Category: Literature

  • Captain Thomas Auld

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    In the novel, he is a brutal and cruel master who took wife’s property under his control. He was not intended to rule over the slaves, but still, he managed “either by force, fear, or fraud.” Douglass hated Captain Thomas Auld as he ignored religious rules, but at the same time, he proved his strong…

  • The Iliad Summary

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    The Iliad is one of several myths in the ancient history where the main accent is made not on gods, their omnipotence and relationships but on people. These people are heroes and have some drops of divine blood in their veins too but still they are mortals, they love and hate, fight and feast, are…

  • Mr.Boldwood

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    Mr. Boldwood is a 40 years old man, a holder of the estate in Weatherbury, who is considered to be an almost aristocratic person among residents in this remote place. He is a prosperous landowner and a mature perspective bachelor. Mr. Boldwood has a passion for collecting and making gifts. He is ready to put…

  • Emily Grierson

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    The main character of the story. We can find out that her father was very strict, and he controlled almost every part of her life. He did it until he died when she was 30 years old. In total isolation until his death, when she is 30 years old. Her struggle with loss and attachment…

  • Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax

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    This cute little girl (well, not so little she was old enough to fall in love, but her mother perceive her as a little girl saying all the time about things that have and haven’t to be done), is a daughter of tyrant mother Lady Bracknell and Algernon’s cousin. She is submissive to her mother…

  • King Lear Act 1 Analysis

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    Main events of the act 1: King Lear wants to retire and share his kingdom between three daughters; When asked about how much they love their father, two daughters, Goneril and Regan pay him lots of fake compliments; His youngest daughter, Cordelia, doesn’t want to demonstrate her feelings through this staged act; Lear is outraged…

  • Ted Lavender

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     Ted Lavender wasn’t the bravest man readers can hear of. Usually, all the soldiers took twenty-five grenades with them, but the timid Ted Lavender, when he was killed near Tan Khe, had thirty-four grenades with him. He collapsed like a heavyweight; he was twenty pounds of ammunition, a bulletproof vest, helmet, NZ, water, toilet paper, dope and three…

  • Doctor Spivey

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    A doctor is a kind man who would rather be working with his charts than participating in the afternoon group meetings. Because of his addiction to the opiates, Nurse Ratched insinuates this, and he allows her to do what she wants. He backs the men up with their various schemes to make life more bearable—watching…

  • The Metamorphosis Summary

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    The “Metamorphosis” by Kafka may seem another surreal story, but it is deeply touching because of the explicit descriptions of the feelings that may emerge (and, alas, often do) in real-life situations. It really drives the point home, depicting a miserable family with one member suddenly becoming disabled and socially unacceptable. The shame and even…

  • Gillingham

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    The same situation is here. Gillingham is a character who appears in the novel very rarely. He is Mr. Phillotson’s best friend since they were kids. Like some other characters like Phillotson and Sue, he also works as a teacher in Shaston. He doesn’t have a big impact and a big role in the dynamics…