The Great Gatsby: Jay Gatsby - Shattered Dreams
.... (156), he transforms himself into a
self-made millionaire and builds an extravagant mansion, all for the love
of Daisy Buchanan. He also strategically places the mansion across the lake
from Daisy's house. From his window, Gatsby can see the blue colored lights
of her house.
Starting from the first day that he meets her, Gatsby does
everything within his power to please Daisy. Nothing has changed for Gatsby
as far as his feelings for Daisy are concerned, even though it has been
five years since their first meeting, and despite the fact that she has
married Tom Buchanan. He “revalue[s] everything in his house according to
the amo .....
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The Glass Menagerie
.... of the other
characters: Tom's habit of going to the movies shows us his longing to
leave the apartment and head out into the world of reality. A place where
one can find adventure. And Tom, being a poet, can understand the needs of
man to long for adventure and romance. But he is kept from entering
reality by Amanda, who criticizes him as being a "selfish dreamer." But,
Tom has made steps to escape into reality by transferring the payment of a
light bill to pay for his dues in the Merchant Seaman's Union.
Another symbol, which deals with both Amanda and Laura, is Jim
O'Connor. To Laura, Jim represents the one thing s .....
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The Great Gatsby: Time As A Key Dimension To One's Life's Theme
.... he forgets about the key dimension he exists in which is the
present.
Although Gatsby was persistent on reliving the past, Gatsby vaguely
lived for the present. This is apparent when he cancels his biology by
leaving home, changing his name, and leaving his heritage behind which was
not done by following the past. In the past Jay Gatsby made, "...a
platonic conception of himself". What Nick said about Gatsby's platonic
theory of himself was that Gatsby "...was a son of God". From Jay Gatsby's
theory he makes a ideal conception of himself, of which he projects himself
into the future. Ultimately Gatsby is left w .....
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Of Mice And Men: The Great Depression - The Uncommon Struggle Of All Men
.... well. The younger generation had to change its way of thinking. They
also had just changed the styles of everything in the 1920's (Roaring
20's!).
The styles had changed a lot from the 1920's. The younger
generation had to go out and find jobs...jobs such as carrying ice,
newspapers, milk, working at a grocery store, or even delivering clothes to
needy children. People did everything they could to make money. People
worked together to get the job done. My grandfather hauled ice, made ice
cream and other things, all the while putting himself and his sisters
through high school and even college. Times were .....
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The Heart Of Darkness: Symbolism
.... the beside of the hollow sham,
whose fate it was buried presently in the mold of primeval earth. But both
diabolic love and the unearthly hate of the mysteries it had penetrated
fought for the possession of that soul satisfied with primitive emotions,
avid of lying fame, of sham distinction, of all the appearances of success
and power"(Conrad 146).
Our enlightenment into the corruption of men's souls eventually
becomes complete when Marlow meets Kurtz and finds out what Kurtz has
really become, one with the land, devolved to a primitive state. Marlow
and Kurtz could be considered as two conditions of human nature, Kurtz
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The Red Badge Of Courage And A Farewell To Arms: The Main Characters
.... to impress people and appear heroic
is a selfish aspiration. Heroes act not to impress others but to help them.
Usually the actions of a hero are impulsive and not premeditated because
the hero does what he/she believes is right and what their heart tells them
is right and not what others judge is right.
In The Red Badge of Courage, Henry is preoccupied about whether or
not he's going to run when it comes time to fight. After the second
skirmish, the readers find out that he does indeed run from battle but
that's not what makes him a non-hero. It's the fact that he tries to
rationalize and justify his running. He says that .....
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The Hobbit: Bilbo's Journey
.... caverns!!!
The next barrier Bilbo has to overcome is his confrontation with
Gollum, Whom he meets after he escapes from the goblins. Way down deep in
the caverns of misty mountain, Bilbo finds himself telling riddles in pitch
darkness for his freedom. Now you may ask why was he telling riddles?
Well, Gollum loves riddles, and he promises Bilbo, that if he tells a
riddle that Gollum can't answer, then he will show him the way out. So they
go back and forth telling each other different riddles, many of which are
really hard to figure out:
1. Thirty white horses on a red hill,
Fir .....
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The Hobbit: Summary
.... The Valley of the Elves - although in this place, their main reason for
staying was to resupply on provitions, they also obtained information that
helped them later on their journey.
c) Misty Mountains - the Misty Mountains is where the action really begins.
The first obstacle of the journey is expossed here being it one of the most
difficult ones.
Two important events take place here: 1) The death of the goblin king. 2)
The encounter of Bilbo with Gollum.
d) The Moon Patch Clearing - in this place, a clearing in the forest lit by
the light of the moon, the adventurers encounter the wargs, a pack of
intelligent wolves who were .....
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Letter To Elie Regarding The Holocaust
.... someone else would have backed you up and would have started an
uprising. At first, some Jews were actually thinking of a revolt.
To be brief, helping your father would have been the right thing to
do. Face it, there really isn't much to lose; atleast you'd gone off with
some pride and dignity.
Sincerely,
Nick Bulsara
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Grapes Of Wrath: An Undaunted Journey
.... the onset of his
journey, the turtle encounters many set backs. All along the way he is
hindered by ants, hills, and oak seeds under his shell. The turtles
determination to reach his destination is most apparent when a truck driven
by a young man swerves to hit the turtle. The turtle's shell was clipped
and he went flying off the highway, but stop the turtle did not. He
struggled back to his belly and kept driving toward his goal, just as the
Joads kept driving toward their goal.
Much like the turtle from chapter three, the Joads had to face many
great hardships in their travels. The planes of Oklahoma, with their harsh
summ .....
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The House Of Seven Gables: Hepzibah Pyncheon
.... customers.
The woman lives with the curse that has been handed down through the
generations. It is this that fuels her constant bad mood.
The day after she opens the shop, her cousin Phoebe comes to visit
her. Phoebe is a young country girl who ends up staying with Hepzibah to
manage the household. Phoebe has youthful energetic demeanor which
improves Hepzibah's attitude a little. The day after Phoebe's arrival the
house of seven gables receives another guest. This guest is later revealed
to the reader to be the Hepzibah's brother Clifford who has been in jail
for thirty years for the murder of his uncle. The key to the ch .....
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The Invisible Man: Man's Tendency To Become Moral Or Immoral
.... with doing anything for his own survival since he is superior. He
also brings the situation one step further with his reign of terror, which
he describes as, "Not wanton killing, but a judicious slaying." He now
wants to have complete control over everybody through terror and wants to
start "the Epoch of the Invisible Man." This shows his complete thirst for
power.
The use of science to give man superpower can likewise be found in
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Man should not create the invisible man or
the invincible man since they are too powerful and this gives them the role
of creator which, according to the society of the .....
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