only looked at in a picture which her uncle had shown her. She had only heard stories of his profitability. She comes all the way to America crossing several oceans to marry a man in the hope of a better life than her sisters. Hana is a sympathetic character because of her kind nature to help people as evidenced by her help given to the superintendent when he needed some money and to Yamaka when he was ill with influenza. In chapter 9‚ Yamaka gets sick with serious influenza which develops
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made to fit by the very people who thought they were wrong. In the book Maurice by E. M. Forster‚ there happens a scene where a couple men bully a flamboyant character named Risely for his mannerism and they hurt him by calling him a eunuch. This is quickly followed by the line of someone coming to his rescue‚ saying‚ "You could call your cousin a shit if you liked‚ but not a eunuch." It is peculiar that the term eunuch has such a negative tinge when the people‚ those who were eunuchs in the past had
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The first character that I will discuss is Mabel‚ which is Norma Jean’s mother in the story "Shiloh." Mabel is very controlling and pushy when it comes to her daughters life. She is also very straight forward with her daughter about what she has done wrong in her life and what she should be doing with it now. Mabel has very strong roots from the south since that is where she grew up. She takes pride in being from the south and part of the confederacy even though the Civil War was fought almost one
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In the new episode of “The Muppets‚" Joseph Gordon-Levitt was seen serenading the show’s female lead character‚ Miss Piggy. The two started singing together and looked very sweet with each other. According to People‚ the newly format ABC series got another A-celebrity guest with the 34-year-old actor. He just showcased his singing expertise along with the group of puppets. For the latest installment‚ “Going‚ Going‚ Gonzo‚" the filmmaker was a guest at Miss Piggy’s own program “Up Late with Miss Piggy
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Literary devices are used to help the reader connect and understand characters and to give those characters depth. Anthropomorphism is a literary device that is the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god‚ animal‚ or object. An example of anthropomorphism is Rudyard Kipling’s "Rikki-tikki-tavi". Rikki-tikki-tavi is a mongoose that is the hero of the story because he saves Teddy and his family‚ who are people who have taken Rikki into their home. Rikki shows his heroic characteristics
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exist in movies and stories and are fictional. Take Gilgamesh‚ for example. He was “created by the gods” so obviously he was extremely attractive and had god like features and everyone either wanted him‚ or wanted to be him. But‚ he is a fictional character. I think that the main characteristics that make someone a hero are courage‚ morality‚ honor‚ respect‚ they fight for the good‚ and they focus on the needs of others rather than their personal needs. A hero is a savior. Beowulf saved his people more
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Grassian realized “these people were very sick.”(Maclyn Willigan “What Solitary Confinement Does to the Human Brain”) Researcher Stuart Grassian who interview many men at Walpole State Penitentiary in 1982. she found that the men talked with symptoms “such as hallucinatory tendencies‚ paranoia‚ and delirium”( Maclyn Willigan “What Solitary Confinement Does to the Human Brain” ) Grassian characterize them as “SHU Syndrome” this syndrome has symptoms of PTSD‚ insomnia and uncontrollable feelings of
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In Marie de France’s Lanval‚ the main character is a man named Lanval who seems to be an all around honorable man. The story starts out with Lanval being part of King Arthur’s following. He is a prince from a far away kingdom‚ and so he is ostracized. Because of this‚ he tries his hardest to make friends with the knights- he is valiant‚ brave‚ generous‚ and everything a knight should be‚ but it is for this reason that they begin to dislike him (pg 1408‚ line 19). When Arthur “forgets” to give Lanval
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Character Study: Gollum Gollum is an interesting character. Like Smaug‚ the fact that he has been living alone in a cave adds to his wicked personality as the stereotype of cave dwellers go. His magic ring has possessed him to the point that he has lost the trust of everyone‚ as well as not trusting anyone who comes near him. Although the lack of contact with anyone at all has caused him to talk to himself at all times. Even in the rare cases when he finds himself with someone else‚ as he does
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can overcome anything if they find their voice. Melinda became mute the moment she was traumatized after she was date raped. Ever since then‚ she felt lonely and empty. I chose Melinda as my character because she showed anyone can overcome any hardships on their own. Melinda was a strong character who overcame depression and found her voice though art. Her artwork helped her tell her story and finally let her secret out. Melinda was a defenseless teenager. One of her weaknesses was her
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