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    sickened by spasms of nausea‚ argued inconsolably insisted that she must go‚ must run the 3 miles to the Rupp farm ’”(Capote 70). Capote could have ended the phrase with “was forced to control herself in order to control her daughter” but he builds the character of Susan Kidwell by adding how she is looking and feeling. How Susan is feeling is also important understand the large effects that the death of the Clutters have on just one person. Though Capote only describes into detail how Susan is feeling

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    Character Analysis “Iago” Shakespeare’s Iago is one of the best examples of a villain to this day. Such a villain would distract from the impact of the play. Shakespeare added depth to his villain making him Amoral‚ as opposed to the typical immoral villain. Iago’s entire scheme begins when the "ignorant‚ ill-suited" Cassio is given the position Iago wanted. Iago is consumed with envy and plots to steal the Position he feels he most deserves. Iago deceives‚ steals‚ and Kills to gain that position

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    the cold while the others enjoy themselves in comfort. Well that is an exactly what the three friend Frank‚ Tub‚ And Kenny did to each other. The characters in Tobias Wolff’s “Hunters in the Snow” change their sense of morality because of their selfish need for acceptance‚ the end of the story ultimately challenges their justification. The First character introduced in the story is Tub; His name “Tub” hints to the reader that he is overweight. Which is also concreted when Tub says “Like when I make

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    One of the main characters in “V for Vendetta” is V. He is a mysterious‚ vigilante‚ freedom fighter‚ and a terrorist who is easily recognized by his Guy Fawkes mask‚ long hair‚ and dark clothing. He is a person permeated by an idea that the country they are living in is sick and that it is his duty to save the country and fulfill the idea. He was permeated by this idea after his experience at Larkhill where he underwent medical testing and saw that his country was up to. The costume V is wearing

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    “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by Shakespeare‚ highlights the story of the popular figure of Rome namely Julius Caesar. It covers his return from the defeat against Pompeii till the time of his death. It also covers the fact that Caesar was betrayed and killed by his fellow comrades because he wanted all the power to himself. Of the comrades who committed the murder is his best friend‚ Brutus. Other comrades bought Brutus into this murder plot by sending him a letter pretending it was from the people

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    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel illustrating the struggles of a racist town in Alabama. Characters are at a struggle to comprehend the way people act. Knowing this‚ they have to learn what is right and act accordingly. Throughout Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ characters discover and begin to emphasize each other’s lives in large portions and in doing so‚ many characters develop and mature to understand the world they live in. Atticus Finch is a single father with two young

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    In the play The Glass Menagerie Laura is a character that many young women across the nation can easily relate to. Although she was crippled at a young age‚ Laura’s insecurities often times run her life. Like Laura‚ many women find their insecurities at the forefront of their minds. Laura is a shy‚ quiet and often times invisible character throughout the play. However‚ she is a strong‚ unique‚ and lovable character as well. Often times we see our flaws as a disadvantage and something that can only

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    The primary purpose of Shakespeare’s “King Lear”is the tragedy and focus of the fall of a noble character due to a tragic flaw. Shakespeare’s main purpose was perhaps to emphasize on the idea that tragedies intend to show how our very own human nature can turn out to be our worst enemy. In “King Lear‚” the reader gets to see how Lear suffers from his tragic flaw‚ which includes of arrogance and misjudgements. Because of his tragic flaw‚ King Lear makes bad decisions. When he announces his plan in

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    In Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger captures the story of Holden Caulfield‚ who throughout his travels to New York‚ is compelled by his thoughts of characters who are never introduced to readers. The absent characters are as impressed upon him as much as he is affected by those who are among him in the city. The situations in which the characters are introduced are often when Holden is faced with uncomfortable or adult situations. He reminds himself of those who once surrounded him‚ while recollecting

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    Huckleberry Finn is a static character. Throughout the realistic‚ historical fiction novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ the main character Huck travels with a fugitive slave‚ Jim. Constantly‚ Huck’s internal conflict between helping a fugitive slave‚ and turning him in‚ divides him. Huck ultimately ends up helping Jim‚ but treating him as subhuman‚ and taking advantage of his companionship. Huckleberry Finn wavers in his moral ideas‚ but undergoes no development. He starts to

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