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    The main characters I chose were Holden Caulfield, Sally Hayes, and Ward Stradlater. Holden is the protagonist, he has many feelings flowing through him throughout the story, he’s depressed, lonely, confused, anxious, horny. lost, and perceptive. He has little to no motivation and has been kicked out of his school, Pencey Prep. Holden has grey hair, wears a red hunting has, smokes too much, and drinks often despite being 16. "Boy!" I said. I also say "Boy!" quite a lot. Partly because I have a lousy

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    the reader aware of Buck’s thoughts, feelings, and concerns. Although people were discovering and finding gold, it was a pretty rough time to live in. It is significant to have knowledge of the savage and wild behaviors of the characters throughout the story. The characters’ behaviors contain an immense amount of savagery because that is their natural instincts. The story The Call of the Wild is a fiction story about dogs belonging in the wild; Jack London was able to express his feelings very thoroughly

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    the late 17th century. When looking into this novel as I read it, I had looked into how each character was portrayed within the text. While Morrison could have told her fiction through the eyes of a single protagonist in the first person, she utilizes various protagonists through the omnipresent third person perspective, and switches between the two among chapters. Florens, Sorrow, and Lina are characters with different backgrounds and views, and based on an interview about how she wrote her novel

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    Symbolism In Dark Matter

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    The novel, Dark Matter, deals with the idea of assimilation through symbol, setting, and character. In other words, the book develops adaptation and adjustment through different story elements. It's important for Jason to adapt successfully to the parallel realities he approaches. Jason adjusts mentally and physically to what he experiences nevertheless if that means going out of his way to take back what has been taken from him by his doppelganger. By staying aware and keeping a positive state of

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    always seem to make things interesting. Faking Perfect really intrigued me from the synopsis, it sounded interesting and like there was going to be drama, drama, drama and for that part it did not disappoint me, however I did feel that some of the characters lacked substance and the writing style wasn’t my favourite. Lexi Shaw is the main protagonist in Faking Perfect and she isn’t the ‘good girl.’ So if you were looking for a good girl/bad boy relationship then it’s not in this book. Lexi annoyed

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    The main character in the book Ambiguous Adventure, written by Cheikh Hamidou Kane, is a young boy by the name of Samba Diallo. Located in the Diallobe region of Senegal, born to an elite family, with signs of being a gifted child and the ability to recite verses of the Islamic Koran. He is sent to study with one who is considered “the teacher” of Diallobe by the name of Thierno. Samba Diallo no longer belongs to his family while he studies with Thierno and “the teacher, who took possession of

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    changed in your life, such as your perspective on certain topics. An important part of this changing topics thing is high school. kids think they will get beat up, but they will not. Coming of age involves recognizing different perspectives. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Scout is an example of a character who's coming of age process involves gaining a new perspective. Harper lee’s character Scout says that “‘Naw Jem there's just one kind of folks. Folks”’ (Lee 304). When scout realized

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    “A relatively short narrative (under 1,000 words) which is designed to produce a single dominant effect and which contains the elements of drama” (Shaw 343). When reading I tend to let my imagination take over and place me in the book with the characters. That is why I chose “Mortal Kombat” and “Grand Stand-In” by Kevin Wilson’s Tunneling to the center to the Earth to evaluate. With these two stories I will use the exposition, conflict, and resolution to help critique which one was more worth reading

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    Examples Of Heroic Hopes

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    knights, warriors, and celebrities etc. People may have personal hero, such as family or a friend. A hero hopes to be a benefit to society and culture as a whole and will control their own desires to the general welfare of society. A villain is a character whose evil actions or motive is important to the plot. Some examples of a villain would include: a criminal, lawbreaker, offender, a felon, convict, a wrongdoer etc. the list can go on and on. A villains hopes is to pursue goals that contrary to

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    is set to be a lake in which our character named Jimmy will have to decide whether to be brave or a coward. In order to achieve his goal, he will have to face his fears while also breaking out his ordinary life style to find the answers he is looking for. Jimmy depict the curiosity of a smart kid searching for some sustainable answers. We explored how Jimmy character changes throughout the story “Monsters of the Deep”. Throughout the story Jimmy’s character shows a debating emotion on whether

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