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    Character Analysis of Scout Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the self-development of Jean Louise Finch is always very prominent‚ as many aspects in her life help with her maturation. Jean Louise Finch or ‘Scout’ has distinct un-lady like characteristics which emphasize her break from typical Maycomb society‚ and show that she is not a quintessential young girl. Scout has a certain obstinacy and she does not change much when others

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    “Othello is a man of mystery‚ exoticism and intense feeling‚ trustful‚ open‚ passionate but self-controlled: so noble… he inspires a passion of mingled love and pity.” * A.C Bradley 1904 This statement by A.C. Bradley examines the Othello character in an interesting light that perhaps gives a false image of the play. The first statement Bradley makes is that Othello is “a man of mystery‚ exoticism and intense feeling…” These facts ring true. Othello is a mysterious foreigner who holds intense

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    Jake Kim Period 6 Character Analysis: Jean Louise Finch (Scout) Loss of innocence and coming of age are two very important themes in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.” There are many accounts in the book where characters learn and develop. However‚ Scout is probably the character who experienced the most growth and maturity. At the beginning of the novel‚ Scout is an innocent child who had little experience with what the real world looked like. Because of Atticus’s parenting‚ Scout is very curious

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    Tom Walker Character Analysis In “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving‚ Tom is offered a deal to sell his soul and cheat people for money from the devil. Irving described Tom Walker as a very greedy‚ hypocritical‚ and conceited character. In the beginning of the story Tom is introduced as a “meager miserly fellow”‚ which means a person who is very frugal and does not let go of their money willingly. Irving states‚ “A miserable horse‚ whose ribs were as articulate as the bars of gridiron…tantalized

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    Character Analysis- The Great Gatbsy‚ Chapter 1 Nick Carraway serves as the novels narrator and tells us in chapter one that he is tolerant‚ open-minded‚ and quiet and a good listener‚ which makes others; want to confide their secrets in him. Nick is repulsed by the phony nature of the socialites and his moral sense sets him apart from the other characters in the novel. “ Unjustly accused of being a politician”. He seems to be a biased narrator‚ and possibly unreliable as he seems to contradict

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    In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ the main character Ponyboy undergoes several changes over the course of the story. At the beginning of the story Ponyboy has a very negative view of the rival gang the Socs. However by the end of the novel he comes to the realization that the gang he belongs to‚ the Greasers‚ is not much different than the Socs. At the beginning of the novel Ponyboy believes that the Greasers and the Socs are completely different. When Ponyboy was talking to Cherry he

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    Shelbi Holt 7/30/09 Character Analysis In “The Birthmark”‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the character Alymer is portrayed as a mad scientist. He cares about his wife‚ but his love for science and intellect overcomes any love he could ever have for her. By saying Alymer is a mad scientist‚ I am meaning that he will go to great lengths to try and create cures and become intertwined with science itself. Alymer’s behavior is very manipulative around others. He doesn’t just come out and say how

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    Character Analysis of Montresor If written with skill‚ “Villains” can be some of the most interesting characters in literature. The character of Montresor from Edgar Allen Poe’s “A Cask of Amontillado”. Poe‚ being the horror writer that he was‚ portrays this dark character in exactly that way. The story begins with Montresor explaining to the reader as a narrator that a man named Fortunato has insulted and hurt him for a great deal of time. Montresor never explains what exactly Fortunato did to

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    Timmy Bullard Mrs. Howe English 1 honors March 6‚ 2013 Character analysis Of all the characters described in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations‚ Phillip (Pip) is the most unsatisfied with himself and his environment. Pip explains how distraught he is with how he treats Joe in the scene where Joe is visiting Pip in London. Joe is here to deliver a message to Pip from Mss. Havisham and Estella‚ but the entire time they are talking‚ Pip feels a sense of awkwardness. Joe then hits Pip with a curve

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    Character Analysis – Ross * What does your character want in the scene? In act 4 scene 2 of Macbeth‚ Ross’ goal is to calm Lady Macbeth down after telling her about the departure of Macduff‚ her husband. This can be seen from things that he does in the scene. The scene begins with Ross speaking to Lady Macduff while she is stressing out about Macduff’s departure to England. Lady Macduff feels betrayed and furious because she thinks that Macduff abandoned her and their children. Ross tries to

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