as is the case with most widesprea...

Character in 'Good Country People' by Flannery O'Connor

and the intellectual mask revealed in the changing of her name. "She considered the name her personal affair. She had arrived at...

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and the Character of Marlow

In five pages this paper evaluates the actions of Marlow in Joseph Marlow's Heart of Darkness in order to determine whether or not...

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and the Character Nick Carraway

In five pages this paper presents a character analysis of Nick Carraway as featured in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. T...

'Old Bull Lee' Character in On the Road by Jack Kerouac

representation of his quest for authenticity among Americas "outsiders," he presented an example of how his artistic and literary ...

Alice Walker's The Color Purple and Character Growth

In five pages this paper examines the growth of characters Albert and Celie as a result of their experiences as presented in The C...

Plot and Character Analysis of 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner

no one save an old manservant -- a combined gardener and cook -- had seen in at least ten years" (Faulkner). To the outside wor...

Character of Tom Sawyer in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

In five pages this paper discusses the last half of this Mark Twain novel in an analysis of the role the Tom Sawyer character play...

Character Analysis of Siblings in Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin

In five pages this research paper presents a character analysis of the brothers featured in this short story by James Baldwin. Fi...

Male Characters in Emma by Jane Austen

In eight pages this essay assesses the maturation or lack thereof of male characters Elton, Churchill, and Knightley in Emma by Ja...

A Character Analysis for Jake and Brett in The Sun Also Rises

This ten page report analyzes the characters Jake and Brett, comparing them to the other men in the story. The thesis is presente...

Character Analysis of John Yossarian in Catch 22 by Joseph Heller

is his life at risk every time he goes out on a bombing mission. His commanding officer, Colonel Cathcart, is constantly voluntee...

New Criticism on the Character of Daisy in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby

In five pages the new criticism of this classic old character is discussed in terms of its patterns of cause and effect, compariso...

Bleak House by Charles Dickens and the Character Esther Summerson

In six pages a character analysis of Esther Summerson is presented within the context of Dickens' novel. Eight sources are cited ...

Ethan Frome Character Analysis

It means that anyone is capable of killing for example. In any event, in using this definition, it seems more likely that indeed,...