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Change in Character at the Conclusion of Candide by Voltaire

In five pages this paper discusses how the 'happy' novel conclusion was the result of story and character changes. There are 2 so...

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...

Animal Symbolism in Dante's 'Inferno' and William Shakespeare's King Lear

In 7 pages this paper examines what the animal symbolism represents in a comparative analysis of these two literary works. There ...

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...

Society, Characters, and Crick Crack Monkey and Nectar in a Sieve

In two pages this paper examines the conflicts of minorities in society in a consideration of these two works of literature....

David Remnick's King of the World Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero

an American Hero brings the world of boxing into a sharp focus of anticipated excitement that is the essence of the match. This m...

King Lear, Beowulf, the Concepts of Kingship and Hero's Downfall

In five pages these literary characters are contrasted and compared in terms of their deaths with the concept of kingship and what...

Epic Heroism of King Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh, composed about 2000 BC and found inscribed on 12 tablets at Nineveh, is the earliest known epic. The Epic...

Character and Symbolism in 'Araby' by James Joyce

In seven pages this paper examines the character and symbolism featured in this story by James Joyce. Seven sources are cited in ...

Character Destiny and Scenes of Clerical Life by George Eliot

one has. Thus, it would seem, based on the two stories that Eliots assertion that character is destiny is not necessarily a univer...

A Character Analysis of Fagin and Oliver in Oliver Twist

Oliver, the protagonist, is analyzed along with Fagin. There is a sense that realism has been left by the wayside in this eight pa...

Analysis of Two D.H. Lawrence Characters

The characters of Mabel and Elizabeth that were featured in one of D.H. Lawrence's short stories are analyzed in four pages. Ther...

Character Development of Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens

In eight pages a comparison between the ways in which Hardy and Dickens create the versimilitude illusion through their characteri...

Lucy Steele's Character in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

In seven pages this paper presents a character analysis of Lucy Steele in an evaluation of her importance to the novel. There are...

Character Analysis of Bigger Thomas in Wright's Native Son

The writer of this 5 page paper argues that Bigger Thomas, the protagonist of Richard Wright's Native Son, committed murder from f...

Morgaine Character in The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

In five pages this paper analyzes the character of Morgaine along with the differing standards of Christianity and paganism within...

Character, Setting, and Culture in 'A Pair of Tickets' by Amy Tan

In five pages this story featured in The Joy Luck Club is analyzed in terms of the connection that exists between characters and c...

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...

Jill Character in Leonard Gershe's Play Butterflies Are Free

In three pages the characterization of Jill and her impact upon Don are analyzed within the context of the play. There are no oth...

Clyde Character in An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser

In five pages this report presents a character analysis of Clyde as featured in Theodore Dreiser's novel An American Tragedy. The...

Land as a Primary Character in Kentucky Cycle by Shenakkan

In five pages this paper discusses how land emerges as the central character in Kentucky Cycle and what this thematically and symb...

Compare and Contrast Two Characters in Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

This 4 page paper compares and contrasts the characters of Milkman Dead and his father Macon in Toni Morrison's novel Song of Solo...

Sula by Toni Morrison and the Shadrack Character

In a paper consisting of five pages the ways in which Shadrack is affected by patriarchal and racial issues throughout the course ...

The Development of Milkman Dead's Character in Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

This 8 page paper discusses the development of the character of Milkman Dead in Toni Morrison's novel Song of Solomon. The writer ...

Prioress Character in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

In five pages this essay focuses on the Prioress as described in the General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales and argues that whil...

Character Analysis of Jim in Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad

In twelve pages the self concept and behavior of Jim in the novel Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad are analyzed. There is an outline con...

A comparison between the main characters in Jane Eyre and Antonia

This paper considers the similarities and differences between Jane in Jane Eyre, and Antonia in My Antonia by Cather. This eight p...

Decadence and the Character of Blanche Du Bois in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

In six pages this paper discusses how decadence is thematically portrayed in the characterization of Blanche in A Streetcar Named ...