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The Metamorphosis Study Guide Author: Franz Kafka Original title: Die Verwandlung Characters: Gregor Samsa, Grete Samsa, The father, The mother, The charwoman, The office manager, The Boarders, The maid Published: March 1st 1972 by Bantam Classics (first published 1915) ISBN 0553213695 (ISBN13: 9780553213690) Franz Kafka wrote the “Metamorphosis” in 1915 and together with his other…

This woman is the reason and the main figurant of the story’s suspense. She is precisely that secret which Rochester tried to hide. She is that secret wife. When she was younger, she used to be very beautiful, wealthy, smart and, mainly, a desire of all men. But through some years she became insane, violent…

Ernest is a revolutionary leader that has some scruples. Being in awe of cruelty demonstrated by the aristocrats, he is often engaged in different subversive activities. However, his wife, Madame Defarge, does not believe in his power and strength. Such his attitude to the aristocrats’ roots back to the times of his youth when he…

Isaac Morris is not unlike any other character presented in the novel published by Agatha Christie. In accordance with the plot of the book, Judge Lawrence Wargrave hired Isaac Morris to purchase this island under the name of Mr. Owen. Later, the readers have a chance to learn that this character died in his apartment…

A soldier of fortune. Literally down to his last square meal, he comes to the island with a loaded revolver, as suggested by his invitation letter. Lombard is accused of causing the deaths of a number of East African tribesmen, after stealing their food and abandoning them to their deaths. First of all, it is…

Krogstad also plays a very significant role in the play. He is an attorney who works in the bank. First of all, it was he who lent Nora the money she needed to save the life of her husband. However, throughout the play, he is blackmailing the woman to make sure that her husband would…

Le Père Goriot Study Guide Author: Honoré de Balzac Original title: le Père Goriot Le Pere Goriot or Father Goriot is a novel by Honoré de Balzac that tells the story of an old man, who struggles to provide his daughters with enough money to have a better life than his own. This book is…

On Saturday morning at the Weedpatch, the community prepares for the party. Everyone bathes and puts on their best clothes. What about Ezra? Well, he plays a major role here. He is elected as a head of the Central Committee at Weedpatch. That is why all the responsibility was on him. The Central Committee is…

She is the town whore in Welch and the mother of nine children. Jeannette visited her house one day and picked a chicken clean in exchange for some chicken rolls. Her visit caused her to realize that whoring puts food on the table. Ginnie taught Jeannette a great deal in one visit to her home…

The Wilks family is the duke and the dauphin’s most conniving speculations. The latter get to know that a local young man Peter Wilks is going to pass away. He was very wealthy local tanner. Wilk’s nieces—Mary Jane, Susan, and Joanna – are about to inherit the family richness, as their mother and father have…