It's interesting to note the clown's cementation on the other characters and how the comedic wit and timing helps the visualization of the story. ... The truly ironic point of the clown's role in the play is that in his wit and intellect he makes the other characters in the production the true fools of the story, and also his ability, by being the performing fool, to honestly project the other characters as being less than smart, and getting away with the subtle fact. ...

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• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In contrast, Fyodor Dostoevesky's modern novel, Notes from the Underground, portrays the feeling of every man being on his own. ... This is illustrated throughout the works of Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Illyich, and Dostoevesky's Notes From the Underground. ... She always has a smart witty statement, in contrast to her mother who never seems to have right remark in any situation. ... Finally Dostoevesky illustrates modernism through his novel, Notes From the Underground. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

It is interesting to note, therefore, that the meaning of the name, "Ralph- symbolizes: good, positive leadership, responsibility, dedication, survival, and means counsel'. ... Like Simon, Piggy is smarter than the other boys and because he too is often on the receiving end of cruelty and criticism, has a chance to think about things by himself. ...

• Word Count: 1386
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School