At first, Bob and Ponyboy seem opposed, with huge gender, socio-economic status, and temperament variations. However, as the story progresses, Hinton underlines the surprising similarities between such antagonists: the reserves of color and passion that they often lack, their differences between their peers and vices, and their deception in the family. More than double the other Soc/grazer pairs, like Bob...
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Summary Because they kill Hyperion the Sun-god's bull/oxen/thing, his companions are dead, (great leadership right here) and Odysseus is stuck on the island of Ogygia with Calypso, a weird goddess-lady-nymph, Odysseus still longs for his better half and home. Back in Ithaca, Odysseus' home, Penelope sits trusting that Odysseus will return, while she is fighting off a castle loaded with...
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In Sophoclesâ Antigone, the two characters of Creon and Antigone represent unreflective and polarising moments of Greek life, highlighting the conflict and divide between male and female, and âpolisâ and âOikosâ. Throughout the drama, Creon displays a near-existential fear of female transgression. He first introduces the theme of a male-female conflict when he says. Indeed, now I am no man,...
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Pony Boy didn't cut a representative strip with a huge pair of scissors. S. E. Hinton said he didn't get the way into the city toward the finish of the pariah. Ponyboy didn't get Superman's quality, however, he is as yet a grease legend. Ponyboy is willful and doesn't require others or his compassion. Notwithstanding acting naturally persuaded, Ponyboy is...
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Johnny is a dynamic character in the novel The Outsiders due to his afraid beginnings, bold experiences, and finally his loving ending. The first character trait that describes Johnny at the beginning of this novel is afraid. Johnny Cade was last and least. If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is...
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âInto the Wildâ is a non-fiction book written by Jon Krakauer. In the novel, the protagonist Christopher McCandless, is a graduate who decides to renounce all his belongings and goes on a hitchhike mission across America. Throughout his journey, Christopher comes across many circumstances that transform his personality. There are two interconnected plots involved in the story; one includes the...
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The content recommends that the idea of inspirations that direct a person's course of activities are of sincere goal and will manage the individual in the right way. Right now, I will address the inquiry above and give proof of the announcement I have made. Santiago is persuaded by the old ruler more than once. The main inspiration is when...
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During the 1980s, Iran was starting the biggest transformation in the nation's history. In 1978, Iran was ruled by a monarch called the Shah, with whom the people had been engaged politically with different nations. During the 1970s, Shah was not successful in his strategy and then lost his devotees. Marjane's family was fighting his standards and following an extreme...
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Traditionally, main characters were easily recognized as either a hero or a villain. Heroes demonstrated selflessness, honesty, devotion, and bravery along with many other qualities. Villains illustrate the deceptive, evil traits that are associated with the features of such a character. For a variety of reasons, recently, another kind of character has become very popular--the anti-hero. He, like the hero,...
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Happiness is only real when shared.â said Jon Krakauer, author of Into the Wild. Having a healthy relationship is a key component when pursuing happiness in life. That is why Chris McCandless, who was unsuccessful in forming a relationship with his own family, sought out nature to fill the void of his family. Throughout his journey with nature, Chris McCandless...
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Socrates said that âthe only true wisdom was knowing that you know nothing.â In Coelhoâs novel, how is Santiago able to gain wisdom and knowledge? When judging wisdom, one should not look at their wrinkled faces but rather at the actions and words that they exhibit instead. Santiago is an intriguing character who, before his exhibition, appears to have a...
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Coelhoâs most famous novel, The Alchemist, was published in 1988. It was his third book, following an unsuccessful first book Hell Archives (1982), and a non-fiction account of his spiritual awakening on the Camino de Santiago, The Pilgrimage (1986). In Al-Chemist, Santiago, the novelâs central character, is introduced as a shepherd and the writer quickly connects him with multiple dimensions....
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Freudâs psychoanalytic theory was the idea that the mind is made of different parts that have the potential to conflict with one another. The three main parts are known as the id, ego, and superego. The id is irrational and emotional thought, while the superego is moral thought. The ego is rational thought and functions as a peacemaker between the...
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When the odds are stacked against you, find a way to preserve and fight as your life depends on it. Emmellie Lyon discovers how a young boy did just that. Imagine this, your parents both are killed in a tragic car accident, leaving you to be raised by your inexperienced, bitter 20-year-old older brother, Darry Curtis. Darry doesnât care for...
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Throughout the process of growing up, people are influenced by everything surrounding them. This phenomenon doesnât have to be negative, but as Stephen gets older, he begins to reject any power that isnât himself, despite being vacuumed into always having a power when he was younger. In this essay, power is the influence other characters have over Stephenâs actions. While...
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What makes characters worth reading about is their struggles. This is especially the case in âLes MisĂŠrablesâ, the well-known novel written by Victor Hugo. Jean Valjean was born into a poor family. He had seven children that he needed to support, leading him to stealing a loaf of bread to feed his family and sent to prison for nineteen years....
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Most of us have grown up reading stories and watching movies about heroes and princes who are flawless, brave, and innocent as leading positive characters. On other hand, in these stories, we could also find a villain with every negative quality possible who must oppose and cause harm to the hero. This conflict between the hero and the villain has...
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Antigone, who was Oedipusâs daughter, had both a theme of free will and fate, however, they seemed to contradict one another. Although her fate was to live, her free will would not allow her to break the promise to her brother, which was she would give him a proper burial. This went against the king, Creon at the time, and...
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Macbeth in the beginning of William Shakespeareâs play âMacbethâ is presented to the audience as powerful, but by the end of the play, because he is corrupted by his ambition, he become a coward character. Macbeth is in the Scottish army and are fighting for the country, which shows Macbeth as a powerful character. Shakespeare uses violent imagery to present...
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In the book âCirceâ by author Madeline Miller, Circe learns, through her experience of motherhood, the instant love and maternal bond between mother and child, as well as a motherâs impulse to sacrifice her own life to protect her offspring. Like many mothers, Circe feels overwhelmed by a babyâs constant physical and emotional needs. Although she feels she is prepared...
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What makes a good leader? Is a good leader one that is virtuous or one that can do whatsoever is necessary to protect their territory? Niccolò Machiavelli in âThe Princeâ provides a thorough guideline as to the qualities of a good leader (i.e., prince). I will be analyzing the behaviors and decisions made by Creon in Sophoclesâ play âAntigoneâ to...
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The well-known tennis player Arthur Ashe once said: âTrue heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever costâ. These words of Arthur Ashe are contrary to the beliefs of Roy Hobbs from Bernard Malamudâs âThe Naturalâ, whose only ambition in life is to...
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The most important lesson Marji from âPersepolisâ by Marjane Satrapi learns is heroism, which guides her in decision-making and her life. Marji adores family members that have shown heroism throughout their life and uses their inspiration to try to bring change. She often compares herself and her father to the heroic deeds of her other family members. Marji often lies...
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Everyday millions of people around the country have dream jobs. Some might really want to get their exact dream job, buy a house or a car. Well, to get to the point, in order to fully achieve those dreams, anyone would sacrifice the things they love, but in some cases, there would be moments where the world makes it impossible...
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This paper examines the claim that in both Robert Blochâs âPsychoâ and Patricia Highsmithâs âThe Talented Mr. Ripleyâ, an overarching sense of jealousy that is driving the obsession. In âPsychoâ, Bloch allows the readers to see Normanâs jealousy when his mother took a lover named Joe Considine, he went over the edge with jealousy and poisoned them both, forging a...
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Shakespeare's tragicomedy 'Hamlet' is notable for only two female characters, both of whom are closely related to Hamlet as the protagonist: Gertrude, Hamlet's mother and matriarch of the play, and Ophelia, Hamlet's younger love. In this essay, the relationship between Hamlet and Gertrude will be explored in relation to the Freudian Oedipus complex. Hamletâs toxic relationship with his mother can...
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In the darkness, we show our true colors. Behind the walls when no one is watching, we do things we wouldn't normally do in front of others. This is greatly expressed in Oscar Wilde's quote that states: âMan is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truthâ. For...
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Elisabeth KĂźbler-Ross once said, âLearning lessons is a little like reaching maturity. You're not suddenly more happy, wealthy, or powerful, but you understand the world around you better, and you're at peace with yourself. Learning life's lessons is not about making your life perfect, but about seeing life as it was meant to beâ (BrainyQuote). As Rossâ quote states, the...
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In the world of literature, Roger Chillingworth stands, somewhat unceremoniously, as a symbol of true evil. In âThe Scarlet Letterâ he is the living embodiment of the Black Man, who is, in the Puritan faith, a representation of the devil. He shares similar physical features to the Black Man and even shares similar desires. In âThe Scarlet Letterâ, the Black...
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In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel 'The Scarlet Letter', Hester is the perfect example of one who experiences alienation alongside her daughter from the Puritans she lives around. She separates herself from them to work and take care of Pearl. Dealing with the guilt from her grave sin, Hester grows to learn how to cope with a judgmental society, where everyone around...
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