During the unraveling of 1984 the protagonist exponentially strays from the grasp of Big Brother and his ideologies. Through events and characters Winston encounters he becomes more independent in his thoughts and opinions which results in his pure disassociation from the party. By the end of the story‚ Winston devolves into a worse state than he originally was in at the start of the book becoming a docile party puppet. His friendship with O’Brien turns rotten when it is revealed O’Brien is not part
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Ophelia is a young woman who is the daughter of Polonius and the sister of Laertes. In the play‚ Ophelia is caught between her obedience to her father and her love for Hamlet‚ which results in tragic consequences. As a character who perfectly represents the “good girl” schema‚ Ophelia is the quintessential obedient daughter‚ a role demanded of all young women in the early 17th century. Her obedient nature can be seen in repeated quotes such as – “I shall obey my Lord‚” as she complies with her father’s
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All through the novel‚ Go Set A Watchman‚ Atticus can be seen as a very different character‚ therefore‚ developing conflicts between him and Scout. To begin with‚ Scout finds a pamphlet labeled The Black Plague near Atticus’ books. As Scout says in the novel‚ “‘I especially liked the part where the Negroes‚ bless their hearts‚ couldn’t help being inferior to the white race because their skulls are thicker and their brain-pans shallower—’” (Lee‚ 102). After picking up the pamphlet‚ Scout begins to
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Character Study: Gollum Gollum is an interesting character. Like Smaug‚ the fact that he has been living alone in a cave adds to his wicked personality as the stereotype of cave dwellers go. His magic ring has possessed him to the point that he has lost the trust of everyone‚ as well as not trusting anyone who comes near him. Although the lack of contact with anyone at all has caused him to talk to himself at all times. Even in the rare cases when he finds himself with someone else‚ as he does
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anyone can overcome anything if they find their voice. Melinda became mute the moment she was traumatized after she was date raped. Ever since then‚ she felt lonely and empty. I chose Melinda as my character because she showed anyone can overcome any hardships on their own. Melinda was a strong character who overcame depression and found her voice though art. Her artwork helped her tell her story and finally let her secret out. Melinda was a defenseless teenager. One of her weaknesses was her
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extremes. The first is a flamboyant‚ overly enthusiastic teacher named Miss Hancock. The second is our protagonist’s mother‚ a cold‚ heartless perfectionist who demonstrates cleanliness and order‚ rather than love and affection. The character that I have chosen to describe is the mother‚ who is unnamed in this story. Her daughter‚ Charlotte‚ portrays her very well in her metaphor‚ in which she depicts her mother as “a flawless‚ modern building” where “computers (and) typewriters… are
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William Ellison “The Crucible” prompted #3 9-26-14 In the story “The Crucible” there is not many characters. Yet still there is a lot of depth to each character. This play is an allegory and a crucible starring the good farmer John Proctor. This is his story of dealing with the Salem witch trials. This essay will be on prompt number three. The first female character in this story we really get to learn about as well meet is Abigail Williams. Abigail is a young 17 year old girl who used to work
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I am going to tell a story about a girl‚ who looks calm and has a serious look on her face. She goes to school‚ comes home‚ does her homework‚ eat‚ and sleep. She has some people she talks to and everyone who she talks to know her to the extent that they can tell what she feels by looking at her face. But she lies‚ she smiles because she does not want anyone to find that she is angry‚ frustrated and mostly likely reserved. But no one can tell her true feelings at least that is what she thought. This
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segregated south in the 1940s there is a great divide of races. As the protagonist continues on her journey she finds that blacks in the south have less rights than in the north. The excerpt from Sula by Toni Morrison follows such hardships that the main character faces when making her way down to New Orleans from Ohio. The protagonist‚ antagonist‚ and foil are identified quickly. Two of these stick out more than the other being more of underlying part pushing along the problem in the story. Although the protagonist
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Sylvia Plath was born in 1932 In Massachusetts. She published her first poem at 8 years old. She was a perfectionist and an ideal student. Her father died when she was eight and that’s when she started to change. She attempted suicide in college by overdosing on sleeping pills‚ but once she recovered she became successful in literacy. She wrote over 400 poem while in college. She married Ted Hughes in 1965‚ and a year later‚ at age 28 she published her first book‚ The Colossus‚ in England.
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