Category: Character

The first sign of alienation that happens to him is his reaction to his physical change. Gregor Samsa feels that he has been treated as a lowly insect and comes to feel that he is one: the story leaps from I feel like an insect to I am an insect. [1] Whatever the causes, Gregors…

Freedom, or the lack thereof, is inextricably linked with power In light of this statement explore how Alice Walker and Emma Donoghue present the relationship between freedom and power in Room and The Color Purple. Throughout the entirety of both novels, constant inferences can be made about a journey of liberation, whether it be the…

In Alice Walker’s Everyday Use sisters Dee and Maggie can no longer be at odds. Although their slight differences and similarities are obvious to the reader, they become clearer when the mother sees them. More features can be seen for him when his mother shows this to him. Mother is very good at noticing the…

Each parent has a limited measure of time, vitality, and cash to provide for every one of their youngsters. The mother in Walker’s ‘Regular-Use’ is no special case to this standard. The mother, a dedicated single parent, satisfied both the man’s and the lady’s duties in the family unit. She did her best to think…

In The Namesake, different characters have different definitions of home. For Ashima, its clear that her definition of home is India, where the rest of her family lives. She never considers Massachusetts or any of the apartments and houses that her family lives in as her home. Unlike Ashima, Gogol does not have one distinct…

The Namesake is a novel by American author Jhumpa Lahiri. The novel travels through numerous locations in the world, examining the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious, social, and ideological differences. It explores and communicates ideas and attitudes through the many themes in a complex story in which…

Aristotle’s thoughts rotate around three vital impacts: First, the group of spectators builds up an enthusiastic connection to the awful legend; second, the crowd fears what may occur for the saint; and lastly, the group of spectators feels sorry for the enduring legend. The deplorable saint must be a perplexing and well-developed character, as in…

Imaginative Writing It is the start of the 74th Hunger Games and I have big plans for what Im going to do to survive in the arena against the other tributes using my skills of words. My name is Peeta Mellark and Im a tribute representing District 12 in the 74th Hunger Games alongside my…

Shakespeare’s characters Mercutio and the Nurse are both sources of comedy in the tragic play of Romeo and Juliet. They illustrate comedy in the way Mercutio makes fun of his death as well as the Nurse’s inappropriate jokes and lack of education. Mercutio uses a mixture of witty wordplay and dark humor as a source…

It is she for whom men compete, and possessing her is the clearest sign that one has made it into that magical world. The male bias within American literature leads the reader to sort of equate the experience of being American to being male, whereas the quintessential American dream is betrayed by women. America is…