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    The third person helps tell the story by telling some things about other people or things in the story. The setting takes place in the Klondike gold rush in Alaska in about 1896. The protagonist of the story is Buck‚ and one of the major antagonists is Spitz. Spitz is one of the dogs who helped turn Buck into what he was meant to be. They fought to the death‚ and Buck won. Buck then became leader of the pack of dogs‚ and whipped them back into shape. More antagonists were Mercedes‚ Charles‚ and Hal

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    The argument that Kate Chopin makes within this story is that women during this particular time period did not have many of the rights women have today. In fact‚ this story is set during 1894 where it was very common to see women married living in the shadows of their husbands. Women did not even receive the right to vote until the year of 1920. Louise Mallard is the main character‚ she is a white middle class women married to Brently Mallard. When Louise first receives the news of the recent death

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    Antagonist of “The Yellow Wallpaper” The antagonist of the story is the wallpaper. An antagonist is a character‚ group of characters‚ institution‚ or concept that stands in or represents opposition against which the protagonist must contend. The wallpaper in this story drives her to insanity‚ she thinks there is a woman behind it‚ “And it is like a woman stooping down and creeping about behind that pattern. I don’t like it a bit.” Pg.8. The way she uses it‚ it’s like a metaphor for her mental deterioration

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    if you try to be better or less equal‚ you will be punished. In the short story‚ “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut portrays a symbol that is a lack of change and freedom‚ so therefore there was not a character with the ability to change. The real antagonist in the story is the Handicapper General their agents‚and the protagonist is Harrison Bergeron. The reason the Handicapper General and their agents are the antagonist is because they want everything to be absolutely equal and they do everything

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    1. When and where was the story written or told? What historical‚ social‚ or cultural background might be needed to understand or explain what the story is about? You can expect by the language and the resources that they had‚ that the story was set in olden times. Since modern electricity was installed in homes during the end of the 19th century you can expect that the story was placed in the 19th century or the early 20th. This is due to them not having modern electricity and being not very wealthy

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    upon the onset of my newfound disability‚ the four hour countdown has begun. This knowledge is only mildly comforting. After all‚ what could go wrong? I am safely within the confines of my own home. Too say the least‚ a place that I am very familiar with. I have stumbled around here many times in total darkness heading to bed or searching for the light switch. This should be no more difficult than a childhood game of blind-man’s bluff. My four hour trial has officially began. This isn’t so bad. I

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    Mrs. Mallard is a character who takes on many forms and emotions throughout this short story. I found myself constantly picturing many different images of‚ and emotions for her throughout this story. We are told she “was afflicted with a heart trouble” (174). So Initially I pictured a very week feeble woman with gray hair and lots of wrinkles. I initially feel a lot of sympathy for this woman as she is already suffering from heart problems‚ now she has lost her husband. I soon learned this is just

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    The Antagonist Character of Death by Scrabble In the story Death by Scrable ‚ there are two main character which are husband and wife . Which one is the antagonist character ? I think the husband is the antagonist character . The reason why the husband is the antagonist character is beacause of his hatred ‚ dishonesty and emotional . The first reason why I choose the husband as the antagonist is because he hated his wife all the time . Firstly ‚ he hated his wife at the begining of the story

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    Mrs. Loise Mallard husband‚ Brently Mallard‚ has died in a train accident‚ according to a report received at a newspaper office. Mrs. Mallard suffers from a heart condition; that is why her sister Josephine and her husband’s friend Richards have come to her after hearing of the disaster to bring the news and show empathy. Both are concerned that the news will make Mrs. Mallard ill and Josephine takes great care to tell her the news as cautiously as she is able. Mrs. Mallard breaks down‚ crying

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    Antagonist Vs Robber Barons Joyce Mays Shorter University Professor: Christina Koontz Gordon Gekko‚ who played in the (1987) film as the antagonist‚ portrayed a self-interested egomaniac‚ only concerned with obtaining wealth. He preyed on young stockbrokers‚ conning them into his dirty insider trading schemes . On the other hand we have Frank Cowperwood who was a Robber Baron in the novel The Financier (2008). I think he was about riches and control. Both of these businessmen thrive off of

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