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    They feel that no one really understands them because they cannot relate to the community they live in. In The Heart is a Lonely Hunter the major characters have feelings of loneliness and rejection. They all become attached to someone they believe feels the same way they do and sympathizes with them even if reality they don’t. One of the characters in the novel‚ Jake Blount‚ searches for a sympathetic ear. He appears in the New York Cafe drunk and rowdy talking to everyone and no one. He talks

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    major character in the novel because she impacts everyone’s decisions in the book in some way. Though she is young throughout most of the novel‚ she acts older than most of the adults. With being the product of a sin‚ Pearl has to deal with a lot. She defends herself and her mother from the cruel remarks of the town. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the character‚ Pearl‚ as a symbol for a hint of happiness in the sadness and regret of a sin. Pearl‚ throughout the novel‚ is used as a main character and

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    Of Mice and Men Character Analysis: Loneliness In Of Mice and Men many characters are lonely or at least act that way. The characters I think are lonely are Lennie‚ George‚ Candy‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s Wife. The loneliness in the story is what causes most of the conflict in the story. Everyone in this story is lonely or must have been lonely. I think loneliness is one of the most important parts of this story. Lennie is one of the loneliest characters in the book. He makes friends with animals

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    the jury. He is easily swayed by the opinion of others. Juror # 3: He is the most vociferous member of the jury. He has some very strong opinions which at times appear to not be backed by any logic. His character shows some signs of sadism ingrained in him. Juror # 4: He is a strong character who presents himself and his thoughts in a respectable manner at all times. He’s main concern is facts and he’s opinion is not swayed by any non-factual information about the case. Juror # 5: He has lived

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    .......... Mrs. ....... Cp Language arts 12 11 march 2013 Character Analysis A character can change or develop in a story thousands of different ways. Some characters stumble upon to what goes on in the story and others are born into the story. The second is the case for Mariam of the story “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled hosseini. She was born into life out of wedlock‚ for this she is known as a harami ‘or bastard’. Being a harami she was always talked down to and treated like she was

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    campaigns in Egypt‚ Asia Minor‚ North Africa‚ and Spain. His Memory Lives after Death Gaius Julius Caesar was born on July 13‚ 100 B.C.E. And died on the ides of March or March 15‚ 44 BC By Luis Lalinde One being real the other being a character from the play Julius Caesar you can only notice a few differences. Shakespeare’s accurate portray of Caesar and events surrounding his death are very well balance. First because Caesar is known as a great leader in the play as well as in the real

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    DECKARD: Deckard‚ a so called ‘Blade Runner’‚ of a violent group of artificial human beings called replicants. As Deckard hunts them down‚ one by one‚ and attempts to eliminate them (which is now dubbed as putting into retirement)‚ the replicants themselves conduct their own quest to find and confront their creator before Deckard destroys them. As the replicants themselves appear more human as the film goes on‚ Deckard himself is challenged by the thought that he might be a replicant himself.

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    In the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles‚ the character Gene Forrester is proved to be filled with fears and insecurities that climax into the destruction of a perfect person. Gene first presented his friendship with Finny to be that of a perfect relationship‚ but soon it was proved Gene held jealousy against Finny. In order to have Finny seem less perfect gene had to convince himself Finny was out to get him and sabotage his life. Gene makes many leaps and bounds during the story and finally

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    A Million Little Pieces Characters James (1:1) Main character‚ miserable‚ self centered‚ drug addict Mom (1:2) James mother‚ she’s always upset‚ sad‚ she cries a lot Dad (1: 2) Is in charge of most family affairs‚ happy‚ concerned Nurse (1:8) she wears all white‚ smiles a lot administers the shots Men in White (1:11) the men in white take him away Doctor Baker (1:15) kind eyes‚ rehab doctor‚ helpful James’s love interest Lilly (1:18) black hair and blue eyes‚ drug addict Lilly’s Dad

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    William Golding’s literary masterpiece‚ Lord of the Flies‚ is closely examined by experts and amateurs for its powerful characters‚ themes‚ and plot. Golding’s characters evolve and mature throughout the novel‚ each losing a part of himself as the story progresses. After all‚ as one trades innocence and naiveté for maturity and understanding‚ his systems of beliefs and his thoughts must change. These changes are often a result of being removed from a familiar environment‚ in which case the individual

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