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Diego Ramirez Ramirez 1 Phelan Per:1 English 18 April, 2016 The Outsiders-Literary Analysis-characterization In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, there are many interesting characters. The character that I have chosen is the main character, Ponyboy; Now he is not like the others. The three main things about Pony is that he is concerned, fearful, and dependent. Pony is caring because he does not like to fight or kill anyone, he is fearful that the socs will jump or kill him, finally…

In the Novel Wuthering Heights one can easily see how Heathcliff could be labeled as the Byronic Hero of the story. Certain characteristics distinguish him from the other characters. Heathcliff can be labeled the Byronic Hero due to his personality traits to his isolation from society overall. Heathcliff portrays a very dark character. In the beginning of the novel Heathcliff is said to be a “dark-skinned gypsy in aspect, in dress and manners a gentleman”. This bring many of the readers to…

In Chapter 13 of To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus attempts to explain what it means to be a Finch. At the beginning of the chapter, Jem and Scout are surprised to see Aunt Alexandra sitting on their front porch. When Scout asks why Aunt Alexandra is present in their household, she said it would be beneficial to have some “feminine influence”. As the chapter progresses, it is evident Atticus invited Aunt Alexandra to stay with them for a period of time to teach them how members of the Finch family…

In the fall of 1963, writer Stan Lee created a comic about a fictional team of superheroes with incredible powers known as the X-Men. Since the first comic appeared there have been ongoing spin-offs created, and to this day over 400 issues of X-Men comics exist each with an abundance of volumes. The first X-Men movie came out in the year 2000 and the worldwide franchise has not stopped growing. A total of seven movies have been released, the latest being X-Men: Days of Future Past, and X-Men:…

Hammurabi ascended to the throne of Babylon after his father Sin-Muballit. Hammurabi was the sixth king in the Babylonian dynasty, which was in central Mesopotamia c(known day as Iraq) from 1894-1595 B.C. His family were descendants from the Amorites, the Amorites were known as a semi-nomadic tribe in western Syria, and his name exemplifies a combination of cultures: Hammu, which means “family” in Amorite, combined with rapi, meaning “great” in Akkadian, the language in Babylon. In the 30th year…

In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper lee, there are many different characters with different personalities. The setting is Maycomb County, Alabama and takes place in the 1930's. Since it is in Alabama during the 1930's, the people were very different from today. So, it contains a lot of contradictory characters like Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. These two characters have identifiable differences and similarities. Tom and Boo are similar in a few ways. One similarity is that people are…

*Richard Cory Poems that are worth reading are ones that establish an awareness of a particular human issue, problem or aspect. They are significant about being a human being and how we are living life or, in some cases, should be. The poem “Richard Cory” by Edwin Arlington Robinson teaches us not to judge a book by its cover. “Richard Cory” is one of the many poems that people can learn from. It is about a man named Richard Cory who is wealthy but quite, a gentleman. “We people on the…

Edgar Allan Poe is known for the horror in his poems and short stories due to the building of suspense. He writes so that the suspense quickly builds and then he ends his work off usually with a sudden realization. This sudden realization allows for the tension to quickly unravel and leave the reader with a sense of relief and satisfaction. Poe builds suspense in his short story Ligeia through the death of a beautiful woman, the tone of the story, and being descriptive. Most of Poe’s work…

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus is the single father of Jem and Scout. He is very influential to them and their path to maturing throughout this novel. One could argue that Atticus has made mistakes, even though overall he is an admirable father. Atticus is a very admirable father in the ways that he teaches his children valuable life lessons. He teaches them mainly by doing it himself so he is showing them how to act instead just telling them. One of the biggest…

growing is seen in To Kill a Mockingbird with Scout Finch watching her father, Atticus Finch, stand up and do the right thing and in turn growing up through the entire book. Harper Lee had given To Kill a Mockingbird the theme of moral courage. This can be seen in the plot and conflict, but also the characterization Lee had given to these people. Other books and short stories such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight also has the theme of moral courage which is also seen through the development of…