This essay will be a critical analysis of the three primary facets of structure - character, plot and theme - in reference to the novels Mary Barton and The Woman in White. ... Starting with an analysis of character one must first give it a literary definition. ... The growth of a character is crucial to the structure of a novel. ... The pattern of character growth parallels plot development. ... This is evident in the maturation of the character of Laura. ...

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In his book Ender's Shadow, Orson Scott Card uses a kind of evolutional narrative structure to present the main character Bean through his struggles of survival and development. His character is unfolded to the reader as the story advances through his adventures in life. Different aspects of his character are explored as he is put in different situations in life by the author. ... His quick analysis of Achilles reveals his power of observation which turns out to be true. ... (Card, 436) Card develops Bean's reveals Bean's character mainly throughout the book by presenting his m...

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A Rose for Emily: An analysis of "A Rose for Emily- A Rose for Emily, written by William Faulkner, first came out in 1930. ... The use of description shaped my views on the characters, Miss Emily's house as well as the whole town. ... The result is that readers cannot truly understand what the characters are truly thinking and feeling. ... Miss Emily as well as the other characters represented different periods of time and the hardships many faced in the South. ... It should be highly recommended to all other students for interpretation and its overall analysis....

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Not only does the symbolism enrich the story, it also creates many avenues for analysis. ... Although other characters emerge throughout the story, the protagonist-antagonist relationship of Emily Grierson and the town of Jefferson is by far the most important element. ... The town of Jefferson is more than simply the setting; it is a character with a voice and values. And this town, understood as setting, character, and narrative voice, controls "A Rose for Emily" from opening through closing sentence. ... Although many of the obvious questions are immediately answered by the narrator, this...

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Chun Ting Fung 132020 ENG101(1) 17 December 2013 Different Themes Presented In two "Drowned Men" Stories A "drowned man" is a character in different kinds of stories. ... (1205 words) Works Cited Analysis of The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World. ... "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World Plot Analysis." ...

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Narrative peculiarities in Virginia Woolf's "Mrs Dalloway- This essay (that I would rather consider as an analysis) will deal with the narration, narrator and narrative techniques of V. ... The method that the author uses to present the character, thus, is not as we might see it in the literature of Romanticism (character revealed in marginal situations!) ... By the definition it is "a speaker through whom an author presents a narrative; often, though not always, the narrator is a character in the work - and therefore subject to the same considerations as other characters. ... It is also...

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The descriptions of the setting and the character's evolutions are restricted. ... The waitress and the obese customer are the main characters in the story, whereas the nine other characters are less important. ... The waitress is the only character who changes during the story, she is the only round character. ... And this creates a sense of detachment from the story and its characters. ... He doesn't give information about the characters and their past history. ...

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In David Leavitt's work, Territory the author writes in the third person to enhance the feelings and perceptions of the narrator; as well as to influence how the reader identifies with each of the characters and views the events throughout the narrative. ... Neil is terrified to bring his lover home, and as stated earlier in this analysis, would prefer to go to a motel. ... Had the narrative been written from the vantage point of another character in the story, it would lack many of the details of which the reader is made aware. ...

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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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The picaro's character determines his use of language, and probably the style of the novel. ... All these properties suits the Lazaro's character. ... The same Lazaro who makes such kind of analysis and similarities is sometimes unable to grasp what is happening around. ... It is mentioned that the book mainly has a simple language, without much artistic concern which generally fits the character of its narrator Lazaro. ...

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Storytelling developed with the function of entertaining, instilling moral values and entrenching cultural identity, while history entails an analysis of past events, often with an element of objectivity. ... Nevertheless, the inclusion of puppet characters, to which Herodotus exports voices of dissenting judgment, is a necessary narrative device for the transmittance of historical fact in the Histories. ...

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Context Social, Historical and Cultural Context The context surrounding 2001 A Space Odyssey contributes to the ground-breaking impact it had on cinema, and has ultimately influenced the content of the film. The central themes are strongly influenced by political and cultural developments at the ti...

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