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Why did Pierre want to assassinate Napoleon?
Pierre’s friend Andrei was shown to have great respect for Napoleon, as his view on historic events being the will of a few important people is embodied best by Napoleon. While lying wounded on the ...
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Why is Reepicheep so heroic?
Reepicheep the Talking Mouse is probably the most courageous and valiant character in the entire Narnia series. Many times, in the books where he appears (Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn ...
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Can Byronic heroes be funny?
I'm learning about the different hero archetypes. As far as I know, Byronic heroes are charismatic, passionate, and flawed, among others. But can they be humorous? I can't think of any examples off of ...
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Who was Sue’s mother?
Jude was in his Aunt’s room, he was a little heavy with his head due to Arabella’s leaving, and on a table he found a photo of a beautiful little girl. Upon inquiring with his Aunt, he came to know ...
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Why is Clem Weatherby described as a "technical expert on railroads" in Atlas Shrugged?
At one point in Atlas Shrugged, Dagny Taggart is in a meeting with various government officials. At one point during the meeting, the book remarks that
[Dagny Taggart] noticed that Clem Weatherby, ...
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Does "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" present Coriolanus Snow as a narcissist?
Throughout the book, Snow is seen repeatedly trying to manipulate other characters, such as him appearing to fake friendship with Sejanus Plinth (and his unsuccessful attempt to manipulate Plinth for ...
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How is “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck still relevant to readers of today?
I guess isolation and social exclusion of different groups is something of relevance. e.g.
Crooks: racism
Curley's wife: misogyny
Candy: ageism
Lennie: ableism
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Why didn't Eddie Willers ever connect some of the disappearances to his conversations with the Mystery Worker?
Eddie Willers periodically ate dinner in the Taggart cafeteria with the Mystery Worker (who is, of course, later identified as John Galt). They discuss a lot of different things, including the state ...
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Did Nina and Victor have a romantic connection or was it just built in his head?
Nabokovs Dozen, the short story 'Spring in Fialta'. The narrator is seemingly unreliable and usually the romantic parts are just his own interpretation of the event rather than her actual demeanor, ...
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What roles do the minor characters play in 'Of Mice and Men'? [closed]
The minor characters (characters except George and Lennie) highlight the themes of the story (the theme of barriers (freedom and confinement) and the theme of dreams) by creating tension and ...
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In Patchett's 'Commonwealth', why doesn't Spencer tell Fix about Beverly's affair?
Here is a follow-up to my previous question about Ann Patchett's Commonwealth. I'm unclear about Dick Spencer's role in concealing the affair that Bert Cousins is having with Beverly Keating.
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In Outer Dark, is the Tinker a good man?
He finds the infant and seems to want to take care of it. On the other hand, when we later encounter the child, it shows signs of grievous injury that it seems must have occurred (or probably) while ...
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Inspiration behind Harlan Page Hasley’s depiction of old sleuth with superhuman strength
What inspired the author to portray a dime novel detective old sleuth as someone who possessed superhuman strength?
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History of Nick carter’s villain Dr Quartz’s creation
What inspired the creation of Nick Carter's villain Dr. Quartz? He is described to be an evil vivisectionist so smart that he is versed in every branch of science and usually enjoys cutting women’s ...
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What links Lily Briscoe's desire in To The Lighthouse to the desire of the old man in Slave Old Man?
The two books being compared are To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf and Slave Old Man (or The Old Slave and the Mastiff) by Patrick Chamoiseau. I have to write a thesis but am having a hard time ...
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Was Ewing Klipspringer supposed to be a gay character in "The Great Gatsby"?
Was Ewing Klipspringer supposed to be a gay character in "The Great Gatsby"? My theory is that he is gay, considering there is textual evidence, and that he lives in Gatsby's home.
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Why did Louka despise Raina from the very beginning of Shaws Arms and the Man?
In Shaw's play Arms and the Man, Louka, Raina’s maid, had somewhat bitter feelings for her mistress Raina. Why? From the first Act the dialogues of Louka do show her resentment (although it is subtle) ...
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Why did Sue want to go back to Phillotson?
In the novel Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy, Sue was broken after the death of her children. She went to their graves and wept even on the insistence of Jude to go back to the lodge. Jude was broken ...
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Did Henchard sell his wife in "The Mayor of Casterbridge" only because he was drunk?
In the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy, Michael Henchard auctioned his wife in a bar and sold her to a sailor named Newson for five guineas along with his infant daughter.
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Why is Chingachgook regarded as a romantic character?
In The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 Chingachgook is a romantic character. He lives in harmony with nature and is loyal and brave. However, I am having trouble finding a quotation or ...
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What is the change in the characterization of the explorers in arctic novels in the past two centuries?
Has the general image of explorers or exploring teams in Arctic novels in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries really changed in essence?
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How is Enoch's story relevant to the rest of Wise Blood?
I understand Enoch's character arc somewhat, some vague notion of missing human connection and having a more animal nature, and the parallel between putting on the gorilla costume and the Biblical ...
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To what degree is Charles Darnay’s decision to go to Paris at the end of Book the Second a noble or virtuous decision?
I am having trouble with this question from "A Tale of Two Cities." Just wondering if someone could help with this. If anyone could bring up quotes as well, that would be great!
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How is the theme of innocence featured in the Turn of the Screw?
I noticed that in the novel The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, there is a theme of innocence. It's really shown through how the governess perceives Miles and Flora at first, but then as she ...
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How has Okonkwo succeed in resisting the colonizer through word-play in "Things Fall Apart"?
In Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo refuses to speak the language of the colonizer (the white man) , rather he uses his own language (Ibo) to deconstruct the language of the colonizer. So, how has Okonkwo ...
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Why did Sally Roe use her real name on the envelope for her letters to Tom Harris?
After her supposed death in the beginning of Piercing the Darkness, Sally Roe started writing to Tom Harris after learning about the bogus lawsuit against him. However, she puts her real name on the ...
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Was Stevenson's Captain Smollett named after Tobias Smollett?
The captain of the Hispaniola in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island is a man named Alexander Smollett. There's also a Scottish writer named Tobias Smollett, and there's speculation that the ...
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Why are Maggie and Sharon so bitter and angry?
In The Host, Melanie's aunt Maggie and her daughter Sharon, who Melanie was trying to find when she got caught by the souls and tried to jump down an elevator shaft, are shown to be quite bitter and ...
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Do the characters in Line (by Israel Horovitz) ever fully grasp the absurdity of their behavior and situation?
In Line (a one-act play by Israel Horovitz), the characters constantly jockey for position in a line. All of the characters seem to have a very different idea of what they're even waiting for, or why ...
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Meaning and implication of these lines in The Importance of Being Ernest
Lady Bracknell: There are distinct social possibilities in your profile. The two weak points in our age are its want of principle and its want of profile. The chin a little higher, dear. Style largely ...
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Is a book featuring a non-self aware Mary Sue automatically considered to be poor quality?
Is a book where the main character fulfills all of the criteria for being a Mary Sue, and where the trope is played straight rather than for illustrative or satirical purposes (for example, the ...
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Is there any example of a hero saluting his fallen adversary and regretting the need to vanquish him? [closed]
Is there any instance of a hero who, after having killed his enemy, rues having had to do so?
I'm looking for a specific instance from epic literature (but willing to accept answers from outside that ...
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Who is Jeanette?
I've read The Passage - Justin Cronin. The series was great, but I haven't heard much about Jeanette (from what I can remember).
I really want to know if she's special like Amy.
My question is was ...
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