Reverend Parris is the minister of Salem’s church. He is a paranoid‚ defensive self-absorbed‚ nervous‚ and self-pitying figure. He is very concerned with building in his position in the community. He has a slave from Barbados called Tituba. He has a daughter called Betty. He believes that faction plans will force him to leave Salem‚ so he attempts to strengthen his authority through the witch trial proceedings. The fact that he has many enemies who want him gone from Salem suggests that he is abhorred
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In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee shows that we must treat others without judgment and insolence by using the character development of Scout and Jem Finch. She expresses the maturation of the two in a racist and hostile society. The journey these two characters go on is short‚ and a new mentality is somewhat forced upon them in unpleasant circumstances‚ however these strong two pull through. They learn to understand society and how to live in it. They learn life lessons through their father Atticus
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The Crucible John Proctor’s Major Change One of the characters in “The Crucible” that undergoes a major change is John Proctor. Proctor is one of the most important characters and he gradually changes throughout the course of the play. At the start of the play John Proctor has a strong willed personality and shows good leadership and authority. Through the changes that he makes‚ Proctor becomes a better person who finds a sense of goodness in himself. John Proctor goes from being someone who
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Character Development The Son The son had loved his father dearly but does not favor his way of life. His interest in school greatly outweighed his interest or desire to work on ‘The Boat’. He still had a love for the sea and in some way felt like he should carry out his family’s tradition. After his uncle had accepted a new job he took his position on the boat and promised his father that we would continue to sail with him for as long as he lived‚ and when his father passed despite the desires
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In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the main protagonist‚ Hamlet experiences a series of events that dramatically change his character. When the audience first meets Hamlet‚ he is dressed in all black he is portrayed as a sulky‚ depressed prince. Through the course of the play however‚ it is revealed that Hamlet as a character has more than one side to him – he is brooding as he is impulsive‚ and he is vengeful as his is indecisive. The audience sees Hamlet struggling with the death of his father‚ and the emotional
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1984 Essay – by Len Farag In “1984” by George Orwell‚ the main character‚ Winston is in conflict in nearly every page of the book. He is in constant surveillance by the Party. He has also‚ as the text describes‚ had problems with his relationship with Katherine‚ in the past. With the rule of the Party‚ comes the constant control of the omnipresent‚ Big Brother. He controls everything‚ from living conditions to how much chocolate is allowed to be given to any member of Oceania. There is also the
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The two main characters in the novel “Three Day Road” by Joseph Boyden; Xavier Bird and Elijah Weesageechack‚ have many key differences that are illustrated throughout the novel. Xavier is reserved and visceral‚ while Elijah is self-assured and talkative. Xavier was raised by his Aunt Niska for the Majority of his childhood‚ opposed to how Elijah was raised in Moose Factory by nuns at a residential school. These factors hold an important responsibility on their personalities and the way that they
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scenes that touched you emotionally. The actual script of the play I felt was amazing. It added some humor so the crowd was able to smile throughout some parts of the play then to feel like they were watching an soap opera. My reactions to the characters were amazed and astounding! I couldn’t believe that most of them could really sing‚ and that they didn’t seem to come off as amateurs to the
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In this book‚ JT’s character is a very street-smart guy‚ who knows everything about gang’s and their operations. He makes a lot of money with what he does‚ drives nice cars and wears expensive clothes. When I read that JT has to tax all the tenants who basically make money on their own‚ I felt like he was a bad person. But when I read further‚ his character is actually a nice person‚ because he does really care about the people in his environment. For example‚ he makes sure that his tenants are healthy
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How does Steinbeck present and develop the character of Curly’s wife in ‘Of Mice and Men’? 1) In the beginning of “Of Mice and Men” we readers are made to perceive Curly’s wife as a vain‚ trouble making bully who provokes people and intends on bringing their anger out‚ especially Lennie and is incapable of seeing the world from any perspective other than her own. We then realise by the end of the novel that she is only a sweet‚ innocent woman who just wanted to be cherished and wasn’t able to
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