If I could summarize Anthem in a few words, I would say that it was a book about people struggling to find themselves. The story takes place in a city that is moving technologically backwards sometime in the future. I would describe the main character, Equality 7-2521, as a hero who...

I. Main Characters A. Anthem- Protagonist Anthem is the protagonist or the "good guy" in the story. "It is good to be=20 your child, Earthmaker," this statement tells us that Anthem is a Singerian=20 (a Christian). "The power of EarthMaker will be yours, to bear the Singer an= d=20 his Son...

"Miss Brill" - Characterization We live in a real world where real people communicate and interact with one another. However, there are a few people in this world who seem to be out of touch with reality and live their life through dreams like the main character in Katherine Mansfi...

"The Real Thing" by Henry James The plot begins to unfold at the beginning of the story, when the narrator is approached by a seemingly wealthy couple, the Monarchs, seeking work. Soon, the narrator begins to notice the Monarchs lack of artistic beauty compared to his more humble sitters...

Kay Boyle's "Astronomer's Wife" is the story of an inhibited woman named Mrs. Ames who is married to a domineering and apparently abusive astronomer. In the beginning of the story Mrs. Ames awakens early one morning to a visit from the plumber sent to repair a water leak inside...

The Glass Menagerie The Glass Menagerie, a play written by Tennessee Williams, written in the early twentieth century. Living life in the "Industrial Era," as called by historians, Amanda lives with her crippled daughter, Laura, and her working son Tom in an apartment in St. Louis. ...

In Death of a Salesman, Miller presents the Lomans, a family hindered by a dysfunctional nature. Although Miller presents Willy as the main character of the story, he lacks the praiseworthy traits that would make him the protagonist. Instead, his son Biff is heroic in that as an adolescent, his ...

Self-Realization Self-realization, or the fulfillment of oneself, and a feeling of well-being after having accomplished something great, after finally achieving that which you set out to do. Countless numbers of books have been written on trying to help a person achieve self-realization, but th...