Philadelphia Story Character Analysis George Cukor’s star studded romantic comedy‚ The Philadelphia Story (1940)‚ offers modern viewers a look at changing personalities in 1930s/40s American high society. The film stars Cary Grant‚ Katherine Hepburn‚ and James Stewart in a clash of cultures centered around a wedding. Macaulay Connor (Stewart) is a reporter for tabloid like Spy Magazine‚ on assignment to write an exposé on the marriage of wealthy Tracy Lord (Katherine Hepburn) with the help
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Claudia Valentine’s Distinctive Voice and Character Analysis Claudia Valentine‚ being the protagonist of The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender‚ has been successfully developed in the text to both support and subvert the stereotype of a male hard-boiled detective‚ where she is portrayed as a female private detective who inheres the traditional characteristics of a tough talking male detective but also presenting feminist points of view. Thus the author‚ Marele Day has created this powerful distinctive
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Character Analysis of Mrs. Mallard in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” explores a woman’s unexpected reaction to her husband’s assumed death and reappearance‚ but actually Chopin offers Mrs. Mallard’s bizarre story to reveal problems that are built-in to the marriage. By offering this depiction of a marriage that confuses the woman to the point that she celebrates the death of her kind and loving
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Literature 30 August Character Analysis of Winston Smith from 1984 Winston Smith‚ George Orwell’s main character from 1984‚ contributes greatly to the novel in many ways. While he is presented to be a simple man‚ Winston adds many complex ideas to the classic piece of literature. Orwell uses internal and external characteristics‚ symbols‚ and significant quotes to develop Winston’s role in 1984. Internal Characteristics are a big part of the development of a main character and ideas relating to
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After reading Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ I was particularly drawn toward one protagonist in particular that to me portrays a model for all mankind; that character is Atticus. His morals are his defining feature and to his children‚ he is a valuable teacher. Despite the novel’s lack of Atticus’ physical description‚ his attitude displays that he is a person he would always do his best to look clean and respectable. From his attitude you the reader discover that he is a person who
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Character Analysis Form Actor’s Name: Philip John Play: Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage Character: Mr. Marks Physical Traits Sex Mr. Marks is a Romanian Orthodox Jewish male immigrant. Age Mr. Marks is in his thirties Health Mr. Marks has somewhat of a fear of being left alone‚ he panics when he sees a loyal customer go to another person for fabric and turns to alcohol (tonic) for comfort. Clothing Mr. Marks always wears a black suit with a missing button. He wears
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ENGL 1020 25 September 2014 Analysis of the Character Norma Jean Bobbie Ann Mason’s “Shiloh” is part of a collection of short stories named Shiloh and Other Stories‚ which received the 1983 “Ernest Hemingway Award.” Mason was born in 1940 in a small town in western Kentucky where many of her stories take place. Norma Jean‚ one of the main characters in “Shiloh‚” is an example of the sort of rural character Mason often writes about. Norma Jean is an immature‚ but ambitious person who is trapped
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS Newland Archer As the protagonist of the novel‚ Newland Archer’s point of view governs its narration. He is said to be a dilettante at the beginning of the novel‚ someone who amateurishly enjoys the pleasurable and delicate sensations that are the luxury of the members of the ruling class. He is respectable and seems to have bought into all the baggage that is a part of maintaining respectability. But his character is set against those of his peers and his family members in
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Character Analysis In the novel‚ Les Miserables‚ by Victor Hugo‚ the protagonist‚ Jean Valjean changes throughout the course of the novel from a contemptible‚ conniving ex-convict to an noble‚ compassionate‚ and heroic man. During his time in jail‚ Jean Valjean’s heart becomes corrupted; he realizes the world detests him for who he is. However‚ a bishop named Myriel shows him great kindness and compassion for him‚ which transforms him forever. In a small town‚ Montreuil-sur-mer‚ Valjean restores
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Character Analysis King Lear- King Lear is first presented in the first scene as an egocentric man who is ignorant of the many flaws in his personality. Lear has formed himself a personality and defined himself as an individual and utterly refuses to give up this vision of himself‚ one can only imagine the figure that Lear must have once been considering the absolute dominance and control that he exerts over the others around him. As is revealed in the first act‚ Lear is drastically unrealistic
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