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    Atticus Finch Character Sketch Harper lee has chosen great characters in ‘‘To Kill a Mockingbird’’. Atticus Finch is one of the main characters with a fair charisma. Atticus have a vigorous personality which influences the whole story thus his views are based on justice‚ wisdom and humanism. He grew up in a town named Maycomb where prevasive poverty was omnipresent therefore he is very respected by all his surroundings‚ and he is especially admired by his family. In case of any troubles or doubts

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    King Arthur Character Sketch Was King Arthur a true‚ historical figure or only a hero of legend? That is truly up to each and every one of us to decide for ourselves. However‚ undoubtedly Arthur represents a man who was the epitome of good against evil‚ light against darkness‚ and that eternal‚ never-ending struggle between what is right and that which is wrong. Historically King Arthur is the figure at the heart of the Arthurian legends. He is said to be the son of Uther Pendragon and Igraine

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    In “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant‚ the story revolves on the ideas of greed. A woman thinks that she deserves the best of everything‚ but she marries beneath her. Her husband received an invitation to go to a fancy party. She refuses to go because of lack of suitable formal attire. Her husband gives her his savings and she borrows jewelry from a friend. The couple goes to the party and she is the most beautiful woman there. After arriving home‚ she finds the necklace missing‚ so the couple spend

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    Q 1. Sketch the character of Shylock. Lord Lyttelton finds Shakespeare a dramatic genius par excellence. “He (Shakespeare) painted all chara cters‚ from kings down to peasants with equal truth and equal force”. “The Merchant Of Venice” shows that he is an astonishing artist and his deep insight into the human heart is par excellence. “The Merchant Of Venice” is famous‚ not only for the beauty of the language but also for the beauty of characterization. Shylock‚ the Jew is one of the inconceivable

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    A Character Sketch of Joe Gargery Joe Gargery might not be the smartest or wisest of Dickens’ characters‚ but he is definitely one of the kindest and most humane. Although Miss Havisham gets much attention for being different‚ I think that you will soon be convinced that Joe‚ however simple he may be‚ is definitely a unique character. It is my opinion that Dickens made an effort to raise the readers respect for Joe by the sharp contrast between him and his wife. Three qualities belonging to

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    Anna Avalon‚ the adventurous and admirable main character of “The Leap’ written by Louise Erdich has many traits that prove her to be a very admirable woman. Her daughter is very grateful to have her as a mother. Throughout this short story‚ it is quite easy to see that Anna Avalon is talented‚ careful and brave. Considered to be “The surviving half of a blindfold trapeze act” (Pg.190) Anna Avalon is very talented. She had previously been a performer. “Anna of the Flying Avalon’s” She had been

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    Alaska. Skagway was just the beginning; they had a 500-mile journey ahead of them through the hazardous White Pass to Dawson City (via Lake Bennett) in Canada! The miners carried a year’s supply of food mining equipment with them. Character Sketch of Hester Prynne Those traveling to the gold fields in 1897 journeyed by boat from San Francisco to Dyea or Skagway in Alaska. Skagway was just the beginning; they had a 500-mile journey ahead of them through the hazardous White Pass to Dawson

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    Maloney’s Character Analysis Class has recently read Roald Dahl’s short story‚ “Lamb to the Slaughter”. In “Lamb to the Slaughter” there is a married couple; however the husband wants to divorce his wife Mary. Mary then becomes enraged and takes drastic measures. In the short story there is an interesting transformation in Mary Maloney’s character. Mary Maloney is a dynamic character because she changes from a loving wife to a manipulative and unstable widow. While reading the short story “Lamb

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    So as a class we read a text called ‘Diaries of Sunil and Anu’ and now the task was to write a character sketch of Sunil and Anu. So first I told them to identify the adjectives from the text to describe who is Sunil and Anu are‚ then the facts to support the character they are describing. Rest of the class we finished this easily and these three had not finished reading about who is Sunil and the rest was still left. The teacher

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    The Necklace theme and narrative elements in a short story Robert Rois English 125 July 9‚ 2012 Katherine Ness Santana The Necklace theme and narrative elements in a short story The story of The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant was written during the realism period. The reason why the story was done during the realism period because people wanted reality to be accurate. Realist literature often focused on the middle class lives that stir up the tragic lives of Mathilde and her husband with

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