ACHILLES Achilles is considered the greatest warrior of the Trojan War. He was the son of the sea nymph Thetis and the mortal Peleus‚ king of the Myrmidons of Thessaly. According to the legend when he was a child his mother Thetis held him by the heel and dipped him into the River Styx. This was supposed to make him immortal. Because she held him by the heel‚ this part of his body was not put into the water. He was made invulnerable except for his heel. This is where we get the phrase “Achilles’
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Scott Fitzgerald’s short story‚ "Winter Dreams‚" ambitious‚ "desirous" Dexter stands at the threshold between admiring "glittering things" and finding out that the "glittering things" he admires fade away sooner or later. Dexters character throughout this short story‚ changes in many ways‚ from being unaware of what he really wanted in life to being aware of what he actually became. Dexter in the story started off as a very young boy who worked as a caddy at a golf course. There he met Miss Jones
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honest‚ and loving. Things soon change as he grows up and wants nothing more than to become a gentlemen to win over the girl he loves‚ Estella. Pip becomes rude‚ selfish‚ and arrogant in his early adult years. As the novel goes on‚ Pip redeems himself through the events of when he has a near death experience with Orlick‚ when he comes home to ask Biddy to marry him‚ but she is married to Joe‚ and when Joe cares and pays for Pip’s debts. Pip evolves into a likeable character when he has a near death experience
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In this medieval drama‚ a man who is known as Everyman‚ unexpectedly has to face with God. Many characters are classified in the play‚ one of them is Death whom is sent by God to summon Everyman to his “court” for his pilgrimage‚ which is his final expedition. Death asks Everyman if he had forgotten his creator‚ because he is very much implicated with worldly things. When they are about to start his pilgrimage‚ Death wants him to take his full book of accounts‚ yet he states it is not even ready;
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In the story Flowers for Algernon the main character Charlie has a learning disability and he wants to learn to become smarter. So he undergoes an operation on his brain by Neurosurgeons named Doctor Strauss and Doctor Nemur. Charly´s emotions changed after the operation‚ for instance he became happier‚ he thought he was better than some people‚ and he didn’t become kinder.The first sign of him becoming happier after the operation was when he finally realized that he was slowly gaining knowledge
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A heartless man gets his life change on an overnight trip with three ghosts. In 1843 a now‚ well-known novella “ A Christmas Carol” wrote by Charles Dickens is one of the best holiday classics. Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character of “A Christmas Carol” and who is a greedy old man‚ that only cares for himself. Several events cause this remarkable change in Scrooge’s heart. In the beginning of the story‚ Scrooge hated Christmas. One day while on his way home he kept on seeing Marley’s
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Wuthering Heights takes place in an era‚ 19th century‚ in which social class played a major role. Heathcliff‚ a major character in the novel‚ starts off as an orphan‚ and Mr. Earnshaw takes him in as his own. When Mr. Earnshaw passes away‚ his son‚ Hindley Earnshaw‚ begins to treat Heathcliff differently since he’s of a different social class. All throughout the novel‚ Heathcliff is turned away because of his lower social status. Heathcliff is alienated from his society‚ and thus in return he goes
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Explore some of the ways in which Steinbeck presents disadvantaged characters in the novel In 1937‚ the American author John Steinbeck published ’Of mice and Men’. Set in the Salinas Valley of California‚ it conveys the story of the struggles of the American people during ’The Great Depression’. The Great Depression was a massive devastation throughout the whole of America where people suffered and the economy was at a huge crisis. The Unemployment rose from 3% to 26% and many people had died
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Characters evolve through the actions and consequences that they experience. They grow and learn throughout the literature. For example‚ Romeo perspective changed throughout the literature people with Juliet. In fact‚ his emotions and actions towards her had a big impact on their lives. Matter of fact‚ their actions are influenced by the situation of the piece of literature. On the other hand‚ he demonstrates how his feelings for her change throughout the piece of literature. Additionally‚ his feelings
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Afghanistan have been forced to cope with the chaos of their country which has left them traumatized and inconvenienced. In the novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ each character has their lives drastically changed as the events of Afghanistan’s past world issues create hardship‚ grief‚ and difference for the lives of Amir‚ Sohrab and Farid. The first character that has been affected by Afghanistan’s world issues is Amir; throughout the novel he has been faced with forced relocation caused by the Afghan-Soviet War
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