Category: Study Guides
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Sense and Sensibility Summary
The book tells the readers the story of two sisters: Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. Elinor, the older one represents the sense, mostly making her decisions logically and carefully. Passionate Marianne is the sensibility, she prefers to rely on her heart and intuition, following her desires and dreams. Their father, Mr. Henry Dashwood was a descendant…
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Winston Smith
This main character is at the central point of the novel. Winston is a 39-year-old man who lives in Oceania and supports the ideology of gang. He works at the Ministry of Truth and proclaims the independence of the thoughts. Winston is separated and doesn’t have children. This aspect shows that he is not sociable…
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Katherine
Katherine is the child of King Charles VI and Queen Isabel. The girl is known for her noble birth and refined manners, reminiscent of the princess’ behavior. It is hard for a heroine to pronounce English words correctly, which makes readers laugh. In fact, the introduction of this personage gives a break from the bloody…
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Pablo Saler
The exasperating leader of the guerilla band who has a radical point of view on killing people. He is an aging and selfish man of great courage who is greatly influenced by the war. In many ways, he is the most intriguing and complex character in the story. In fact, the hero accepts killing, and…
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War and Peace Summary
The epic story by Leo Tolstoy describes the times when Napoleon started his conquest in Russia, but, justifying the name of the book, the first scene we see is a lavish party in Sankt-Petersburg. The party is held by Anna Pavlovna and is dedicated to her name-day. We see all the major characters coming to…
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The Outsiders Study Guide
The Outsiders Study Guide Author: S.E. Hinton Original title: The Outsiders Characters: Ponyboy Curtis, Darrel “Darry” Curtis, Dallas “Dally” Winston, Johnny Cade, Sherri “Cherry” Valance, Steve Randel, Sandy Published: Published September 1st 1988 by Puffin Books (first published 1967) ISBN 014038572X (ISBN13: 9780140385724) Susan Eloine Hinton started writing early. At the age of fifteen she…
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Persepolis Summary
The story opens with young Marji in the year 1980, having to wear the veil to school like any other student. Even though her parents were quite modern and secular, they still believed in the leadership of the Shah of Iran until he established the fundamentalist practice of Islamization of Iran by rejecting the ways…
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Okonkwo
Okonkwo is very proud, ambitious, and ill-tempered man. In this book, he is a tragic hero. He has a role of the leader in a clan called Umuofia. How did he get such an honorable status? Since early childhood, he fights with his laziness; he worked very hard to gain his goals and not to…
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Lori Walls
She is the oldest child of the family but isn’t the one who dominates. She’s closer to her mother, Rose Mary, as she shares her interests in art. Lori is particularly intelligent and loves reading fantasy novels as a form of escape. She often sympathizes with Mom while blaming Dad for the family’s problems. The…
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Tom Robinson
A black man who was accused of raping a white woman. His descriptions and words leave no doubts to the reader that he is innocent. Atticus Finch decides to defend him and this is the reason why Finch’s family gets terrible treatment from the town’s inhabitants. During the trial process Tom has to go through…