Category: Study Guides

  • Aunt Lydia

    Aunt Lydia is an instructor whose main aim is to teach other women from Gilead to be adaptive. She belongs to the whole class of Aunts who prepare future Housemaids for their work. Aunt Lydia is portrayed only in Offred’s memories. The narrator remembers the instructions of this strict woman during her everyday life. The…

  • White Fang Study Guide

    White Fang Study Guide Author: Jack London Original title: White Fang White Fang is one of the most famous novels by Jack London and definitely his most famous novel about the wildlife. It tells us the story of a wolf cub, who was raised in the wild but then tamed by the people. White Fang…

  • Paradise Lost Quotes – Page 3 | Just Great DataBase

      With Goddess-like demeanour forth she went;   Not unattended, for on her as Queen   A pomp of winning Graces waited still,   And from about her shot Darts of desire   Into all Eyes to wish her still in sight. Paradise Lost 0 Prev123

  • Benny 

    Benny is one of those characters that do not influence the novel development but still have their position and role in this process. Benny is a son of Linda and Dr. Sands, the young white man. After his father has bought him the freedom, he lives with his grandmother. In the first years of his…

  • Lolita Summary

    This controversial novel starts with a foreword of John Ray Jr. (who is also a fictional character), a psychologist and book editor. Ray presents a memoir that is called The Confession of White Widowed Male and that was written by a man who died of heart attack while awaiting his trial for murdering a man…

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Summary

    The prologue of the book shows us yet unnamed man, who gets a parcel via mail as his birthday gift. In the parcel, there is a dried and framed flower – similar to those he got every birthday before. This one is the 44th. But this time the man – who we learn is named…

  • Bernard Marx

    His name is a mixture of names of Bernard Shaw and Karl Marx. It has a hidden figurative sense. Bernard Marx is a character, which also is a victim of a dystopia. His distinctive feature is that he realizes his individuality. Society did not accept him, as he differed from other people being short, unattractive…

  • Mrs. Jennings

    Mrs. Jennings is a minor character in the novel that is described by Jane Austen as a widow in older ages. Because of the fact that all her children are married and are separated from her, Mrs. Jennings likes to visit them and their families regularly. During the visits, she enjoys different companies, is highly…

  • Aunt Beast

    Aunt Beast is an alien living on the planet Ixchel. She plays a crucial role in Meg’s development as a person. The matter is that she tries to establish a connection with her through communication. It should be noted that aunt Beast looks much different from human beings. The inhabitants of Camazotz look more similar…

  • Paul Bäumer

    This is his book, his own story, and his life journey. As we see he’s the protagonist and the narrator. Paul isn’t a famous war hero; he’s not a high-ranking, superstar officer. Instead, he’s a regular person. He likes to drink beer and think about girls—he’s been to school, and he likes to read, but…