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    Kathryn Stockett acknowledged this aspect of human nature and applied it in her bestselling novel The Help by including the character of Hilly Holbrook to depict the “villain” which lied within most of the white southerners

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    The female protagonist is a difficult character to create as well as execute. However‚ it has been done since about 1000 AD. There are six characteristics that make a strong female protagonist (Patterson). The first trait is having a goal that must be reached and that usually has grave consequences if not attained (Patterson). Second is that she is usually flawed; meaning she has to make choices and the lack thereof could potentially change the story (Patterson). Thirdly‚ she must capture the audiences’

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    Inference based on Evidence (state your inferences and provide supporting evidence) | Insufficient evidence to answer (check box only) | What was your historical figure’s social and economic status in the Salem community? That is‚ what did your character do for a living? Was he or she well off? Would he or she be considered educated‚ upper class‚ middle class‚ lower class‚ poor? | The family of the mother: “The family was apparently of some prominence. Tax records from 1646 showed that John Ayer

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    ESSAY My favorite character from the book called Hunger Games is Cinna because he is one of the good characters in this book. He was killed by the capital by giving hope to poor people‚ and encouraging them to fight back the government. In the book of Hunger Games Cinna is a designer and stylist that was assigned for districted 12. Even though Cinna was one of the rich people he knew that President Snow was a dictator and he became good friends with Katniss and her friends. In the second book of

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    Appearance and Character “Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren’t so different. We saw the same sunset” (41) ponders Ponyboy‚ a Greaser‚ when he realizes social class does not define a person. S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders tells of a town where social class splits the citizens into the lower class Greasers‚ who others view as horrible‚ selfish‚ tough‚ trouble-making criminals‚ and the upper class Socs or Socials‚ who the townspeople view as the privileged‚ wealthy‚ law-abiding people. Throughout

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    both hard and difficult. First I developed their characters by thinking of a name‚ how they look‚ talk‚ and act. I also thought of a background for my character. The first character I developed turned out to be my main character whose name was Addison. After I developed Addison‚ I created her best friend names Jolene. I thought of characteristics for her too. I knew there were going to be more characters in my story‚ I just wasn’t sure how many characters I was going to need or how they would turn out

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    My favourite literary character is Winston Smith. He is the main character in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. I consider him to be my favourite character for a few reasons. These reasons are that he is very strong willed‚ his fatalistic attitude‚ his inquisition towards many things‚ as well as his rebelliousness toward society. I will go into more detail in the following short essay. He is very strong willed‚ Winston never let’s any of the antagonists in the story intimidate him‚ even though they

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    the dialogue was realistic. The two characters that I will be focusing on in this critique will be Hester played by Toreena Meeky‚ and Reverend D. played by Rufus Wood. Meeky’s acting as Hester was overall a very good job; I was thoroughly impressed by it. However‚ there were times where I felt that her acting hit some flat lines. For example‚ there were many moments where it seemed that she was just waiting for her next line as opposed to listing

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    the black community to their situation at the time and in particular their identity. The most important character in this regard is Beneatha‚ who is the author ’s main focus when it comes to assimilation. It is she who‚ through the two men in her life (who both represent opposite extremes in the assimilation debate)‚ explores the various options open to blacks at the time. Asagai is the character who obviously represents rejecting assimilation and returning to embrace original African identity‚ whereas

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    adversity helps discover who we are. Hardships often lead us to examine who we are and question what is important in life. The hardships that we endure are the suffering we must go through. This is how character builds. It is often said that without any challenges or obstacles‚ a person’s true character cannot be determined. Clearly‚ "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles‚ and "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan demonstrate this point. "A Separate Peace" takes place during wartime. No one dies in this book

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