Minor characters do not undergo a transformation in the course of the play. ... Eunice is the most major' among the minor characters. ... The goodness in him draws out Blanche's famous quote: "Whoever you are "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers."" ... It is true that Blanche has often depended on the kindness of strangers, but all of them have abused and abandoned her. ... She surrenders her body to various strangers in an attempt to lose herself. ...

• Word Count: 1296
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

I was a stranger to them, and I would have to guess that all of the children were experiencing a little bit of stranger anxiety. ... Colors, characters, games came alive in my imagination, and would later play a large part in who I am today. ...

• Word Count: 630
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The characters were sped perfectly; no one character was like the other. ... I think that males would enjoy this book mainly because of the fact that all the characters were boys. ... My favorite character in the book would have to be Simon. ... Probably the people who could enjoy this book the most would be the faithful followers of Science Fiction and Adventure novels that might enjoy the stranger aspects of life. ...

• Word Count: 882
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Michael O"Donovan, better known as Frank O"Connor, was born in Cork City, Ireland on September 17, 1903. As a young boy, he developed a special bond with his mother as a result of his father's abusiveness. He served as a member of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish Civil war. He later we...

• Word Count: 581
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Look at how Dickens introduces us to his main character and narrator. The strongest points he makes are that the boy is an orphan and that he has a vivid imagination. Because he has no parents, Philip Pirrip has had to forge his own identity; he first did this by naming himself Pip. He pictures the ...

• Word Count: 571
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Response to Kindred Dana Franklin, living in 1976 Los Angeles, unexpectedly gets whisked through time back into the nineteenth century. As soon as she realizes what has happened, she notices a young boy, face down in the water drowning. Dana hops into the water and saves this young stranger fr...

• Word Count: 576
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The characters in the play are mainly just a boy who has lost a brother or sister, but his father does show a valid point in the poem. The rest of the characters are not that significant. ... This interprets the men do not know how to respond to the boy and probably paused to find the best way of saying it to the boy: "Whispers informed strangers I was the eldest Always at school, as my mother held my hand" (lines 11-12) This signifies how the silence is broken as people inform strangers that the poet is the eldest. ...

• Word Count: 1950
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Through their differences and similarities with maturity, family structure, and socio-economic status you will see which character succeeds in becoming a man. ... For instance, in the story of "The Sky Is Gray", the character James is an eight-year-old boy who has to provide for his family. ... On the other hand, in the story " The Man Who Was Almost A Man", the character Dave does not handle things half the way James does. ... James was no stranger to beatings; his mother once beat him because he did not want to kill a bird so that they could have meat to eat for dinner. ...

• Word Count: 1095
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In "The Altar of the Family", Michael Wilding influences the reader to sympathize with the main character. ... Similarly "A Blow, A Kiss" involves the main character's coming of age. ... Albie is slightly afraid, as he is, in the end, still only a boy and he is alone with a stranger who is in a state of shock on a long dark road. ... Albie instantly dislikes this character but says nothing. ... As soon as his character comes into the story, Albie and the reader are influenced to disapprove of Wilf Beacon. ...

• Word Count: 2365
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Even though this young man seems immoral, one could react more sympathetically than he or she otherwise might because his full character is being portrayed and the reaction is very significant to the author's purpose of conveying the theme that it is necessary for free will for humanity. ... This reveals that Alex not only attacks complete strangers, but he also terrorizes his own friends. ...

• Word Count: 1001
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School