The Tall Stranger The Tall Stranger was written by Louis L"Amour. The Tall Stranger was written in 1957. ... The main characters in this book include Rock Bannon the protagonist of the story. ... The other main character is Morton Harper the antagonist of the story a persuading individual who cons the settlers into taking the trail he wants them to take to make a town. ... The Tall Stranger was a very enjoyable book. ...

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The Stranger The novel, "The Stranger", written by Albert Camus is about one man's life. The main character and the author, Meursalt, gives every detail and thought throughout the novel. ... Just like in the movie, Braveheart, the main character played by Mel Gibson is forced with a question on what he believes in. ...

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I think that according to this definition, in the book The Stranger, by Albert Camus, the character Meursault, does not act with integrity. ... I did not like the character, and I was waiting for something more to come of him. ... Camus's character was never really known by anyone. He was the Stranger. ...

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Existentialism is a concept that is often explored in works of literature as a way of displaying a character's interaction with society. ... His character is established as aloof and disconnected. ... Chakraborty 3 Mersault's murder of the Arab is another example of existentialism in The Stranger. ... This part of the novel shows how Mersault is not only a stranger to his experiences in life, but also to nature. ... Mersault is a true stranger in his world. ...

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Meursault's complete indifference to society and human relationships causes him to appear as the actual "stranger" with those he encounters, which eventually leads to his incarceration and inevitable date with the guillotine. ... When Meursault accepts "the gentle indifference of the world," he finds peace with himself and with the society around him, and his development as a character is complete. ...

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The main character, Mersault, in Albert Camus" The Stranger, has a detachment from everything in life. ... However, Mersault's realization of his coming death caused a transformation of the character's perspectives, as the definition of an absurd man indicates. ...

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The characteristics of realism involved focusing more on the character than on the plot, as well as decisions that the character was faced with. ... Sylvia is presented with a difficult decision when the stranger asks if she would reveal the location of the heron's nest. ... When she discovers the nest, however, she cannot bring herself to tell the stranger where it is. ... The main character in "A White Heron" is the most significant component because of the author's emphasis on, not only Sylvia, but the complex decision she must consider. ... In the end, Sylvia chooses what she fee...

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Though he created a land of High Fantasy, Tolkein managed to preserve that all important link that makes it believable, and this link is in his characters. This is especially true of the main character, Bilbo Baggins. ... So Tolkien begins his magic, transforming Bilbo from a creature of fiction to a stranger, perhaps someone seen on a street. ... As the story progresses, Bilbo's character becomes more defined. ... Tolkien has worked his magic again, and now Bilbo is more then a stranger, he is an acquaintance, and he almost undoubtedly real. ...

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The Stranger by Albert Camus is a story about an ordinary man who unwittingly is drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach. ... The book is revolved around the main character, Meursault. ... Meursault has a stranger feeling that he can see all of their faces clearly, that he can observe every detail of their clothing, and that they will be indelibly imprinted on his mind. ...

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As he meets these new characters, he experiences the different forms of lack of hospitality. ... Telemachus is an example of a character who demonstrates good Xenia, while Cyclops (Polyphemus) fails. Respect is a value inherent in the act of Xenia and one Greek character who displays respect is Telemachus. ... Telemachus, not knowing at the time the stranger was Athena, shows how much he respects others and does not discriminate against strangers. ... Two characters who represent the "good" and "bad" Xenia are Telemachus and Cyclops. ...

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In the book The Stranger by Camus, the sun symbolizes Meursault's realization of life in order to convey the target that his life is meaningless, hopeless, and that he is existing without living. ... In the story, the character gives the readers imagery of how the sunlight caught his attention, "All around me there was still the same glowing countryside flooded with sunlight. ... In the story the main character tells the reader about how he's living life day by day and not really connecting it to the world. ... In the book The Stranger by Camus, he uses the sun to symbolize Me...

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The play Pygmalion exemplifies this concept as the relationship between the characters Eliza and Professor Higgins shifts. ... The circumstances in which they meet, live, and how they feel change each character's persona thus changing their relationship. ... Within the first act of Pygmalion, the characters, Eliza and Professor Higgins, were strangers as Eliza saw Higgins as just a simple note taker recording the conversations of those around and Higgins saw Eliza as just a poor flower girl. ... Now, with Eliza trying to harm Higgins, the characters' relationship shifts to individ...

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Blanche DuBois is portrayed as an unsympathetic character in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. ... Blanche's sense of superiority and scorn of the other people living in New Orleans makes her an unsympathetic character. ... At the end of the play, she sums up her personality nicely, "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." The loss of perception between dreams and reality is another reason Blanche is an unsympathetic character. ... All of these circumstances contribute to Blanche's portrayal as an unsympathetic character. ...

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In most of his novels, all of his characters are extension of his own views. ... Camus published his novel The Stranger, to provide an example of the absurd. ... In this novel, Camus tries to portray a character who fills his days with usual diversions while erasing all meaning and significance of everyday activities. Camus character, Meursault in the novel impulsively chooses to exclude meaning and purpose in his behaviors because they are conflicting to him. ... Camus portrays us here with a character with common situations that we can understand without showing any emotions, or feelings i...

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This shows that the characters functioning like lab mice in the grand maze that the Strangers created to study them. ... Again this re-emphasizes the fact the characters are stuck in a bizarre mystery. ... One stranger in particular Mr. ... Everything to the distorted sets to the nightmarish alien Stranger characters who have the power to manipulate space makes the questions stand out even more. ... "Dark City" adopts aspects of expressionism to help iterate what the characters are feeling. ...

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The passage is a dramatic monologue where the narrator is having a conversation with an American stranger, but with only the narrator speaking. ... It also reveals to the reader more about the character of the mysterious narrator, since he seems to be using excessive politeness to hide his true feelings and intentions. The visual vocabulary used such as "I see your face has hardened, but merely as an observation,"" help to form a convincing voice with the clear visual movement of facial muscles representing the stranger's emotions. The main theme of the passage is America, and there is ...

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In this scene from Pale Rider, the director chose to have the hero help a stranger, which showed the true character of the hero but still kept him mysterious. ... In this scene from Shane, the director also chose to have the hero help a stranger, which did show his character but keep him mysterious as well. ... It showed the character of the hero when he left Hull Barret horseless because he did not want to see him get hurt. ... In both films they rode in alone and helped a stranger in need. Both movies showed the character of the heroes very clearly and displayed their skill. ...

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The word hospitality is one's kindness or welcoming to a guest or a stranger. ... Odysseus encounters many strangers during his journey back home. ... Other strangers Odysseus encounters are dangerous and do not treat him well. ... Some strangers laugh at the thought of hospitality and at the gods who are for it. ... There are several other characters in The Odyssey that show loyalty such as the cowherd and swineherd who are loyal to their masters and also Eurycleia, Odysseus' nurse, is loyal to Penelope while Odysseus is gone. ...

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" Quotation: "He was a stranger to me.... Characters Charlie Charlie is the son and the narrator. He is the complex character in the story. ... He is talking loud and he is very aggressive with strangers. ... His father treats him as if he is a stranger; like they'd never met before....

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The stranger asks Elisa if he can have some of her chrysanthemums to take to another one of his customers. ... Eliza's speech reveals a lot about her character. ... Through Eliza's conversations with the other characters the reader realizes how unhappy Eliza is with her life. ... Eliza's speech reveals the transformation her character goes through during the story. The reader sees Eliza transform from a person that is not friendly towards strangers to a person who gives a stranger her most prized possession. ...

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In the following paragraphs, I will compare and contrast these two plays on the terms of the characters and the ending of both Pygmalion and Educating Rita. First, both plays presented similar characters and different ones but on different terms. ... Susan became a very knowledgeable human, and was very well respected as she answered a question to a group of strangers while she was working, late in the story. These strangers had a look of "How does she know this?" ... We saw an overall transformation from the female characters as well as different purposes by the male characters. ...

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The characters would do anything to get the falcon or, "stuff that dreams are made of". ... Although harsh shadows do not fall across the actors faces like in Stranger on the Third Floor, the lighting is still dark and gritty. This gives the illusion that the characters are a product of the city. ... Compared to Stranger on the Third Floor, the acting was much better. The characters were believable and showed accurate portrayal of human greed. ...

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I find the meaning of life is a combination of things such as having morals, respect for yourself and others, and character. ... This foundation is gradually built during the person's growth as an individual and consists of attributes and morals that define the person's character. If the person has a good character than he can succeed in life and attain happiness as well, but if the person doesn't have a good character or is lacking in morals then yes he can achieve material success but he will not be truly happy nor will he have peace within his mind or heart. ... Social resp...

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This essay argues that Behn's juxtaposition of native qualities with values of the period constructs the gender of her characters in such a way that they function only as dark-skinned representatives of white virtue. ... In this act, therefore, Imoinda embodies the ideal wife and the pinnacle of femininity "more willing to die by the hand of her husband than to have her virtue threatened by strangers. ... This conflation of gender, virtue and status, seen both in Oroonoko and the Spectator, renders characters flat. ...

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Desire is a fact of life and a driving force in the lives of Williams' characters. ... "Whoever you are "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers- Blanche's final comment is ironic for two reasons. ... Secondly, Blanche's dependence on the kindness of strangers' rather than on herself is the reason why she has not fared well in life. In truth, strangers have been kind only in exchange for sex. Otherwise, strangers like Stanley, Mitch, and the people of Laurel have denied Blanche the sympathy she deserves. ...

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