Great Gatsby Reserving Judgements is a Matter of Infinite Hope” pg. 6 F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby This quote is the fundamental axiom that the book revolves around. Nick’s father told this to him and he hasn’t forgotten the quote or the intrinsic moral significance that goes along with it. So much is spoken and gossiped about Jay Gatsby before he is even introduced in the

Voices In The City(Anita Desai) Voices in the city Voices in the city is a pessimistic novel like Cry the peacock.The protagonists of this novel are detached , self-centered and remain aloof from others just as Maya in Cry the peacock, who alienates herself from the rest.What they always wanted was shadows,silence and stillness and that was what they were left with. Nirode

Young Goodman Brown Dreading the Dark of Humanity Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Young Goodman Brown,' widely regarded as one of his finest works, illustrates vividly how society and culture can influence one's sense of reality (53 ). Goodman Brown is everyman of general intelligence striving to live and achieve a better life (60 ). Faith and righteousness were daily themes in Purit

When We Were Orphans When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro is the story of a detective’s search for his parents who disappeared when he was a small boy. The novel is divided into seven parts by date and location. The protagonist, Christopher Banks, was raised in the International Settlement in Shanghai by his parents until they disappeared when he was nine years old. His father, who was

The Veldt The Veldt The story The Veldt touches on a lot of topics that are happening right before out eyes in today’s society. Although they may not be as extreme as the Veldt, there are similarities that we can closely relate to. Ray Bradbury’s attempt to foresee the future of where our society was heading was closer than anyone could imagine in his era. He predicts our society

Contradicting The Stereotypes Of Youths In South- Central, L.A. Contradicting the Stereotypes of Youths In South-Central, Los Angeles The essay, “Jobs Illuminate What Riots Hid: Young Ideals”, by Sara Rimer, begins with a good-will gesture from Disney officials, offering young adults in South- Central the opportunity to work at the “happiest place on earth.” The Disney officials are s

A Raisin in the Sun In A Raisin in the Sun, Walter Lee Younger is portrayed as the big dreamer of the Younger family. His dream is to become rich and he spins up schemes with this friends, particularly with Willy Harris. When the play opens, he wants to invest his father’s insurance money into a liquor store. He believes that it is the perfect escape from his job as a chauffer, which

Antihero Newton’s fundamental theory described by action and reaction can be directly paralleled in literature by the statement: for every hero, there is an equal and opposite anti-hero. An anti-hero can be seen as a protagonist lacking many of the attributes traditionally given to a hero such as honor, bravery, courage, modesty and intelligence to name a few. Anti-heroes typically dis

A Rose For Emily In the short story “A Rose for Emily” Emily, an old spinster, has difficulty acknowledging that death and change are inevitable. Emily’s reluctance to let go of the past is a representation of the “dying south”. The author, William Faulkner, is able to reveal the story’s theme through various forms a symbolism. Faulkner begins the story with the narrator describi

Mockingbirds When Atticus Finch tells his children, “shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (p. 99), the mockingbird motif becomes apparent. This is the motif that gives the novel it’s name based upon an important theme and is directly related to two of the major characters. At first, this excerpt may appear to be insignif

Everyday Use In the short story “Everyday Use” the character Dee can be described as secure, confident, beautiful, smart, yet scornful, remorseful, and high demanding young woman. This can look as having a supercilious attitude, but it is just Dee wanting what is best for herself and her family. Her attitude observed by her family and others kept them at arms length, but she tried to mak

The Things They Carried The Things They Carried – Tim O’Brien This story by Tim O’Brien takes you along with the soldiers of First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross’ platoon as they “hump […] up the hills and through the swamps” (388) of the jungles in Vietnam. Each man carries the weapons of his trade and the equipment to do a soldier’s deed in war. “They carried all the emotional baggage of

Definition of Code Hero (Hemingway) According to Ernest Hemingway, the code hero is a man who lives correctly, following the ideals of honor, courage and endurance in a world that is sometimes chaotic, often stressful, and always painful. The code hero or heroine (like Catherine Barkley) must perform his or her work well to create a kind of personal meaning amidst the greater meaning

The Watsons Go To Birmingham The Watsons go to Birmingham is a novel about a family named the Watsons living a very cold life in Flint, Michigan. The mom in dad have two boys Byron,14 and Kenny,10 they also have a daughter named Joetta(they call her Joey for short) . The dad is a Flint native and the mom is from Birmingham,Alabama. Whenever something bad having to do the cold happens

Tuesdays With Morrie Tuesday with Morrie Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty

The Benefit Of Ourselves ESSAY QUESTION 2. Darkness. Much literature is concerned with dispelling our complacency about our lot—our self assurance, our belief in the triumph of goodness and light. Choose three works and show how the authors make us confront the dark side of our nature. Works I choose: Midsummer Nights Dream, Brave New World, Heart of Darkness, Shooting an elephant, Mar

Gender Roles In Toy Land Gender Roles in Toy Land A parent’s responsibilities include but are not limited to: being a role model, leading by example, implementing a confident and genuine perception of self-awareness, as well as protector and disciplinarian when appropriate. One of the most important concepts for a parent to consider is to let their children be just that: children.

Patriotism “Patriotism,” by Yukio Mishima, is a story of the effects of war on a person, his friendship and the country he loves. The story conveys very descriptive, emotional, and powerful imagery of their wedding night and their happy life. It has not been six months of their marriage that Lieutenant Shinji is facing a dilemma: In the morning he is to lead a company of Imperial army ag

A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry A Raisin in the Sun is a story about a working-class African-American family who all have dreams. They struggle to keep their dream of going from tenants to owners alive. Unfortunately they are in a bad position to accomplish these dreams because society sees them based on their race and class, but they are willing to r

Rip Van Winklel Rip the Character I always thought the story of “Rip Van Winkle” was a kid’s story teaching the lesson to not be lazy. While in a way it still is a story about not being lazy it also symbolizes so much more than I ever knew. The character of Rip is used to show how the American man is seen from abroad. The foreigners stereotyped the typical American male as being t

Because I Could Not Stop For Death The Cycle of Life For as long as history has been recorded, man has always been at odds at with the thought of his own death. Even the few who have accepted death amiably have at some point feared, dreaded, or attempted to postpone its arrival. We have personified death as someone evil who appears unpredictably, only to take you unwillingly from this

Freeman And Feminism Freeman and Feminism It is no hidden fact that many generations of women have suffered. Hundreds of thousands of women throughout history have been slaves in their own homes. They cooked, they cleaned, they raised the children, and they kept their opinions to themselves. Women did not go to college, they did not vote, and they did not work outside the home. Thi

Crimes Of Gregor Samsa Crimes of Gregor Samsa Gregor Samsa’s crimes originate from his intense devotion to his family and his work, which in turn makes him intently devout to the conformist society that creates his world. Although Gregor’s crimes are not that of what one might consider to be normal and the arousal of his motivations instigate from values different from what would be

To Be Evil or Not to Be TO BE EVIL OR NOT TO BE…IS THAT THE QUESTION' “The man who walks with god always knows in what direction he is going” (qtd. in Punch Lines, Hutson). This quote has a direct irony in correlation to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s tale of “Young Goodman Brown”. Hawthorne’s profound short story is a pilgrimage to revelation for one devout Christian man; the idea that m

A Raisin in the Sun-Beneatha Throughout the novel, A Raisin in the Sun, Beneatha Younger remains a strong woman with fortified views. She looks at people for who they truly are, has intellectual pride for her studies, questions everything including God, and she admirably cuts all her hair off for the sake of being true to her roots. Beneatha’s character represents a young, black woma

Demian Although ambiguity in factual writing is a flaw in the creation of prose and poetry multiple meanings are desirable. In this modern novel, Demian, Herman Hesse introduces many and mixed references, all of which contribute to variety of meanings. Though biblical themes, personas and symbols, the author creates new realms of interpretation. First, Herman Hesse used symbols from th

Comparison Old Man And The Sea Santiago or the Fish' The Old Man and The Sea, a novel written by Earnest Hemmingway, illustrates a great conflict between man and fish. Santiago is an old fisherman with great experience, but down on his luck. Santiago hopes to end an 84-day streak without a catch by landing a really big fish. Far off the coast, Santiago encounters such a great fish

Trifles Literary Analysis of “Trifles” In Trifles, by Susan Glaspell, two women battle with a decision that could change the fate of a woman who is assumed to have killed her husband. They are at the Wright house to gather some things to bring to Minnie and start to analyze the things in her kitchen. Mrs. Peter and Mrs. Hale talk about how Minnie was such a good woman before she m

Willy Loman: The Tragic Hero A tragic hero is a character who in spite of a basic goodness and authority, has a tragic flaw, and because of this fault is destined to fail. A true tragic hero or heroine recognizes his or her flaw/s, but typically not until it is too late to stop to downward spiral. A few examples of tragic heroes and heroines are from the many works of Shakespeare such as

A Man For All Seasons - Common Man In the story, A Man for All Seasons, the character the Common Man played many different roles. He switched between the roles of Matthew, the Boatman, the Jury foreman, the Jailer, and the executioner. All of his roles portray people of a lower class, in contrast to those like King Henry, or Sir Thomas More. Most of the characters the common man play