... critique. Throughout the book she is described by her passivity and pure beauty and although Cossette grows up to be the least active female character in the novel, Hugo chooses to highlight some of Cossettes strengths as a child. When Valjean pickes up Cossette from the Thenardiers and is forced into running ... all she can to support her child out of wedlock. Rather than looking for and relying on another man Fantine takes it into her own hand to earn money suffering through a "small dry cough" that continued to grow worse (175). After her dismissal Fantine does not give up. Hugo gives ...

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... , are not purpose filled. They are merely actions of following the crowd. The desire is built in the speaker to be able to someday say, choosing the "one less traveled has made all the difference" (as cited by Clugston, 2011, sec.6.5). This is the traveler's sense of purpose. After the purpose is located in this character, it is followed by the perseverance that will ... be necessary to pioneer the path this traveler has chosen. In ... fears and hazards of encountering all of the "foxes, owls, beetles, jack rabbits, coons and wild animals" (as cited in Clugston, 2011, sec.6.5), not to m...

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... , Grammar, Fat Cherry and his father. With Ort as our narrator, Winton uses narrative techniques, symbolism, imagery and characterisation all tied in with the setting to create impressions of Ort's persona. Winton founds Ort as being a very observing character, with strong factors of spirituality and connections with the environment. We gather this as it is from Ort's perspective that we learn everything. Winton can ... implies that there is a lot of tension among the town people. All of these factors about landscape can all be perceived in the first few chapters, revealing the significa...

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... is confronted by three rough looking men who try robbing him. These men all start beating him up, until a mysterious man comes and tells the three men to fight him instead of the the main character. The three men charge for the man, who manages to defeat the group of men. The main character thanks his hero who asks him why he is here in the slums ... is confronted by three rough looking men who try robbing him. These men all start beating him up, until a mysterious man comes and tells the three men to fight him instead of the the main character. The three men charge for the man, who man...

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... Pascual, whose stance and built gave emphasis to the weak and helpless emotions of Hekabe, but failed to give life to the bearing and honor of a queen. She wasn't able to give the full blast of emotions and spirit to the character, she simply looked like an old lady who was once venerated. Her lines were very touching and full of attributes to a queenly impression of the situation, but it was hidden ... Archie Repollo didn't have speaking lines but they acted in a casual manner, but nevertheless performed seriously in the second day of showing. I judged the characters by the way they ru...

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... , I found the ending to be satisfactory as it answered all the pending questions I had gathered throughout the course of the novel. It tied up all loose ends of the plot, like any resolution should. Lastly, what I enjoyed about the end was the narrator's associations of the characters in the novel with the different ways that people are at war with themselves. Characters The main character of A Separate Peace ... with him. I greatly admire Phineas' athletic skill, because I possess none of my own; as well as his charismatic, outgoing personality. Finney was liked by all and was a truly k...

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• Grade Level: High School