In many works of literature, past events can affect, positively or negatively, the present actions, attitudes, or values of a character. Choose a novel or play in which a character must contend with some aspect of the past, either
personal or societal. Then write an essay in which you show how the character's relationship to the past contributes
to the meaning of the work as a whole.
You may choose a work from the list below or another appropriate novel or play of similar literary merit. Do not
merely summarize the plot.