Category: Study Guides

  • Slaughterhouse-Five Summary

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    In the very beginning of the story, the author explains his fractured and surrealistic style of writing by following Tralfamadorian literature tradition. Tralfamador is a planet populated by aliens who, as he claims, abducted him and taught him their way of thinking. Author (now not as a character but as himself, who definitely wasn’t abducted…

  • Of Mice and Men Study Guide

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    Of Mice and Men Study Guide Author: John Steinbeck Original title: Of Mice and Men Characters: George Milton, Lennie Small, Candy, Curley, Curley’s Wife, Slim, Crooks, Whit, Carlson If there’s a book that has managed to portray the reality of American Great depression times, that is for sure “Of Mice And Men”. When making through…

  • Ecology Study Guide

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    Ecology Study Guide Author: Just Great DataBase Original title: New Essays Proper Garbage Disposal Improper garbage disposal is a continually growing problem at global, regional and local levels. In Municipality of Polomolok, segregation has been implemented by the government because it is one of the most important activities that people need to apply in their…

  • Mrs. Dalloway Study Guide

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    Mrs. Dalloway Study Guide Author: Virginia Woolf Original title: Mrs Dalloway Characters: Clarissa Dalloway, Septimus Warren Smith, Peter Walsh Published: October 28th 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (first published May 6th 1921) Setting: London, England (United Kingdom) ISBN 0151009988 (ISBN13: 9780151009985) Virginia Woolf is known as a great writer in part because of her novel…

  • General Miller

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    General Miller is the oldest inhabitant of the Customs House. A place was all interesting things happen. By the way, while reading, we imagine everything and reading about this place we feel very calm and old smell. General is very independent, and no everybody wants to argue with him. What allows him avoiding the politicized…

  • Bobo

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    Bobo is another minor character in the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. Despite the fact that this person is usually performed as a silly fellow, he appears to be a true and sincere friend that is capable of doing much more than people expect him to. Thus, when he comes to…

  • Annie Henderson ‘Momma’

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    Annie Henderson is a grandmother of Maya and Bailey but actually, she plays the role of their mother – she takes care of them, teaches them how to work and shows how important good manners are. This woman does everything possible to keep the members of her family in safety. She hides Willy when the…

  • Alice in Wonderland Summary

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    The heroine of the book, a seven year old girl named Alice, begins her journey to the Land of Wonders unexpectedly for herself. The story begins when Alice, sleepy because of the summer heat and idleness, notices something unusual. She sees a rabbit, which itself is not surprising, but this rabbit owns a pocket watch…

  • Jim Casy

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    This character appears at the beginning of the novel after Tom Joad meets him. Exactly after this meeting, Casy decides to move with the Joads family. Jim Casy is a reverend in this book. But he is not a typical one with only advantages in his behavior. He also has weaknesses. Talking about strengths, he…

  • Mrs. Sparsit

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    Mrs. Sparsit is another character with the negative perception by a reader. Money matters a lot to this middle-aged housekeeper. This lady is described to be highly sophisticated by her appearance, though she is not young; however, her character is used in the book as one of the poor moral values. Mrs. Sparsit is a…