Unforgettable Character

for its unforgettable characters. Scout’s fiery personality, Jem’s discerning attitude, and Atticus’ persevering actions are some of the few identities that will always be recalled. In a novel where its characters are faced with challenging conflicts, it is important to understand where each character stands morally. In order to achieve such iconic individuals, Harper Lee uses setting, family and community, and race relationships to effectively develop character. Setting gives characters an opportunity

The Universal Refugee Experience This essay is about the universal refugee experience and the hardships that they have to go through on their journey. Ha from Inside Out and Back Again and other refugees from the article “Children of War” all struggle with the unsettling feeling of being inside out because they no longer own the things that mean the most to them. Ha and the other refugees all encounter similar curiosities of overcoming the finding of that back again peaceful consciousness in the

“Culture is what presents us with the kinds of valuable things that can fill a life. And insofar as we can recognize the value in those things and make them part of our lives, our lives are meaningful.” Gideon Rosen, Stuart Professor of Philosophy and director of the Behrman Undergraduate Society of Fellows, Princeton University. Using one of the themes below as a starting point, write about a person, event, or experience that helped you define one of your values or in some way changed how you approach

Action packed, suspenseful, and full of well known actors and actresses, State of Play immediately captures its audience's attention and proves to be a movie worth seeing. Under the direction of Kevin Macdonald and Russell Crow’s outstanding performance, State of Play turns out to be a suspenseful drama that shows its audience the struggles of a journalist trying to investigate the death of the assistant of his friend. With all of the action and drama the State of Play packs in, it is easy to feel

memorable setting. The setting of the book takes place in Maycomb, Alabama in the early 1930s. During that time, the south was a rough place to live in due to the Depression. The story depends on the setting to help the reader understand the plot. The characters use slang words and talk differently, the book describes the lives of people living in Maycomb, and the story shows the behavior of

could feel his family coming apart” ("Isabel Allende"). The theme of friendship stands out as through the novel and every single teenager will identify with Cold. Isabel Allende perfectly narrates the characters personality beautifully to the point where you think you actually know them. “The characters are very well developed and you

whilst on holiday on Kirrin Island. The characters created by Blyton are all unique in their own way, either from physical traits to personality, but all of them somehow contribute to the plot of the novel in some way. For example, one of the main characters from the group, George, is a tomboy who is headstrong and courageous but has a hot and fierce temper, she is one of the most prominent characters of the book and was based off the author. Another main character, Julian, is the eldest of the group

varying family circumstances and community expectations to express how these things effect an individual. The novel displays character foils that even further explores this idea, as the protagonist interacts with these foils and situations, resulting in development of his ability to voice himself. Fluctuating amounts of dialogue and distinct characterisation of key and minor characters further explores this idea. Moloney begins the novel with a severe lack of dialogue and a large amount of awkwardness

point of view also made the reader understand the events better and different character’s personalities more. I thought that this book was tantalizing from the beginning, because the characters have polar opposite personalities, but they are very pragmatic. I thought the down-to-earth quality about these characters made them easier to

around the main character Janie, who is trying to find her purpose of womanhood while meeting others and various bumps along the way. Hurston makes it clear that Janie was the initial storyteller since the whole premise of the book resides in the story in which Janie tells her friend, Phoebe. As her story progresses however, it is evident that the people that Janie meet along the way ultimately try to fill the narrator role through their own beliefs and or visions. For the characters that Janie meets