the characters mentioned show it. The houses of Gatsby‚ Tom and Nick represent their lifestyle and social position‚ but do not accurately represent their personality. Throughout the book‚ Jay Gatsby throws a lot of parties in his huge mansion. This shows that he is very wealthy‚ and tries a lot to show it to Daisy‚ wife of Tom Buchanan. When his house is described‚ the setting is often a modern and fun place. This also represents his social status because whenever he throws a party‚ everyone in the
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D. This epic represents the good and the evil that is shown in Beowulf‚ Grendel‚ and Grendel’s mother. Beowulf and his people may see Grendel and Grendel’s mother as the evil‚ but Grendel and Grendel’s mother see Beowulf and his people as the evil. The good and the evil is shown in their actions and beliefs. Good and evil is shown literally and religiously throughout this epic poem. Beowulf represents the good and Grendel and Grendel’s mother represent the evil. Beowulf represents the good because
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two girls from different classes are amongst the evacuees. The two venture off into the forest where they encounter‚ "The Thing‚" which in the story‚ Byatt tells the readers that "The Thing" has many traits in common with the war. The Thing represents events happening during the war because when the girls first encountered it‚ many adjectives addressing many senses‚ came into their minds. Many of these adjectives can be made negative‚ destructive. "A crunching‚ a crackling‚ a crushing‚ a heavy
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To some the location and name of a place can be simply just that‚but to me the East and West Egg and the Valley of Ashes hold so much symbolism just in the location and name of a place. The East Egg‚ the land every person dreams to be in. Tom and Daisy lived here‚ they had ‘old money’ which is the more respected money. The green light resides on the East egg‚ both ‘old money’ and the green light are things that gatsby will never acquire‚ enforcing that the people of the West Egg will never be able
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Durkheim argued that the totem is a symbol or material expression that represents the clan or society (Durkheim 1912‚ pg 74). He argued that people use insignificant objects such as animals and vegetables (lizard‚ caterpillar‚ rat‚ plum tree) make them into totems‚ which they collectively worship (Durkheim 1912‚ pg 75). Thus those objects(totems) represent society and distinguish one society from another and when people worship their totems they are worshipping their society (Durkheim 1912‚ pg 75)
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In the novella‚ Daisy Miller‚ written by Henry James‚ Winterbourne views Daisy Miller as a simple and beautiful American flirt‚ and he uses her beauty to increase his status‚ ultimately objectifying her to just something he is able to control and use for his own benefit. While in Switzerland‚ Winterbourne meets an American girl who is often seen as a flirt‚ which is extremely uncommon in Europe‚ and frowned upon by many. Winterbourne has been in Europe so long that he is not aware if this is the
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symbol for savagery. From the very beginning‚ he seems to harbor emotions of anger and savagery. At first‚ he is the leader of his choir group‚ who become hunters as the book progresses. Finally‚ his savage personality and ability to tell people what they want to hear‚ allows him to overtake Ralph as chief. The three points I will be talking about in this essay are Jack’s character‚ Jack’s symbolism‚ and the moral or lesson Golding is trying to teach us throughout the story. Jack
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destructiveness of the war. Four individuals gather at one common area in Tuscany‚ Italy known as Villa San Girolamo (hereafter cited as the Villa). Ondaatje represents the Villa in many ways. As a representation of a Sanctuary‚ the Villa protects the lives of the characters‚ act as a holy place and as a place of refuge. As well‚ the Villa represents a place where the theme of death and rebirth
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Who is Daisy Buchanan? She can be described as superficial‚ shallow‚ fake and ditzy. However‚ there is another part of her‚ a deeper part‚ that she hides from everyone‚ including herself. Beneath the surface‚ there is a pool where not even light dares to go. That is her character‚ and it takes Jay Gatsby to churn the waters and bring the purest form of Daisy to the surface‚ if only for an instant. At a first glance‚ Daisy is an utterly flat character‚ she came from wealth‚ she is currently wealthy
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throughout the chapter‚ Radley tries to communicate with the kids and is a generous character as shown in chapter 7 and 8 where he left little gifts in the knothole and he ¨put the blanket around¨ (72) Scoutś shpulders. This demonstrates that Boo Radley does not have bad intentions and attempt to have contact with the outside world. Also‚ he possess a positive characteristic not many in Maycomb have. In addition‚ when Bob Ewell attacked the kids out of hatred towards Atticus‚ Boo saved them by stabbing
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