Analysis of the text “W.S.” The text under analysis is an extract from a short story “W.S.” by Leslie Poles Hartley‚ a well-known British novelist and short story writer best-known for his novels which include “Eustace and Hilda” trilogy (1947) and “The Go-Between” (1953). The story “W.S.” comes from “The complete short stories” of L. P. Hartley published posthumously in 1973. The story “W.S.” is about a novelist Walter Streeter who one day gets a postcard from Forfar signed W.S. He doesn’t pay
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Character Analysis: Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 is a great book written by Ray Bradbury. In his novel‚ he writes about how the future is deprived from books and how life focuses on giant screens as their main source of entertainment. The main character and the most important character is named Montag. Montag is a firefighter who tries to change his life from reading books which is illegal. Although society is forced to live a life without books‚ Montag feels the need for books and plays an
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Grace Scott English 9 Honors Mrs. Duff 14 April 2014 Character Analysis: Balthasar In this scene of the play‚ Balthasar‚ Romeo’s servant‚ brings him the news that Juliet has died. He wants Romeo to know of the death and is motivated to tell him what has happened because Balthasar loves Romeo and is very loyal to him. He wanted to make sure Romeo received the news rather than finding out later. He is driven to tell Romeo so that he can avoid possible conflict if Romeo discovered that his
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Character Analysis: Beowulf At the beginning of the story Beowulf the character Beowulf was a strong‚ brave‚ and powerful hero originating from Geat. Upon coming to the Danes‚ Beowulf shows courage and his need for a challenge in his fortitude to help rid them of Grendel. He was already a famous young hero who had accomplished much to this point in his life but handles himself with great composure‚ especially when dealing with Unferth. It is also possible to see Beowulf as a just person who has
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Grendel as a Ridiculous Character Probably one of the greatest questions of the 19th century comes directly from John Gardner’s novel Grendel. Given a world with no inherent meaning‚ how should one live his or her life? Grendel lives in a world that he is not supposed to be in‚ acting out on emotion. Grendel represents the animalistic traits of humans. His actions are primitive and based around society’s acceptance throughout the novel. Grendel portrays a ridiculous character that is convinced we
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Bill is an obnoxious character‚ whom Spark uses to make fun of modern fads. Being a believer in the benefits of macrobiotic food‚ Bill claims to be an “Enlightenment Leader” of “the movement”. When he reveals this to Lise‚ he “smiles widely towards her‚ he breathes into her face and touches her knee.” He possesses the ability to charm‚ however his method is very invasive and predatory. Continuing to pester her about macrobiotic food‚ he tells Lise: “You’ll soon change your eating habits‚ now that
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Character Analysis of Roger Chillingworth By Robert J. Boudreaux English 3 Mrs. Overley February 14‚ 2007 Outline Thesis Statement: Knowing Roger Chillingworth’s background‚ his role in the book as a symbol‚ and his obsession of torturing Dimmsdale are all important when analyzing his character. I. Chillingworth’s background A. Married to Hester Prynne B. Sends Hester to Boston II. Chillingworth as a symbol A. Symbolized as the devil B. Once a thoughtful man
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following report is to critically analyse and deconstruct the character of "the Joker" within the film "the Dark Knight" and discuss the reasoning of why this character was interpreted in such a way. The Joker‚ played by late Heath Ledger‚ is a terrifying villain who will stop at nothing to manipulate and corrupt his victims. However it is not the Jokers sinful love for destruction and chaos alone that makes him such a terrifying character‚ it is that he is flesh and blood; he is not immortal and does
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2/15/12 American Lit Dimmesdale Character Analysis Dimmesdale is one of the most interesting characters in The Scarlet Letter. This is because he demonstrates in this story that he is at times a coward‚ and that he is strong‚ yet not courageous. Dimmesdale is develops as a character drastically throughout the story. Changes in his character are frequent throughout the book. Throughout the whole story‚ Dimmesdale shows himself as a very diverse and intriguing character. Dimmesdale proves that he
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Character Analysis The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ is a delightful depiction of the witch trials; where all someone had to do was scream witch and you were hung. Sounds great doesn’t it? I‚ personally‚ didn’t enjoy the plot‚ because it disturbed me that someone could be so religious and blind to reality that they hang their neighbors‚ children‚ and innocent others. John Proctor was a main character in trying to stop the hangings‚ and bring sense to people. He changed immensely in the play
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