In F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses his narrator, Nick Carraway as a vital tool to comprehend the purposefulness of this story. Imagine having the story in some other characters point of view, a cynical and more sardonic point of view. Daisy Buchanan's...
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Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the character of Daisy Buchanan undergoes many noticeable changes. Daisy is a symbol of wealth and of promises broken. She is a character we grow to feel sorry for but probably should not. Born Daisy Fay in Louisville, Kentucky, Daisy...
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Tragedies involve a regular person experiencing a reversal in fortune because he or she results in a catharsis arousing fear and pity of the audience. In Greek tragedies, fatalism plays a dominant role in doing so as one is not a free agent because future(in tragedies, reversal of fortune) is...
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Antigone is story of divine retribution and human imperfectness. In this tragedy a powerful king, Creon is brought down by the Gods because of his contempt against their divine laws and true justice is shown to triumph at the end. Creon makes the mistake of putting his personal views over and...
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It is plain to see what about the character of Antigone it is that makes this a tragedy. Tragedy is defined as a dramatic composition dealing with a serious or somber theme, and this story fits all these criteria. First of all, it involves a tragic course of events that involved both of her...
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In Jane Austen’s novel, Emma, protagonist Emma avoids her own transformation by her attempts to transform others. However, Emma experiences her coming-of-age through the stable characters of those around her. Austen reveals how self-transformation is necessary in maturing and establishing...
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Emma, authored by Jane Austen, tells a story of a wealthy young woman 's schemes to match up her new, and much more poor, friend with the town 's unsuspecting bachelors. What is revealed, however, is not Emma 's skills in match-making, but her inability to see the true feelings of...
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Emma is more unpleasant than appealing. Discuss with reference to the first 9 chapters. The first line of the novel ‘Emma’, by Jane Austen, claims Emma to be ‘handsome, clever, and rich’, this sums up Emma’s character completely. It is important to list these...
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The Merchant of Venice features a Jewish character that is abused and slandered by nearly every character in the play. Throughout the play the behavior of these characters seems justified. In this way, The Merchant of Venice appears to be an anti-Semitic play. However, The Merchant of Venice...
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According to dictionary.com, a tragedy is a form of art based on human suffering; furthermore, it is a dramatic composition, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society...
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In England, during the lifetime of William Shakespeare, oppression was occurring against people of different races, ethnicities, and even genders. The religious conflicts stemmed from the differing translations of G-d's word. This created conflicts and segregation by religion, turning some...
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Stereotypes are a fixed image of all members of a culture, group, or race usually based on limited and inaccurate information resulted from the minimal contact with this stereotyped groups. stereotypes have many forms; people are stereotyped according to their religion, race, ethnicity, age, gender...
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I believe Iago has nothing to do with Othello's downfall as Othello is an easily mislead man who is easily influenced. Not only did Iago not directly say Desdemona was having an affair, he neither didn’t give proof to confirm the rumours. By Othello believing the lies, it surfaces his...
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What makes one person to be considered evil, while another is considered righteous? The character Iago, in William Shakespeare’s Othello, could be considered evil because of his plot against Cassio and Othello. Othello, could be considered righteous, because he believes his wife has been...
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Though the name of the play written by William Shakespeare is called "Othello," the character Othello is not the main character, but rather Iago is. Iago is the character who drives the play, he is the one who makes things happen. Without his greed and hated, there would be no play at all...
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Diction is the author's choice of words, taking into account correctness, clearness, and effectiveness. Shakespeare's works focus on human problems and resolving them. The use of Shakespeare’s diction throughout Othello is very unique because he is very clear in the emotions and the...
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Best known for his book the Book Thief, Australian born author Markus Zusak has been writing for young adults since the age of seventeen(Grade Saver). Born in Melbourne, Australia to German and Austrian immigrants, Markus Zusak lived a very humble and quite life. However being the youngest of four...
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Alphonse Elric from Full Metal Alchemist says, "humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost." In the novel, The Book Thief, Markus Zusak portrays the multiple transactions humanity experiences but in return...
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is set in Nazi Germany in World War II. Narrated by Death, the novel takes as its protagonist Liesel Meminger, a girl who grows up in a foster home where Jews aren’t seen as evil, in a departure from attitudes in the rest of Nazi Germany. Max, a Jew living in...
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The Crucible is a story about dignity and morality, despite the adversities. The novel is set in the town of Salem, Massachusetts; when panic rose from the public because many people were being accused of witchcraft. Abigail Williams is a teen who, along with other girls, is discovered dancing and...
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Topic: “The Magistrate sits in your heart that judges you.” How does Miller treat the theme of judgment (by society and by individuals) in his play? Arthur Miller, the author of The Crucible was involved in communist activities during the Cold War in the United States which...
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Imagine yourself placed under pressure. Can you hold on to your morals and beliefs? Will you expose your true self when you cannot control your stress? The term crucible can either be a metallic container used for heating substances in high temperature or a severe test or trial. Metaphorically...
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The Character, Reverend Hale, is introduced into The Crucible as a very faithful and respected man. Swiftly being pulled into the ever broadening chaos that ensued in Salem. As days passed Hale is transformed from the man who will extract the witches to the man who will try to save Proctor’s...
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Author biography The author of the short story A Rose for Emily is William Faulkner (born 1897). He came from a family from Southern United States , growing up in Oxford, Mississippi. During the First World War, he was part of the Canadian and Royal British Air Force. Most of the remainder of his...
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A Literary Analysis of Hedda Gabler Hedda Gabler is a text in which jealousy and envy drive a woman to manipulate and attempt to control everyone in her life. The protagonist, Hedda, shows her jealousy in her interactions with the other characters in the play, particularly with Eilert Loveborg and...
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The Self-Contained Hell That Is War Laughing in the face of war and death, literally, is one of the things that make the novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller such an intriguing and original story. It was written in 1961, a time when, due to the fighting of the Second World War, all war novels were...
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Maria IB English 05/31/12 How do the scenes, of both the book and movie, of The Handmaid? s Tale made changes for their own benefit? The Handmaid? s Tale book by the Canadian Margaret Atwood is a dystopian novel, science fiction first published in 1985. It won so many prizes such as the Arthur C...
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Symbolism in Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury, perhaps one of the best-known science fiction, wrote the amazing novel Fahrenheit 451. The novel is about Guy Montag, a ‘fireman’ who produces fires instead of eliminating them in order to burn books (Watt 2). One night while he is walking home...
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A Christmas Carol Essay Many times in life, we do not realize the importance of something until it is gone and is too late to reclaim. However, in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, we are told the story of a man who, although undeserving, is offered an opportunity to redeem himself, to receive...
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In medieval and Elizabethan England, homosexuality was not only looked down upon, but was a crime punishable by law. Found perpetrators, including the famous King Edward II, were horribly punished. Edward was killed by “the slow and painful insertion of a red, hot poker into his anus&rdquo...
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Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in order to help bring the plight of southern slave workers into the spotlight in the north, aiding in its abolitionist movement. Harriet Beecher Stowe, in her work Uncle Tom's Cabin, portrayed slaves as being the most morally correct beings...
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The Aspects of Parenting in Silas Marner “Love and Respect are the most important aspects of parenting and of all relationships. ” Jodie Foster says. There are no constraints to love In the book of Silas Marner by George Eliot this is very true, all children need love and respect from...
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Literary Analysis As with many of Edgar Allan Poe's pieces, 'The Fall of the House of Usher' falls within the definition of American gothic literature. According to Prentice Hall Literature, American Gothic Literature is characterized by a bleak or remote setting, macabre or violent...
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Book Report Project in English By Claire Andrea Pascual – III-Arezzo Title: Paper Towns Author: John Green Genre: Young adult novel, mystery Characters: 1. ) Quentin “Q” Jacobsen – He is the protagonist and the one who is telling the story. He is childhood friends and...
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“Jem and Scout learn many lessons about life during the course of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. What do you believe to be the most important? Consider what Atticus and Calpurnia attempt to teach the children during the story.” During the course of the novel ‘To Kill a...
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Evil, depraved, corrupt and malicious are all words that describe something that is morally wrong or bad. 'Macbeth' by Shakespeare and 'Lord of the Flies' by William Golding both display how man's sinful nature can be revealed through thoughts and actions. The underlying evil...
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Make sure you answer the question in introduction and conclusion In within literary texts, characteristics, situations and events are often depicted in various ways to confront the responders and promote a wise understanding of the driving forces of human nature. Power is a multifaceted complex...
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Harold Bloom says the genius of Shakespeare is that “Characters develop rather than unfold, and they develop because they reconceive themselves” (The Invention of the Human XVII). Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet, shows the development of Hamlet within the land of Denmark. Hamlet...
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In the play 'Macbeth' and the novel Lord of the Flies, the prospect of power and the corruptive nature that it has on man affects his relationship to power. Power is defined as, 'the ability or capacity to exercise control; authority. ' This authority ultimately leads to the...
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The Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, follows the story of a group of British boys who are stranded on a deserted island. Golding suggests that all men are born with the potential to commit evil. He shows this through the use of symbolism including the snake and the dead parachutist...
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The words “something is rotten in the state of Denmark” are spoken by Marcellus. This statement could refer to many things about Denmark that are “rotten” as the play is full of disputes and corruption. The play starts off with a mental conflict in the minds of Horatio...
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The character of Jack in Lord of The Flies represents an evil anarchy for the human creation which unleashes to show his dark thirst for power. He uses his sense of atavism to consume the souls of those among him that fall under his power. Jack has always shown that deep feeling of darkness...
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World Literature Essay 4 05-02-12 Heroism A hero is someone who lives their life not to please others, but lives in such a fashion that they can die knowing that everything they said or did was based on what their heart desired. There are three characters in this sections reading that apply to...
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Kenneth Branagh’s production of Hamlet and The Royal Shakespeare’s Company production of Hamlet are hard to compare with each other. In terms of Hamlet’s famous soliloquy in the portrait scene, his meeting with Ophelia, the queen’s ability to stand up for herself and...
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Character Analysis: Hamlet In William Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet,” the main character, Hamlet is portrayed without a set position in society as well as in his personal life. Through careful observation the reader is able to analyze the...
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In 'To Kill a Mockingbird', innocence is portrayed through the character of Scout. Her childish innocence shown throughout the book projects enormous effect on people and the outcome to various situations. The innocence shown also develops as the book goes on. First, it was the conflict at...
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The Jim Crow laws had a very strong influence on the way of life of many people in the late sass's up to the mid-sass's. Segregation was very enforced and had the effect of people discriminating against each other. The Jim Crow laws had affected the southern part of the US, Alabama in...
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“A deeper understanding of disruption and identity emerges from considering the parallels between Frankenstein and Blade Runner” Although both texts are over 200 years apart, with both remaining classics, they both timely create parallels that focus on disruption and how this cause of...
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Negro sorry for a white person (197). One quote from the book states ' The witness realized his mistake and shifted uncomfortably In the chair. But the damage was done. Below us, nobody liked Tom Robinsons answer. Mr. Gilder paused a long time to let it sink in' and we realize that at this...
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On the surface, King Lear is a pagan play, as it is set in pre-Christian England. But it has, for all that, no shortage of appeals to deity and interesting speculation. This is, after all, a play set on the brink of eternity and it must make us wonder on the universe in relationship to the...
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