Mick Kelly is a character who invests a great amount of time into Mr. Singer. She talks to him weekly, listens to his radio, and just tells him what is on her mind. She even begins following him around and she convinces herself that she loves him. While she admires him greatly, Singer has his own opinions about her and they are much less flattering than hers are. Furthermore, Singer makes it known that she really does not understand him. "She likes music. I wish I knew what it is she hears. She knows I am deaf but she thinks I know about music." 

Mick does not truly understand Singer at all, but, like the other characters, she believes that there is some sort of an understanding between them. She is looking for meaning in her life and she believes Mr. Singer will fill that void. But when she takes her admiration to the next step and asks Mr. Singer for advice on big decisions, she is lead astray. " ‘Listen-I believe I got this job. What do you think? Do you think it's O.K. to drop out of school and work now? You think it's good?' ... ‘Mister Singer considered. Then he nodded yes.' "

This new job takes her far away from happiness, and even further away from achieving her goals as a musician. Finally, when Mr. Singer kills himself, all the time Mick invests in Mr. Singer is erased, and now she is not just searching for meaning in life, she is desperately lost. Her admiration of Mr. Singer causes her to overlook the fact that they do not understand each other, and ultimately leads to her demise.

Another character who loses big in the Mr. Singer game is Jake Blount. Jake is convinced that Mr. Singer shares his communist/Marxist ideas and he admires Mr. Singer for it. "Of all the places he had been this was the loneliest town of all. Or it would be without Singer. Only he and Singer understood the truth."

This admiration and respect causes Jake to be oblivious to the fact that Mr. Singer is a mute and probably only understands a little of what he is saying. Mr. Singer nods, but gives Jake no other sign or written response that proves his understanding, and yet Jake understands this to be complete and impartial understanding. This blind faith of Mr. Singer's understanding eventually gets Blount into trouble. When Mr. Singer commits suicide, Blount is angered and emotionally conflicted. "Nothing had happened except that he had made a friend and lost him. He had given Singer everything and then the man had killed himself. So he was left out on a limb."

Although Jake realizes that he has wasted a good portion of his life, sadly, he never realizes that Singer never understood him. He goes from being a drunk, to a depressed drunk who is no closer to accomplishing his goal of spreading his communist ideas.
Doctor Copeland is a character who invests heavily in Mr. Singer and is quite possible Mr. Singer's biggest admirer. "Many times Doctor Copeland talked to Mr. Singer. Truly he was not like other white men. He was a wise man, and he understood the strong, true purpose in a way that other white men could not." 

Doctor Copeland clearly admires Mr. Singer, but he forgets that Mr. Singer cannot vocalize any prejudices if he has any. Enthralled by his new, seemingly perfect relationship with a white man, Doctor Copeland is unable to remain wary, and he invests fully into the life of Mr. Singer. "But truly with the death of that white man a dark sorrow had lain down in his heart. He had talked to him as to no other white man and had trusted him. And the mystery of this suicide had left him baffled and without support." (Pg. 284). Now, in addition to feeling like he has failed his mission, Doctor Copeland is confused and depressed because the only white man who was ever fair or just to him is now dead. The loss Doctor Copeland experiences when Mr. Singer dies is far greater than any positive effect he receives when he first meets Mr. Singer.

Mick Kelly, Jake Blount, and Doctor Copeland are all characters who waste a great amount of time and energy on Mr. Singer. They admire him and it causes them to become ignorant of the fact that Mr. Singer does not really have much of an understanding of any of them. They invest in him and the results they get back are unsatisfactory, and most experience a great deal of pain and remorse. The death of the man they all hold in such high esteem causes their worlds to crumble before their eyes. And although it is still there, the light at the end of the tunnel begins to fade.

In the novel, Danny first experiences suffering after he furiously hits a baseball into Reuven's eye, causing serious damage. Although Reuven is the one who suffers physically, Danny suffers emotionally from all the pain associated with the guilt and remorse of his actions. "His voice wasn't angry, it was sad. ‘You want me to say I'm miserable? Okay, I'm miserable.'" (Potok 62). Danny's grief causes him to suffer, but at the same time it opens doors to a new relationship and to new ways of thinking. Before, Danny had been consumed with being superior, but this incident causes him to branch out and become more understanding of the world around him. "‘No hard feelings anymore?' he asked me. ‘No hard feelings,' I said. ‘I just hope the eye heals all right.' ‘I hope so, too,' he said fervently. ‘Believe me.'" (Potok 71). Danny's attitude has been transformed from that of superiority and self-righteousness to that of mutuality, and even humility.

While Danny is studying experimental psychology, he is greatly troubled by the differing approaches of studying the human mind that seem to be polar opposites of what he is used to. "‘Psychoanalysis is a scientific tool for exploring the mind. What do rats have to do with the human mind?'" (Potok 199). Danny can't stand the new methods of studying psychology and goes through a long period of suffering. Although he does not know it, his suffering allows him to become more open-minded, and accept things more easily. This is shown when he decides to talk to his professor about how he feels, and comes away enlightened. "‘He said that experimental psychology was interested in applying the methodology of the natural sciences to discover how all human beings behaved. It doesn't generalize about personality behavior only on the basis of a certain segment of people. That makes a lot of sense.'" (Potok 211). Danny's new understanding did not come about simply from talking to his professor, it was also due to the pain and misery he went through.

Later in the novel, Danny goes through an immense amount of suffering when his father forces him to stay away from Reuven for two years. "I wondered often during those months whether Danny was also going through these same dreadful experiences. I saw him frequently. He seemed to be losing weight, and I noticed he was wearing different eyeglasses." (Potok 220). Danny is obviously suffering terribly, shown by Reuven's observations of Danny losing weight, and the look in Danny's eyes. Reb Saunders had apparently made this final test to be hard; he wanted to ensure that his son had a soul, and would be empathetic. "‘He suffered and learned to listen to the suffering of others. In the silence between us, he began to hear the world crying.'" (Potok 267). Danny's father is pleased with the results of his son's suffering and he fearlessly sends Danny off as a ‘tzaddik of the world'. His father knows that the suffering which he put his son through has paid off, and that Danny can understand love, pain, and other emotions which one cannot grasp with just a mind.

Danny suffers quite often in The Chosen. The most notable of his sufferings include his misery over Reuven's eye, the pain and confusion he experienced over experimental psychology, and the two year silence between him and Reuven. Each time, however, his suffering leads to him becoming more empathetic and understanding which are shown by his words of compassion and enlightenment. Despite all the confusion and misunderstanding surrounding Danny's sufferings, he and others know that he has ultimately become a well rounded and open-minded person.

Epitomes of ambition are prevalent in Macbeth. Initially, Macbeth is the “bravest” soldier and the honourable Thane of Glamis. Macbeth's purity and innocence is suggested in “Duncan hath born his faculties so meek, hath been so clear in his great office that his virtues will plead like angels”. The simile “like angels” makes reference to a holy and religious subject, emphasizing Macbeth's morality and ethics. In “What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won”, the composer juxtaposes the plight of the Thane of Cawdor and the Thane of Glamis. It is suggested that the Thane of Cawdor's death was resulted by Macbeth's efforts, placing him in a position of power. This further foreshadows Macbeth rise to authority, being King. During Macbeth's confrontation with the witches, he orders “Stay, you imperfect speakers. Tell me more”.

Macbeth still endeavours to seek information, despite the witches being “imperfect”. This irony portrays Macbeth's great ambition for power which distorts his perspective of reality. It is also this meeting that changes Macbeth forever and this is evident in his scheming mind, “If good, then why do I yield to that suggestion, whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs against the use of nature?” The vivid imagery implies how seriously the prophecies have impacted on Macbeth's mind, to the point of considering murder. This further signals Macbeth's transformation from good to evil, under the influence of ambition prevalent in the witches' prophecies. Thus, even the most “perfect” soldier like Macbeth is capable of becoming “imperfect”, under the influence of ambition.

The stench of guilt is thoroughly explored and portrayed by Shakespeare throughout the play. This is most evident through the use of blood imagery. Before the murder of King Duncan, Macbeth states “I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent”. This suggests that initially, Macbeth is free of guilt and feels no real reason to harm a person he is so loyal to. The metaphor of spurring a horse suggests that Macbeth's actions will only serve to aggravate the situation and will do him no benefit. After the murder of Kind Duncan and Banquo, Macbeth begins to feel guilty, “With all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas in carnadine, making the green one red", which represents the greater guilt that has been accumulated upon him. The use of the hyperbole serves to emphasis how deeply this guilt has affected him mentally; he cannot rid himself of the images of the murder.

Guilt is also shown in Macbeth's commitment to death and deceit. Macbeth feels that there is no point in retracting away from the evil, “I am blood stepp'd in so far, should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o'e”. The metaphor of the blood bath emphasises the extent of Macbeth's sins. As a result of his wrongdoings, Macbeth feels that stopping now would be as hard as continuing and thus accepts the guilt encumbered on his mind. Guilt is also portrayed to have deadened Macbeth's feelings, “She would have died here after, there would have been a time for such a word, tomorrow”. This shows how indifferent Macbeth is to his loving wife and signifies the completion of the transformation that Macbeth undergoes. Thus, under influence of guilt, it is shown that Macbeth has changed and altered into an immoral being.

The play Macbeth has been composed by Shakespeare to divulge the detrimental effects of guilt and ambition on one's character. Macbeth has now transformed into one who is completely different to his previous self; his actions are ruthless, irrational and unrealistic. As shown by the surrounding events within the play, the play conveys the idea that any person can undergo a change and become evil.

The plot is written very well, and the conflicts that happen are strange yet intriguing. The plot is interesting because people want to see what robots do under certain circumstances. While it is predictable on how the characters cope with a conflict, it is intriguing to find out what was the cause of the conflict. There are many types of conflicts, such as person vs. person, person vs. world, and person vs. machine. For example, Michael Donovan and Gregory Powell. They are friends, yet they argue a lot, and are hostile to each other, so its person vs. person. An example of person vs. world is when Stephen Byerley, who is running for mayor, has to convince the world that he is not a robot, yet nobody believes him. All the conflicts build up to the conclusion - when robots control many aspects of our lives. The subject is not outdated, in fact, it is thinking ahead. Robots could very well become a huge part of lives soon. There is already a large dependency on machines in the world, for example it is impossible to imagine a world without computers, so the book is accurately foretelling the future, seeing that it was written 50 years ago.

The cast of characters in I, Robot is remarkable, with lots of protagonists, all of them having their own qualities. Protagonists are people like Susan Calvin, Powell and Donovan. All the characters deal with the conflicts they have flawlessly, figuring out dilemmas with sheer mind power. Susan Calvin had to figure out many problems US Robots were having, using her knowledge of robot minds to overcome them. Gregory Powell and Michael Donovan also had to deal with malfunctioning robots, and fixing the problems the robots had with focus on the “Laws of Robotics”. A majority of people today couldn't deal with the situations the characters in I, Robot had to face. Many people can relate to these characters, because they have the same emotions and impulses as us. There are also a variety of robots with different personalities that Asimov created, such as Robbie, a caring robot, and Cutie, a robot who thinks humans are inferior. Isaac Asimov did a brilliant job creating the characters and making them extremely realistic.

The theme in I, Robot was clear and expertly integrated, and with the major theme being not to rely on objects too much. An example of this in the book is how 2 people's lives are in danger just because a robot didn't collect some Selenium. We can relate to this because most people couldn't get work done or have any progress without computers and machines calculating and doing the hard work for humans. A minor theme is that you shouldn't rely on technology too much. An example in the book is how an entire factory stopped production one robot went missing. We relate to this because if our electronics broke down, such as a TV or phone, we would function less smoothly.

I wasn't impressed with the way Asimov wrote this book, mainly because of the lack of images. Many readers would not be able to visualize the characters and settings well, for example I thought that all the types robots would look the same, even though they probably look very different from each other. Readers have to use their imagination to fill in the blanks, because there are no vivid descriptions. And because the book is consisted of short stories, some of the stories seem out of place.

Summary

This book talks about how the world is when robots are invented. In the beginning, there is a little girl with a robot she loves. Her parents take the robot away form her, and she misses him. Later the robot saves her life, so her parents let her lave the robots again. The next part of the book talks about the scientists and robots at U.S. Robots. The robots are constantly malfunctioning, and the scientists have to figure out the robot's problems. The next part of the book talks about an election and how people think a candidate is a robot, and how he proves he isn't. The book ends with a scientist talking with the “world coordinator”, and how they figure out that robots are basically controlling how the human race is going to turn out.

Even in the beginning, Jack's personality is distinctly powerful and ruthless. It is interesting to note that, after a storm and a plane crash, Jack still is able to gather together and lead a perfect formation of choir boys in a flawless march down the beach. Even from the outset, he has tremendous leadership ability. He also exhibits extreme callousness and is able to spread this callousness to the other boys. In the very beginning, Jack commands his underlings to ignore Simon when he faints though at that time they were reluctant to show such blatant ignorance to the suffering of a human being. In the choir boy's minds, however, Jack's almost godlike presence seems to rationalize anything that he actually instructs them to do (or not do). In this way, Jack is able to make some theoretically benign and sensible people act like callous and brutal machines in practice. One must wonder if Jack uses the sort of leadership methods exhibited by Hitler or any brutal dictator. After the war, when members of the German army were shown videos of their own atrocities, many descended into tears. It was almost as if, with their leader gone, they no longer had anyone to help them rationalize or deny their own behavior. Suddenly, they found themselves back in possession of their own thoughts, and their own thoughts suddenly realized what had really happened. Illusions of order, power, and enjoyment melted away, allowing more basic and truthful human emotions and philosophies to break the surface. Jack develops this leadership “method” throughout the story and the other boys find it increasingly convenient to allow him to be responsible (after all, why argue with someone when they let you do exactly what you want) while they let remorse and logical thought to float out into the breeze. Jack further recognizes this willingness presented by the other boys to invest themselves entirely in his false logic and rationalization and he capitalizes further on it and learns its intricacies and carefully toes the limits of its effectiveness. There was often a slight reluctance to do his bidding: the boys did not feel quite normal ignoring Simon as he lay prostrate on the ground, nor did they particularly want to tie up SamnEric but Jack knew his aura of “reason” and power would shift them just that slight bit more. Also, Jack utilized even more advanced leadership methods that could be more closely described as mind control and manipulation. He used the “dance” to great effect in his later stages of leadership. This dance was originally inspired by one of the greater motivators of all time: fear. Jack, through a sort of study of the other boys, learned that he need only utter the word “Beast” and cast himself as the sole means of salvation to invoke an intense and feral response of anger and violence that could be easily redirected through any additional connection of the Beast or the means to escape it to whatever he may have wanted done at the time. Also, the very fact that Jack saw the “Beast” seemed to help the effectiveness of this method. His own (though arguably lessened) fear helped him sincerely establish this fear in the others. By experiencing this fear, he was better equipped to inflict it.

It was also interesting to watch as the bonds of civilization fell away from Jack like so many worn out clothes. Jack's passage into brutality was a battle with himself, though more with what civilization had applied to him. He passed from disregarding Simon when he faints, to barely checking his arm short of the writhing piglet, to severing a pigs head and preparing to bring Ralph's head to the same fate. In many ways, it was simply the passage of time and the isolation that allowed civilization to slip away. It is likely that Jack slowly stopped visualizing the reaction of his parents or his teachers to his every action. On a remote island, it is likely easy to stop thinking in the context of civilization's response, instead Jack began to be his own judge. Here is a fundamental difference between Jack and say…Simon. Jack adheres to civilizations rules due to little more than a sort of conditioning. He knows that negative actions bring negative responses (or at least used to). In Simon's case however, right and wrong is either more deeply ingrained or it is actually a fundamental part of his entire being. Even without outside influence, Simon actually seems to be a sensitive and loving person as a default. Jack, on the other hand, quickly becomes a vehicle of his every whim and desire. In a sense, he enjoys an ultimate freedom near the end of the story. He is separate from the bonds of sensibilities, remorse and consideration for the feelings of others. He is the only person in the world to worry about. It is not as if this happens all at once. There are hurdles to pass, steps to make towards the final destination of savagery. The killing of the sow was a huge step for Jack. It allowed him to prove to the once well rooted vestiges of civilization inside himself that he was indeed capable of savagery and bloodshed, that he could cut throats and stab with spears and instruct a horde of followers to do likewise. There is some amazing phenomena that causes us to be able to do something with relative ease once we have done it once. Jack decapitates an animal once, and Golding leaves us little doubt that Jack, in a much later stage of his escape from society, would be able to move another step and do the same to Ralph.

It is arguable that without Jack, the events on the island would not have escalated the way they did. Unfortunately, Jack developed immensely by shrugging off the influence of morals and compassion and learning how to control others in a sick supplement to his destructive newfound freedom. No evil or manipulative person seems to simply become their full fledged form instantly; they must evolve, learn the required techniques, and free themselves from any positive influence that has been cast around them.

Puck goes to the mortals to attempt to resolve the love conflict. He cannot remember what Oberon told him to do due the excessive amount of intoxication he was experiencing when given the orders. Puck then decides that it would be best to put drops of love potion on everyone's eyes, and let this mess work itself out. Puck, however, is still inebriated and loses consciousness next to the love-potion-soaked mortals.

Open waking, Helena first sees Puck, and dashes to his side to awaken him. Puck, being the laid back and promiscuous type, accepts Helena's love. Demetrius and Lysander both wake to see Hermia, and begin fighting for the right to her affection. Due to an excess of morning eye gook in one eye, Hermia opens her left eye a moment or so before opening her right eye. She sees Lysander with one and Demetrius with the other, thus solving all love problems between the tree of them.

Titania and her Ass-headed lover live happily until his death only years after the consummation of their relationship. The enormous binge drinking and a diet consisting only of fruit pickled his liver and gave him constant diarrhea, causing a severe loss in functionality of his Auto Immune Defense System, nowadays termed AIDS. The Ass-head lover would die of an infection from a scraped elbow.

Oberon raised the Indian boy as warrior like he wanted. After fighting off some goblins in the eastern forest the Indian boy was confronted by group of people with the Spanish inquisition. He was immediately behead upon informing them he had never heard of “Jesus.” Oberon and Titania later renewed their relationship and ruled Fairy Land for the rest of eternity.

It turned out that Puck and Helena had formerly "known" each other a few years prior, of course at that time Puck went under the name “Robin Goodfellow.” Being a Sadder, Puck's life span was only slightly longer than a mortal's. Puck died three years after his wife Helena. During the three years between their deaths, Puck had 13 other major relationships, and one marriage.

Demetrius and Lysander constantly vied for Hermia's attention. One day, headed for Amsterdam, Lysander stocked the boat with plenty of food, liquor, and great tunes. Unfortunately he forgot to stock it with a captain and died soon after departing. With Lysander out of the picture, Demetrius and Hermia lived long lives together and died happily in their sleep.

Tom was an Indian kid living in the mountains when Blue Elk, a Ute Indian leader who herded his people into reservations, finds him and brings him back to the town for money. Tom is forced to stay with a boy who is told to watch him, and he is deprived of his naturalistic traditions and becomes very angry and attacks people and breaks things. Eventually he begins to accept things and goes into town one day and rides a crazed horse and a man named Red finds him and brings him to his ranch to ride wild “broncs”.

Red trains Tom to ride horses and he also rubs a very violent influence on Tom. Red teaches Tom how to scam people, and to take his anger out on horses and nature. Tom becomes more and more aggressive when riding horses, and he rides some to death. He begins to realize that he is a destructive person when he is injured badly and cannot walk again in the hospital. He realizes that everything he did was against his morals, what he was taught. And for these actions he begins to seek forgiveness.

As he leaves the hospital he begins to reflect on his life and realizes that he has been through a lot. He comes back to the base of the mountain, Peidra Town, where he finds work as a shepherd. He takes this job and slowly the sights and feelings he gets watches over the sheep. One day he sees a bear and chases it, deciding if he should kill it or not and sees it and lets it go. He realizes that if he killed that bear he would kill all that he was raised upon. He would be shooting himself. It is at that moment that he realizes that he must come back to what he used to be. He starts a penance trip up the mountain where he talks with the All-Mother and acts as he used to, stripping naked and cleansing himself and living off of the land and begins to love nature again.

Thomas Blackbull was a Ute Indian who was taken from his natural life and put into the white mans world he was a legend of the Ute culture that when he was taken away this legend died. He becomes a legendary bronc rider in rodeo circuit. He hurt himself and this legend died, He goes back to his hometown and his Ute spirit come back to he him and his legend the legend is reborn.

One characteristic that Nace shows during the ascent of Mount Kalpurtha is being cautious. Nace first shows his cautiousness when he decides to traverse under the ridge instead of going at it head on. He knows that it would be a lot safer for the whole group. Even though it might take longer, Nace knows that the route would be easier for everyone and that they would still have a fighting chance to reach the summit. Thus, taking the precaution shows that Nace is cautious about his surroundings. Another reason why Nace is cautious is when the snowstorms hit. Nace knows that, “'It's firm down here…because the sun hits it only two hours a day. Up above it gets the sun twelve hours. It may not have frozen yet.'”(102). Again, Nace shows he is experienced with the mountain by saying that it is not safe to be climbing right after a snowstorm because he probably has had encountered this during his previous expeditions. The most important example on how Nace is cautious is when Nace, Osborn, and Frank are within one day's worth of climbing to reach the summit. A snowstorm hits and Nace tells the two that, “'There's still too much loose snow above. We can't make it.'” (105), and that they would have to go back down to Camp V. Osborn is enraged by this action and heads off to the summit while the others were sleeping even though Nace told him not to. As a result, Nace sacrifices his life to save Osborn. This shows that Nace is cautious because if Osborn actually listened to Nace's precaution, none of the events that happened would have happened. By taking stock of the situation and realizing the dangers of snowstorms proves that Nace is cautious.

Another characteristic that Nace demonstrates is that he is caring. One way that Nace demonstrates this trait is when he decides to zigzag under the glacier instead of taking the ridge. This shows that he cares about the group by letting them take the safer and much easier route and the more difficult one. In a later conversation between Nace and Frank, Nace tells Frank that, “It [the ridge] can be done. Trouble is, when you've made it, you're too done in for the summit.” (101). This quote demonstrates how Nace cares about his fellow group mates and does not want them to make the same mistake that he did with his old friend Furness. This is one way Nace cared for the group. Another example on how Nace is caring is when he makes steps for them and the porters to step on during the ascent. This quote, “… the bright prong of his ax rising, falling, rising, falling with tireless rhythm, until the steps in the glassy incline were so wide and deep that the most clumsy of the porters could not have slipped from them had he tried.” (103), proves that Nace is caring for his group as well as the porters. He made the steps so wide and so deep that no one could have slipped even on purpose. This is another example on how Nace is caring. The last example of when Nace shows that he is caring is when he goes up to find Osborn, even though he disliked Osborn. Nace, Osborn, and Frank are at Camp VI, when a snowstorm hits. After a couple of days, Nace still thinks that climbing to the summit would be too dangerous and decides that they should go down and get more supplies before they try to reach the summit again. Osborn is outraged and tries to reach the summit when Nace and Frank are asleep. When Nace wakes up, he finds Osborn missing and decides to look for Osborn even though Osborn disobeyed him. So, even though there was a lot of tension between Nace and Osborn, Nace shows that he is caring by trying to look for Osborn. In conclusion, taking the safer route, digging out steps for the group, and helping Osborn all prove that Nace is caring.

The last and most important characteristic that Nace shows is the quality of being experienced. Because he unsuccessfully climbed the mountain 5 times, he has more knowledge and understanding of the mountain, hence, making him more experienced than the others. The text states, “Because of his far greater experience and intimate knowledge of K3, Randolph almost invariable followed his advice…” (100). This quote demonstrates that Nace's experience and his decisions help guide the expedition team toward the summit. Thus, using past knowledge of the mountain proves that Nace is more experienced than other group members. Another way Nace demonstrates his property of being experienced is when he is asked about the sleeping bags. Osborn, young and inexperienced, immediately wanted the sleeping bags out, while Nace, with his familiarity to this kind of situation, told Osborn and the rest of the men, “'Longer we wait for the bags, better acclimated we'll get.'” (98). Nace knows that it will be harder to breathe up at a higher elevation if they use the sleep bags then. So, with his knowledge and common sense on mountain climbing, Nace shows that he is experienced. The last example of how Nace is experienced is when they were going from Camp IV to Camp V.

One of the porters accidentally slipped while they are climbing the ridge to get to Camp V. Nace took control of the situation by creating a balance. They balanced each other out and continued to climb the ridge. Once they were out, Nace tried to comfort the men by letting them have a cup of tea. As a result, Nace's experience saved the party from disaster. All these events that led to Nace's death prove that Nace is more experienced than the rest of the flock.

In conclusion, people who read “Top Man” will notice that Nace is cautious, caring, and experienced. To recap, Nace demonstrates his cautiousness when climbing the mountain. He shows that he is caring by helping everyone out one way or another. Lastly, Nace proves that he is experienced when he faces difficult problems between nature and men in the story. In the end, sacrificing one's life for another rather than to reach the summit himself makes Nace the true “Top Man”.

The protagonist of the novel, Jane Eyre grows up feeling alienated and ostracized. Treated as an outcast by her cousins and Aunt Reed she, righteously, develops a desire to be out of their care. Her aunt, who wants to be rid of Jane, decides to send her off to school.

During an intense dispute with her Mrs. Reed, Jane states, “I am glad you are no relation of mine… You think I have no feelings, and that I can do without one bit of love or kindness; but I cannot live so.” (Chapter 4, pg 45) This reveals not only her need for love and equality, but also her sense of justice and perception of injustice. These characteristics are also evident throughout the remainder of the book, such as when she is looking for a relationship. Once she discovers Mr. Rochester's previous marriage to Bertha Mason, Jane decides against marrying him. She reasons that instead of being his wife, she would be made his mistress, thus losing her self respect. Later, Jane refuses to marry St. John Rivers due to the lack of love that there would be in the relationship. In the end of the novel, she finds a perfect balance of love, freedom, and equality in Mr. Rochester, therefore choosing to marry him.

Mrs. Reed

Mrs. Reed's undying hatred of Jane was caused by her deceased husband, who had cared for their niece more than their own children. When on his death bed, he made her swear to continue raising Jane. Although she keeps her promise, Mrs. Reed detests her niece, and treats her with hardly any respect whatsoever. Nine years after she sent Jane to school, Mrs. Reed's health deteriorates. Jane returns to Gateshead and attempts to reconcile with her unloving aunt. Despite her requests for forgiveness, Mrs. Reed ignores Jane's apologies, and continues resenting her niece until she perishes.

Mrs. Reed's grudge towards Jane reveals her jealousy; this envy is merely a result of her niece receiving better treatment than her own children. She is selfish and unjust because she cares more about herself and her own jealous feelings than of her mistreatment of Jane. Finally, her ability to mistreat Jane without any cross feelings exposes her pitiless and unsympathetic nature.

Bessie Lee

As the maid at Gateshead, Bessie is frequently required to take care of Jane, and is her main source of enjoyment as a child. She is nicer to Jane more often than any other resident at the mansion. At times, Bessie sings to her and tells her stories of fairies, which Jane always finds pleasure in. Once, she even criticizes Mrs. Reed for being too harsh on Jane, which shows that she has sympathy towards the mistreated girl. Because of Bessie's kindness, Jane appreciates her more than the other ruthless inhabitants of Gateshead.

Helen Burns- Helen Burns's character contrasts with Jane's right from the start. Although Jane is religious, Helen's faith is undying until the day of her death. She continuously acts the way she feels God would want her to, and both accepts and forgives whatever unkindness comes her way. It is her belief that God will reward the good, and punish the evil. At first, Helen feels Jane is naïve when the latter would disagree with what she said, or say that she, herself, is unable to be as forgiving. Throughout their friendship at Lowood, Helen teaches Jane much about religion, God, and His ways. Soon, however, Helen becomes ill and passes away, with Jane in her arms, saying “I have faith; I am going to God.”

Edward Rochester

Soon after meeting him, Jane falls in love with Mr. Rochester, her master, despite his higher social and economical class. Regardless of the unconventionality of the couple, Mr. Rochester returns this love. It was neither her appearance that he finds attractive, nor her wealth. He is fascinated by her mind, and how interesting an individual she is. Deeply in love with Jane, Rochester provides her with the opportunity to have a relationship filled with affection, devotion, and passion towards each other. However, he holds a well kept secret, which he conceals even from Jane. Early in his life, he married a young woman from a rich family out of pure greed. Bertha Mason, his wife, “Caught the germ of insanity,” according to Mr. Rochester, soon after their marriage. She had to be pent up in a third story apartment within Thornfield Hall, a mansion of his, for the remainder of her existence. Once this is revealed to Jane, she is forced to make a decision. She feels she would lose her self esteem and pride if she's made his mistress, so she chooses to leave him. After Bertha's death, almost a year later, Jane visits Mr. Rochester, and rebuilds their relationship. In spite of his blindness and amputated hand, their love towards one another has not tapered. Even though in the eighteen hundreds, the common belief was that men are superior to women, Jane now considers herself his equal. With Bertha dead, and there being no hindrance to a marriage, they wed, and live together, forever blissful.

Mr. Rochester's unorthodox love for Jane catches even her off guard. His love for a woman, who is physically plain, yet mentally deep, shows that he's not shallow. Furthermore, Jane not only works for him and is of lower class, but is also poor; therefore, in loving her and proposing to her, he proves that he isn't worried about what other people think of him. Moreover, Rochester is exceedingly caring of the ones he loves. One such example is when he discovers that Bertha had snuck into Jane's room at night; he shudders at the thought of what could have happened to her. Finally, caring for Bertha, despite her insane state, exemplifies his humane personality.

Blanche Ingram

Greedy and superficial, Blanche is a wealthy member of the upper class, who scorns Jane for looking plain and for her “dependant” status. She seems to love Mr. Rochester, but in reality, it is only his money she seeks. When Rochester spreads a rumor that his fortune is only one third of what is supposed, Miss Ingram instantly ceases to like him, consequently proving that it was out of pure greed that she wanted to wed him. Mr. Rochester had only been feigning his desire to marry her in order to make Jane jealous. This fails to work, however, because Jane believes that she is superior to Blanche; therefore, she doesn't see a reason to be jealous.

Bertha Mason

As a youth, Mr. Rochester's father and brother suggest that he marry Bertha Mason due to the large fortune which he would acquire. They don't tell him, though, that a history of insanity runs in her blood. Her mother, who Edward believes to be dead, is actually living in an insane asylum. Rochester and Bertha never become thoroughly familiar with each other before he makes the quick decision to marry her, mistaking the feelings he holds for her as true love. Bertha then turns mad soon after their wedding. Her insanity can be considered a consequence for his quick and greedy action of marrying her. He suffers the consequences for his greed, as his marriage is a terrible mistake; it affects not only his future happiness, but Jane's thoughts of him as well. Although Jane and Rochester eventually marry, it is because of Bertha's existence that Jane originally flees Thornfield Hall.

St. John Rivers

St John Rivers serves as a foil character to Edward Rochester. Mr. Rochester is emotional, and described as “fiery” by Jane, whereas St. John is distant, cold, ambitious, unemotional, and he doesn't reveal his feelings openly. Exceptionally religious, he is highly dedicated to his career as a minister in Morton; however, he still intends to leave for India to be a missionary as soon as possible. Like Mr. Rochester, he also proposes to Jane, his cousin. A marriage between him and Jane would give her the opportunity to make a larger difference in the world than she could make otherwise. However, this benefit comes with a downside- to wed him would mean to abandon love and passion. Jane can't give up this essential requirement of her heart, so she refuses his proposal.

Diana Rivers

 Diana's kind and selfless disposition accounts for the care she gives Jane while Jane is ill. Similar to Jane, Diana Rivers holds a career as a governess as well. They both are also very knowledgeable and interested in learning. Diana is Jane's cousin, but she additionally serves as Jane's role model. She is handsome, a good leader, and independent. According to the novel, Jane contemplates, “If in our trio there was a superior and a leader, it was Diana.” (Chapter 30, pg 406)

Mary Rivers

 Also holding a career as a private governess, Mary Rivers has much in common with her sister, Diana, and her cousin, Jane. The many traits shared between those three relatives make them inseparable. Thinking about Mary and her sister, Jane reflects, “Our natures dovetailed, mutual affection of the strongest kind was the result.” (Chapter 30, pg 406) Jane admires her, too, for being an independent woman, who is able to provide for herself; this further proves that women are equal to men.