The Great Gatsby: view from biographical lens: How does this text reflect the experiences‚ society‚ beliefs‚ and intentions of it’s maker? F. Scott Fitzgerald -Born in 1896‚ lived through WW1‚ the jazz age‚ and the great depression; has a large sense of different perceptions of the American dream across economically diverse periods of time. -Like Nick Carraway‚ he was born into an upper-middle class family in small town middle America; this relates his life to the idea of a small town
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ contains many literary devices. One of such devices is characterization‚ the author’s method of describing characters. In this novel‚ the author creates many of the characters to be superficial. Through their actions‚ comments‚ and descriptions‚ Fitzgerald gives the reader an idea of the characters. One such character proves to be Daisy. Although she had fallen in love with Gatsby when she first met him‚ when he was at war she quickly
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Character analysis Daisy Buchanan Daisy is a beautiful young woman originally from Louisville‚ Kentucky. At first we know her as Nick’s cousin and later on find out she’s the object of Gatsby‚ his determination in getting wealthy just to impress her. Fitzgerald presents her as the ‘American Dream’‚ who for the matter of fact Myrtle is extremely envious of and is always desperately trying to climb that social scale‚ by having an intimate relationship with her husband Tom Buchanan. She is portrayed
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The character I have chosen to study is Jordan Baker. She is a young 23-year old female golf champion‚ somewhat of a celebrity. At the time the story takes place Jordan Baker is a guest at the Buchanans’. The first time the reader and the narrator of the story‚ Nick Carraway‚ meet her is in the very first chapter of the novel. She is dressed in white and holds her back very straight‚ so her appearance doesn’t come unnoticed. Special attention is given to her perfect posture and “rapid‚ deft movements”
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once stated that “… The greater the difficulty the grater the glory …” My interpretation of this would be in order to fulfill ones goals or desires you most struggle to get there‚ the more you struggle the more satisfaction you’ll feel in the end. I agree with this statement because in this world and generation we are living in things don’t come easy. One most work hard for what they want. In order to get from point A to point B you must move towards it or you’ll never reach where you’re trying
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The novel‚ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is about a man named Nick. Nick travels eastward to New York to get into the bond business. While in New York‚ Nick quickly meets up with his cousin‚ Daisy‚ and her husband‚ Tom. He also meets the mysterious Gatsby‚ and several other individuals. Nick‚ while “holding judgment‚” soon figures several ordeals. These ordeals soon lead to death of a few people‚ one of them is Gatsby. Soon after Daisy and Tom flee. Nick has changed and ultimately leaves
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to confess to crimes he never committed (witchcraft). All of these examples prove he quote true‚ because John Proctor couldn’t control or change what would happen in the Salem Witch Trials. However‚ he made decisions that he thought were appropriate like proving his wife innocence and sacrificing his own life. In the book Night by Elie Wiesel‚ the PROTAGONIST Elie learns to control his actions and emotions when faced with the ANTAGONIST who were the
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I.S.25 Emily Tan 722 September 27‚ 2014 “Circumstances are beyond the control of man‚ but his conduct is in his own power‚” a quote by Benjamin Disraeli‚ is a statement about life and its tribulations. Situations cannot be predicted nor reined in by mankind
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INTRODUCTION: Opening Statement: Franz Kafka once said‚ “If the literature we are reading does not wake us‚ why then do we read it? A literary work must be an ice-axe to break the sea frozen inside us.” Setup: This quote suggests that true literature evokes an emotional or meaningful response in the reader; it in some way changes how we view things. Thesis: By looking at Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner‚ the validity of this quote will become clear. The experience
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you stay yourself after all the peer pressure that surrounds you‚ it is a big accomplishment. He is saying to not go with the flow‚ but to stand out as you. I agree with this critical lens. The novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and the graphic novel Maus by Art Spiegelman illustrate the critical lens. Speak is about how the main character‚ Melinda‚ is trying to find her identity and trying to be herself. The book Maus is about the Holocaust‚ which was caused by one group of people extremely disliking
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