1. Describe Santiago’s character in regard to the adversity he faces. What political or historical person could you compare him to? Explain. Santiago faces many adversities in the novel but the main one that makes up the plot is Santiago being shunned as a fisherman in his village by all of the people because he can not catch one fish. A political person that compares to Santiago is Elizabeth Anne Seton. She fought for women’s right to vote and did not care what people called her and what men
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individual experiences jealousy in a relationship‚ it becomes the corruption that destroys a person’s conscience and ultimately the relationship itself. Othello is initially portrayed as an honest natured individual of royal status and reasonable character. his love for Desdemona‚ his wife‚ acquires him the essence of a respectable‚ loving husband‚ implying his success as a firm‚ yet affectionate husband. After Cassio is relieved of his duties by Othello‚ Desdemona promises to put an effort into convincing
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The character of belinda There are several aspects of the personality of Belinda as portrayed by Pope in The Rape of the Lock. It will be wrong to regard her purely as a goddess‚ or as a pretty spoiled child‚ or as a flirt. She is a combination of all three‚ and yet much more than such a combination. We see her in many different lights. We see her as a coquette‚ an injured innocent‚ a sweet charmer‚ a society belle‚ a rival of the sun‚ and a murderer of millions. She has‚ indeed‚ a Cleopatra-like
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However‚ Santiago is a humble person and also a skillful fisherman. Santiago replies that he knows other fishermen who are better‚ to which Manolin responds‚ ’There are many good fishermen and some great ones. But there is only you’. He is a man of character and determination. He is a proud man‚ as is revealed by the game he plays with the boy‚ pretending that he will have a pot of yellow rice with fish for supper when Manolin knows that he has nothing to eat. Despite his pride‚ Santiago has learned
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Being a hero is a very difficult task; although some are born to do it‚ most of us need guidance to be heroic. In The Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus‚ the main character‚ goes on an Odyssey- an adventurous journey with unexpected outcomes of fortune. There‚ he undergoes many challenges and dangerous situations and changes into a more wholesome individual. As a result of this Odyssey‚ it takes Odysseus twenty years to come home. During this period of time‚ Odysseus becomes more trustworthy‚ cautious‚ and
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Character of Atticus. Atticus Finch is the father of Jem and Scout. His wife died when Scout was 2 and he is bringing the children up on his own‚ with the help of Calpurnia. Scout "says he played with us‚ read to us‚ and treated us with courteous detachment". It is clear he loves his children. His family has been associated with Maycomb for many generations and he is related in some way to most families in the town. He is a lawyer. He takes on Tom Robinson’s case‚ knowing he’ll lose‚ explaining to
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The book in which this essay is about is called Dragonwings. Laurence Yep wrote Dragonwings. The main setting is in America during the early 1900?s. The main characters are Moon shadow (a young Tang child)‚ his father Windrider‚ and black dog shows up throughout the story. This father and son have a dream of building a flying machine. There are really many conflicts in this story. The main ones are Windrider and Moon Shadow trying to build a flying machine‚ Black Dog being addicted to opium‚ and
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Mason 1 Aliisa Mason Professor Lewis ENG102-AI 23 February 2014 Ma Joad Character Analysis The Grapes of Wrath is a story about family and hardships during the time of the Great Depression. The story follows the Joad family as they search for jobs out west after being forced out of their home in Oklahoma. The Joad’s are challenged. They have hardly any money and jobs are very scarce. Throughout the novel the family struggles
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Essay Okonkwo’s Character Analysis The protagonist of the book Things fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ Okonkwo is a leader of the Igbo community. He is described as "tall and huge" with bushy eyebrows and a wide nose that him a very severe look. Despite his stature he is very light on his feet‚ "as if he is going to pounce on somebody." He always breathes heavily and stammers slightly. He is seen by others to be a very fierce‚ stern warrior‚ showing all the signs of a true Alpha Male‚ but all these
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The Character of Tom Joad In the novel The Grapes of Wrath‚ John Steinbeck delves deep into each character thoroughly. Throughout the book‚ Steinbeck uses intricate descriptions in order to depict the development and subtleties of each character. Each character has a unique personality that essentially develops into new qualities and attributes. Such development is seen in many characters throughout the book‚ including Rose of Sharon. She is seen as immature at the start of the book‚ but by the
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