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    The character of Curley‚ a “thin young man with a brown face‚ with brown eyes and a head of tightly curled hair”‚ according to Candy is an amateur boxer and is always picking fights‚ especially with those men who are bigger than he is. The boss’ son in the ranch‚ Curley is depicted as malicious and threatening by Steinbeck‚ but yet also possesses some of the traits associated with an outsider- continually trying to prove his worth to those around him. He tries to reflect and ascertain his masculinity

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    Devin Dozier The Kite Runner Mrs. Boardman English 15 May 2016 The Kite Runner Character Analysis From the start and through his death‚ Hassan remains the same: loyal‚ forgiving‚ and good-natured. Hassan grew up with a very particular role in life. He prepares Amir’s breakfast and collects his books while Amir gets ready for school. Rather than going to school as well‚ Hassan stays and helps his father‚ Ali‚ get groceries and complete their chores. Instead of receiving his education‚ he stays home

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    to find the strength to keep working as hard as they do? In the book Krik Krak‚ a series of short stories‚ the author Danticat‚ utilizes juxtaposition to create realistic characters that in return create a hopeful mode throughout the book even in hopeless situations. The specific examples that best display realistic characters creating an overall sense of hopefulness are a mother who wants more for her son‚ a boy in search of safety‚ and a girl who looks for beauty even in ugly places. In the first

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    Describing friend’s character. I have a friend‚ his name is Dima. I know him about five years. He amazed me by his intelligence and brainy. He knows the answer on any question. Even if he doesn’t know the correct answer‚ he’ll find the way to explain it. I appreciate his optimism and indifference at the same time. When something bad has happened‚ he is always determined. He says that next time he would be more sense and had learned a lot from that situation. And next day he behaves as if nothing

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    In Joyce Carol Oates story‚ "Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?" there are two main characters in the story one of them is Connie. She was a naïve fifteen year old teenage girl‚ and the other character is a psychopath named Arnold Friend. Connie is a typical teenager she hangs out with her friends going to the mall and movies‚ just basically out having fun without a care in the world. Arnold is a psychopath who appears to be like any human. In many cases‚ one would not be able to

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    The change or growth of a character throughout a book is necessary or else the book would be bland and the reader would lose interest‚ Charles Dickens and he did that with his character Phillip or Pip in the book‚ Great Expectations. Pip was a simple boy raised by his mean sister and kind brother in law‚ he never wanted or expected much till he met a cold hearted little girl raised by an insane woman‚ but yet he wanted to become a gentleman to win her heart. His wish came true‚ he was becoming a

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    John Proctor‚ one of the main characters in The Crucible‚ is remorseful‚ candid‚ and industrious. Arthur Miller created John Proctor to be a likeable character. He is a flawed character who tries to make what he did wrong‚ right. Even though John and Elizabeth Proctor are still having a hard time dealing with his mistake‚ the reader can still recognize that he is a personable man. There is always something that will be in the back of John Proctors mind throughout his life. He had an affair with

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    Although most of your characters were believable in your powerful tale of revenge‚ The Cask of Amontillado‚ I found your narrator‚ Montresor to be quite unreliable. Could it be that you did not intend for me to sympathize with Montresor for the insult made by Fortunato‚ but rather to judge him? Frankly‚ I found him to be smug and egotistical‚ while questioning his sanity. He did not convince me that his intentions were honorable to support his family’s motto: “Nemo me impune lacessit‚” or “No one

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    In Fences‚ through characterization August Wilson develops Troy as a loathed character and Rose as an admired one. Troy is developed as a loathed character as a result of his actions which include: crushing Cory’s dream of playing football in college‚ cheating on his wife‚ kicking his son out of the house‚ and being very hostile towards his family. Troy is developed as a bitter character who is slightly disconnected from the current society and as a result he is unable to recognize or accept social

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    Overall in the novel Portrait‚ religion is depicted as an overbearing burden which clouds and heavies the mind and conscious while assuming power over its believers. From early on in his life‚ religion hinders Stephen and his desires. At the beginning of the novel Stephen likes a young girl and thinks of marrying her later in life. His mother finds this completely wrong due to the fact that the girl’s family is Protestant‚ and not Catholic like Stephen’s family. As Stephen grows up‚ especially

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