The Great Gatsby Love Or Obsession' Love or Obsession' Is it love or an obsession that Jay Gatsby has for Daisy Buchanan in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby' Gatsby’s love for Daisy may have been genuine in the beginning, but it evolves into an overwhelming desire for established wealth and status. Gatsby is a man determined to make something of his life in high socie

The Great Gatsby: Tragedy In Illusions Within literature, whether it is in novels or in plays, there is often an element of tragedy. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, the primary tragic element to the story is the loss of the defining line between fantasy and reality. There is, or should be, a boundary between the real world and the world of dreams and fantasies, but this

A Rose For Emily Faulkner portrayed Emily Grierson, not as a murderous madwoman, but as a desperate woman who lost everything. Her father, the only man in her life, kept her from marriage and happiness. Abandoned by her sweetheart and ostracized society after the family fortune was gone and her father died, she spent most of her days isolated in the family mansion, too proud to socialize

The Inner Battles Of Mulan The Inner Battles of Mulan The story of Mulan has been told for hundreds of years in China. Mulan’s tale has been used to motivate young girls to achieve their goals and to teach them that anything is possible. These stories show the strength within such a young person, making children to young adults believe they can be someone to lo

The Lesson The black youth of our society display some of the most entrepreneurial ability in the world. Many while being from disadvantaged backgrounds, go to college, start businesses, support their families, etc. In today’s society, there are ample opportunities for one to succeed and strive for a better life. Toni Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson,” shows that although opportunity is alw

Feminism And The Yellow Wallpaper Feminist Reading of “The Yellow Wallpaper” Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper” with intentions of speaking out against the oppression of women. It is clear how the narrator of the story is controlled by her husband, John. She fights for her right to express what she feels throughout the story. Unbeknownst to the narrator though, is

Odysey Two Heads Are Better Than One “Nurse, bring the bed out from the master bedroom, The bedstead he made himself, and spread it for him with fleeces and blankets and silky coverlets.” She was testing her husband. Odysseus Could bear no more, and he cried out to his wife: “By God, woman, now you’ve cut deep. Who moved my bed'” (Odyssey, XXIII ,184-190)

Bobbsey Twins And Magic Tree House Bobbsey Twins and Magic Tree House After Reading book one of the Bobbsey Twins series, The Bobbsey Twins of Lakeport, and The Magic Tree House series book one, Dinosaurs Before Dinner it became obvious to me that the time periods they were written were very different. The Bobbsey Twins of Lakeport took an immediate trip back in time. The language it w

Heroism In The Odyssey And Sir Gawin And The Green Night Heroism in The Odyssey and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight A hero is defined as a person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language). In The Odyssey and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight two characters are

The Awakening Every step which she took toward relieving herself from obligations added to her strength and expansion as an individual” (93) The Awakening by Kate Chopin introduces the reader to the life of Edna Pontellier, a woman with an independent nature, searching for her true identity in a patriarchal society that expects women to be nothing more than devoted wives and nurturing mo

Parenting In Frankenstein And Ghosts Parenting is an on going theme in all stories; it is the very thing that defines a character. Whether it is good, bad, or no parenting at all it remains an issue and is what shapes and builds a character through the transition from childhood to adulthood. Mary Shelley’s, Frankenstein and Henrik Ibsen’s, Ghosts, although share parenting as a theme, bot

A Rose By Any Other Name A Rose By Any Other Name While symbolism is found in both of Blake and Wordsworth’s works we have been studying in class, the images’ meanings and importance vary greatly in the two poems. However, both authors are able to use regular scenes in nature to represent deeper understandings of love, solitude and life. As we have found in studying Blake’s Son

Analysis - Scarlet Letter The scarlet letter is meant to be a symbol of Hester Prynne’s shame. Instead, however, it is used to identify who Hester really is. Throughout the story the meaning of the letter “A” changes; at the beginning of the story it is used to mark Hester as an adulterer. In the middle of the story the letter stands for “Able”. And at the end of the story it becomes ind

Madame Bovary Madame Bovary “The tragic flaws of Madame Bovary” Bovarysme is a psychological condition in which one deludes themselves into what they are, and to what is life’s potential for them. And bovaryistic is an appropriate adjective to use when discussing Emma Bovary, the main character in Gustave Flaubert’s novel Madame Bovary. Emma’s story is one of a woman, dissatisf

Is Odysseys An Ideal Greek Hero' Odysseus the Man of the Hour' In both the Iliad and the Odyssey, the character of Odysseus depicts not only a respectable protagonist but also an ideal Greek hero that continues to command the attention of the audience in the modern world today. Through out Odysseus’ journey, his actions can be divided up into four categories that exemplify Greek her

Facing Reality Facing Reality Have you ever thought about all the pressure family brings upon you' How about the days when you decide to take a risk, defy the odds, and stand up for what you believe is right' In the stories, “ A & P”, by John Updike and “Marriage Is A Private Affair”, by Chinua Achebe, Sammy and Nnaemeka both face these obstacles. They both desire to make a change a

Family Throughout my lifetime, the opinion that I own that defines a typical family unit has varied greatly. As you grow and mature you learn that the structure and characteristics of your family are very different from that of the family unit in other cultures, lifestyles and regions. In the time that we live in today it is not unusual to have a gay brother sister or even father living

Chicano Studies Chapter nine’s focus in Vigil’s From Indians to Chicanos is on the breakup and transformation of the social order. It is broken down into the Civil Rights Ferment, the 1960s Chicano Movement, and concludes with the 1970s and beyond. With some more emphasized than others, Vigil applies each of the “6 C’s” in this chapter. The initial factors will be on the first three—C

Comparison Of Don Quixote, Sir Gawain, And The Confucian Gentleman Quixote, Sir Gawain, and the Confucian gentleman are examples of the imperfections of mankind. No matter how hard each of them tries there is always a fundamental flaw that keeps them from perfecting their inner self. I chose to analyze Chapter 3 of Book 1 in Don Quixote. This chapter is important to the novel as a w

Scarlett Letter (Symbolism) The Symbolism of the Scarlet Letter In my opinion, adultery is never a good thing, whether that person is happy in their marriage this should have been decided before the marriage took place. Adultery is defined as the unfaithfulness of a married person to the marriage bed; voluntary sexual intercourse by a married woman with another than her husband or vi

A Journey to the Center of the Earth Plot Summary: Professor Hardwigg yells excitedly to Harry. Harry ran to the professor to find him sitting in front of a very old looking book, with yellowed pages and hand-made cover. Harry is starving, but forgets about it over the strange excitement. Harry asks Professor Hardwigg what all of the excitement is over so he explains: The book is an

Cane - Dusk Synthesis Dusk and the Great Synthesis Throughout much of the novel Cane, Toomer hints to the reader the idea of dusk and other fleeting imagery. As it stated in Karintha “perfect as dusk as the sun goes down” (Toomer 5) or as described in the Song of the Son, “In time, for though the sun is setting on…” (Toomer 21) and lastly in Georgia Dusk, “The setting sun, to indolen

The Talented Mr Ripley In Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, Tom Ripley’s underlying desire to start a new life, and become a successful man leads to the eventual death of Dickie Greenleaf. Tom’s jealousy, along with his infatuation of Dickie, became so overwhelming that he began to obsess over Dickie’s life. Tom would constantly try to please Dickie, and win over his affectio

The Awakening Music as one of the main themes in The Awakening: How do different characters perceive music' The Awakening by Kate Chopin is a novel of intellectual, spiritual, and moral evolution, as well as a novel of artistic development. In this essay I would like to focus on the artistic side of the work and analyze the impact of art, and especially music, on the novel’s character

The Complex Family Structures Displayed In Interview With The Vampire The Complex Family Structures Displayed in Interview with the Vampire Family structures have become more complex as the decades pass by. The standard family unit is father, mother, and children. Now these once sound structures have turned into a complicated and confusing structure. Presently our families a

Death Of Artemio Cruz A writer can usually connect characters in his novel through parallels, foils, and other literary devices. In The Death of Artemio Cruz, by Carlos Fuentes, Fuentes links the main character and the father, Artemio, to his son, Lorenzo with parallels and foils put there in order to help his reader better understand the depth of Artemio Cruz. In the section titled, “19

The Jewlery The story of “The Jewelry” by Guy De Maupassant dealt with a man named Monsieur who was cheated on his wife by Madam Lantin. Maupassant Monsieur loved his wife who was from a small country town. While she had meat with many wealthy families, the beautiful and then young Madam Lantin had given her hand in marriage to Monsieur, who was exuberated with excitement. Mr. Maupa

The Lottery “The Lottery” For my analysis essay I have chosen to write about on of the characters in the short story “The Lottery”. “The Lottery” is a short fictional story by Shirley Jackson. The character I have chosen to write about is Mrs. Tessie Hutchinson. Mrs. Hutchinson stood out for me in this particular story, and I chose to write about her because from the moment she

The Necklace Guy de Maupassant was a French novelist and short-story writer. In his short story “The Necklace”, he focuses on a pretty but poor lady whose name is Mathilde. Her character is introduced as having the belief that she should have been born into a higher class. She was unhappy (“as she had gone through bankruptcy [5]”) because she did not have any connection to enter into hig

The Story Of An Hour The Story of an Hour In Kate Chopin’s short story “ The Story of an Hour,” there is much irony. The first irony detected is in the way that Louise reacts to the news of the death of her husband, Brently Mallard. She is immediately overcome with sadness. However, once she is alone she allows herself to experience her feelings of joy at the prospect of being fr