Category: Literature

  • Baron Christian de Neuvillette

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    This Baron is a complete opposite of Cyrano. And it is visible in lots of situations, but first of all in his appearance. He is very handsome; perhaps only Dorian Gray could take on him. Nevertheless, a person can be beautiful or smart; the rare thing is to see these two qualities together. That happened…

  • Mrs. Phelps

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    An ignorant and lifeless friend of Mildred, Mrs. Phelps is another victim of oppression which she doesn’t even know about. The same as other women in the city, she has no emotional bond with the reality spending all of her time on the simulators which substitute anything real. Having been married for three times, Mrs.…

  • Lord of the Flies Essays – Page 2 | Just Great DataBase

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    Lord of the Flies Mob mentality is a large theme in Lord of the Flies. Mob mentality is, essentially, when a group of people do things they would never dream of doing by themselves, such as acts of violence. It is shown throughout the book, and a main instance is when the boys kill Simon…

  • Mr. Kurtz

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    Being one of the most significant characters of the novel, Kurtz is a despot and strongly insults values accepted by others. Everybody is afraid of him except Marlow who is obsessed by him. The tyrant has a similar willing as Marlow to travel around Africa. However, his desire has a specific aim to bring the…

  • Magnon

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    Magnon is a former servant-mad of Monsieur Gillenormand. She claims to be a mother of his two illegitimate sons. Because of that, she receives monthly payments from Gillenormand to support the children. After some time, her sons die because of the epidemic, and she replaces them with the two youngest sons of the Thénardiers in…

  • Sextus Pompeius

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    Pompeius is the one who provokes war in the Roman Empire. He demands revenge for his father’s death. Pompeius does not want to see Caesar ruling the country. That character is a strong and sensible soldier who is respected by the people. He uses Antony’s absence as a good reason to announce war. There is…

  • Adam Bede Summary

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    The main character of the story is a young worker who lives in the town of Hayslope, Loamshire. He is twenty-six and is one of the most skilled workers in the carpentry store where his brother Seth also works. We see the two brothers in the store, arguing about religious issues and learn the reason…

  • Viscount de Valvert

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    Valvert is not the main hero of the story. He is not good, not bad; he is just no one. Sometimes he is nice with other people; sometimes he insults them. That is why it is hard to say concrete what a person he was. Also, he didn’t have a lot of lines where we…

  • Mrs. Walker

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    In Henry James Daisy Miller, Mrs. Walker in the 19th century is a tough and conservative type of European society. Although Mrs. Walker is an outwardly rich and elegant person, she is internally insecure and sensitive. She is very offended by Daisy’s disobedience, trying to explain the harmfulness of her unpredictable behavior. Daisy’s refusal of…

  • Mrs. Who

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    Mrs. Who is another immortal being who helps Meg and her friends during their journey. As a human being, she is a plump woman wearing spectacles. She is well-educated and knows many foreign languages. Besides that, she always speaks quoting the famous works of literature and philosophy. The fact that everything she says is somebody…