Category: Study Guides

The Things They Carried Study Guide Author: Tim O’Brien Original title: The Things They Carried Characters: Tim O’Brien, Jimmy Cross, Mitchell Sanders, Kiowa, Norman Bowker, Henry Dobbins, Bob “Rat” Kiley, Curt Lemon, Ted Lavender, Lee Strunk, Dave Jensen, Azar, Bobby Jorgenson, Elroy Berdahl, Kathleen, Mary Anne Bell,  Mark Fossie, Linda Published: Published December 29th 1998 by Broadway (first published…

Arthur Jarvis was killed during the robbery of one of the gangs, in which was the son of priest Kumalo Absol. He himself said at the trial that Arthur had been killed accidentally simply out of fear, without having the slightest intention to do so. However, Absol is still convicted and sentenced to death despite…

The Rise of Silas Lapham Study Guide Author: William Dean Howells Original title: The Rise of Silas Lapham The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells is a realistic sentimental novel that is considered the classic of realistic writing until the present day. Howells portrayal of the love triangle between young Tom and the…

The mother goddess who established life and death. A goddess of creation who fashioned Enkidu from clay and her spittle.  This goddess has a very important role and has a huge impact on the whole Mesopotamian mythology. If someone doesn’t know she is the creator of humankind according to their beliefs and mythology. Though in…

Wuthering Heights Study Guide Author: Emily Brontë Original title: Wuthering Heights Characters: Heathcliff, Edgar Linton, Isabella Linton, Hindley Earnshaw, Hareton Earnshaw, Lockwood, Catherine Earnshaw Linton, Catherine Linton Heathcliff, Ellen “Nelly” Dean, Joseph, Frances Earnshaw, Mr. Green, Dr. Kenneth, Zillah Published: 2002 by Norton (first published December 1847) Setting: Yorkshire Dales, England, 1800 ISBN 0393978893 (ISBN13:…

The Mayor of Casterbridge Study Guide Author: Thomas Hardy Original title: The Mayor of Casterbridge The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy is a social novel that shows the life and death of the aforementioned Mayor who managed to turn from a drunkard to a decent man, but still had to constantly face the consequences…

Mrs. Ramsay is a warm-hearted, loving and caring young woman. She is a mother of eight children. She is a dynamic and complex character. She stands like a mediator between the harshness of her husband and sensitiveness of her children. Mr. Ramsay tends to demonstrate insecurity and the task of Mrs. Ramsay is to support…

We can get a lot of information about this character in the book as well. The main hero, Santiago, meets the Englishman on the caravan to Al-Fayoum. The Englishman is on his way to becoming a great alchemist. He is going to Al-Fayoum to study with a famous alchemist who is rumored to be over…

Pygmalion Study Guide Author: George Bernard Shaw Original title: Pygmalion Characters: Henry Higgins, Eliza Doolittle, Colonel Pickering, Alfred Doolittle, Mrs. Higgins, Freddy Eynsford Hill “Pygmalion” is probably one of the most famous plays by George Bernard Shaw that laid the foundation for a famous Broadway musical “My Fair Lady”. It was published in 1913 and…