Sir Gawain's faith in God is seen in his journey to find the Green Knight, when he is on this journey he preys to God for his guidance. ... The main character Constance is a symbol of Christian faith and purity while other religions in the tale are depicted as evil. ... Sir Lancelot is a brave and heroic character who is in love with his queen. ... Virtue in Utopia is defined as the moral character of an individual who supports society, individuals who serve as pillars of society are to be considered virtuous. ...

• Word Count: 2920
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

Both Moravia's and De Sica's artistic representations of Two Women depict lost purity and innocence, and the subsequent intense suffering of characters confronted with the reality of a world so different from that of their desires, dreams and ideals. ... The "neighborhood, the house, the furniture and the personal belongings- (Cottrell13) reflect the characters' natures. ... Michele constantly berates the characters for their deliberate moral blindness to the implications of war, a blindness, which results in their being "dead- (Moravia 163-4). ... In his role as a catalyst, ...

• Word Count: 2867
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

" When he learns what has happened on the island, the officer is reproachful: how could this group of boys, he asks-and English boys at that-have lost all reverence for the rules of civilization in so short a time? ... Now, when all he can do is struggle to stay alive as long as possible, a deus ex machina (an improbable or unexpected device or character that suddenly appears to resolve a situation) appears, at the last possible moment, in the form of the naval officer who brings the boys back to the world of law, order, and society. ... Much of the novel is allegorical, meaning that the ...

• Word Count: 11237
• Approx Pages: 45
• Grade Level: High School