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  • A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Essays

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    Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce The story Portrait of the Artist as Young Man is set in the Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century. Readers are introduced to the character of Stephen Dedalus, a young Irish boy from a Catholic family. The family is impoverished because of…

  • Edith Frank

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    Edith is Anne’s mother. During the stay in the secret annex, Edith and Anne have lots of quarrels. Her daughter thinks that she is too critical. Edith is against Anne’s relationship with Peter, and this makes Anne feel even more isolated. When the time passes by, Anne begins to rethink her instant attitude to her…

  • Miss Prism

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    Talking about Miss Prism we have to start with the information where she works – she is the governess of Cecily. She is educating Cecily to have no imagination or sensationalism in her life. She was working on her family since very early ages, and that is why she is very honorable there. Also, as…

  • The Age of Innocence Summary

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    At the beginning of the story, in January in 1870s, we meet the young attorney named Newland Archer, who possesses all the virtues of a proper gentleman. He is going to announce his engagement to not less virtuous May Welland on the party that will be held soon in the Mingott-family opera box. This is…

  • Iago

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    Iago is the central character who furiously hates Othello. He is 28 years old and serves under Othello. The happiness of Othello and Desdemona does not give him peace and he weaves a monstrous intrigue to annoy them. Iago is a very insidious, envious and cunning person who is ready to do anything just to…

  • Pa Joad

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    In this book, Pa Joad is the father of the family, husband of Ma and father of Tom. He is the tenant farmer in Oklahoma, and unfortunately, he was evicted from his land and lots of other farmers who worked very hard to get what they had. Pa is very kindhearted, good, thoughtful, hard-working and…

  • Ulysses Summary

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    The novel depicts one day from life of a 34-year-old Dublin Jew Leopold Bloom and his 22-year-old friend Stephen Daedalus. The day is 16th of June, 1904. Three parts of a huge book, divided into eighteen chapters should, according to the author, relate to “The Odyssey” by Homer (Ulysses is the Latin transcription of the…

  • Pride and Prejudice Quotes – Page 18 | Just Great DataBase

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    To yield readily—easily—to the persuasion of a friend is no merit with you.” “To yield without conviction is no compliment to the understanding of either. Pride and Prejudice 0 Mr. Bingley, and he was looked at with Pride and Prejudice 0 domestic circle; and, though Kitty might in time regain her natural degree of sense,…

  • Gerty MacDowell

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    Gerty MacDowell is a woman in her early twenties with a limp, who lets Leopold Bloom see her undergarments on Sandymount Strand. She appears again in the “Nighttown” sequence as a lady of the night. She is a woman, dominating in a relationship, who kills all man’s masculine. A strong woman shouldn’t move furniture at all and be able to repair some…

  • Estella Havisham

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    This character is dynamic and static as well. We get to know her from the childhood till adult – that’s why we can call her dynamic. But also, she is static because of her coldness. Being very beautiful, Estella is Pip’s unbelievable dream during all story. He loves her so much, but, she usually uses…