Category: Literature
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Sethe
Sethe can be easily called one of the main characters of the story. She is the one who gave the life to Beloved and put the end for this life. She is a slave, who is abused by the white people and is hiding from them. At the first time, Sethe might seem to be…
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The Glass Castle Summary
A memoir from the mid-2000s, The Glass Castle is about Jeannette Walls whose job is writing for a gossip column in a successful magazine. She is living in the upper echelons of New York society; the book begins with her leaving her Park Avenue address in a taxi. On her way to yet another glamorous…
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Ezinma
Ezinma is the only survived daughter of Ekwefi. She is cute, clever, loyal, helpful, hardworking and brave girl. Ezinma is described as a very talented child but with bad health. She grows to be charming, smart and strong young woman. And we feel sorry to hear about that. Also, among all children exactly she is…
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Tiny Tim
Tiny Tim is a minor character of the carol. He is the crippled son of Bob Cratchit; he can be seen sitting on his father’s shoulder or struggling along with his crutch. But far from being a symbol of suffering, Tim is the merriest, bravest character of all, always reminding others of the spirit of…
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Rufus Weylin
An owner in Antebellum Maryland and Dana’s forefather. He is a white man with red hair. Unfortunately, Rufus is a result of the century and society he lives in, becoming crueler, more egotistical, and more inhuman through the years and he is more submerged in the patriarchal slave-holding society of South America. Rufus is incapable…
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Prospero
Prospero, a former Duke of Milan, is a well-educated bookish magician who lives in exile on an island with his daughter, fair Miranda. After his treacherous brother Antonio steals his dukedom, he barely escapes, thanks to faithful Gonzalo who arranged Prospero’s departure in a boat stuffed with food, clothes, and, most important, his precious books.…
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Jonas
This boy is the main hero of the story and an absolute novel’s protagonist. He is intelligent, courageous and very brave. He cares about people who surround him. He is selected to become a new Receiver of Memory, which entails holding society’s memories and providing guidance to the Elders. In the culmination of the story,…
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A Very Worthy Person
This is one more friend of the Proposers. It is just a regular man, who loves his Motherland, with his own thoughts. He expresses them with reference to George Psalmanazar’s story about an obese fifteen-year-old girl from the island of Formosa. He mentions that a lot of gentlemen of the Kingdom have recently killed, during…
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Tuesdays with Morrie Summary
The story begins with Morrie who is considered as an excellent college professor who is loved and adored by his students not only for his academic credentials but also because of his benevolence and generous attitude towards his students. In his late sixties, the college professor finds out that he is on the verge of…
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Chaucer (The Narrator)
“Chaucer’s original plan, Canterbury Tales, drew approximately one hundred and twenty-two stories that each pilgrim should tell on the way to Canterbury and two more on the way back: Chaucer has actually completed only twenty-two, although two other creatures exist in fragments.” One of the qualities that make Chaucer’s work so compelling is his ability…