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    identifies with the characters in Lord of the Flies and A Separate Peace, the reader can feel significant because the actions of the characters match the ones that the reader would hope to do. These books satisfy our “deepest need--the need of feeling our life to be, in itself, significant” (Warren). When the reader identifies with the characters it makes them feel significant. When the characters act as how the reader would want to, it makes the readers feel significant, and if the characters…

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    persecuted for her abilities and gift ,but also finds who she is throughout the book. Ruby is classified as a developing character due to her finding out her powers throughout the story. -Arkanus: a important character throughout the book who is a frostblood. Arkanus is credited with freeing Ruby from the dungeon with the help of Brother Thistle He is a cold and steel like character who ends up catching feelings for Ruby unexpectedly. Arkanus was the son of Arkur (the formal dead king) and the…

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    What certain aspects make a person a survivor? A survivor is someone who never gives up and gets back up on their feet after being knocked down. It is someone who stays determined through the good and bad times and overcomes difficulties. First of all, overcoming the thoughts and challenges of her new disability is just what Bethany Hamilton did when she was attacked by a shark. For instance, she had to change her mindset from negative to positive and from inability to achievement. Bethany had…

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    In the novel Rooftops of Tehran, by Mahbod Seraji, Zari is a two dimensional character, because her most significant moments in the story are plot twists. In the story, Pasha, an Iranian teenager, is deeply in love with Zari, his neighbor who is already engaged to another man, Doctor. Doctor is a political activist who gets into trouble with the SAVAK, or the secret police. When the SAVAK kills Doctor, Zari sets herself on fire. When Pasha realizes what she is doing, Zari turns to him and…

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    distinctions is how the book progresses with the main character's (Cassie) thoughts. Even though they are inside her head, the reader doesn’t feel like the story is centered around Cassie; it feels natural. In the given pages, the main character also analyzes new characters that she meets (Lia). At first the author describes the character’s actions with the use of similes and imagery such as when she wrote that “She moved like a cat - and smiled like she’d just eaten a canary”. Jennifer Lynn…

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    ¨They would come, they would look for him. The searchers would get government planes and cover both sides of the flight plan filed by the pilot and search until they found him.¨ ( Chapter 5 pg 47 )The book The Hatchet written by Gary Paulsen is about a teenage boy named Brian that survives in a plane crash but doesn't land in the luckiest spot. He lands in the water that's surrounded by a forest. Brian has to survive the wilderness but luckily he has his hatchet with him and he is very positive…

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    yourself as not important? As something, you’re not? As. Nothing. “Freak the Mighty” by Rodman Philbrick is a story about true friendship. The story involves two characters who are in the eighth grade together. These characters form a special bond. Kevin, who lives a fairly normal life has a rare physical disability. Another character, Max, suffers from a learning disability. Together these two unlikely friends go on quests and adventures. In the end, they both end up helping each other through…

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    Redefining Security: A Character Analysis of Kateb al Hariri in “Fives and Twenty-Fives” by Michael Pitre In the novel “Fives and Twenty-Fives” by Michael Pitre, three narratives set the tone for a story of hardships and loss where the characters discover there own form of security through circumstances. With a perspective showing both past and present of the characters lives, the author highlights the three men’s careers working on Road Repair in IRAQ. For the characters of Lieutenant Donovan…

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    Mordo is one of the characters from Doctor Strange movie, he is one of the a subordinate of The Ancient or arguably the one who always helps The Ancient One in everything at Kamar-Taj. In the movie, Mordo can be categorized as one of static character. It can be seen from the beginning until the end of the movie, where was Mordo without any doubt follow the rule from The Ancient One. The content can be seen from the scene in the movie. The first content is showed in the scene where Mordo knows…

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    story is in a collection of macabre horror it is more of a mystery than horror story till the end. The writer’s descriptions are so vivid that the reader does not notice the lack of characters. “I know not where I was born, save that the castle was infinitely old and infinitely horrible”. (Lovecraft 107) The main character is not sure where he is not sure how he got there and doesn’t even have a name. His main motivation turns to getting out where he is and finding sunlight. He is in a dark…

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