Critic Roland Barthes has said‚ “Literature is the question minus the answer.” Choose a novel or play and‚ or considering Barthes’ observation‚ write an essay in which you analyze a central question the work raises and the extent to which it offers any answers. Explain how the author’s treatment of this question affects your understanding of the work as a whole. Literature‚ as any other kind of art‚ is abstract and gives the readers the possibility of applying different meanings and therefore
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Study Guide Chapter 1 1. Explain what Fitzgerald achieved by using Nick’s point of view to tell Gatsby’s story? He achieves a wider look at things. 2. What do we learn about Nick Carraway in the introductory section of the novel? He is upper middle class and went to college. 3. In discussing East Egg and West Egg‚ Nick states‚ “To the wingless a more arresting phenomenon is their dissimilarity in every particular except shape and size.” Indicate
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information? 2. Where are Gatsby and Nick going? 3. What does Gatsby reveal to Nick about his past? 4. What two things does Gatsby always carry with him? 5. What happens with a policeman pulls up beside Gatsby? 6. Who is Mr. Wolfsheim? 7. What are Mr. Wolfsheim’s cufflinks (“cuff buttons”) made of? 8. What does Wolfsheim say about Gatsby and women? 9. What does Gatsby reveal about Wolfsheim? 10. Whom do Nick and Gatsby run into while at lunch? How does Gatsby react? 11. What does Jordan
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Deborah Brown 11.3 Gatsby Literature essay Due Date: 13th September 2013 Gatsby and Daisy’s relationship shines through all the bad things that are happening in that time. This can be seen as both accurate and inaccurate. The world that they live in is very unpleasant‚ dirty‚ immoral and materialistic. Both Daisy and Gatsby are wealthy and are not affected by the trouble of 1922‚ but are affected by immoral behaviour and materialism. The one thing about Gatsby and Daisy that shines above
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Prescribed question: Question 5: How does the text conform to‚ or deviate from‚ the conventions of a particular genre‚ and for what purpose? Text of analysis: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Part of course: Part 4 Critical Study Key points: • Different uses of vision used by Fitzgerald • The concept of all-seeing and all-knowing characters • Narration and its use F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ published in 1925‚ is a tragic love story‚ a mystery and an insight into the roaring
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INTRODUCTION TO THE GREAT GATSBY (Advanced English 11) (S11) Considered the finest of Fitzgerald’s works‚ The Great Gatsby (1925) is a story of a man with a dream that symbolizes the corruption of the American Dream. The novel recounts a summer in New York City when Nick Carraway meets Jay Gatsby and finds himself involved with the man’s wealth and his obsessive desire to make contact with Carraway’s cousin‚ Daisy Buchanan. Through a series of flashbacks‚ the novel reveals the life of James Gatz
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Nick’s neighbor is Jay Gatsby‚ the most affluent man in West Egg. 8. Who calls Tom Buchanan during the dinner party? Tom’s mistress Myrtle calls him during the dinner party which surprises Nick since he thought everything was alright. 9. What does the narrator mean by “Only Gatsby‚ the man who gives his name to this book was exempt from my reaction-- Gatsby who represented everything for which I have unaffected scorn” (p. 6)? The narrator tries to convey that although Gatsby is a man that may represents
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Name Date: Graded Assignment Meeting Needs Head On Answer the questions. When you are finished‚ submit this test to your teacher by the due date for full credit. (50 points) 1. After you have completed your research and examined first-hand accounts of people who lived through the Great Depression‚ write a detailed summary of your findings‚ highlighting at least three examples. Include information on these topics: The impact that the Great Depression had on the people you studied. For example: What
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Pre-Reading 1. Why are we still reading a book written in the 1920’s? What gives a book its longevity? We read books that was written in the 1920’s because it shows what people were like at that time and what it was like in the world. A book gets its longevity by portraying what happened in the past. 2. How was the 1920’s a reaction to WWI? Women were giving more rights‚ people became interested in goods. 3. Some people think that having money leads to happiness. Do you agree? Why or why
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ANSWER KEY: STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS – The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 1. How does the narrator describe Gatsby? He says Gatsby had an extraordinary gift for hope‚ a romantic readiness such as he had never found in another person. 2. From where did the narrator come and why? The narrator came from the Midwest to study the bond business. 3. Describe the narrator’s house. The house is very average‚ middle-class. It is nothing extraordinary like his neighbors’ houses. It is small and sort-of
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