Isabel Briggs Myers

In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, Equality 7-2521 is a young man who struggles to find ways to show his true self because he lives in a society based on conformity. Ayn Rand uses the symbols of the light bulb, the Uncharted Forest, and his new name to demonstrate the conflict of individuality versus conformity in order to demonstrate the importance of individuality and self-discovery. Thus, through the use of these symbols, Ayn Rand is able to integrate the theme of individuality versus conformity…

The lives of the Trueba family members are tumultuous ones. The House of the Spirits by Isabelle Allende stretches through over seventy years of time in Chile, providing the political and socio-economic backdrop to the continually fluctuating perspectives of the characters. The first half of the novel sets-up the characters and provide juxtaposition to the second half. Beginning in roughly 1900-1910, the stagnation of life, especially for the wealthy is evident. The dominant political party…

He was Powerful and Above All, or So He Thought. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende, introduce us with characters too fantastic, or too realistic and bring us to the world of magical realism. Throughout the story a reader encounters many of these characters and is wrapped in the story which enables them to see the development of major round characters, such as Esteban Trueba. He is a character that with a few chapters into the book is seen as the evil protagonist. Esteban develops…

In the magical realist novel, The House of Spirits, the author, Isabel Allende, characterizes different characters in different aspects. By using imagery, dialogue, and telling the story from different point of views, the reader gets a grasp of what is going on amongst different characters. Alba is the granddaughter of Esteban Trueba and the daughter of Blanca and Pedro Tereco, who plays a significant role in the novel. Throughout the novel, Alba goes through many changes as she tries to figure…

The Singing Widow Isabel Pantoja, a mother, singer, spouse, bride of Spain, Queen of the Copla, and a widow. La Pantoja was born on the 2nd of August, 1952 to a family of fame and riches. Her mother was a famed flamenco dancer while both her father, famed from a 50’s song, and her granddad, a gypsy singer were living in the spotlight of Spain. Although, these family members lost fame quickly and because of Isabel and her three siblings the family went through many financial disabilities.She…

holds respectable status within their society, the bond between one another is delicate. The family's horrific and violent past finally catches up to their present allowing each family member to grow. The novel, The House of the Spirits written by Isabel Allende presents the heroine Clara. Clara, a carefree and eccentric girl navigates herself in the world with simplistic and open minded views. Clara who lives in a high financial status never cares for the materialistic world. Clara lives in the…

Debbie Allen: A woman of many talents Debbie Allen is a well known figure in the entertainment industry, who has been around for years and shows no sign of stopping any time soon. Debbie Allen is an actress, dancer, and choreographer. Debbie Kaye Allen was born on January 16th, 1950 in Houston, Texas. Allen was born to the poet Vivian Ayers and a dentist Arthur Allen. She has two siblings. One of her siblings is the famous actress, director, and singer Phylicia Rashad . Her other sibling is…

In the novel The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende a character by the name of Esteban Trueba is seeking power. Throughout the novel, Esteban repeatedly makes the same decisions with one goal in mind, to gain control over others. Esteban comes from a wealthy family that spent all of the family fortunes before he was born. His soon to be wife was accidentally assassinated, and his mother is dying. The only thing his father left him was Tres Marias, a half destroyed estate that he was…

Two of the theories are everyone was killed by Captain Briggs and was killed by Captain Morehouse (“Mary Celeste”). However, these theories are false because there was no blood or bloody weapons found on board (“The Mary Celeste Fact Not Fiction”). Another theory is that the crew was attacked by pirates (“Mary…

will identify and discuss a human freak of nature. I myself can say that I’m familiar with a lot of them, but this monster really grabs my attention. He by far had become the scariest monster I’ve ever seen growing up. His name is, Michael Myers. Michael Myers took his…