Grendel as a Ridiculous Character Probably one of the greatest questions of the 19th century comes directly from John Gardner’s novel Grendel. Given a world with no inherent meaning‚ how should one live his or her life? Grendel lives in a world that he is not supposed to be in‚ acting out on emotion. Grendel represents the animalistic traits of humans. His actions are primitive and based around society’s acceptance throughout the novel. Grendel portrays a ridiculous character that is convinced we
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2/15/12 American Lit Dimmesdale Character Analysis Dimmesdale is one of the most interesting characters in The Scarlet Letter. This is because he demonstrates in this story that he is at times a coward‚ and that he is strong‚ yet not courageous. Dimmesdale is develops as a character drastically throughout the story. Changes in his character are frequent throughout the book. Throughout the whole story‚ Dimmesdale shows himself as a very diverse and intriguing character. Dimmesdale proves that he
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Many people from the younger generations recall the movie Wall-E. Although it involved a cute robot‚ it also had an eerie message demonstrating the possible future for humanity. The humans were morbidly obese and were constrained to mobile chairs because all their muscle mass deteriorated. As the movie progresses‚ it shows how all these people who had succumbed to sloth consistently gorge themselves in fast food. Wall-E may be a beautifully animated film‚ but it has an underlying message for the
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The Outsiders was set in a large‚ unnamed town in the United States. According to the website (http://www.shmoop.com/the-outsiders/setting.html)‚ the setting of ‘The Outsiders’ was based on the author’s‚ S. E. Hinton’s‚ hometown of Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ when she wrote the story as a high school student. The story took place in the late 1960’s. The landscape in the story was mostly in the cold‚ and dark nights. In one scene Ponyboy and Johnny walk through a park. The weather had seemed to be a freezing
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following report is to critically analyse and deconstruct the character of "the Joker" within the film "the Dark Knight" and discuss the reasoning of why this character was interpreted in such a way. The Joker‚ played by late Heath Ledger‚ is a terrifying villain who will stop at nothing to manipulate and corrupt his victims. However it is not the Jokers sinful love for destruction and chaos alone that makes him such a terrifying character‚ it is that he is flesh and blood; he is not immortal and does
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If Not Now‚ Then When? The proposal for the so-called "K+12" model of education has been on hold since 1925. There are so many proposals that has been on the table but all of them failed to realize due to propaganda by anti-"K+12" groups. But in this light‚ we commend the Department of Education‚ headed by Bro. Armin Luistro for having the will to push this long-due overhaul of the education system. If not now‚ then when? The time is NOW. In a world where knowledge goes obsolete at a faster rate
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Character Analysis The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ is a delightful depiction of the witch trials; where all someone had to do was scream witch and you were hung. Sounds great doesn’t it? I‚ personally‚ didn’t enjoy the plot‚ because it disturbed me that someone could be so religious and blind to reality that they hang their neighbors‚ children‚ and innocent others. John Proctor was a main character in trying to stop the hangings‚ and bring sense to people. He changed immensely in the play
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Jake Kim Period 6 Character Analysis: Jean Louise Finch (Scout) Loss of innocence and coming of age are two very important themes in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.” There are many accounts in the book where characters learn and develop. However‚ Scout is probably the character who experienced the most growth and maturity. At the beginning of the novel‚ Scout is an innocent child who had little experience with what the real world looked like. Because of Atticus’s parenting‚ Scout is very curious
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an outline for a character analysis essay: Think about your overall impressions of your character. What is he/she like? What are some of his/her most interesting/meaningful/significant personality traits? Why? Choose two or three traits that your character exhibits throughout the story and create an outline that explains HOW you know these are his/her traits and WHY they are significant to the story (how they complicate the action or how they interact with other characters). Complete each
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In many great pieces of literature‚ secondary characters play important roles in developing the main character and the story’s themes. In William Shakespeare’s famous play Macbeth‚ the author uses many different secondary characters to develop Macbeth’s and the play’s themes. This will be shown through the analysis of three secondary characters: Duncan‚ Macduff and the Weird Sisters. Duncan is a very influential character when he is alive and after his death. He helped develop the theme of
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