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example, Gatsby is showing her through his house and he shows her his silk shirts: "Theyre such beautiful shirts, she sobbed, her ...
is when Gatsby holds out his arms toward a small green light in the distance, which the reader learns later is the green light on ...
example, how he constantly throws huge parties that are very elaborate and clearly of wealth. Yet he never really attends them. He...
alcoholism. That essential plot is one filled with a powerful sense of seeking ones identity and a sense of loneliness. In...
Jimmy thinks back to his childhood. At any rate, it is a startling introduction to life as Jimmy and other Indians live it. It al...
about the characters thoughts and motivations. So we are going to read the story and see what happened through Nicks eyes, which m...
seven years in areas closed to slavery; Illinois was a free state and the Missouri Compromise of 1820 had closed the Wisconsin Ter...
less than legal involvement. But, for the most part that did not matter, for the premise of the book, in relationship to acceptabl...
a woman, men have systematically made it impossible for women to advance into meaningful, well-paying positions in the workforce, ...
they are dominant and which they run largely to suit themselves. By making marriage and motherhood the ultimate goal of a woman, t...
retinas are one yard high" (Fitzgerald 15). The student researching this topic will note that there are divergences from the stu...
to move to the back, and when he refused, would go to court. The court essentially ruled against Plessy, rendering segregation val...
poverty to a position of wealth. While many people who wanted this particular American Dream of wealth and material possessions ...
on Courttv.com reveals the way the attitudes of the people involved change as time goes on. Irregularities come to light and thing...
there are certain things a person must do, certain things a man must feel and never turn away from. So many men were lost in their...
certain light. The narrator to tells us that, "Ive heard it said that Daisys murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an ir...
(Wilson). As such both stories are clearly reflective of the authors but also different in that respect for Doolittles is, althoug...
has died. Beginning in the third stanza, the poet discusses the death and again addresses the deceased directly. He says the youn...
and actually wrote several novels and short stories during the period ("F. Scott Fitzgerald"). Interestingly, his novels were neve...
very influential in his work for he and Zelda essentially lived the exciting lives of the flapper generation of the 1920s. They dr...
done about those who suffered, those simple cultural people who were victims of the civilized world (Castillo 40-45). This...
two people who hold true to the notion that determination and hard work can get you ahead in the world of the American ideal. Gats...
beautiful Daisy Buchanan. His enigmatic behavior and opulent lifestyle are designed to impress Daisy and bring her back into his l...
of "real-world effects" anyway . In other words, the penalty will not act as a deterrent if in fact murderers are oblivious to the...
many argue saw the true beginning of a consumeristic culture as the American Dream turned to one of material wealth as a sign of s...
has a long history of reaching out and inviting his audience to experience with him the sometimes intense and often expansive sens...
a threat to society and he argues that "devotion to a home to be the base for devotion to anything else. I believe it is importan...
of his beloved wife. His behavior was discordant and disturbing" (Crier). Because of this she began to wonder and slowly realized ...
As such he makes a very good narrator. He also cares about people, which also makes him a reliable narrator. This is good because ...
pursues a materialistic dream that is draped in romantic expectation. Nick comes to feel that Gatsbys misplaced idealism and roman...