Essays on Character

Two of the most famous and well-respected anti-war novels in history, Catch-22 and Slaughterhouse-Five, are known for exploring the state of soldiers within war and the mental trauma that they endure. We often see characters battle internally when their own ethical codes are put against...

Typically when someone does us a favor we always pay it back in some way and then that be it. But, instead of paying it back main character, twelve year old Trevor McKinney has the idea of paying it forward. It was one day when...

In this comparison and contrasting essay I will be talking about two characters from two different stories and how they are similar or different. The two characters I will be using are Patsy Barnes from the story The Finish of Patsy Barnes and Joby from...

In ‘ Of Mice and Men’ the killing of Candy’s dog represents the fate of anyone who has outlived their purpose. Once a great sheep dog now hindered by age and sentenced to die. Candy’s plea to Carlson to allow the dog to live out...

Living in a futuristic dystopian society blinded by what the government makes it believe what is right and what is wrong is a corrupted society. Guy Montag which is the protagonist of ‘Fahrenheit 451’ is portrayed by Bradley in the way he develops and changes...

The banker’s comments and actions on the night of the party reveals about his personality that he is very short- tempered as he banged his fist on the table once the lawyer said he agreed upon the assumption of “it’s better to live somehow than...

In the mansion scene from Horseman on the Roof, the sexual tension between Pauline and Angelo reaches its height. The whole movie builds up their relationship, culminating in this scene where they find themselves alone together in a remote mansion. In the mansion they make...