story of an hour Mrs. Mallard is the main character who has a heart condition. The story begins with learning the news her husband has died in a railroad disaster. Mrs. Mallard’s sister‚ Josephine‚ is the one who tries to break the news gently due to Mrs. Mallard having a heart condition. Mrs. Mallard begins to cry and goes to her room and locks herself when while she has a few moments to herself. While in her room she begins to whisper the words free. Josephine foes to Mrs. Mallards room and begs
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Character Sketcher of the Tale of Despereaux Despereaux Tilling * Brave * Polite * Sickly * Different * Dreamy * Conforms * Infatuated * Love-sick Despereaux is a sickly mouse who always ran temperatures and fainted at loud noises. The moment he was born‚ he was classified as “different”‚ because he was born with his eyes open and had large ears. Then‚ as he grew up‚ he became more and more different by letting a human touch him and even speak to a human. Despereaux
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Mary Maloney’s Character Analysis Class has recently read Roald Dahl’s short story‚ “Lamb to the Slaughter”. In “Lamb to the Slaughter” there is a married couple; however the husband wants to divorce his wife Mary. Mary then becomes enraged and takes drastic measures. In the short story there is an interesting transformation in Mary Maloney’s character. Mary Maloney is a dynamic character because she changes from a loving wife to a manipulative and unstable widow. While reading the short
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Don Pedro‚ Prince of Aragon Of all the main characters in Much Ado About Nothing‚ Don Pedro seems the most elusive. He is the noblest character in the social hierarchy of the play‚ and his friends Benedick and Claudio‚ though equals in wit‚ must always defer to him because their positions depend upon his favor. Don Pedro has power‚ and he is well aware of it; whether or not he abuses this power is open to question. Unlike his bastard brother‚ the villain Don John‚ Don Pedro most often uses his power
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woman named Louise Mallard and her reaction to the news that her husband has died. This news is brought to Mrs. Mallard from her sister‚ Josephine. Mrs. Mallard does not know how to react at first‚ and decides to have some time alone in her room. Inside the room‚ she feels lots of emotions such as sadness‚ happiness‚ that come together and ultimately she smiles. However‚ because of so much excitement‚ she could feel her heart pumping so fast that at the end of the story when Mr. Mallard enters the house
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The Breakfast Club *Claire has been known as daddy’s little girl. She’s popular and can be perceived as being conceited and rude‚ but deep down Claire is kind and sweet and just trying to make a name for herself without her parents or her friends constantly pressuring her to be somebody they want her to be rather then who SHE wants to be. *Bender also known as the schools “bad boy”‚ has been known to be the criminal the guy that doesn’t care about anything and anyone. But what many people wouldn’t
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Hansberry writes‚ “Now the once loved pattern of the couch upholstery has to fight to show itself from under acres of crocheted doilies and couch covers which have themselves finally come to be more important than the upholstery” (23). Ruth can easily be compared to the couch in her living room as a woman who is overcome by how she feels about the Younger household and living conditions. Over the course of this play‚ The Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Ruth changes from fed up to relieved
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English 102 24 September 2011 Freedom In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Choplin‚ Mrs. Mallard finds freedom in the false belief that her husband is dead‚ and she dies when she faces the truth. The story takes place back in the 1890’s where women were not treated equally and their expected duties were only to maintain a home and care for their husband‚ also know as a “house wife”. Throughout the story Mrs. Mallard goes through a transformation of initially grieving and accepting her husbands death
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respectable man. But when Atticus is appointed to defend a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ who has been charged with rape of a white woman‚ the town begins to lose its composure‚ and sides both against tradition‚ and with it. It is during this time‚ that the character Dolphus Raymond emerges. Dolphus is unlike any other member in the community; he believes colored folk should be both respected‚ and loved. He fell in love with a black woman‚ married her‚ and has forever lost respect from many citizens of Maycomb
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(Character Sketch) – My friend Lianna My friend Lianna is the most amazing friend anybody could ask for. We’ve been through so much together‚ we are destined to be sisters. We met on the first day of high school in English class‚ we were paired up to work on a project and then we introduced ourselves to each other and then we found out that we had a lot in common. Both of us were terrified of the massive size of the high school. She had the locker right next to mine. I told her I didn’t know anybody
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