Category: Study Guides
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Beatrice
Beatrice is the eternal figure of the unattainable platonic love of man in life and in death. It is she who, descending from paradise, asks Virgilio to become the conductor of the poet in the afterlife. She then shows him Paradise. Dante loved Beatrice nine-year-old boy. She very early passed away and turned into an…
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The Color Purple Study Guide
The Color Purple Study Guide Author: Alice Walker Original title: The Color Purple Published: Published April 1st 2004 by Pocket (first published 1982) Setting: Georgia(United States) ISBN 0671727796 (ISBN13: 9780671727796) “The Color Purple” is a story about the social position of African-American women, written by Alice Walker in 1982. The book talks about pretty sad…
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The Hound of the Baskervilles Essays
The Hound of The Baskervilles In the famous story “The Hound of The Baskervilles”, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle the main character is Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes is brought upon solving the mysterious death that has occurred in the Baskerville’s residency. Holmes uses specific reasoning in solving the great mystery of the… 711 words The…
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Death ends a life, not a relationship Analysis
Death ends a life, not a relationship. Quote Analysis This quote is Morrie Schwarz’s reflections on the nature of death and love. Later he adds that even after the death of the loved one, the other person still has all the memories and feelings and everything sans physical presence. The importance of this quote is…
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Miss Havisham
Wow, this old lady looks like really creepy. Also, she is wealthy and very eccentric old woman. She lives in a manor called Satis House near Pip’s village. She is manic and often seems to be insane. She likes moving around her house in a wedding dress; she likes keeping a decaying feast on her…
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The Fall of the House of Usher Essays
The Fall of the House of Usher In the annals of American literature, Edgar Allan Poe is known for writing about the macabre and terrifying side of life. The ideas of Poe are echoed in every horror movie, every scary novel, and often every walk into a dark alley where mysterious and lurking things reside.…
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Grace Poole
Well, we don’t know much about this character, as she doesn’t appear so often to memorize her. Grace Poole is chubby, middle-aged, red-haired dressmaker who works as a servant at Thornfield Hall. Also, she is secretly the nursemaid and correctional officer for the insane Bertha Mason. Jane keeps thinking that Grace is responsible for the…
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Treasure Island Summary
One of the most favourite adventure book of several generations still as thrilling as it was when it was written. The romantic of sea adventures still tempts the young minds and inspires the older people to remind themselves about the adrenaline and courage of searching for treasures, fighting pirates and winning against all odds thanks…
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Elizabeth Lavenza
Victor’s fiancé and wife, Elizabeth is an ideal example of a perfect woman of that time. Beautiful, humble, cheerful, and innocent she is the glue that keeps the Frankenstein family together after Caroline passes away from the disease. Carolina adopted this five-year-old girl who lived in a poor Italian family with one simple aim for…
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Where the Red Fern Grows Essays
Where the Red Fern Grows A novel by Wilson Rawls named Where the Red Fern Grows is the story of a boy, his two hounds (which he named Old Dan and Little Ann), and all of the adventures they shared together. A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of the Cherokee…
