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    with principles. When we first met him in the novel‚ he led the choir boys. They were not allowed to take off their clothes and they must walk in two parallel rows. This shows Jack’s commitment to civilization and morality is strong. However‚ his character changes at the later parts of the novel as he upholds savagery. Also‚ the more the rules differ from the island reality‚ the more cruel and ruthless a person Jack turns out to be which contributed to the plot. In Lord of the Flies‚ Jack is charismatic

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    Fight Club’s two main characters. They are "Jack" played by Edward Norton‚ and Tyler Durden played by Brad Pitt. However the twist to the movie turns out that Jack and Tyler are the same person and Tyler is Jack’s real name. Tyler the character is everything that Jack the character is not. The story narration is provided by the protagonist of "Fight Club‚" "Jack." The ambivalent protagonist‚ who only refers to himself as "Jack." An ambivalent protagonist‚ usually the main character‚ is someone the audience

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    Family A dynamic character changes over the course of the story. The change undertaken by such a character is usually very influential on the final resolution. Most often the event that creates this change is very serious in nature‚ such as loss in one’s family. Lyman Baker mentioned in his article that the curiosity towards a “change in identity” have been very intense in this century. In Wangerin’s book‚ The Book of Sorrows‚ death surrounds almost all of the characters in the story at one point

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    The Glass Menagerie Character Analysis "The play is memory" (5). The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams is a play narrated by the character Tom about his memory of his life with his family in the thirties. Although he is absent for the majority of the latter half of the play‚ Tom is the main character. Tom is also the protagonist‚ despite his bad qualities. The antagonist is a character never seen‚ the father. Tom is the main character of The Glass Menagerie. He opens and closes the play

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    A Formalist Interpretation of Windows by Bernice Morgan  Conflict: * Character vs. Character (Leah vs. Ruth) – she feels unwanted by Ruth; unwelcome in her home. She has little respect for Ruth’s lifestyle which is filled with second-hand drama‚ meaningless shopping – little overall purpose. * Character vs. Self (Leah = old and tired‚ misses Estonia‚ misses husband)  Protagonist - Leah * Changes throughout story * At the story’s start‚ she feels at peace‚ even grateful for the notion

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    of somebody else. After all‚ one can never be fully satisfied of oneself. Perhaps one could wish to be a real-life person‚ or even a fictional character. Having a fictional character as a role model is odd‚ because most fictional characters were made to be ideal for a certain set of standards. The person I’d most want to be is indeed a fictional character. He is no other than Ash Ketchum from the Pokemon anime universe. Ash Ketchum’s most notable physical feature is his Pokemon League Cap‚ which

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    ENC1102 Character Analysis: Montresor “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allen Poe’s “The cask of Amontillado” is a sinister tale of revenge narrated by a character named Montresor. The setting takes place in an underground tomb in Italy during carnival season. In this story‚ Montresor too plays the role of main character. I chose to analyze him because his character traits are ones that I can relate to. In addition to the character traits being identifiable‚ these character traits also play a

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    The analysis of American Character as Depicted in Coming to America Film By Art Buchwald Introduction to American Studies Fitri Aningsih 090110101001 Faculty of Letters University of Jember 2012 1. American Characters a. Adventurer An adventure is defined as an exciting or unusual experience; it may also be a bold‚ usually someone undertaking with an uncertain outcome. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/adventure) A person who enjoys taking risks or someone who

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    Webster’s online Dictionary defines the word protagonist as "The principal character in a literary work (as a drama or story) a leading actor‚ character‚ or participant in a literary work or real event." by looking at this definition‚ Antigone can fit the description. How she reacts to events and the ensuing consequences that occur‚ forms the plot of the play. At the very beginning Antigone chooses to bury polyneices even though it was against Creon’s wishes. She had a choice to leave his body buried

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    Blueback by Tim Winton this is exactly what happens. Like in many of Winton’s stories Blueback is set in a seaside town in Western Australia. Winton uses the setting‚ characters‚ conflict and resolution to portray the message that we should protect the environment and not plunder the oceans for our own benefit. The main Characters in Blueback are Able and his Mum‚ Dora‚ who live in the sleepy seaside town of Longboat bay. Winton constructs Longboat bay as a peaceful quite place that belongs only

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