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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Macbeth: Plot Summary (Acts 3‚ 4 and 5) Act 3‚ Scene 1 Act III opens at the royal castle on the day of a great feast to celebrate Macbeth’s coronation. Banquo is the first to enter the great dining hall. The prophecy of the Witches races through his mind‚ and he begins to believe that Macbeth himself was responsible for the fulfillment of the Hags’ prediction. He thinks upon his own destiny as foretold by the Witches. If Macbeth is now king‚ Banquo is sure to father future kings. A trumpet sounds
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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. 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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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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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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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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Essay Okonkwo’s Character Analysis The protagonist of the book Things fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ Okonkwo is a leader of the Igbo community. He is described as "tall and huge" with bushy eyebrows and a wide nose that him a very severe look. Despite his stature he is very light on his feet‚ "as if he is going to pounce on somebody." He always breathes heavily and stammers slightly. He is seen by others to be a very fierce‚ stern warrior‚ showing all the signs of a true Alpha Male‚ but all these
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Why is Slim at the top of the bunkhouse hierarchy? After reading the second chapter Of Mice and Men‚ Slim is noticed as a man who is thoughtful‚ a hard worker‚ and a really good fellow. Throughout these two chapters the reader notices that Slim is not like the other guys. The other guys are not nice to anyone and they do not care about anyone but themselves. Slim is different. He cares for his fellow worker which makes him the “one in a million” fellow in the bunkhouse. Slim is seen by others
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animal that serves as a reminder to look to seek higher knowledge both mentally and emotionally.They represent diplomacy‚ shyness and tend to have a peaceful‚ easy-going nature. Laura‚ from Tennessee Williams’s “The Glass Menagerie‚” is a troubled character that exhibits many sloth like traits. Not only is she physically slow‚ she is also secluded from society in an illness induced haze. This disillusionment from reality has left her socially and mentally impaired. “Sloth is the most destructive and
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