... headquarters of Frederic Henry's troop, during World War I. Frederic is an American volunteer in the in the Ambulance Corps, and a second lieutenant in the Italian army. Henry has just returned from a leave and had traveled throughout Europe. Lieutenant Rinaldi, one of the secondary characters in the novel, shares a room ... with Frederic Henry. Rinaldi, is an emotional Italian, and is always in love with someone. When Rinaldi, is first introduced he is infatuated with Catherine Barkley, a nurse at the local hospital. ... the disorder, and the increase in the lack of discipline all led...

• Word Count: 2571
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... strangers occupy and destroy her flat; who retains and displays her old lovers literary works; a character who becomes a "mistress" and has an affair with a married man; and gallivants around the Italian Riviera. Gayle Greene defines Lessing's story by stating, "Dorris Lessing's fiction is visionary and reversionary in getting us to see that our reality is not the whole of reality and ... what and why Judith is doing. Without this rich characterization of Judith, the story would basically be lacking a plot. The story goes on until Judith meets Luigi who is an Italian barber. Living in I...

• Word Count: 2580
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... ready to do what she wants it to do. The title "Vendetta" is a very significant title and refers to the story in every way. The word "Vendetta" is also the Italian word for revenge and therefore says a lot about the story, as the story is about revenge and death. The title also refers to the fact that if someone was to ... ...

• Word Count: 3319
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

... Billy Flynn. This introduces him as a good man who only cares about the girls he is representing, and their welfare, rather than money, with the conductor describing him as "the silver tongued prince of the courtroom-. This of course, is not true. He is a sadistic money-grabbing lawyer who is out for all he can get, and enjoys the attention along ... ...

• Word Count: 5174
• Approx Pages: 21
• Grade Level: High School