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Nurr Shahidna | 23 comments Mod
Add in a character analysis of one character in your book.


message 2: by Neha (last edited Aug 10, 2015 06:29AM) (new)

Neha Shinde | 15 comments Tess of the D'Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy
The character I chose to analyze is Tess Durbeyfield. Known to all readers of Tess of d’Ubervilles, Teresa is the heroine of the novel, not that she wins major battles or influence political decisions. Instead, she inhabits her own small world and with great effort tries to cope with the fate that life has dealt her. Besides being a sympathetic protagonist, she’s indisputably the moral center of the classical story and also an utterly distinctive individual. She has got beauty that is irresistible to men, is innocent, young however uneducated. In addition, she’s born into a poor family facing an imminent poverty throughout the beginning of the novel; in the role of the eldest daughter, she holds a responsibility to take care of her wild, younger siblings. As readers dig deeper into the English literature story, they will come to understand her plight and her acceptance of the seemingly inevitable things that occur to her, indicating that she is clearly unaware and is caught off-guard about the world rife with vanity, lust and cruelty. Tess is definitely a difficult character to get to know because she is a complicated lady. Although she is dutiful and obedient, being strong through her suffering, she gains great strength and fortitude, nevertheless remains unwavering in her love for a man.


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Wilson Wongosari | 13 comments A Dangerous Sky Level 6 Advanced by Michael Austen
The book that I read it’s called” A Dangerous Sky”. One of the character it’s called Tom Brennan. He is an office manager of a pilot school. He’s age is 25 years old. He is a kind person that always loves to demonstrate he’s company aircrafts and finally he successfully to promote he’s flying school to a new student called Francesca Bartoli. However, tom hates flying and he had gave up on his flying lesson.
He is also very friendly and always taking care of Francesca. When Francesca had a hard time with her previous instructor, he always encourage her and let her continued her flying lesson. When Tom did not appeared, Francesca would have give up and go back to Switzerland.
I recommend this book because I am interested in this topic and the story structure is clear, easy and type of people in the world. E.G : evil, kind, honest….. In overall, it’s a good book.


message 4: by Prudence (last edited Aug 12, 2015 06:52AM) (new)

Prudence Purwantoro | 8 comments The character of Jane in “Jane Eyre”
The main character in this classic story “Jane Eyre”, written by Charlotte Bronte, is a young lady named Jane.
Jane Eyre, is an orphan girl who throughout her childhood life faces cruelty, humiliation and insulation. She is not really needed by anyone and is really terrified not to belong to a place but to be true to her principles and sense of dignity. Jane is searching for justice and peace in order to help her pass through all of the obstacles of her life. Jane becomes independent first from Mrs.Reed, then from Lowood School, then from Rochester not agreeing to be his mistress and not his wife and frees herself from marrying her cousin. The whole character is developing through the book until the moment that Jane realizes that she is ready to be with Rochester and that she needs him. This becomes the moment when she finds herself and her happiness, notwithstanding the fact that Edward Rochester loses his eyesight.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë


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Michael Santoso | 14 comments Trumpet Voluntary Book and Audio CD Pack Level 6 Advanced (Cambridge English Readers) by Jeremy Harmer The book that I read is called "Trumpet Voluntary". The main character in this story is Derek Armstrong, a passionate violist who works with a band of his friends. He is a very kind-hearted and also polite person, he would always be focused on a problem and hates rusting. He always loves his wife Malgosia because whatever happens to her, he will always be ready to protect or find her from danger. One day, Derek went home after his practice for his quartet band in London only to found out that his wife went missing. A mysterious email showed up in a computer and said that she went to another country. Derek started the search for his missing wife. I recommend this book because it has a lot emotions and interesting encounters that Derek made. The explanation and the storyline was good and I clearly understand the text in each page. This book was actually not that bad, I still loved my first book but I can still consider this book quite good. I would propably give it a 3 and a half star rating.


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Tiffany Wibisono | 13 comments This book is about chinese people move to San Fransisco, America and they joined a Mahjiong club there and the it is known as 'The Joy Luck Club', also the title of the book. There are lots of characters in this book but my favourite character is Waverly Jong, Daugther of Lindo Jong. She's the youngest child in the family and the only dauther too. During christmas, her brother, Vincent received a gift of old chess set. When he played it, i kept on watching him and finally Waverly get interested to it. Therefore, she started to read some tips on how to play chess. When she's expert already, she sometimes join some chess competition. Unfortunately, she totally stopped playing chess at about age of 15. In overall, i give a rating of 4 stars. I recommend this book to people who belief in chinese believes.


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Shannon | 19 comments Freddie's War

I am doing a character analysis on ‘Freddie Fox’ from the book ‘Freddie’s War’. Through reading this book, I have learned a lot of life lessons and good traits that I will be able to learn from. Freddie is 17 years old, born in Middleton, Yorkshire, England. In England, he was always bullied by his friends and colleagues and was called names such as ‘coward’. Freddie decided to go to Spain to become a journalist in order to escape his life and start a new one-somewhere no one knew him, heard of his name nor see his face. Freddie is an extremely kind-hearted person, accomplishing in saving many lives-some he’s not given credit for. He was a strong and brave young man, having the guts to go to a foreign country, which is in the middle of war. You will also be able to see that he was really passionate about writing and doing things he love. Although most people back home, including his father, kept saying many discouraging words, unlike most people, Freddie doesn’t give up and instead proves them wrong. Freddie met many challenges and difficulties along his journey but using his quick-witted mind, he finds ways to make things right. Throughout reading this book, you can definitely see how much character development there has been. He went from being weak and cowardly to beating his fear and becoming a hero. Last but not least, Freddie achieved in doing something he had wished for a long time-making his father proud.


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Jasmine | 20 comments My favourite character of this book is Walter Hartright a primary narrator. Engaged as an art instructor to Laura Fairlie, he endears himself to his student, who is betrothed to an older man of rank. Laura decides to complete her wedding plans, and Hartright leaves to go to Central America. When he returns, he learns of Laura’s unhappy marriage. Hartright then gathers facts to incriminate the conspirators who have plotted to take Laura’s money. He marries Laura, who is now penniless, during the investigation.


message 9: by Jasmine (new)

Jasmine | 20 comments My favourite character of this book is Walter Hartright a primary narrator. Engaged as an art instructor to Laura Fairlie, he endears himself to his student, who is betrothed to an older man of rank. Laura decides to complete her wedding plans, and Hartright leaves to go to Central America. When he returns, he learns of Laura’s unhappy marriage. Hartright then gathers facts to incriminate the conspirators who have plotted to take Laura’s money. He marries Laura, who is now penniless, during the investigation.


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Matthew | 13 comments Solo Saxophone Level 6 Advanced by Jeremy Harmer My favourite character is Katy Sullivan, a young reporter for The Daily Witness newspaper. She was assigned to Sarajevo, a city under seige. She discovers how the people in the seiged city used music as a way of escape. I think she is a passionate character and i like her characteristics because she always tries her best on every obstacle she encounter.


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Selinapratiknjo | 5 comments The book that I read is called 'Oliver Twist'. My favorite character in this book is Oliver himself because he is such an inspiration as he is persistent and brave. I think that Oliver discovers how the real world works, behind the streets of London. His adventure begins.Oliver TwistOliver Twist


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Natalia Tandiono (NataliaTandiono) | 18 comments The book that i read is called "Nelson's Dream", written by J.M Newsome. The main character and my favorite character of this story is Nelson Mbizi. He was graduated from hotel management in London. He was a very kind-hearted person since he created help center to help people with AIDs virus and also allows a guy who bullies him on high school to work at his hotel. He's the type of person that does not gave up easily. He keeps finding out why the government didn't do anything to help people with AIDs virus. Nelson's Dream (Cambridge English Readers Level 6 Advanced) by J. M. Newsome


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Tania Hartanto | 36 comments The book I chose to read is "East 43rd Street" by Allan Battersby. The character I chose to analyze is Nat Marley. Nat Marley is a bald, fat man who's in his mid-40s. However, his life is much more interesting than an average middle-aged man. He is a private investigator in New York and also the main character of the novel. In the story, he was being framed of mugging a woman called Angela Lake. Nat Marley is an intelligent man which also makes it easier for him to be more cunning towards whoever is messing with him. Despite being thought to steal jewelry and money from Angela Lake who is the so-called "victim", he outsmarted those people who tried to use him to get their own selfish needs. Besides all that, he doesn't get along that well with his enemies. He seems like the guy who'll eat you up like an obese man loves his food based on what I have read on him. So I don't think he's the right guy to mess with.


message 14: by Tania (new)

Tania Hartanto | 36 comments The book I chose to read is "East 43rd Street" by Allan Battersby. The character I chose to analyze is Nat Marley. Nat Marley is a bald, fat man who's in his mid-40s. However, his life is much more interesting than an average middle-aged man. He is a private investigator in New York and also the main character of the novel. In the story, he was being framed of mugging a woman called Angela Lake. Nat Marley is an intelligent man which also makes it easier for him to be more cunning towards whoever is messing with him. Despite being thought to steal jewelry and money from Angela Lake who is the so-called "victim", he outsmarted those people who tried to use him to get their own selfish needs. Besides all that, he doesn't get along that well with his enemies. He seems like the guy who'll eat you up like an obese man loves his food based on what I have read on him. So I don't think he's the right guy to mess with.


message 15: by Tania (new)

Tania Hartanto | 36 comments The book I chose to read is "East 43rd Street" by Allan Battersby. The character I chose to analyze is Nat Marley. Nat Marley is a bald, fat man who's in his mid-40s. However, his life is much more interesting than an average middle-aged man. He is a private investigator in New York and also the main character of the novel. In the story, he was being framed of mugging a woman called Angela Lake. Nat Marley is an intelligent man which also makes it easier for him to be more cunning towards whoever is messing with him. Despite being thought to steal jewelry and money from Angela Lake who is the so-called "victim", he outsmarted those people who tried to use him to get their own selfish needs. Besides all that, he doesn't get along that well with his enemies. He seems like the guy who'll eat you up like an obese man loves his food based on what I have read on him. So I don't think he's the right guy to mess with.


message 16: by Tania (new)

Tania Hartanto | 36 comments The book I chose to read is "East 43rd Street" by Allan Battersby. The character I chose to analyze is Nat Marley. Nat Marley is a bald, fat man who's in his mid-40s. However, his life is much more interesting than an average middle-aged man. He is a private investigator in New York and also the main character of the novel. In the story, he was being framed of mugging a woman called Angela Lake. Nat Marley is an intelligent man which also makes it easier for him to be more cunning towards whoever is messing with him. Despite being thought to steal jewelry and money from Angela Lake who is the so-called "victim", he outsmarted those people who tried to use him to get their own selfish needs. Besides all that, he doesn't get along that well with his enemies. He seems like the guy who'll eat you up like an obese man loves his food based on what I have read on him. So I don't think he's the right guy to mess with.


message 17: by Tania (new)

Tania Hartanto | 36 comments The book I chose to read is "East 43rd Street" by Allan Battersby. The character I chose to analyze is Nat Marley. Nat Marley is a bald, fat man who's in his mid-40s. However, his life is much more interesting than an average middle-aged man. He is a private investigator in New York and also the main character of the novel. In the story, he was being framed of mugging a woman called Angela Lake. Nat Marley is an intelligent man which also makes it easier for him to be more cunning towards whoever is messing with him. Despite being thought to steal jewelry and money from Angela Lake who is the so-called "victim", he outsmarted those people who tried to use him to get their own selfish needs. Besides all that, he doesn't get along that well with his enemies. He seems like the guy who'll eat you up like an obese man loves his food based on what I have read on him. So I don't think he's the right guy to mess with.


message 18: by Tania (new)

Tania Hartanto | 36 comments The book I chose to read is "East 43rd Street" by Allan Battersby. The character I chose to analyze is Nat Marley. Nat Marley is a bald, fat man who's in his mid-40s. However, his life is much more interesting than an average middle-aged man. He is a private investigator in New York and also the main character of the novel. In the story, he was being framed of mugging a woman called Angela Lake. Nat Marley is an intelligent man which also makes it easier for him to be more cunning towards whoever is messing with him. Despite being thought to steal jewelry and money from Angela Lake who is the so-called "victim", he outsmarted those people who tried to use him to get their own selfish needs. Besides all that, he doesn't get along that well with his enemies. He seems like the guy who'll eat you up like an obese man loves his food based on what I have read on him. So I don't think he's the right guy to mess with.


message 19: by Tania (new)

Tania Hartanto | 36 comments The book I chose to read is "East 43rd Street" by Allan Battersby. The character I chose to analyze is Nat Marley. Nat Marley is a bald, fat man who's in his mid-40s. However, his life is much more interesting than an average middle-aged man. He is a private investigator in New York and also the main character of the novel. In the story, he was being framed of mugging a woman called Angela Lake. Nat Marley is an intelligent man which also makes it easier for him to be more cunning towards whoever is messing with him. Despite being thought to steal jewelry and money from Angela Lake who is the so-called "victim", he outsmarted those people who tried to use him to get their own selfish needs. Besides all that, he doesn't get along that well with his enemies. He seems like the guy who'll eat you up like an obese man loves his food based on what I have read on him. So I don't think he's the right guy to mess with.


message 20: by Tania (new)

Tania Hartanto | 36 comments The book I chose to read is "East 43rd Street" by Allan Battersby. The character I chose to analyze is Nat Marley. Nat Marley is a bald, fat man who's in his mid-40s. However, his life is much more interesting than an average middle-aged man. He is a private investigator in New York and also the main character of the novel. In the story, he was being framed of mugging a woman called Angela Lake. Nat Marley is an intelligent man which also makes it easier for him to be more cunning towards whoever is messing with him. Despite being thought to steal jewelry and money from Angela Lake who is the so-called "victim", he outsmarted those people who tried to use him to get their own selfish needs. Besides all that, he doesn't get along that well with his enemies. He seems like the guy who'll eat you up like an obese man loves his food based on what I have read on him. So I don't think he's the right guy to mess with.


message 21: by Tania (new)

Tania Hartanto | 36 comments The book I chose to read is "East 43rd Street" by Allan Battersby. The character I chose to analyze is Nat Marley. Nat Marley is a bald, fat man who's in his mid-40s. However, his life is much more interesting than an average middle-aged man. He is a private investigator in New York and also the main character of the novel. In the story, he was being framed of mugging a woman called Angela Lake. Nat Marley is an intelligent man which also makes it easier for him to be more cunning towards whoever is messing with him. Despite being thought to steal jewelry and money from Angela Lake who is the so-called "victim", he outsmarted those people who tried to use him to get their own selfish needs. Besides all that, he doesn't get along that well with his enemies. He seems like the guy who'll eat you up like an obese man loves his food based on what I have read on him. So I don't think he's the right guy to mess with.


message 22: by Tania (new)

Tania Hartanto | 36 comments The book I chose to read is "East 43rd Street" by Allan Battersby. The character I chose to analyze is Nat Marley. Nat Marley is a bald, fat man who's in his mid-40s. However, his life is much more interesting than an average middle-aged man. He is a private investigator in New York and also the main character of the novel. In the story, he was being framed of mugging a woman called Angela Lake. Nat Marley is an intelligent man which also makes it easier for him to be more cunning towards whoever is messing with him. Despite being thought to steal jewelry and money from Angela Lake who is the so-called "victim", he outsmarted those people who tried to use him to get their own selfish needs. Besides all that, he doesn't get along that well with his enemies. He seems like the guy who'll eat you up like an obese man loves his food based on what I have read on him. So I don't think he's the right guy to mess with.


message 23: by Tania (new)

Tania Hartanto | 36 comments The book I chose to read is "East 43rd Street" by Allan Battersby. The character I chose to analyze is Nat Marley. Nat Marley is a bald, fat man who's in his mid-40s. However, his life is much more interesting than an average middle-aged man. He is a private investigator in New York and also the main character of the novel. In the story, he was being framed of mugging a woman called Angela Lake. Nat Marley is an intelligent man which also makes it easier for him to be more cunning towards whoever is messing with him. Despite being thought to steal jewelry and money from Angela Lake who is the so-called "victim", he outsmarted those people who tried to use him to get their own selfish needs. Besides all that, he doesn't get along that well with his enemies. He seems like the guy who'll eat you up like an obese man loves his food based on what I have read on him. So I don't think he's the right guy to mess with.


message 24: by Tania (new)

Tania Hartanto | 36 comments The book I chose to read is "East 43rd Street" by Allan Battersby. The character I chose to analyze is Nat Marley. Nat Marley is a bald, fat man who's in his mid-40s. However, his life is much more interesting than an average middle-aged man. He is a private investigator in New York and also the main character of the novel. In the story, he was being framed of mugging a woman called Angela Lake. Nat Marley is an intelligent man which also makes it easier for him to be more cunning towards whoever is messing with him. Despite being thought to steal jewelry and money from Angela Lake who is the so-called "victim", he outsmarted those people who tried to use him to get their own selfish needs. Besides all that, he doesn't get along that well with his enemies. He seems like the guy who'll eat you up like an obese man loves his food based on what I have read on him. So I don't think he's the right guy to mess with.


message 25: by Tania (new)

Tania Hartanto | 36 comments The book I chose to read is "East 43rd Street" by Allan Battersby. The character I chose to analyze is Nat Marley. Nat Marley is a bald, fat man who's in his mid-40s. However, his life is much more interesting than an average middle-aged man. He is a private investigator in New York and also the main character of the novel. In the story, he was being framed of mugging a woman called Angela Lake. Nat Marley is an intelligent man which also makes it easier for him to be more cunning towards whoever is messing with him. Despite being thought to steal jewelry and money from Angela Lake who is the so-called "victim", he outsmarted those people who tried to use him to get their own selfish needs. Besides all that, he doesn't get along that well with his enemies. He seems like the guy who'll eat you up like an obese man loves his food based on what I have read on him. So I don't think he's the right guy to mess with.


message 26: by Tania (new)

Tania Hartanto | 36 comments The book I chose to read is "East 43rd Street" by Allan Battersby. The character I chose to analyze is Nat Marley. Nat Marley is a bald, fat man who's in his mid-40s. However, his life is much more interesting than an average middle-aged man. He is a private investigator in New York and also the main character of the novel. In the story, he was being framed of mugging a woman called Angela Lake. Nat Marley is an intelligent man which also makes it easier for him to be more cunning towards whoever is messing with him. Despite being thought to steal jewelry and money from Angela Lake who is the so-called "victim", he outsmarted those people who tried to use him to get their own selfish needs. Besides all that, he doesn't get along that well with his enemies. He seems like the guy who'll eat you up like an obese man loves his food based on what I have read on him. So I don't think he's the right guy to mess with.


Janemichellehartono | 15 comments The book that i am reading is frozen pizza. This is one of those books that has a lot of chapters. And my favourite chapter was two worlds. This story tells us about a woman director, Karen. Karen was a tough director and finds a lot of ideas for filming. She gets these ideas from what she eerience by lookin or feeling. She loves working in the tallest building of England whichis 52 story high. She likes spending her time in the library finding great ideas for her shooting. After finishing this job, she was deciding a good actors or actresses to be their characters. Not only that, she also has to choose the clear and attractive voice so that the people who are watching would not be bored. Karen cares about others and know what will people feel when watching. She is indeed a tough women.


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Delicia W | 16 comments The book that I read is Vanity Fair, Amelia Sedley is one of the main character in the book which I chose to analyze. She is a good-natured person, she makes many friends at Miss Pinkerton's school. Unexpectedly, she is easily manipulated when she emerges into society. She is a victim of so many things, one of the example is her family's designs and financial ruin. Not only that, Amelia is a nevertheless a determined woman too. Her son was a obsession to her, she let rest of her family starve to let the son lead good life. How will Amelia end in the Sedley family?


message 29: by Tania (new)

Tania Hartanto | 36 comments Oliver Twist is the novel’s protagonist and also main character. Oliver is an orphan born in a workhouse, and Dickens uses his situation to criticize public policy toward the poor in 1830s England. Oliver is between nine and twelve years old when the main action of the novel occurs. Though treated with cruelty and surrounded by crudity for most of his life, he is a devoted, innocent child, and his charms draw the attention of several wealthy benefactors. His true identity is the central mystery of the novel.


message 30: by Selinapratiknjo (new)

Selinapratiknjo | 5 comments Oliver Twist - Fagin is a conniving career criminal. Fagin takes in homeless children and trains them to pick pockets for him. He is also a buyer of other people’s stolen goods. He rarely commits crimes himself, preferring to employ others to commit them—and often suffer legal retribution—in his place. Dickens’s portrait of Fagin displays the influence of anti-Semitic stereotypes.
Read an in-depth analysis of Fagin.


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