Category: Character

  • Understanding Jon Krakauer’s Into The Wild Through A Writer Lens

    Krakauer made his intentions clear at the start in the author’s notes by declaring that “I won’t claim to be an impartial biographer.” He also said that he will be adding in his own narrative from his youth in hopes that it will shed some light on what kind of things influence McCandless to pursue…

  • The Interpretation and Roles of Pearl Character in The Scarlet Letter

    Pearl’s Symbolism and Introduction in ‘The Scarlet Letter’ Throughout the novel many characters represent and symbolize many different things. One of the most dynamic character’s when it comes to symbolism is Pearl. Although many have analyzed Pearl as simply a symbol and not a character within the novel, the argument that she is in fact…

  • Essay on ‘Zootopia’: Judy Character Analysis

    The personality of Judy at the beginning is identified in the Zootopia script as a cowardly animal, especially to the predator. It is described when Judy and her friends doing a show in Bunyburrow, it’s called Carrot Days Talent Show. “A Bunny nervously walks through the dark, foreboding forest, frightened by every shadow and moving…

  • Forrest Gump’s Hero Journey: Analytical Essay

    With 46 academy awards and 68 nominations, the 1994 movie Forrest Gump is an icon in modern cinema. With a timeline that spans from the 1950s to the 1980s, there are many journeys and events that the main character, Forrest, faces throughout the film. The focus will be on Forrest enlisting with the U.S. Army…

  • Goethe’s Hero, Faust, Is Symbolic of the Western: Essay

    Even when he bargains for his soul with the promise of Hell, Faustus is repeatedly filled with hesitation, which vividly symbolizes the verbal struggle between good and evil angels. Her body seems to rebel against her choices – her blood clots, for example, prevent her from signing the agreement and a warning appears written on…

  • Gilgamesh’s Change During the Story: Essay on Psychological Transformation

    There is a spiritual awakening in each of these stories waiting to be heard. Personally, assuming there’s an underlying message in each of these tales that fate has the ultimate say in human existence and that we cannot really do much about it. Once we know that our time is coming, we generally look at…

  • How Does Oedipus Exhibit Weakness of Character: Essay

    The Invisible Enemy Some people believe their destiny is predetermined, created long before they were born. They believe prophecies are messages from above that an individual chooses to follow or not. Destiny is a term for the development of a course of events beyond a person’s control. Prophecies act as guidance for them to mostly…

  • Odyssey As The True Hero Of Ithaca

    In a vast majority of ancient Greek epics, males tend to be the heroes of the stories. The Iliad and the Odyssey are perfect examples of male characters being the main heroes in each respectable epic. In Homer’s, The Odyssey Odysseus is proclaimed to be the main hero of this epic. Though the Odyssey is…

  • Wuthering Heights: Plot, Characters And Topics

    Introduction Wuthering Heights is the work of Emily Bronte, one of Bronte’s sisters. This book describes the story of the hero, gipsy’s outcast, Heathcliff, who was adopted by the old master of the villa, went out to get rich because of humiliation and love failure, and retaliated against the landowner Linton and his children who…

  • Life of Banksy in ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’

    Banksy, now a renowned and established graffiti street artist, was born in Bristol, United Kingdom in 1974. He is also known for being a political activist and a film director. Although his full identity still remains unknown, the possible names of Robert Banks and Robin Gunningham have been widely speculated. Banksy had joined a Bristol…