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Understanding the Characterization of the Banker and the Lawyer in Anton Chekov’s Short Story the Bet

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...

CharacterFictionThe Bet

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A Comparison of Films Annie 1982 and Annie 2014

Since her advent in Harold Gray's comic strip, Little Orphan Annie 1924-1964, adventurous Annie gains complex lineage of variation and interpretation in numerous forms of media. Even though the comic strips featured Annie and her dog, Sandy, with a spitfire attitude when it came to...

CharacterFilm AnalysisLiterature Review

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|Topics: adaption of Annie, adventurous Annie gains, American culture

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The Towns’ Standards in "Spoon River Anthology" and "The House of Bernarda Alba"

The topic that I have chosen for this essay compares the customs, community standards, values, and traditions that define the town of Spoon River and the nameless town in The House of Bernarda Alba. I chose this topic because it is important for the reader...

CharacterImpact

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Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen: Catherine’s Process of Becoming a Heroine

Northanger Abbey mocks and parodies the conventions of Gothic novels, most noticeably in its critiques of heroism. The opening line suggests that heroines are made and not born, constructed through the ingesting of societal norms and, in Catherine’s case, the constructs of patriarchy. Yet, her...

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Importance of Memory in the Giver by Lois Lowry

The Giver, by Lois Lowry, is a sci-fi type novel about a society where everyone is assigned a specific job to do and no one is allowed to have feelings or memories of anything. Society is dictated by a few people in charge and the...

CharacterMemoriesThe Giver

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|Topics: Feeling, good memories, good times

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The Use of Religion in August Wilson's Fences

In the play, Fences, the main character Troy Maxson is by nowhere near a religious man. Troy has created his own philosophies, especially with baseball, through his own definition of religion. Sandra G. Shannon's interpretive examination of, 'The Good Christian's Come and Gone: The Shifting...

CharacterFencesReligious Beliefs

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|Topics: August Wilson, brother Gabriel, main character Troy Maxson

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A Much Misunderstood Character: a Clockwork Orange

Antisocial Personality Disorder, often referred to as sociopathy, is a mental defect which involves the consistent neglection of common morals and the rights and well-being of others. Those who suffer from this disorder are likely to antagonize and treat others inhumanely or with cruel apathy...

A Clockwork OrangeAntisocial Personality DisorderCharacter

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Analysis of What Makes Beowulf an Epic Hero

An epic hero is someone who posses brave and noble traits within a story. Epic heroes are normally characters from ancient stories and are almost always the main character. With that being said, the main character in Beowulf is the perfect example. Beowulf is a...

BeowulfBeowulf HeroCharacter

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Comparison of Beowulf and Batman

In modern time, at least from our current generation our epic heroes are defined by Marvel Comics, DC comics and some of our favorite action movies like John Wick or James Bond. Beowulf, the first epic hero created the stepping stones for all to follow...

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The Impact of Ursula Monkton’s Existence to the Development of the Narrator in Neil Gaiman’s the Ocean at the End of the Lane

The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a unique and interesting novel written by a well-known author Neil Gaiman. This novel tells the story about a middle-aged man experiencing his life with the existence of the newcomer, Ursula Monkton, while he was seven...

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