The main theme in The Test is a very disturbing one of racism. ... She continually compliments Marian and her driving and this shows us her sweet and kind personality. ... Marian gets so angry she yells at the driving instructor and therefore fails the test. ... We find this out through the chatting in the car during the driving test between Marian and the driving instructor. ... The car is firstly being driven to Marian to the driving test before she drives in the actual driving test. ...

• Word Count: 1005
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Jing-mei has three prominent character traits that make up her strong-willed personality, and these traits are stubbornness, independence, and determination. ... Jing-mei's independence plays a major role in making up her personality. ... On page 97, paragraph 3, Jing-mei states, "So now on nights when my mother presented her tests, I performed listlessly."" ... During the story "Two Kinds," many aspects of a young girl's personality and life are revealed. We read in captivating suspense as Jing-mei's strong-willed personality conflicts with her mothers and wonder if the two wil...

• Word Count: 866
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Short Story Comparative Essay The setting in a short story is a crucial feature which completely initiates in which direction the plot will go, the personality of the characters that will be further developed, and of course, the underlying theme. ... This all relates to the underlying theme of stereotypes as the fathers test their wit in order to return the setting of the park favourable to them and their child. ...

• Word Count: 696
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The world that Jane Eyre had grown up in was one in which a woman's chance of success was not measured by her skills or her personality, but rather by her economic status and her beauty. ... Helene Moglen says that "Jane tests the limits of social, moral, and psychological possibility," and this could not be more true; Jane has defied all that has been thought to be impossible of a woman in her time, and proved to society what is truly possible of a woman. ...

• Word Count: 660
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The world that Jane Eyre had grown up in was one in which a woman's chance of success was not measured by her skills or her personality, but rather by her economic status and her beauty. ... Helene Moglen says that "Jane tests the limits of social, moral, and psychological possibility," and this could not be more true; Jane has defied all that has been thought to be impossible of a woman in her time, and proved to society what is truly possible of a woman. ...

• Word Count: 659
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The goldfinch's was quite literal, while Henchard's was the inescapable prison of his own personality and his past. ... For example, the reappearance of one long-lost character would test our willingness to believe, but here we witness the returns of Susan, the furmity-woman, and Newson, each of them brings a dark and fateful secret that contributes to Henchard's doom. ...

• Word Count: 1370
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School