Who was the one to cause the predicaments that the Greasers had to go through?The Outsiders is not a true story‚ but makes the reader feel like it was real. The main character‚ Ponyboy‚ is part of a gang named the Greasers. Conflicts sparked between the Greasers and their enemies‚ the Socs or Socials. Ponyboy‚ Darry‚ Dally‚ Sodapop‚ Two-bit and Johnny went through obstacles and problems caused by the Socs. Throughout the book‚ The Outsiders‚ there were many problems and conflicts that the Greasers
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In Macbeth‚ Macduff is a courageous character who is obviously loyal to King Duncan and the country of Scotland. He makes his first appearance at Macbeth’s castle‚ where he finds the virtuous Duncan has been murdered. After Macbeth takes the throne‚ Macduff realizes him to be an unfit king and leaves Scotland to seek help. He believes that removing Macbeth from the throne could heal the broken country. This action can be viewed as both noble and foolish of Macduff. However‚ it was this action
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It is difficult in the start Into The wild by Jon Krakauer to grasp why Chris Mcandless would go into the Alaskan wilderness so unprepared. Chris is dynamic character at first appearance but can be summed up pretty easily. Chris is a spoiled and ignorant kid that can’t handle the pressure of modern day society so makes an attempt to live a simple‚ nomadic life style‚ which includes a fatal trip into the Alaskan wilderness. Chris realizes from his experience that society today is way better than it
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In Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights‚ the romance between Heathcliff and Catherine drives the story and causes untold pain and suffering for everyone in the story. Heathcliff’s motivations as a character are often unclear and left up for interpretation‚ especially after his beloved Catherine’s death. Towards the end of the novel there is a scene that is used to great success to showcase Heathcliff’s mental state before his death. However‚ it does much more than that. Through closely examining Bronte’s
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In The Alchemist‚ Santiago is a young shepherd from a small town and has a dream about a treasure. He sells all his sheep and went in search of the treasure. Santiago is determined‚ courageous and curious to learn new things. As he follows his dream‚ he experiences a lot of difficulties‚ but also he learns a lot. If Santiago doesn’t possess these traits‚ he would never be able to fulfill his dream. Determination is one of the strongest traits that Santiago possesses. As a result‚ his parents
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question of whether an intelligent person would be moral if he did not have to fear being caught and punished for doing injustices. He comes to the conclusion that the just person would do the same thing as an unjust person would because one’s moral character would disappear when in use of the Ring of Gyges. 2. Eteocles and Polyneices are brothers and appear in the play of Antigone by Sophocles. Polyneices is the next one in line to rule Thebes but with the support from Creon‚ Eteocles claims the throne
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How long does it take before the truth is revealed? In the novel‚ The Marino Mission we meet Alexa who is on a journey to explore. Alexa’s mission is clandestine. It exudes secrecy because she completes her mission in private‚uses her dad to get information and helps a dolphin that belongs to the military. It is true that Alexa misses her friends‚ but Alexa’s adventure is quite dangerous‚ she can find herself in a world of trouble. Alexa befriends Jose who wants to help a dolphin whose searching
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The Lottery is set in the mid-morning in June in the early 1900s in which the town selects a ritual murder. The lottery is run by Mr. Summers since he had the time to devote to civic activities. People would gather around in the square at about ten o’ clock to start the lottery so they would be finished by lunch time. There would be a black wooden box that had papers inside of it to be drawn for one person to be killed for no apparent reason. No one could figure out why the town did this‚ it was
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a silly thing like driving‚ and being underage while doing it? Cap Anderson is a flower child‚ who lives in Garland Farms with his sixty-seven year old grandmother‚ Rain‚ who educates him until she has an accident. Cap is different from other characters because Cap comes from Garland which is a whole different world. In Garland‚ there is no money‚ no television and different hobbies from the “real” world. Cap would have never thought he would interact with the world outside of Garland and enjoy
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izabeth Bennet The second daughter in the Bennet family‚ and the most intelligent and quick-witted‚ Elizabeth is the protagonist of Pride and Prejudice and one of the most well-known female characters in English literature. Her admirable qualities are numerous—she is lovely‚ clever‚ and‚ in a novel defined by dialogue‚ she converses as brilliantly as anyone. Her honesty‚ virtue‚ and lively wit enable her to rise above the nonsense and bad behavior that pervade her class-bound and often spiteful society
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