Category: Literature
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Utnapishtim
Here we come to the character that can be easily described as a bad guy even antagonist. But first things first. His name is translated as “he who saw life.” Though we would like to interpret it in another way “he who saw death.” Why? This guy witnessed the death of the entire world, which…
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To the Lighthouse Essays
Role of Women in To the Lighthouse Virginia Woolf is an outstanding and unique novelist who portrays the inner self of the human mind rather than the happenings in the external life. Woolf’s To the Lighthouse deals with the conflict between the feminine and masculine values which is universal in nature. The women in the…
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Narrator
This person is a wreck. Everyone who reads can’t feel sorry for him even after we understood that he’s going to kill the old man simply to feel free of the power of his eye. He’s always nervous, paranoid, worried and scared. Even more, he is physically and mentally ill (we see and feel his…
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The Alchemist
And finally, the great Alchemist who we were talking about very much. He is a very powerful one and lives in the Al-Fayoum oasis in Egypt. We and Santiago first hear about the Alchemist from the Englishman, but eventually, Santiago reveals himself to be the Alchemist’s true disciple. The Alchemist’s outlook is serious; he always…
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Moishe the Beadle
Who is he? He is a poor, humble man who works at the Hasidic synagogue in Sighet. Moishe is a person who is likable. Almost every person in the towns adores him. He is one of the good characters as he helps Eliezer to study the cabbala, and he teaches him that it is more…
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Island of the Blue Dolphins Essays
Island of the Blue Dolphins In the Pacific there is an island shaped like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, blue dolphins swim, otters play, and sea elephant and birds abound. A young Indian girl lives and waits for her people to return for her, from the land to the east.…
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Agustín
One of the fighters in Pablo’s band of guerrillas. To be more precise, he is a foundational member of the band. Though he is a loyal man, Agustín is one who makes hasty decisions and has a harsh temperament. He doesn’t believe Pablo even though the man has the intelligence needed to be a good…
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For Whom the Bell Tolls Study Guide
For Whom the Bell Tolls Study Guide Author: Ernest Hemingway Original title: For Whom the Bell Tolls Characters: Pilar, Robert Jordan, Anselmo, El Sordo, Pablo Saler, Primitivo, Andrés, Eladio, Agustín, Maria, Rafael , Joaquín, Fernando Ernest Hemingway’s best work, “For Whom the Bell Tolls” was written in 1940 and continues to be translated, adapted, filmed…
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Alan Campbell
Once an intimate friend, Alan Campbell is one of many promising young men who has severed ties with Dorian because of Dorian’s sullied reputation. He is the former friend of Dorian Gray. Also, he is a very talented chemist and musician who was close to Dorian until their friendship comes to a bitter end as…
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The Lawyer
An elderly lawyer who has his own office deals with the financial affairs of his wealthy clients has a certain weight, and social significance pays his salary and does not drive out Bartleby for daring him and refusing to carry out the affairs assigned to him. Everything seems to be subject to some mysterious force…
