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    characterization‚ conflict‚ and themes. To start‚ the author uses characterization to reveal a lot about the main character through her actions‚ but her thoughts give more of a look into why she makes the decisions she does. An example of this is‚ "It’s such a joke! Peeta and I going along pretending to be friends !" (92). This is important because whenever Katniss‚ the main character‚ shows affection towards Peeta‚ the boy chosen from their district to be in the games‚ her thoughts let the reader

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    Pilate has a recurring motif of representing a pilot‚ in likeness to her name. This is a part of her character and choices to view the name not as it’s literal meaning‚ but how she wants it to mean. This translates to her role as a mentor to Milkman in obvious ways‚ as a pilot‚ a guide. Pilate asks herself three questions to determine what’s important to her in life “When am I happy and when am I sad and what is the difference. What do I need to know to stay alive. What is true in the world.” In

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    there was a perfect harmony between the actors and the roles they were playing. Every character was loveable and although most of them were they just supporting actors they managed to the movie would not be the same without them. I also liked the villain of the movie; I think Alfred Molina did a great job

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    Jean Louise Finch‚ or Scout‚ is the novel’s narrator and principal character. She is a unique and remarkable character who does not quite fit in‚ or do what is expected of young girls in 1930s Alabama. Readers will note that Scout at the end of the novel is very different from Scout at the beginning and this is because she has developed so much as a character. At the start of the novel‚ she is a determined‚ spirited tomboy; she loves wearing trousers. She spends most of her time with Jem‚ her brother

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    it lets readers know how hopeless a character can be. The forms of communication also help establish the plot by means of foreshadowing. A character’s personality helps us know or speculate future events. In the play wit is used to portray a love/hate relationship between Beatrice and Benedick. Wit is a clever humour that lightens the mood of the play‚

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    Effi Character Analysis

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    Effi’s character definitely changed over the course of the novel. When Effi was first introduced in the novel‚ we saw her as a young loving girl who was full of adventure and imagination. Matter of fact‚ her mother often described her character as more of a tomboy than a girly girl. When Effi married Baron von Innstetten‚ she had this crazy illusion of how she imagined everything to be. Within a matter of time‚ her husband went off to do his work‚ leaving her cold‚ stranded‚ and lonely in their house

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    Candide Character Analysis

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    world. While looking back on the book I couldn’t think of many characters that displayed admirable qualities. Even though Pangloss stuck to his views that everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds‚ which is admirable‚ he is stupid and naive to still believe this after everything he and his family goes through. It was quite hard for me to find admirable characters within Voltaire’s Candide‚ all of the characters seemed to do harm to one another in some way. Although as soon

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    Madge Character Analysis

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    Madge In Suzanne Collins’ novel‚ The Hunger Games‚ The character Madge is a friend of Katniss’s in District Twelve who is essential in the development of major themes. The theme her character most evolves is the dystopian society. There are three elements of a dystopian society: upper class advantage‚ isolation of characters‚ and back story of war‚ that are the most prevalent in her character. She does this through her personality and through consequences of her actions. The upper class advantage

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    Macbeth Character Analysis

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    the Plot: Macbeth plays the role of an ambitious character that murders Duncan in order to secure the crown‚ during the play‚ he fluctuates between murderous fevered action and moments of terrible guilt. Lady Macbeth Physical descriptions and traits: She is described as “fair” by King Duncan‚ but like Macbeth‚ she is also ambitious‚ imperious‚ perceptive‚ and resolute. She is conscienceless and is described as a character that is masculine or lacking characteristics of femininity

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    crashes and he is left alone. This novel talks about how Brian’s character evolves over the course of the novel from being an overwhelmed child to a self-reliant young adult. He mentally became stronger but also noticed his physical features changing. He learns adapt to the environment and to fight Mother Nature‚ to survive in the wilderness. At the beginning of the novel‚ the best word to describe Brian’s personality or character is panicked. When the pilot of the plane has a heart attack and dies

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