40 Answered Questions for the topic Character Analysis

06/25/19

How is Daisy Buchanan from "The Great Gatsby" a controversial character?
I have to gather a list of some controversial characters in English Literature. As a result, I came up with a small list. A few characters were suggested by my friends, but one I found a bit... more
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Character Analysis English Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged

06/25/19

How much did Eddie Willers understand about his situation by the end of Atlas Shrugged?
From the opening lines of *Atlas Shrugged* at the beginning of chapter 1:>"Who is John Galt?">>The light was ebbing, and Eddie Willers could not distinguish the bum's face. The bum had... more
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Character Analysis English Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged

06/25/19

Why did all of the Taggart Transcontinental engineers volunteer to drive the first train on the John Galt Line?
Early on in the book, the engineer running the Comet stopped for hours at a broken signal and spent hours waiting for someone to tell him what to do.However, later we see that almost every engineer... more
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Character Analysis English Love Toni Morrison

06/25/19

In "Love," who is Junior's "Good Man," and what does that imply about her?
Late in Toni Morrison's _Love_, Junior starts referring to her "Good Man":> And her Good Man agreed. As she knew from the beginning, he liked to see her win. > They recognized each other the... more
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06/25/19

How does Effie Trinket's name relate to how she is portrayed throughout the series?
[Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trinket) defines *Trinket* like this:>1: a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) 2: a small article of equipment 3: a thing... more
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06/20/19

Is there a contrast between Trofimov and Lopakhin in Anton Chekhov's 'The Cherry Orchard"?
I am an intern who is teaching in high school in India. In the syllabus, I got across Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" in Hindi. After discussing the book with the students, I found out that... more
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06/20/19

Is Jack (in Lord of the Flies) actually 'bad'?
For me, the real 'evil' in *The Lord of the Flies* was Roger. From the beginning the story shows how he has 'revelations' about how there is no one to stop him bullying and hurting.Jack, for me,... more
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06/20/19

Why wasn't O'Brien considered a thought criminal?
Given that O'Brien shows a high level of awareness of the Party's deceptiveness and malice (e.g. the fact that he admitted to being involved in creating and promoting the Goldstein myth), to what... more
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Character Analysis English Dracula Bram Stoker

06/18/19

What is the significance of Mr. Swales in Dracula?
Mr. Swales plays a small role, but his interactions with Mina and Lucy seem to suggest a deeper significance. What is the significance of Mr. Swales, if any?
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Character Analysis English James Joyce Ulysses

06/18/19

In Ulysses, why does Stephen finally decide not to stay with Bloom?
Ulysses is such a well-commented book that it's hard to find questions which have not been widely explored already. However, there's a simple aspect of character motivation I've been unable to... more
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Character Analysis English Short Stories Meaning

06/17/19

In Penelope Fitzgerald’s short story The Prescription, significance of "Knowledge is good, but what is the use of knowledge without honesty?"?
In Penelope Fitzgerald’s short story *The Prescription* (1982), Dr. Mehmet Bey almost kills his 14-year-old apprentice, Alecco, by forcing him to drink a poisoned prescription after discovering the... more
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Character Analysis English Agatha Christie

06/17/19

How much of Ariande Oliver's character is self-insertion by Agatha Christie?
The recurring character Ariande Oliver (present in a number of Agatha Christie's novels) seems to be at least partially self-insertion by Christie (At the very least, both write mystery fiction... more
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06/06/19

Comparison between beatrice of Much Ado About Nothing and Offred of The Handmaids tale?
> Compare and contrast the way Offred in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and Beatrice in William Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing view romantic love. Discuss 2 similarities and 2... more
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05/16/19

Benvolio and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet?
What do the characters of Benvolio and Mercutio in *Romeo and Juliet* symbolize, if anything? Mercutio's character mainly provides jokes, and then, in his hot-headedness, is slain by Tybalt.... more
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Character Analysis Literature Symbolism C S Lewis

04/30/19

Does Puzzle the Donkey have an allegorical relationship with any entity in the Book of Revelation or the Bible at large?
C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia are a great children's series which present an allegory the New Testament and Biblical history. That said, Lewis sometimes put in things that don't necessarily... more
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