Questions relating to the analysis of characters in works of literature: for example, their traits, construction, or other aspects. This tag should be used together with any relevant work, series, or author tags.
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In Tony Hillerman's People of Darkness, why do the Navajos accept Vines as a religious leader?
In Tony Hillerman's novel, People of Darkness, why have a group of Navajos, who followed some form of traditional Navajo religion, accepted B.J. Vines as their religious leader?
He's not only a white man, but a rich white man. Why would he be…
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The Call In Leadership and Literature
Some of the greatest books I have ever read are in the Book of the Dun Cow novel series, where the main character is a rooster in charge who keeps time in the barnyard through his canonical hour crows - each crow being named something like Vespers,…
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Who is Brenner in The Secret Generations?
I just finished The Secret Generations, a British spy novel set around 1910 by John Gardner, and one character I am wondering about is Brenner.
It is clearly mentioned that this is a codename for another character but which one?!
I am not sure if it…
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Is a book featuring a non-self aware Mary Sue automatically considered to be poor quality?
Is a book where the main character fulfills all of the criteria for being a Mary Sue, and where the trope is played straight rather than for illustrative or satirical purposes (for example, the character is an avatar for the author, fulfilling a…
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Is there any example of a hero saluting his fallen adversary and regretting the need to vanquish him?
Is there any instance of a hero who, after having killed his enemy, rues having had to do so?
I'm looking for a specific instance from epic literature (but willing to accept answers from outside that genre) of a warrior who doesn't rejoice over his…
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