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Title: Of Mice and Men
Author: John Steinbeck
Protagonist: George and Lennie
Antagonist: Curly, Society
Themes: The Predatory Nature of Human Existence, Fraternity and the Idealized Male Friendship, The Impossibility of the American Dream, Friendships, Isolation, Confinement
Quotes: “We know what we got, and we don't care whether you know it or not.”, “I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why.”, “Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.”
Title: Odyssey
Author: Homer
Protagonist: Odysseus
Antagonist: Poseidon, Suitors
Themes: The Power of Cunning Over Strength, Temptation, Perseverance, Vengeance, Misery of Separation, Maturation as a Journey
Quotes: “Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.”, “For a friend with an understanding heart is worth no less than a brother”, “Each man delights in the work that suits him best.”
Title: Divergent
Author: Veronica Roth
Protagonist: Beatrice Prior
Antagonist: Jeanine Matthews
Themes: Identity, Competition, Fear, Societal Classes, Power
Quotes: “We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.”, “I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different.”, “A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.”, “Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up”, “It must require bravery to be honest all the time.”, “One choice can transform you”
Title: Lost Names
Author: Richard E. Kim
Protagonist: Korean Boy
Antagonist: The Japs
Themes: Family, Sacrifice, Tradition, Perseverance
Quotes: “As if forcing a man to say what they want him to say would change his soul”
Title: Taming of the Shrew
Author: William Shakespeare
Protagonist: Katherine, Petruchio
Antagonist: Shrewishness
Themes: Marriage as an Economic Institution, Individual Happiness, Power and Language, Disguise
Quotes: “There's small choice in
Author: John Steinbeck
Protagonist: George and Lennie
Antagonist: Curly, Society
Themes: The Predatory Nature of Human Existence, Fraternity and the Idealized Male Friendship, The Impossibility of the American Dream, Friendships, Isolation, Confinement
Quotes: “We know what we got, and we don't care whether you know it or not.”, “I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why.”, “Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.”
Title: Odyssey
Author: Homer
Protagonist: Odysseus
Antagonist: Poseidon, Suitors
Themes: The Power of Cunning Over Strength, Temptation, Perseverance, Vengeance, Misery of Separation, Maturation as a Journey
Quotes: “Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.”, “For a friend with an understanding heart is worth no less than a brother”, “Each man delights in the work that suits him best.”
Title: Divergent
Author: Veronica Roth
Protagonist: Beatrice Prior
Antagonist: Jeanine Matthews
Themes: Identity, Competition, Fear, Societal Classes, Power
Quotes: “We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.”, “I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different.”, “A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.”, “Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up”, “It must require bravery to be honest all the time.”, “One choice can transform you”
Title: Lost Names
Author: Richard E. Kim
Protagonist: Korean Boy
Antagonist: The Japs
Themes: Family, Sacrifice, Tradition, Perseverance
Quotes: “As if forcing a man to say what they want him to say would change his soul”
Title: Taming of the Shrew
Author: William Shakespeare
Protagonist: Katherine, Petruchio
Antagonist: Shrewishness
Themes: Marriage as an Economic Institution, Individual Happiness, Power and Language, Disguise
Quotes: “There's small choice in