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  • The Fall of the House of Usher Summary

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    In the gloomy autumn day, in complete silence the narrator rides to the mansion of Usher family. He has received a letter from the friend of his childhood and youth, Roderick Usher. For many years they did not write a single word to each other, but in that letter Usher called the narrator his best…

  • Catherine Linton Heathcliff

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    Catherine, at fifteen, tries to balance her relationship with both the Linton children and Heathcliff. This causes difficulties for her since neither side likes the other. She is still Heathcliff’s constant companion, but he has turned into a boorish, uncultivated person. Piqued by the situation, Catherine quarrels with Edgar, but it leads, paradoxically, to closer…

  • Thomas

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    Thomas, the main protagonist of the book, is one of the creators of the Maze together with Teresa Agnes. He is the last guy who comes into The Glade – a square place surrounded by a high Maze. In the beginning, one may see that all the citizens of The Glade treat him with some…

  • Vardaman Bundren

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    The youngest of all children in Bundren family. He is described as having the same level of naivety as his sister Dewey Dell, but with a positive perspective. The way he views his mother’s death, comparing it to his lost fish, presents the kind of feeling the reader gets when he reads the book. It…

  • King Lear

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    King Lear is surely a central hero of the play. Before us, the governor is avid for flattery and compliments. It is his passion for empty-headedness that causes the death of many worthy people. He rejects the honesty of younger daughter Cordelia, choosing fake instead of common sense. Lear cannot admit his own mistakes. It…

  • Karellen

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    Being from the race of Overlords he is described as an intelligent, smart, and friendly guy. Unfortunately, Karellen knows what will happen to the human race, and has strange dual feelings about it. In this story he has some talks only with the Stormgren, and honestly, they are very sincere to each other and their…

  • One Hundred Years of Solitude Essays

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    One Hundred Years of Solitude “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel Gracia Marquez is an eye-opener for us to stand up on our beliefs and be free from our inner problems. Solitude implies the state of being alone, no one to turn to and detach to others. It is the absence of companionship, withdrawal…

  • Lucie Manette

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    She is a blue-eyed and golden-haired young lady that has perfect fellowship with her father, Dr. Alexandre Manette. She is not only pretty and kind but also extremely wise beyond the years. Lucie attracts the attention of all the men that surround her. Although Lucie has a soft spot for Sydney Carton, a lawyer working…

  • A Modest Proposal Essays

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    A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift A Modest Proposal is a satiric essay by Jonathan Swift, written in 1729. It is aimed at the rich landowners of Ireland who are keeping the poor of Ireland in poverty and virtual starvation. The narrator is Swift, who seems to be making a strong case for cannibalism as…

  • Frances Earnshaw

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    Frances Earnshaw plays a secondary role in the novel. She is Hindley’s wife, Harter’s mother, who is soft and fragile. She died after the childbirth. She is a slender and painful girl, but the birth of her son undermined her poor health. In the summer of the next year, Frances gives birth to a son,…