He uses many clear literary elements, such as symbolism, tone, character, setting, and point of view to show what looking back on a young kid's is like. ... Character, setting, and point of view are three minor elements that are used in "The Secret Lion." By minor I don't mean not important, but not as blunt. Character is used by Rios in the fact that his characters, the narrator and Sergio, seem like they have a collective personality and interact with the environment the same. He rarely uses one character without the other acting or reacting in the same way. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Feste, a Clown I personally found the role of the clown to be the most interesting of all the characters in Shakespeare's "The Twelfth Night", primarily because he seemed to be the most intelligent and certainly the wittiest character of all. Although the clown's role starts out to be minor, he ends up being a very important part of the production. ... Malvolio being an unlikable character is truly made a fool by the clown. Although Malvolio is not considered a villain of any sort, he not a popular character among the reader. ... The character of the clown was by far the most ...

• Word Count: 600
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

These letters are written by a minor character by the name of Captain Walton. ... These letters provides us with information about Walton and help us to understand the undertakings of the major character - Victor Frankenstein. ... Overall, Walton is extremely significant in his character. He prepares the reader for the role and character of Victor, and foreshadows the novel many times. ... Thus, Walton's character is extremely significant as he prepares us for the complex role of Victor, and the shocking tale to be narrated. ...

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What Nick thinks as the narrator is not always the same as what his character portrays. ... After all, they are all immoral characters. ... This is not always a bad thing, for there would be many people with hurt feelings if everyone in this world went around pointing out the minor faults of others. ... The narration brings new meaning to the actions in which the character performs. ... Readers can relate to the "dishonest" character of Nick...

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"This was the pinprick on the time map" this quote gives us the impression that this incident is minor compared to colossal events that are still to come in the rest of the book. ... The reason this person is not mentioned when McEwan introduced the other characters is because Joe was not shore if there was another person with John Logan. ... In these first few paragraphs we learn a lot about the two characters Joe (who plays the largest role and also as the narrator), and Clarrisa his wife, but especially Joe. ... The other characters, in the opening are John Logan, Jed Parry and two farm la...

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Title of Work: One Flew Over the Cuckoo' Nest Author: Ken Kesey Date of Publication: 1962 Genre: Physcological, character, fictional Writing Style: Stream of consciousness, innovative, descriptive Point of View: Chief Bromden, observance is key, combine, foggy Setting/Atmosphere: Oregon, psych hospital, post-war era, 1950's Plot Development: Part 1- Chief Broom, combine, longest residing patient, new admission McMurphy, M brings trouble to ward, fields...

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• Grade Level: High School

If you take people from the 1920s and place them in this century they would probably have a minor cardiac arrest just by watching "Transformers" in 3D. ... We solely rely on the music to feel what the main character is feeling which shows us the importance of sound effects and music in movies, especially in silent ones. ...

• Word Count: 901
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate