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The City and the Stars by Arthur Clarke sets place a billion years in the future. The story sets place in the city of Diaspar, the last habitable city on Earth. This utopian city is enclosed from the outside world, and Diaspar is almost completely run by a central computer that regulates life in Diaspar. The city’s population is made up of what is thought to be the last of the human race. The city of Diaspar keeps a record of every person in the city’s memory banks, and the people of Diaspar receive these memories throughout their 1,000-year lifespans. One significant difference between the novel and the world we live in today is that the people of Diaspar lives get recycled, so they die and are reborn with knowledge of their previous life.
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The main character in The City and the Stars is Alvin, at the beginning of the novel he is just a regular young guy. But, Alvin is special. Alvin has no prior memories in the memory banks, so the computer has no memories to implant in his mind. Alvin is very curious; he wants to leave Diaspar and see what is outside.
Another major character in The City and the Stars is Hilvar. Halvar is the son of the leader of Airlee, and he is very intelligent. When Alvin comes to Airlee Halvar is appointed to show Alvin around Lys. Halvar eventually becomes one of Alvin’s closest friend.
Another major character in the novel is Generac. Generac is Alvin’s tutor, and he is also an elder statesman in Diaspar. In the book, Alvin turns to Generac for information. Generac is surprisingly able to connect with Alvin, and Generac see’s how special Alvin is. Also when Diaspar finally makes contact with Lys, Generac is one of the first people to leave Diaspar in millions of years.
Another main character in The City and the Stars is a jester named Khedron. He sometimes uses his exclusive access to inside information about Diaspar to create elaborate pranks. Alvin feels like he has a connection to Khedron, but he sometimes finds him annoying. Khedron proves that he really is a coward because he is unable to face the dramatic changes that Alvin brought to
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The English novelist, Charles Dickens, is one of the most popular writers in the history of literature. During his life, he wrote many books, one of them being A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens uses many dynamic characters in this novel. Dynamic characters or, characters that drastically change, play a very important role in the novel A Tale of Two Cities.
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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a classic novel written in the 1850’s by Charles Dickens. The novel is set in London and France during the French Revolution. The novel features an amazing use of themes as well as sensational development of characters. Charles Dickens and his feature style of the poor character who does something great is very evident in Sydney Carton, a drunken lawyer who becomes the hero of the book.
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