Category: Literature
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Slim
This character is calm, peaceful, rational. He is intelligent, helpful, and understanding. Most characters acknowledge him as an authority because he can give useful advice to everyone. It is Slim who persuades Candy to kill the dog because it was very old. This man is a skilled mule driver, and he does his best in…
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International 4-8818
The only true friend of Prometeus, International 4-8818 is an average obedient citizen of the City. Not knowing that life can be different, he follows all the rules but deep inside seeks to realize his own value. Always cheerful and vivacious, he demonstrates the positive attitude towards life even when ordered to become a street…
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The Narrator (The Raven)
Our speaker is of melodramatic type. The narrator is a scholar, learned and reasonable, his logic and knowledge do not much help him to recover from the impact of Lenore’s death or escape from his desperate desire to see her again. His desperation leads him to emotional extremes, from depression to near euphoria and finally…
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Far from the Madding Crowd Summary
The story starts from the description of the young shepherd named Gabriel Oak. He is serious and solid young man, always honest and persistent. These qualities quickly earn him respect amongst the fellow farmers even despite his young age. Gabriel hears the news that a young and single woman named Batsheba Everdene is moving to…
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Caleb (Cal) Trask
Cal is the son of Adam and Cathy, Aaron’s brother and second Cain. He is also the one who forces you to tell you and to whom you want to hug the book from time to time. He looks very much like Charles (and also looks wise) he wants love for his father and does…
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The Warden
The Warden belongs to the alpha society caste. He works in a New Mexico Savage Reservation as an administrator-in-chief. The author uses the character of the Warden as a mediator between the external world and a New World original reservation. He is an icon that connects two different worlds. The warden tells that the territory…
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Ben
Ben, perhaps, is the only rich man whom the author introduces us. But Ben is either a person or a symbol of a successful person. It is even incomprehensible whether he existed, or Willy invented him in his restless, fevered consciousness. In the play, he is represented by a robust, powerful and confident…
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Colonel Pickering
Colonel Pickering is a gentleman and well-educated academic who studies the peculiarities of Indian dialects and other language notions. As the readers may see, the man shares common interests with Higgins who is also interested in the studies of languages, even though Pickering is not so devoted to the field. However, his researches in language…
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Michael Williams
Michael Williams is one of three soldiers who dared to visit King Henry V before the decisive battle of Azencourt. The meeting took place as a result of the secret walk of the monarch, disguised as homeless. While walking, the warlord heard a conversation between his officers about the chances of surviving on the battlefield.…
