The sniper's actions and thoughts show many of his character traits such as being intelligent and determined and at the same time a risk taker. ... This character trait is important because it informs the reader of other characteristics such as being addicted to smoking or of him having a feeling of sympathy or deep remorse after killing a man. The republican sniper in the story "The Sniper" by Liam O"Flaherty is a complex man with many character traits, one of which is being determined and intelligent. ... Through his actions and thoughts, the sniper shows many character traits in...

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Although the story was written in 1904 and that particular personnality disorder was only diagnosed in 1977, Cather's character embodies many of the symptoms listed by the doctors, such as: "highly developped sense of self importance, preoccupation with fantasies of success, belief that he is special, feeling he has the envy of peers, and arrogant behavior." ... The protagonist in Willa Cather story is complex. ...

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The stories seem to contain a deep, complex world of moral and religious mystery that is brought to life. ... The characters in the "A Good Man is Hard to Find," the characters seem real. In this short story, O"Connor characters are just vessels for her ideas. ... In the short story "Revelation" O"Connor's characters seem real. ... In this short story, O"Connor uses her character as vessels for ideas. ...

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In the first paragraph, we meet the main characters, Rosa, Stella, and Magda as they attempt to endure the fears of life in the Nazi Concentration Camp. ... A symbol is a sign or an object representing something hidden or invisible and more important or complex than the object itself. ... " As it represents loss and cruelty, the cold character in the story, Stella, represents mortality because she is the reason for Magda's death. Her character in the story symbolizes everyone on Earth who has lost a loved one and turned bitter in the end (Scrafford 14). ... From the start to finis...

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In this short story, "Hills like White Elephants", Hemingway relies on the use of symbolism throughout the story to describe a very complex issue that has encountered Jig and The American, the main characters in the story. ... Again, an aspect of the story's setting helps reinforce the main disagreement between the characters and the agonizing choice they will have to make. ... Overall, "Hills like White Elephants" can be a complex story to comprehend, but his use of symbolism allows the reader to relate to the actual events. ...

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It is difficult to imagine a character more bizarre than Emily Grierson in William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily.... Tobe had a complex, caring relationship with Emily Grierson. ... The characters of Emily and Tobe are shaped by their geographic location and the historical time in which they lived. ... Tobe's feelings for Emily were complex, but he did care about her....

• Word Count: 700
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In the short story by Gabriel García Márquez called, "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" he portrays two brilliant characters known as Spider-Woman, and an old man with huge wings who is also known as an angel. In this short story, it displays some similarities, and differences between the Spider-Woman and the Old man to show their efficiency, and how the characters explore dualities in human life. ... The story shows that the people think the Old Man with Angel wings, not understandable people because he is more complex, and does not tell the people any information about h...

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Although it seems to be a child's book, its theme is so complex young children wouldn't understand the battle and the complex life of rabbits. ... It has a wonderful plot where all the characters are introduced in their own way. ... The readers begin to relate in some way with the characters. ... Both characters were almost equally described as the main characters. ...

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The characters and situations are "made up." ... The sentiment may be real, but the characters and incidents are the fruits of the author's imagination. ... But there would not be a story without characters and more importantly, the conflict between the characters? Characters are the invented, imaginary persons in a dramatic or narrative work, which are given human qualities and behavior. ... The Antagonist must be as complex and valuable to the story as the Protagonist. ...

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"Moby Dick is not a dream but a work of imaginative art, and this means that it is the product of a complex creative process- (Arvin; 278). ... The themes and "richness of purpose" (Atchity; 1474), becomes enticing to read through the wonderfully written character/narrator, Ishmael. Through his character the reader establishes a bond with him, and together get to witness one of the best adventures ever written and of course a powerful lesson. ...

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The characters in each book would take after some role in his life. ... The shadowy characters that Francis Scott starts his novels with start to come to life with their personalities unraveling with each passing chapter. ... This novel was about a complex gifted movie producer who lived in Hollywood. ...

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Flat characters, also known as supporting characters, do not develop fully or express complex emotions. ... When a character undergoes a fundamental change in nature or personality during the story, the character has dynamic style. However, a character without change defines a static character. ... Introducing the personality of the character to the reader in words give or describe the personality of the characters or the words used imply certain things about the character. ... Authors help the reader understand where a character's values lie by using character archetypes or original patt...

• Word Count: 1162
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Although in most short stories the characters don't seem fully developed, Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use" is much different. She uses physical appearance, small details, and dialogue to really let the readers get to know her characters. ... Since the story is told in first person by "Mama," she is the most in-depth character. ... You can immediately tell that she has an inferiority complex. ... Alice Walker does an excellent job throwing in little actions or details to let us really see what her characters think and feel. ...

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Gibson's picture of the future, on the contrary, is far more complex and dynamic high tech future. ... In the short story Burning Chrome, the character Chrome is a successful and reach women who owns a brothel and the hackers of the story Bobby and Jack breaks through the security system of a brothel owned by her, in order to transfer her money to their own accounts. ... Most characters of the story "Burning Chrome" use each other as way to reach their goals. ... Chrome who is the most successful and powerful character is the story owns a brothel. Her character develops fear inside Bobby...

• Word Count: 750
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Even though Georgiana has shown signs of her good qualities in the story like being intelligent and knowing her self-worth, it seems that she is a complex character with incongruent qualities. ... After Aylmer reassures Georgiana that he is confident of finding a way to removing her birthmark, It is this part of the story where Georgiana shows her complex qualities by proclaiming that, "danger is nothing to me; for life is a burden which I would fling down with joy," (Hawthorne 151) and compels her to command Aylmer to, "either remove this dreadful hand or take my wretched life!...

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The characters in this novel are all very opposite and separately unique. ... Dilsey Gibson is one of the more likeable characters in the novel. ... To sum up, William Faulkner's The Sound And The Fury is a complex novel, forcing its reader to have total concentration. ...

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Introduction "Reunion" is a short story written by John Cheever. The story takes places in the 1960's. It is about the meeting between a son named Charlie and his father. They haven't seen each other for three years. The boy travels alone and meets his father in New York before he continues his jour...

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Allegorical Symbolism in "Young Goodman Brown" An allegory is a narrative in which tangible items or characters symbolize abstract concepts and hold a greater significance than what appears on the surface (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language 2000). ... The character Young Goodman Brown is a central symbol in this tale. ... Therefore, Young Goodman Brown is extremely figurative in this story as he embodies much more than just a character. ... Thus, the character Faith represents significant symbol in this tale, as she seems to stand for much more than just Brown's ...

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There is no way that Jack at such a young age could understand the complex emotions his mother would have been experiencing due to the loss of his father, however, these emotions are still made apparent to the reader even though there is a lack of descriptive narration. ... The characters are troubled by a sense of loss for things that are not entirely gone. ... The stories in Dream Stuff are essentially plotless, yet at the same time character studies of the peak variety. The author's intent seems to be to take quiet, unassuming characters and put them in the most uncomfortable situation...

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One of the main characters, Scho, will always show up in every classroom, in every social gathering, both in youth and adulthood. ... With the previous sentence, Richard Wilbur is trying to draw more attention to his character Scho. ... Richard Wilbur is now handing the power of the game over to his character, Scho. ... The solutions for working with autonomous children, like Scho, are complex. ... An objective point of view also tends to keep readers at an equal distance from all characters. ...

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Hawthorne uses symbolism, settings, and irony to define his complex character in all three parts of "Young Goodman Brown" this paper will analysis all the aspects that make Young Goodman Brown change through out the short story "Young Goodman Brown". ...

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He acted with integrity, sticking to his responsibilities as a leader, staying organized, and remaining selfless until the end, and this shows character that we could all take away from. A moral decision could be as complex as what has been shown in this short story, or it could be as simple as whether or not to tell a lie. ...

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Symbolism in Fiction In the same way a painter uses shape, color, perspective, and other aspects of visual art to create a painting, a fiction writer uses character, setting, plot, point of view, theme and various kinds of symbolism and language to create artistic effect in fiction. ... When symbols do exist, they add yet another dimension to the technically complex world of fiction. ...

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On a more complex level, this suggests Chopin's idea that women of the nineteenth century as being viewed as week and humble human beings, always needing care like a child. ... Through the character Mrs. ...

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In "The Cask of Amontillado" Poe presents a character in Montressor whose intentions are the chief source of this signature ambiguity. ... Another lesson taught me by this tale was how incredibly complex human relationships can be. ...

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