Essays on Character

Flannery O'Connor wrote the novel 'A Decent Guy is Hard to Find.' When writing prose, O'Connor follows the southern gothic style. Whether or not the narrator has lines or plays an important part in the creation of the novel, the American South becomes the primary character of the majority of...

An individual's decisions and behavior can affect the course of his or her life, and even the smallest of those actions can have a significant effect. Sue Monk Kidd's novel "The Invention of Wings" advocates the idea that a person's decisions and behaviors affect the course of his or her...

The Streetcar Named Desire "The Streetcar Named Desire" is a fantastic play that elaborates on the dynamics and clashes between characters that represent conventional South American ideals as they struggle to adapt to the evolving world of modern America (Williams 26). The play revolves around the arrival of Blanches, Stella's girlfriend,...

Dante Alighieri's Inferno: A Work of Religious and Metaphysical Literature Dante Alighieri's literary work Inferno is regarded as one of the most extensive works of religious and metaphysical literature. Its theological undertones are apparent in the story, with repeated references to death, purgatory, limbo, and heaven. The bulk of the characters...

The Actions of Heroes in LiteratureThe actions of heroes in a given piece of literature are determined by their social and cultural roles. Suffering and ecstasy highlight levels that heroes must progress through. External influences do affect how heroes communicate in a given work of literature. Concepts of heroism are...

Bilbo Baggins and Thorin Oakenshield are the two hobbit characters who experience the most significant changes in their outlook, behavior, and personality. Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist of The Hobbit, is humanlike and displays typical behaviors such as chewing pipes, hosting visitors, and consuming modern foods such as tea and cakes....

Comparing Two Tragic Works: Shahnameh - The Tale of Sohrab and Oedipus TyrannusSince literature is a common art form, many literary works have many parallels in terms of plots, vocabulary, and character traits of the characters. These parallels, though, are not apparent and can be traced largely to people s...

Sir Arthur Conan's Sherlock Holmes series of stories has gone down in history as rich works of literature due to their adaptability in the fields of television, stage plays, and film. Over 125 years ago, Sir Arthur Conan introduced his readers to Sherlock Holmes. Despite the passing of time, the...

Tennessee Williams' novel Streetcar Named Desire Like many others, focuses on the main character with distinct traits and a special outlook on life. The novel centers on the life of Blanche DuBois, a hero who seems snobbish, lonely, and confused, among other attributes that depict her as an outsider.Being an outsider Blanche's...

The Transition of the "Modern Man" The term "modern" man refers to the chronological transition in the characters in men's general behavior from their childhood to their adulthood. The improvements are thought to be evident in a number of respects, such as level of inebriation and substance addiction, level of commitment...

Lena Younger: The Faithful Matriarch Lena Younger, who is in her sixties, is undoubtedly a faithful matriarch of her kin. Lena, also known as Mama, is a capable and resilient mother to both Walter Lee and Beneatha. Her commitment to Christianity demonstrates this. Furthermore, Younger has a strong urge...

Our character is solely determined by how we behave and how we enforce our will on those around us. In the novel, Oroonoko, the African Prince, is captured by the British along with his queen, Imoinda, whom he seems to adore. They were living happily on their land prior to the...