Throughout the film, Jamal Wallace is a very relatable character for young adults and children, including myself. As teenagers we go through our childhood and enter adulthood where we face situations that test our character. ... During Jamal's time in Mailer Callow, his character and identity begins to get stronger, but it is not just his commitment that helps him to discover himself. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In, "A River Runs Through It," by Norman Maclean, the main character, Norman, begins his journey in life trapped within the cocoon of speculation. ... This analysis of fly-fishing, reflects the conflicting perspective through which Norman views life. ... Norman's acquisition of this wisdom, serves as a template upon which his transition from analysis, to artistry may take place. ... This confusion proves the winning hand of analysis over intuition, a grave misconception that hinders Norman from perceiving the grave event ahead. ...

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His refusal to give up shows that he is a tenacious character. ... Theseus's character shows how small actions often have large implications. ... Theseus demonstrates that it is inner character rather than physical manifestations that make him royal. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Shawna Hulen Professor McLeod English 104 Term2003C 6 July 2003 Analysis and Evaluation of "Soldiers Home" Ernest Hemingway's "Soldier's Home" presents the inner conflicts of morals and views of life one man faces after enlisting in the Marines and going to war: Krebs went to war from a Methodist college in Kansas. ... Hemingway reveals throughout the story that the main character, Harold Krebs, leaves his hometown as one man, and comes back another. ... It is sad that the main character has trouble relating to the world he grew-up in. ... Religiously, socially, and emo...

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• Grade Level: High School

An Analysis of the Dream Visions Depicted in Pearl and Solaris The medieval poem, Pearl, and the science fiction drama, Solaris, offer two uniquely similar takes on the "dream vision" genre. ... Despite Solaris" sci-fi extensions and applications, and its distinct cultural differences when compared to those of Pearl's, we cannot ignore the parallels between both works simply because the poem's dream vision revolves around the speaker's daughter and the film's centers on the main character's wife. ... And even though their world views of this life and the next a...

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James Joyce's famous collection, "the Dubliners", is a novel that "shows the emotional paralysis in the disillusion of love, fetters of marriage and obstacles in communication."1, among which 'A Painful Case' is one of the most impressive short stories. The protagonist, Mr. James Duffy, lived ...

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• Has Bibliography
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Hemingway tells this short story through a conversation between three characters, two waiters and an old deaf man. ... Hemingway's despair felt in his own life is shown in the character of the old waiter. ... His method is to describe actions or a dialogue and spending minimal time inside a characters mind. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Mary Shelley allows all characters to express their side of the story, thus effectively forcing the reader to take a position, and side with either Victor or the wretch. ... Clearly, the wretch fits into this analysis quite easily as his behavior demonstrates social incompetency and aggressive behavior towards certain people. ...

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Bazin's ideas of time in cinema are reflected in his analysis of the style of films known as Italian Neo realism. ... Duration in film allows for a story to be told through the development of characters and plotlines. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate