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    In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald is able to use precise diction and textual evidence in chapter 2 to bring to life the figure of Myrtle Wilson. Myrtle is portrayed as a disappointed tragic figure ; a person who is materialistic and uses objects to show herself and others that she is cape able of being what she pleases. The author uses his dexterous ordain of diction to select particular words to emphasize the tragic image of Myrtle. She is trying her best to be a woman of high-class ‚ but

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    Colors are a major part of novels because the imagery gives the reader something to a picture and focus on the book/novel’s special details. Fitzgerald uses colors to describe feelings & emotions about someone or something. Fitzgerald’s use of the colors red‚ grey‚ and green help the readers to experience the book in a more visual way. Fitzgerald uses the color red to describe the gas-pumps outside of wilson’s garage‚on the novel The Great Gatsby to foreshadow death.”Already it was deep summer on

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    sustains severe injuries beyond anything one might assume are survivable‚ Glass is stitched back together and hoisted along for a period of time – until rebellious soldier John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy) determines that looking after the wounded man is detrimental to his own survival. Through deception and murder‚ Fitzgerald manages to abandon Glass – alone and in a shallow grave – to succumb to his wounds and the bitter cold. But Glass is no stranger to extreme perseverance‚ using staggering determination

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    Scott Fitzgerald‚ he expresses the American Dream: the search for love and money. There is a rich‚ handsome‚ young man‚ Jay Gatsby‚ who lusts after the wealthy and beautiful woman‚ Daisy Buchanan‚ whom Gatsby lost when he was drafted into the war. The novel is also known for its critique of the Jazz Age. Gatsby comes from a poor family; growing up‚ he became a bootlegger to earn all of his money. Throughout the book‚ Gatsby has extravagant parties to get Daisy’s attention. Fitzgerald uses Gatsby’s

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    James Joyce‚ the author of the short story "Araby‚" emphasizes the symbolic blindness and ignorance of the faithful masses of fellow Irishmen and depicts his personal religious and adolescent epiphany through the usage of first person point of view‚ vivid imagery‚ and constant allusions to the Roman Catholic Church. The usage of a first person narration allows the reader to see things the way the narrator saw them when he was an unsuspecting youth. Made apparent through his adult observations

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    24/02/2015 English Essay: How do the poets convey longing in ‘piano’ and ‘once upon a time’? In the comparison between the two poems‚ what they are longing for‚ what causes the longing and how do they convey longing are the main topics. Firstly‚ what are they longing for? In ‘once upon a time’ it is a man telling his son about how much times had changed‚ that he was almost jealous of his childhood‚ similar to that of ‘piano.’ The title ‘once upon a time’ obviously conveys nostalgia‚ to a possible

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    his novel entitled ‘Of Mice and Men’. The public would perceive Afro-Americans solely by their physical features and society would segregate them as a result of their racial distinction. I will be exploring how Steinbeck presents Crooks and his development through literary devices‚ and hence‚ how he changes depending on the characters he is interacting with. Steinbeck initially presents Crooks in a dialogue between George and Candy though he himself was absent. This signifies that they may not have

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    The Use of Symbolism in Literature Obviously‚ symbolism requires the use of a symbol. Symbolism in Literature A symbol is a common object that represents meaning. For example‚ a common symbol in literature is the color black. Black often represents darkness or night. It may also symbolize evil or something bad. Thus the symbol of black must be interpreted within the context of the story and in light of what the author may be trying to represent with his or her use of the color. Many types of

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    Symbolism embodies an abstract idea or concept by using an object or character. In the parable‚ The Pearl‚ Steinbeck uses symbolism extensively to create and develop the novel’s themes. The pearl of the book’s title is a symbol‚ which develops from a paradise of hopes and dreams‚ to a destructive centre of evil. The key symbol of the pearl generates the theme of the destructive nature of greed throughout the book. The doctor as a symbol develops the theme of oppression. Steinbeck elaborates the theme

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    Gatsby and Nineteen Eighty-Four. In ‘The Great Gatsby‚’ Fitzgerald frequently demonstrates how isolated his strongest characters are by the world around them through a variety of techniques. Both Nick and Gatsby are presented as being alienated from the world in some way and‚ as suggested by William Troy‚ both characters represent two forces in Fitzgerald’s own life – “’intelligent and responsible’ vs. ‘dream ridden romantic.’” He uses symbolism frequently throughout the novel to suggest that this split

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