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    Montag’s views on society changes throughout Fahrenheit 451 as he reads books and meets several characters. Such as Clarisse‚ Beatty‚ and Faber. Clarisse asks questions that open his eyes to the emptiness of his life and society. Beatty who ruthlessly manipulates and bullies him with his vast knowledge of literature. Then‚ Faber who uses him to do what he could not because of his cowardice. Montag is a very conflicted character‚ when he starts reading books he is overwhelmed and confused by the complexity

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    Wendy was a little girl‚ who went to Neverland with Peter Pan. She didn’t want to grow up; she didn’t want to change. Wendy learned so much in Neverland‚ and she taught herself that it’s fine to grow up. In the book Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie‚ the character Wendy Darling changes because of the force of the environment‚ hatred‚ and lifestyles. “Change your location and you just may change yourself.” -Eric Weiner. Wendy became more mature because of going to Neverland. At the beginning of the story

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    and his friend lived and she was accompanied by her cousin Celia and the fool Touchstone. Rosalinda disguised herself as boy and called herself Ganymede. At end of the play four marriages took place including Rosalinda and Orlando and the wicked characters became good. Oliver became warmhearted and compassionate and the Duke changed and became a religions

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    In the book “Macbeth”‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ the protagonist Macbeth changes dramatically throughout the book. The author did this to intensify the fact that our actions are heavily affected by others. In the beginning of the story Macbeth is a respected general‚ a loved husband‚ and a loyal subject of the king. During the story‚ Macbeth gets a prophecy from the witches that he can be the King of Scotland and consequently forms an ambition to seek out his destiny. Macbeth told Lady Macbeth

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    Expectations by Charles Dickens gives a good example of this life time development. Readers view Pip as one of the protagonist and an antagonist character at the same time. He naturally develops into his adulthood from his memorable childhood. The theme: growing up‚ affects the characters and the plot because Pip and the characters around change as he changes into a grown man. As the story opens up to readers‚ Pip is seen as a little‚ sneaky‚ orphan boy‚ who seeks for parents’ love that got buried

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    Fahrenheit 451 Having a “Foil” in a story can really change the outcome of the ending; this is exactly what happened in Fahrenheit 451. Clarisse’s character influence so much in the story that thanks to Clarissa‚ Montag realized how books played an important role in his life and his society. In the story Fahrenheit 451 Montag worked as a fireman‚ but in his society instead of putting out fires‚ they’ll start them by burning books. Their society prohibited books among their people because

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    Hamlet is the main character of a well-known Shakespeare play named Hamlet. In this play‚ Hamlet is the son of the late king Hamlet‚ who was recently murdered by the new king Claudius. Prince Hamlet has trouble dealing with his father’s passing and his mother’s quick remarriage. Throughout the play Hamlet deals with many emotions. Hamlet represents a typical protagonist of a Shakespearean tragedy. Hamlet starts the story as a troubled and conceited character‚ but irrevocably changes into altruistic

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    Achilles Introduction Once upon a time‚ long ago there was a marvelous battle called the Trojan War‚ but before hand‚ there lived a Greek god named Peleus who extracted love for the Sea goddess Thetis. As time passed‚ they became one‚ so they thought why not form our love in to a child. When their child was born‚ Thetis dipped him into the river styx which was in the underworld (Achilles). Thus made him immortal and his name was Achilles. When Thetis dipped Achilles in to the underworld‚

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    In the book Julius Caesar‚ I think the character Brutus changes a lot. This character starts out mean‚ but he thinks he has good intentions. By the middle of the book he undergoes changes for the worse. He gets mean and starts becoming a lesser‚ meaner person. By the end of the book he is more noble and sees things in a different way. At the beginning of the book Brutus wants to kill Caesar. He wants to do this for the good of the people. He truly and honestly thinks that if he kills Caesar that

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    Kambili the main character in the book Purple Hibiscus has changed from the beginning of the story to the end. At the beginning of the book before Kambili’s trip to Nsukka‚ she is a girl who is abused by her father as a result‚ she cannot show people who she really is. After being in Nsukka‚ Kambili begins to mature‚ and starts to express her own opinion. At the end of the book Kambili has changed into a self-confident woman regardless of her past. In her home‚ Kambili is abused‚ and unable to

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