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    Othello Character

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    individual experiences jealousy in a relationship‚ it becomes the corruption that destroys a person’s conscience and ultimately the relationship itself. Othello is initially portrayed as an honest natured individual of royal status and reasonable character. his love for Desdemona‚ his wife‚ acquires him the essence of a respectable‚ loving husband‚ implying his success as a firm‚ yet affectionate husband. After Cassio is relieved of his duties by Othello‚ Desdemona promises to put an effort into convincing

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    Characters In Tangerine

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    There were many important characters in the book Tangerine. Five characters that I considered to be important are Paul Fisher‚ Joey Costello‚ Erik Fisher‚ Paul’s mom‚ and Paul’s dad. Paul Fisher is a 7th grader that has moved from Texas to Florida. He had coke-bottle cap glasses from some incident he can’t remember. He also plays goalie for soccer. Joey Costello is Paul’s new friend. Joey’s brother‚ Mike‚ had passed away earlier in the book‚ from getting struck by lightning while playing football

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    Character of Santiago

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    However‚ Santiago is a humble person and also a skillful fisherman. Santiago replies that he knows other fishermen who are better‚ to which Manolin responds‚ ’There are many good fishermen and some great ones. But there is only you’. He is a man of character and determination. He is a proud man‚ as is revealed by the game he plays with the boy‚ pretending that he will have a pot of yellow rice with fish for supper when Manolin knows that he has nothing to eat. Despite his pride‚ Santiago has learned

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    Character of Atticus

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    Character of Atticus. Atticus Finch is the father of Jem and Scout. His wife died when Scout was 2 and he is bringing the children up on his own‚ with the help of Calpurnia. Scout "says he played with us‚ read to us‚ and treated us with courteous detachment". It is clear he loves his children. His family has been associated with Maycomb for many generations and he is related in some way to most families in the town. He is a lawyer. He takes on Tom Robinson’s case‚ knowing he’ll lose‚ explaining to

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    Santiago's Character

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    1. Describe Santiago’s character in regard to the adversity he faces. What political or historical person could you compare him to? Explain. Santiago faces many adversities in the novel but the main one that makes up the plot is Santiago being shunned as a fisherman in his village by all of the people because he can not catch one fish. A political person that compares to Santiago is Elizabeth Anne Seton. She fought for women’s right to vote and did not care what people called her and what men

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    Odysseus Character

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    Being a hero is a very difficult task; although some are born to do it‚ most of us need guidance to be heroic. In The Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus‚ the main character‚ goes on an Odyssey- an adventurous journey with unexpected outcomes of fortune. There‚ he undergoes many challenges and dangerous situations and changes into a more wholesome individual. As a result of this Odyssey‚ it takes Odysseus twenty years to come home. During this period of time‚ Odysseus becomes more trustworthy‚ cautious‚ and

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    Character of Belinda

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    The character of belinda There are several aspects of the personality of Belinda as portrayed by Pope in The Rape of the Lock. It will be wrong to regard her purely as a goddess‚ or as a pretty spoiled child‚ or as a flirt. She is a combination of all three‚ and yet much more than such a combination. We see her in many different lights. We see her as a coquette‚ an injured innocent‚ a sweet charmer‚ a society belle‚ a rival of the sun‚ and a murderer of millions. She has‚ indeed‚ a Cleopatra-like

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    Character Analysis

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    Mason  1 Aliisa  Mason Professor  Lewis ENG102-­AI 23  February  2014 Ma  Joad  Character  Analysis The  Grapes  of  Wrath  is  a  story  about  family  and  hardships  during  the  time  of  the  Great Depression.  The  story  follows  the  Joad  family  as  they  search  for  jobs  out  west  after  being  forced  out  of their  home  in  Oklahoma.  The  Joad’s  are  challenged.  They  have  hardly  any  money  and  jobs  are  very scarce.  Throughout  the  novel  the  family  struggles

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    The character that I admire is August Boatwright. The reason that I admire her is because she’s very caring.In the book when Lily and Rosaleen arrived at the pink house and May opened the door‚ June walking over to the door and not wanting them there.They finally say that they are there for the honey and that they would like to talk to the lady that made it. They called August over‚ letting Rosaleen and Lily into the house. August made it seem like she cared about them and i know she did by her body

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    Dragonwings Characters

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    The book in which this essay is about is called Dragonwings. Laurence Yep wrote Dragonwings. The main setting is in America during the early 1900?s. The main characters are Moon shadow (a young Tang child)‚ his father Windrider‚ and black dog shows up throughout the story. This father and son have a dream of building a flying machine. There are really many conflicts in this story. The main ones are Windrider and Moon Shadow trying to build a flying machine‚ Black Dog being addicted to opium‚ and

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