![]() The Mayor's wife and Marya's mother, Anna is attractive but also gossipy and vain. He flirts shamelessly both mother and daughter, but he decides he should marry Marya to continue living this life of ease. ![]() He bullies those who do not do what he wants them to do, has no qualms lying and exaggerating, is irresponsible, and fully takes advantage of the situation in the town without giving any thought to anything beyond his own pleasures. ![]() He is prone to gambling and cares only for food, amusements, and ladies. His father supports him, and he refuses to do an honest day's work. Khlestakov is described as a rather slight young man of about 23 years old, with refined features and light, darting eyes. Of course, the Mayor himself is also a liar, trying desperately to wine and dine Khlestakov and fill his head with inflated and inaccurate accounts of the way his town runs. When the shopkeepers complain about his various bad deeds, he protests that they are lying. He thinks these are mere indiscretions, though, and is inclined to give himself a pass. He is deeply nervous about being found out for his own bad behavior, which includes bribery and squeezing his shopkeepers too hard. When he hears that a government inspector is coming to town, he orders his civil servants to make their institutions look efficient. ![]() Buy Study Guide The Mayor (Anton Antonovich Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky)Ī typical Russian public servant, he is concerned mostly with appearances rather than actually serving the people. ![]()
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![]() Scudder elaborates and tells Hannay that he is a freelance spy and has faked his own death in order to be able to conduct his investigations more safely. He tells Hannay that he is actually dead, which of course intrigues Hannay, because it is not often one finds oneself talking to a dead man. ![]() Scudder is an American who is convinced that the world is about to erupt into war. He is gregarious and talks to strangers in passing, but one seems to attach himself more than the average casual acquaintance. There is talk of war in Europe it is May, 1914, and Richard Hannay, a Scot, is starting afresh in London after time spent in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Written by Polly Barbour and other people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. ![]() These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will hit theaters on Nov. The book came out in 2020, but even before it was officially released, there was a movie deal in place. Euphoria’s Hunter Schafer plays Snow’s cousin Tigris and Viola Davis and Peter Dinklage play a few more Capitol citizens instrumental in the creation of the Hunger Games. ![]() ![]() Tom Blyth ( The Gilded Age) stars as young President Snow, with West Side Story’s Rachel Zelger as Lucy Gray Baird, the District 12 tribute that he becomes obsessed with. The book dives into how propaganda and spin turned the Games from something that the Capitol citizens weren’t quite cool with into their favorite event of the year. But it’s not just a villain origin story - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is more about the formation of the games into the grand spectacle that Katniss was forced to participate in. Return to the world of Panem with the first trailer for the Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbids and Snakes.īased on Suzanne Collins’ novel of the same name, the movie focuses on a younger version of President Snow, the dictator of Panem. Find where to watch The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes in Australian cinemas + release dates, reviews and trailers. ![]() ![]() ![]() Maya and her friends are willing to explore these strange happenings with their inquisitive minds and join Maya to see what is exactly happening in this bizarre world. Tre'Vell Anderson's Groundbreaking Look at the History of Transgender Representation in TV and Film ![]() It has to do with those awful dreams, and the shadowy man who speaks to her in those dreams taunting her and threatening her each and every time. She knows his every move and Maya knows his. In fact, the two practice combat with her trusty staff - a ritual that they have practiced since Maya was in the fourth grade. ![]() In spite of it all, Maya and her father have a close relationship. And while this concerns Maya, she elects not to worry Papa about her nightmares and keeps it close to the chest. Her papa loves to tell tall tales, which could be responsible for these wild dreams, but for Maya, they just seem all too real. She takes these nightly terrors seriously. They feel very real - almost like an omen of things to come. These aren’t ordinary nightmares for Maya. Maya is also haunted by a man, made up of shadows, who lives in her nightmares. Maya lives in the South Side of Chicago, a city known for not being the safest place to be at night around other humans, but for Maya, it’s also a place where the supernatural lingers in the shadows and hyenas stalk the streets at night. ![]() |