Essays 91 - 120
not abhor, which is very important in setting up the story: "Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from...
the four most important symbols are the characters names, especially the women; the green light on Daisys dock, the so-called "val...
of Gatsby himself, at least in part. Gatsby is far from a worthless fool like Trimalchio, but he is surrounded by sycophants and o...
Fitzgerald was seeking in his style and the forms that were emerging in relationship to the 20s. Berman notes how many of his stor...
for that reason its possible that he colors the accounts he gives. However, he is the closest thing we have to a neutral observer,...
book, Benjamin Schreier claims that Gatsby, if not actually black-an unusual interpretation to be sure-is someone of color; he bas...
America in the 1920s" (Gibb 96). Gatsby is, in many ways, the epitome of new growth and renewal and thus of a metaphorical landsca...
important to remember that at the time Fitzgerald wrote, "immigrants were coming to the United States by the millions because they...
about the characters thoughts and motivations. So we are going to read the story and see what happened through Nicks eyes, which m...
no face, instead, the eyes are behind an enormous pair of glasses which are sitting on a non-existent nose (Fitzgerald). Nick, who...
I must master the processes associated involved in writing clearly as my ultimate goal is to teach middle school, and I must, ther...
example, the author describes how her mother always shopped for fresh ingredients, and prepared fresh herbs, such as "parsley, cil...
insanity, which becomes her only way she can avoid the domination that threatens to totally suffocate her individuality. In his di...
those who enforce religious laws" (Mernissi). In other words, by being larger than a size six, Mernissi, in the salesladys opinion...
This writer/tutor does not, of course, have any idea how the student feels on this topic, or, for that matter, the specific course...
that are beyond their control. In other words, there are factors that affect the way in which an event is evaluated morally that a...
now wealthy and has achieved all he set out to do. In this chapter we see many different things which tell us that Jay is nothing ...
hostile public world. Yet, she confesses to a friend that she keeps her business activities a secret from him because it would be ...
quicksand. Daisy hide a deeper meaning to her character, and that character is evil due to the unthinking nature of her superficia...
In 6 pages this paper discusses how the narrators of these respective texts managed to develop their own individuality through the...
flower, hence the name chosen for her by the author; however, a brightly appealing as she might be on the outside, she harbors the...
In 6 pages this paper compares these novels in a consideration of how each author employed symbolism and metaphor in their respect...
In five pages this paper discusses how the novel portrays a post First World War I America and declining values. There are no oth...
as "The Jazz Age." When not numbing themselves with superficial pleasures, young people were pursuing the American Dream, as tran...
In five pages this character analysis compares Hamlet to Nick Carraway and Claudius to Tom Buchanan with themes also compared. Th...
she could display for all to see. She possessed all the "shallowness" (Fitzgerald PG) of a person who knew not how to love yet kn...
In eight pages this paper examines how Fitzgerald employs symbolism and imagery in his novel much as a lyric poem would in terms o...
In a paper containing seven pages the American Dream is compared and contrasted in these works. There are three bibliographic sou...
In five pages this report argues that the literary views of longing and love have long shaped conventional attitudes and examine t...
In eight pages this paper analyzes this classic American novel and its confrontation of post First World War truths about the Amer...