MacLeod’s No Great Mischief‚ Alexander’s oldest brother commits violent crimes and by all accounts could be considered an antagonist‚ however‚ this is not the case. To outsiders Calum appears violent and rough‚ but within his clan he is their guiding compass. Calum is an intrepid leader who falls victim to his own history. He lacked guidance as a young man and this contributes to his later struggles with the law. Through anecdotes and flashbacks Calum is revealed to be a multifaceted character whose downfall
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The Great Gatsby The setting and location of one’s house can convey a great deal about a person because it represents the characteristics of their dwellers. In “The Great Gatsby” F. Scott Fitzgerald uses characters’ houses as a way to describe characters themselves and create a symbolic effect and advance the plot of the story. In this novel‚ each of the major characters’ lives in a house that reflects their personality and place in society. Nick Carraway acts as an observer and
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The character I have chosen to study is Jordan Baker. She is a young 23-year old female golf champion‚ somewhat of a celebrity. At the time the story takes place Jordan Baker is a guest at the Buchanans’. The first time the reader and the narrator of the story‚ Nick Carraway‚ meet her is in the very first chapter of the novel. She is dressed in white and holds her back very straight‚ so her appearance doesn’t come unnoticed. Special attention is given to her perfect posture and “rapid‚ deft movements”
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leader compile the information into one final presentation. Team assignment: * Your team will select one of the following characters from The Great Gatsby: * Nick Carraway * Jay Gatsby * Daisy Buchanan * Tom Buchanan * Jordan Baker * Myrtle Wilson * George Wilson * As a team‚ create a profile for that character as if he /she is a member of a modern day social networking site‚ such as Facebook or MySpace. * Your team’s final presentation
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Expectations. Having expectations could change one’s life. One can induce change within themselves or it can be influenced by others. This concept is noticeable with Pip‚ the main character in the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Pip is an orphan boy who lives in Kent‚ England with his abusive sister‚ Mrs. Joe‚ and his sympathetic uncle‚ Joe Gargery. He searches for value as a person in becoming a gentleman and in earning the love of Estella‚ an orphan adopted by Miss Havisham‚ a wealthy
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Miss Pross showed her love towards Lucie in many different ways‚ and her love leads to her sacrifice and reward in the final chapter. The ever faithful Miss Pross barrels into the room after hearing that her “ladybird” (71) has fainted and throws Mr. Lorry against a wall to get to her Lucie. In the first encounter with Miss Pross‚ Dickens shows that she would do anything to protect Lucie by showing her “laying a brawny hand upon his chest‚ and sending him flying back against the nearest wall” (Dickens
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sought in vein. These are some of the questions that I asked myself while researching this one man’s life. There is a plethora of hard evidence that all historians and journalist agree on about his conquest and his life‚ but when it comes to his character the discrepancies are remarkable. “To some‚ he is perceived as a blood-thirsty megalomaniac who should be ranked in the annals of history with Stalin and Hitler‚ while to others he is a visionary devoted to harmony among races and a united world
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Analysis of The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald’s character Jay Gatsby‚ in The Great Gatsby‚ is a naïve‚ lovesick young man that is sucked in by his dream of wealth. Gatsby is naïve in the fact that he believes himself to be in love with Daisy when in reality he is only infatuated with her because of her wealth and status and what both of these would mean to his overall status. Gatsby is hardworking and loyal to a fault‚ which reflects upon his innocence‚ but the worst of Gatsby’s characteristics
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When people think about a good story‚ some think of the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. There are many causes for why it is such an amazing piece of literary work‚ but one of the most prominent is how he uses setting to his advantage. In the book‚ Charles Dickens writes about the life of a young boy named Pip. As he grows up and becomes a man‚ he meets many different people and goes to countless places. During his lifetime‚ he goes to the misty marshes‚ the forge where he was raised
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The text Great Expectations by Charles Dickens reflects many of the values and attitudes of nineteenth century England. The terms ’values’ and ’attitude’ are somewhat linked‚ and are both an integral part of the context of this novel. There was a great divide between the classes at the time of Great Expectations‚ with each class having its own stereotypical views. This difference led to crime in the city‚ which served the need for better punishment‚ as the justice system was quite arbitrary. Attitudes
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