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D ais y B ucha na n C ha ra cte r T ra its W ha t p ers o na li ty tr a its ( e .g . s up erfic ia l, m ate ria li s tic ) d escrib e D ais y B ucha na n in The G re at Gats b y b y F itz g era ld ? W he ne ve r o ne a na ly ze s a c ha ra cte r, h e /s he s ho uld n o t o ve rlo ok th e s ig nific a nce o f th a t c ha ra cte r's n a m e. A nd , in te re stin g ly , F . S co tt F itz g era ld e m plo ys flo w ers fo r th e n a m es o f s o m e o f h is la die s' n a m es i...

W ha t a re th e p ers o na li ty tr a its o f th e c ha ra cte rs in A M id su m mer N ig hts D re am b y W illi a m S ha ke sp eare ? T he tw o y o ung w om en a re s o m ew ha t s im ila r, a lt h o ug h H erm ia s e em s to b e m ore d ete rm in e d a nd m ore o f a le ader a nd H ele na m ore o f a fo llo w er. H erm ia is th e s li g htly p re ttie r o f th e tw o a nd H ele na th e ta lle r. H erm ia s e em s s li g htly m ore a sse rtiv e a nd H ele na ...

W ha t p ers o na li ty d oes C and y h a ve fr o m Of M ic e a nd M en, and h o w d oes h is p ers o na li ty r e la te to h is fu nctio n in th e n o ve l? In J o hn S te in b eck's " O f M ic e a nd M en ," th e a uth o r c o nsid ers m any ty p es o f m en in h is th e m e o f a li e na tio n v s . th e b ro th e rh o od o f m an. M aim ed, o ld , a nd p ast h is u se fu ln e ss, C and y, th e " o ld s w am per" w ho is m uch li k e h is o ld , d ecre pit d...

W ha t is a p ers o na l tr a it o f The D ia ry o f S am uel P epys ? Pepys ' fa m ous d ia ry is m ark e d b y a c e rta in fr a nk e arth in e ss, e sp ecia lly in r e la tio n to s e x.P epys li v e d th ro ug h a n a sto nis hin g ly e ve ntfu l p erio d in E ng li s h h is to ry , a tim e o f p la gue , re belli o n, r e sto ra tio n, a nd r e vo lu tio n. B ut w ha t's in te re stin g a bout th e D ia ry is th e w ay th a t P epys in te rs p ers e s h is chro ni...

W ha t is th e p ers o na l r e sp onse fo r " O zym and ia s"? Is th e re a lli te ra tio n, m eta pho r? Is th e th e m e th a t p rid e g oes b efo re a fa ll? I w ould p ro bably p re fe re nce th e id ea o f " th e p ers o na l r e sp onse " is s o m eth in g th a t is im possib le to a chie ve . T he re a re m any d iffe re nt a nd d iv e rg ent p ers o na l r e sp onse s to S he lle y's p oem . I a m s ure th a t th is c a n b e s e en in th e r e sp o...

W ha t p ers o na l q ua li tie s o r c ha ra cte ris tic s a llo w R ain sfo rd to s urv iv e a nd u lt im ate ly o ve rc o m e Z aro ff? S ang er R ain sfo rd p osse sse s n um ero us p ositiv e c ha ra cte r tr a its th a t a llo w h im to s urv iv e th re e d ays o n S hip -T ra p Is la nd w hile th e m ania ca l G ene ra l Z aro ff h unts h im li k e p re y d urin g th e m ost d ang ero us g am e. 1 . R ain sfo rd is e xtr e m ely re so urc efu l a nd u se s v ...

W ha t p ers o na l q ua li tie s d o S ayu ri a nd M am eha h a ve th a t m ake th e m a ble to s urv iv e a nd p ro sp er in Mem oir s o f a G eis h a? S ayu ri is a v e ry in te lli g ent a nd lo ve ly g ir l. S he is a ble to s urv iv e b y b ein g b oth k in d to o th e rs , a s w ell a s h e rs e lf . S ayu ri's d re am o f b eco m in g a g eis ha w as th e o nly th in g th a t r e ally k e pt h e r g oin g th ro ug ho ut h e r li fe . B oth M am eha...

W ha t p ers o n ta ke s J a nie to v a rio us a rts a nd c ra fts le sso ns in Face o n th e M ilk C arto n? T he w om an w ho m J a nie h a s a lw ays k no w n a s h e r m oth e r, M rs . J o hnso n, is th e p ers o n w ho h a s b een in th e h a bit o f ta kin g he r to v a rio us a rts a nd c ra fts le sso ns. M rs . J o hnso n h a s d ecid ed th a t " s he a nd J a nie n e eded A n A ctiv ity to S ha re ". T he tw o o f th e m h a ve a lo ng r e co rd ... S ...

W ha t is a p ers o n li k e ly to d o if h is e ye s s p ark le w ith s co rn fo r e ve ry th in g a nd e ve ry o ne c ro ssin g h is p ath ? A bout th e P re co cio us A uto bio gra phy.... Y evg eny Y evtu she nko , A P re co cio us A uto bio gra phy ( 1 963). F ir s t, le t's d efin e " s co rn " a nd its s yn o nym s. S co rn is id entifie d b y R and om H ouse D ic tio na ry ( o n D ic tio na ry .c o m ) a s fu nctio nin g a s a n o un a nd a v e rb . W he n fu...

W ha t p ers o na e a re a ssum ed b y A th e na in B ook 2 o f The O dysse y ? A th e na is O dys se us' g re ate st s up porte r a nd p ro te cto r a m ong th e g ods a nd g oddesse s o n M ount O ly m pus. In B ook T w o, A th e na b esto w s a c o nfid ent a ir u p on T ele m achus, w ho se s p eech im pre sse s th e p eople . A th e na th e n d is g uis e s h e rs e lf a s M ento r ( O dys se us' o ld fr ie nd a nd a dvis o r) a nd c o nvin ce s T ele m achus to c ...