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  • Supercargo

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    A man of the giant physique is Supercargo. Though he is one of the blacks, he has a job. Moreover, he has some power over people. He seems not to be suppressed by the whites. However, his life is even more difficult. Supercargo works as an attendant who supervises mentally disabled people; they are patients…

  • The Canterbury Tales Essays

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    Chivalry in “The Knights Tale” and “The Miller’s Tale” One interesting aspect of Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales is the aspect of point and counterpoint which pervades the stories. Because Chaucer’s intention is to deeply examine the nature of the relationships (primarily erotic) which exist between men and women, his theme is articulated from what may……

  • Fernando

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    A middle-aged member of Pablo’s band which seems to live by old customs and obey the established norms of morality. Throughout the story, he is a very solemn person who merely serves his primary duty. Fernando is a short man in his mid-thirties who is easily offended by vulgarities. Besides, the hero is so concerned…

  • Rikki Stormgren

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    He is a smart, kind, sensitive and handsome man. Even when he sometimes has doubts what the Overlords’ plan is Stormgren still trusts Karellen. That’s what we call real friendship. Also, he is the only one and official secretary of the USA who performs all that things with Karellen. He reports directly to Karellen once…

  • Sir John Middleton

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    Sir John Middleton is a beloved husband of Lady Middleton and a father of their four children. He is presented to the audience as a rich, good-looking man with a great sense of humor. Some time ago, he served in the army with one of the main characters of the novel named Colonel Brandon. Sir…

  • Jeff

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    Jeff is a former Glader, another professional Med-jack. However, he was not a Med-jack from the very beginning and wanted primarily to be a Runner. Jeff is rather a large tall boy with a buzz cut hair and a high-pitched voice. Practically, there is not a lot of information about the character. The fact that…

  • Nobody listens any more. I can’t talk Fahrenheit 451

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    Nobody listens any more. I can’t talk to the walls because they’re yelling at me. I can’t talk to my wife; she listens to the walls. I just want someone to hear what I have to say. And maybe if I talk long enough, it’ll make sense. And I want you to teach me to…

  • Erma Ted

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    These characters are Rex Walls’ mother and father. They lived in Welch, West Virginia. Erma is a racist, ignorant, envious woman who sexually abuses Brian and may have provoked her own son as well. “An old woman who’s had a tough life.” Erma did not like when children called her “Grandma,” because it makes her…

  • Amaranta Buendía

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    Amaranta is the third child of José Arcadio Buendia and Ursula. Amaranta grew up with her second cousin Rebeca. When they simultaneously fall in love with the Italian Pietro Crespi, he reciprocates Rebeca, and since then they have become sworn enemies. In moments of hatred, Amaranth even tries to poison the rival. But, by mistake,…

  • Walden Summary

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    In this book Thoreau describes a period in his own life – his “personal experiment”. For two years he lived alone in the forest near the Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau tested not only his ability to survive without any goods of civilisation but also his worldview. He tried to find the new meaning…