Category: Literature

  • Anselmo

    A gentle-hearted man, a professional guide, and hunter, is the member of Pablo’s band. He is sixty-eight years old, and he can’t bear the death of human beings. Because of this, during the story, Anselmo has to suppress his reluctance to killing people. The main reason for such objection is that Anselmo is a Christian.…

  • Simon Dedalus

    Stephen’s father is a kind-hearted but unreliable man whose leisure mostly includes getting drunk at pubs reminiscent about his past. Due to his poor financial judgments, he has lost all of his money sinking his family deeper into poverty every year. The role of a responsible father is also not for Simon. With his ardent…

  • Much Ado About Nothing Essays

    Characterizations of a Comedy in “Much Ado About Nothing” William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” is essentially a story of the Renaissance era, portraying many characteristics of a comedy that were prevalent during this time. These characteristics are essential in works of this era and help to define the genre. In order to meet these…

  • A Doll’s House Summary

    The play start from the apartment of Norway lawyer Torvald Helmer and his wife Nora. The apartment is furnished with not expensive things but is still very cosy and comfortable. The room is decorated for Christmas. Nora enters the house, holding lots of decorated boxes. There are decorations for the Christmas tree inside and also…

  • Mr. William Collins

    This person is a relative of Bennet family. His character is a mixture of arrogance and smarminess. He is not very smart and very self-confident. A negative feature of his character is that he tries to be good for all people. It is possible to define him as a snob. Mr. Collins tends to butter…

  • Robert Pilgrim

    Robert is Billy’s son. He is a wild kid in high school, but then he joins the Marines and straightens out. In 1968 Robert was deployed in Vietnam, but he flies home when he receives the news of Billy’s plane crash and Valencia’s death by carbon monoxide. Robert doesn’t have much of a character. Billy…

  • A Separate Peace Study Guide

    A Separate Peace Study Guide Author: John Knowles Original title: A Separate Peace Characters: Phineas “Finny”, Gene Forester, Brinker Hadley, Elwin “Leper” Lepellier John Knowles wrote “A Separate Peace” in 1959. It is a story about many stories. There’s a little bit of war, patriotism, growing up difficulties, morals, and breaking the rules in the…

  • Rosa Hubermann

    Rosa is Hans’ wife and Liesel’s foster mother. She is very calm, kind and good-hearted woman. She makes money by doing laundry for rich neighbors. Unlike her husband, Rosa first comes across as cold and impatient. The story reveals through her treatment of Liesel and willingness to take in Max, however, that beneath her tough…

  • Roland

    Roland is a commander, a hero from the Song of Roland. Roland is brave and presumptuous, courageous and fearless. The qualities that make him so attractive hero lead his squad and himself to death. Fighting with enemies without calling anyone to help is a matter of honor. Here, the courage and prowess of Roland appear.…

  • Dorian Gray

    This hero of the book is the main one as you understood. He is physically so beautiful that no one can see him easily without a desire to kiss. Even men. At the beginning of the story, he is nice, good-hearted. But this all changed until he gets corrupted by vanity? What is the main…