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Stott, Jon C. – Elementary English, 1975
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Book Reviews, Books, Characterization
Stockholder, Katherine – Coll Engl, 1969
Descriptors: Characterization, Dialogs (Literary), Drama, Dramatics

Lyday, Leon F. – Hispania, 1969
Descriptors: Biographies, Characterization, Drama, Hispanic American Literature
Borgerhoff, E.B.O. – French Rev, 1969
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Characterization, Figurative Language, French Literature
Reboussin, Marcel – French Rev, 1969
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Characterization, Comparative Analysis, French Literature
Deguise, Pierre – French Rev, 1969
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Autobiographies, Characterization, Comparative Analysis

Meynell, J. – Journal of Moral Education, 1978
A central group of Clint Eastwood's films reveal both a preoccupation with various aspects of violence and a consistent approach to violence. Given that these films are so popular, this paper asks what attitudes and values are the public imbibing from them, and conversely, why should these attitudes and values prove so attractive to the mass…
Descriptors: Auteurism, Characterization, Film Criticism, Film Study
McDonnell, Christine – Horn Book Magazine, 1988
Describes the novels of Chris Crutcher--vital works which deal with young men, sports, and growing up. Points out the connections between Crutcher's background and his work. (ARH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Athletics, Authors, Characterization

Alberghene, Janice M. – Children's Literature in Education, 1985
Relates how E.B. White's classic teaches the young reader the complicated pleasures of becoming a good writer. (HOD)
Descriptors: Characterization, Childrens Literature, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles

Giles, James R.; Lally, Thomas P. – Journal of General Education, 1984
Recognizes allegorical patterns controlling Chestnutt's novel, "The Marrow of Tradition," in response to criticisms concerning stereotyped characters and overplotting. Feels that Chestnutt is stating that given the death of benevolence in White society and the suicidal nature of violent Black retaliation, separatism alone offers Black…
Descriptors: Allegory, Blacks, Characterization, Literary Criticism

McGavran, James Holt, Jr. – Children's Literature in Education, 1986
Examines the Christian, humanist, and romantic dimensions of "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson. (HOD)
Descriptors: Authors, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Christianity

Wright, Ann – Children's Literature in Education, 1984
Relates how Paul Theroux's two Christmas tales ("A Christmas Card" and "London Snow") are part of a genre and center on truthful discoveries about human behavior and values. (HOD)
Descriptors: Characterization, Childrens Literature, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices

Gold, Linda – English Journal, 1985
Discusses the personality development of the "Wuthering Heights" character Catherine Earnshaw in terms of the id, the ego, and the superego. (EL)
Descriptors: Characterization, English Instruction, English Literature, Literary Criticism

Wright, Hilary – Children's Literature in Education, 1984
Argues that, in Ethel May, Charlotte Yonge had, altogether unwittingly, created a new kind of heroine; one whose faults were real and who in the curing of them remained altogether herself. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Females

Neumeyer, Peter F. – Children's Literature in Education, 1984
Explains why Richard Kennedy's original style and fresh expression of old themes deserve more recognition. (HOD)
Descriptors: Authors, Characterization, Child Development, Childrens Literature