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Realists: Mark Twain and Henry James

and he used to fetch him down town sometimes and lay for a bet" (Twain). Smiley was a character who would trick others and come ou...

Romeo's Character Development in William Shakespeare's Scene Changes in Romeo and Juliet

He and his cousin, are talking. Benvolio tried to stop the fight between the warring factions. He believed that to fight was ign...

The Scarlet Letter

the story the reader discovers that he has branded himself permanently with an "A" to pay for his sins. But, he is not a man who w...

The Crucible and the Issue of Pride in the Play

to death. Proctor, who places his pride above his life, chooses to die rather than comprise his principles so Abigail, though she ...

Choice

of the consequences of ones choices" (What is Choice?). This is a very important aspect of choice for if someone chooses poorly, c...

MEDIA AND ERIKSON'S STAGES

about how he/she appears to others and later on, the child develops a sense of sexual identity) Young adulthood/intimacy v ...

The Letter by Somerset Maugham and Characterization

to kiss her, but naturally, Proudlock was convicted of murder (PG). She received a death sentence but the the European community ...

Characters of Nancy and Jane Eyre Compared

In seven pages these female protagonists from Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre are contrasted and co...

The Story of Joseph

and Tamar, to be an anomaly and out-of-place at this point in Genesis, Richard Clifford argues in his analysis that Judahs story f...

Love madness in A Midsummer Night's Dream

famine as being the direct manifestation of her conflict with Oberon) and the madness itself is generated by the very human desire...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and the Film As Good as It Gets

activity to reduce the anxiety. Frequently occurring disturbing thoughts or images are called obsessions, and the rituals performe...

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving and the Character of Dan Needham

In five pages the relationship between Dan Needham and his stepson Johnny is examined as presented in Irving's novel. Three sourc...

The Prince of Tides and the Character of Savannah Wingo

In five pages this paper compares the novel and film versions of The Prince of Tide in a consideration of how Savannah Wingo and o...

Wuthering Heights' Cathy and Heathcliff and Their Dissatisfaction with Self

In five pages the tragic flaws of these Emily Bronte characters as revealed to be their dissatisfaction with self are examined. T...

Characters from "On Golden Pond" and "The Death of Ivan Ilyich"

This research report examines various characters in each of these works. Both the film and novel are explored and Ivan in Tolstoy'...

Character of Tamima in Death in Beirut by Tawfiq Awwad

Some might contend that Tamima was responsible for her own discontent, in that she was the one who fought for gender equality....

Comparative Analysis of Macbeth and Seneca's Oedipus

In five pages the ways in which characters are utilized by the playwrights as instruments by which the audience can be manipulated...

Ernest Hemingway and Controversy

In 5 pages this paper discusses why Hemingway's insensitivity towards his female characters has recently become controversial. Th...

A Christmas Carol and the Industrial Society Critique of Charles Dickens

Scrooge is the quintessential business owner of the nineteenth century, at least in the opinion of Charles Dickens. He views the ...

'Shiloh' by Bobbie Ann Mason and Characterization

In five pages the ways in which the characters of Norma Jean and Leroy are developed through Civil War symbolism are discussed. T...

Creon and Oedipus in Oedipus the King by Sophocles

one to conclude that determinism plays a significantly essential role. Were Oedipus and Creons lives determined or were the...

The Nature of Radical Innocence in Literary Depiction

This research paper examines Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises and how the characterization of this novel's main character denies thi...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and the Sympathetic Character of Claudius

In five pages five scenes from the play are presented in an argument that Claudius is in fact a sympathetic character in William S...

John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and Themes of Responsibility and Self Worth

In 12 pages this paper discusses how character relationships are used by Steinbeck to develop themes of self worth and responsibil...

Unsympathic Character Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

In five pages this paper examines how Blanche DuBois is unsympathetically portrayed. There are no other sources cited....

'Omeros' by Derek Walcott and the Poet's Uses of Character and Landscape

In 7 pages this paper discusses the similarities between 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' of Homer and Derek Walcott's 'Omeros' in a...

Structure of Le Pere Goriot by Balzac and Victorine's Function

In five pages this paper examines Le Pere Goriot's structure in an analysis of how character connections are established by the Vi...

Franklin and Crockett

man who could not be respected in some manner. In the case of Franklin one sees him, at a relatively early age, beginning to teach...

The Storm by McKnight Malmar

created characterization that was both believable and fully developed, which is a feat not easily accomplished in such limited spa...

Bartleby Character Analysis

who scorned Bartlebys oddness, comes to allow for the differences that set each person apart from another. Ritter supports this n...