Category: Literature
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Ea
He is the god of fresh water, crafts, and wisdom, a patron of humankind. Ea lives in Apsu, the primal waters below the Earth. It doesn’t even sound strange that the god of wisdom could be a good character in the book. He appears as a very fair, wise, smart and kind god in this…
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Hedda Gabler Study Guide
Hedda Gabler Study Guide Author: Henrik Ibsen Original title: Hedda Gabler “Hedda Gabler” is an outstanding play by the greatest Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. This play can be called one of Ibsen’s most extreme and mysterious dramas. The mystery lies in the image of Hedda – a gorgeous, beautiful woman who has destructive energy influencing…
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Professor Sullivan
Professor is an oceanographic scientist. He is a complicated character as his behavior changes during the story. Sullivan’s lab is deep under the ocean. The Overlords often ask Sullivan to perform such tasks as entire stuffing whales for exhibition in the Overlords’ museums on their homeworld. The smart and educated professor decides to cheat a…
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Study Guide
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Study Guide Author: Unknown Original title: Gawayn and þe Grene Knyȝt Published: Published November 2001 by Signet Classics (first published 1390) Setting: Camelot ISBN 0451528182 (ISBN13: 9780451528186) We all know Don Quixote as the most famous representative of the chivalric irony genre. On the contrary, “Sir Gawain and the…
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The Fountainhead Summary
The first book of Ayn Rand, the writer more famous for her epic trilogy “Atlas Shrugged” takes place in the United States roughly in late 1920s and at the beginning of 1930s. The main location is New York, though the characters sometimes travel to other places. It is the story of the young, creative and…
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The Iliad Essays
Homers The Iliad The Iliad is a Greek epic poem attributed to Homer. Paris, son of King Priam of Troy carries off Helen, wife of Menelaus. The epic describes the war waged by Achaean prince against Troy with an intention to recover Helen. Specifically, it deals with the anger of Achilles, the special hero of…
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First Witch
Three sisters, three witches never separate from each other. They are always near, talking to each other. Most likely the first witch is the leader of their magic trio. She has the opportunity to look into the past and ask questions. This witch is a very vindictive person. She is the master of the winds…
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Hard Times Summary
The story mainly revolves around an individual named Mr. Thomas Gradgrind, who had devoted his life to all things factual and calculated, only to discover in the end the importance of compassion and content in a person’s life. He brings up his children, Louisa and Tom under the same discipline, failing to understand that it…
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Burt Selden
Burt Selden is involved in the experiment with the mouse Algernon and the man Charlie. Burt is writing his thesis which explains why he is so interested in the process. For him, the experiment is just a scientific breakthrough and not the crucial intrusion into one’s life. Burt is working with both Strauss and Nemur.…
