Category: Study Guides
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Notes from Underground Summary
Notes from Underground may start off with an impression that the narrator is confused and rambling in his mind about his life. But if looked into closely, it is seen that the UM is a depiction of humanity, of what it could’ve been to what it has to become in modern society. His beliefs and…
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Moira
Gilead is the society where only male-female relationships are valued, but Moira has different principles. She is a lesbian, and cannot bear living in Gilead. Moira makes several attempts to escape, but they were unsuccessful. The ways she tries to run away are eye-catching. She takes off her clothes and puts on a costume of…
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A Modest Proposal Summary
“A Modest Proposal” is a short satirical essay written by Jonathan Swift in the form of a pamphlet. The full name is “A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to their Parents, or the Country, and for Making them Beneficial to the Publick.” and at the first glance…
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Kiowa
Kiowa was one of the best soldiers. He can be characterized by: Physical Character traits: He was 19 or 20 years. He was Native American, Pious Baptist. He carries an illustrated New Testament and his grandfather’s hunting tackle and keeps moccasins for silence. The main character’s traits are: experience his legacy, practice his faith, likes to be in…
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The Arch-Community Songster
The Arch-Community-Songster is the dystopian icon of Archbishop of Canterbury, who was the leader of church and religion in England. His mission in the restricted society was to lead the community songs about their leader – Ford. He considered that Anglicanism lied in good singing and nice manners. The author used this character as a…
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The French Lieutenant’s Woman Summary
The novel begins with two of our main characters walking on a famous beach. One is Charles Smithson, a wealthy man from London with an interest in paleontology. The other is Ernestina Freeman, wealthy as well, and a well-regarded socialite. The two are engaged to be married, and spending time together in the city of…
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Ebenezer Scrooge
The main character of “A Christmas Carol,” Ebenezer Scrooge, is the owner of the trade union of “Scrooge and Marley.” He was a very mean and cruel person. His whole figure seemed to freeze: his nose was sharp, his cheeks wrinkled, his gait became constrained, his eyes reddened, his thin lips turned blue, and his…
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Al Joad
Al is Tom’s younger brother. He is only sixteen years old. In this book, he is described as a person with the big obsession with cars and girls (now it can be typical for each third man in the Earth). Anyway, he remains combative toward the rest of the family. Al’s character is vain and…
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Paper Towns Study Guide
Paper Towns Study Guide Author: John Green Original title: Paper Towns Characters: Margo Roth Spiegelman, Quentin Jacobsen, Marcus “Radar” Lincoln, Lacey Pemberton, Ben Starling, Jason Worthington Published: September 22nd 2009 by Speak (first published October 16th 2008) Setting: Orlando, Florida (United States) Agloe, New York (United States) ISBN 014241493X (ISBN13: 9780142414934) Having received two majors…
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Zillah
Zillah is one of the housekeepers at Wuthering Heights. Zillah is described as a ”stout housewife” and ”a narrow-minded, selfish woman”. The last depiction of her occurs when she refuses to help Cathy Linton at Wuthering Heights. In her defense, however, she is following her employer’s instructions. Though this character plays a relatively minor role…