In The Bachelors (1960) and A Far Cry From Kensington (1988), Muriel Spark presents her characters in a troubling condition. ... Patrick is definitely the most evil of the characters in The Bachelors. ... Nancy Hawkins, referred to as Mrs. ... Mrs Hawkins, assures Wanda that she can fill out an income-tax form for her and explains that Wanda has dependants in Poland and won't have to pay a penny. ... Mrs. ...

• Word Count: 2565
• Approx Pages: 10
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• Grade Level: High School

According to literary researcher Patrick Galloway, one must be "initiated to her trademarks when reading Flannery O'Connor's novels or short stories." In many of her works, O'Conner paradoxically uses styles that are both grotesque and brutal to illustrate various themes of grace and self-actualizat...

• Word Count: 2129
• Approx Pages: 9
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Mrs. Hawkins: Jim's mother. ... Her character is shown when she wants to get what is her due from Billy Bones treasure. ... Summary The setting of this story is described by young Jim Hawkins. ... Jim Hawkins wrote: "Of Silver we have heard no more." ...

• Word Count: 1406
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Mrs Dashwood is very extreme in her emotions. ... Elinor meets Mrs John Dashwoods brother, Edward Ferrars. ... Mrs Dashwood and Mrs John Dashwood have a conversation in which Mrs John Dashwood makes comments about how her mother will make sure that Edward will end up with a good match, which obviously does not mean Elinor, because she is rather poor. ... He has also invited his mother-in-law, Mrs Jennings, and Colonel Brandon. Mrs Jennings is a merry, fat and old lady. ...

• Word Count: 11136
• Approx Pages: 45
• Grade Level: High School

The reader's preconceived ideas of this character are reaffirmed in the language that is used in the opening paragraph in the novel. ... Emma is very conceited and arrogant and remains so throughout the novel; as it seems, only one character has the nerve to deflate this radiant young woman's ego and put her in her place. ... Through her trip of self-understanding, Emma's character slowly transforms from one whose drive is to make matches, to one who is very concerned with helping others. ... Elton out of Highbury and brings him back with a wife, the crude and tactless Bertha Ha...

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They ended up serving as models for Conan Doyle's most famous characters, in particular two brothers named Moriarty and Sherlock (Person 10). ... In 1885, he married Louise Hawkins and moved to London, where he began his small practice in ophthalmology (Carr 10). ... During this time Conan Doyle created his most famous character, Sherlock Holmes. ... In this story, Mrs. ... His spiritualism and his unique ability to create "real" characters that use deductive reasoning to reveal mysteries will leave a permanent mark on English Literature....

• Word Count: 1403
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

One of the great strengths of a novel is the fact that the author is able to carefully build up characters, personalities and situations, which Austen does with great success. ... In comparing Clueless, one can see that it takes Austen several chapters to introduce her characters, unlike Heckerling, who can do it in seconds through facial expression, tone of voice, style of dress, gestures, body language and the frame of shot, i.e. ... The signs and symbols within the film clueless effectively work to create meaning, whether it is explicit through character dialogue or implicit through film te...

• Word Count: 3852
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate