The story of Gatsby and Daisy in the past l, Summary: Nick writes a list of all people that attended Gatsby parties Nick has a plan with Gatsby that they will go for lunch by Gatsby car Gatsby tells Nick his background as they drive to the city At the lunch place, Gatsby introduces Meyer Wiltshire...
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Analysis of Winston Smith In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, Winston Smith is the protagonist. He is thirty-nine years old, frail, and thin. Winston is a common man that most of the readers can sympathize with. He is a man who wants to test the limits of the Party’s powers by seeing how many...
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Question: The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare has important messages for a young and modern audience. What are his themes and how are they portrayed? Despite the fact that it was written over four hundred years ago, Shakespearean play the tragedy of...
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Character Analysis Of Winston Smith Winston is the main character in this novel and he seems to be separated from all of the other characters in the book by his thoughts. It is Winston’s uncommon character that we see unfolding as we read through the novel. He seems to be the only one set apart...
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The definition of the American dream is reaching self defined success while overcoming obstacles. Many people claim they are living the American dream. Jay Gatsby Is not living the American dream. The American dream Is not Just about the money and cars, The American dream is hard earned success...
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Why is Romeo so sad? A. Rosalie doesn't want him B. He missed the servant fight C. He is Just depressed D. He has lost a family member 5. Who wants to marry Juliet? A. Paris B. Romeo C. Mercuric 6. Why does Lord Caplet throw a party? A. He has Just gotten remarried B. He has won a fight with the...
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Money in The Great Gatsby Gatsby has It all, the money, lavish parties, fame and many connections. But money can not buy love, class and happiness. Class Is what separates the old money East Egg and the Nouveau richer west egg that Is described as the "less fashionable" (Flat- Gerald, 7) and...
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Nay, an there were two such, we should have none shortly, for one would kill the other. Thou! Why, thou wilt quarrel with a man that hath a hair more, or a hair less, in his beard, than thou hast: thou wilt quarrel with a man for cracking nuts, having no other reason but because thou hast hazel...
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The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a story about a man who becomes rich Just to Impress a past love. The novel portrays the American Dream and how It Is elusive and cannot be grasped. The sass, the time the story takes place, was a time when lavish objects and people surrounded...
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George Orwell uses tone and diction in his book to mold the scene of 1984 into a gloomy, dark and depressing set. He begins with setting the time of day, thirteen. Choosing "thirteen" instead of one Orwell sets a tone of an over militarized nation. He then moves on to using "boiled cabbage and old...
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Romeo and Juliet is a passionate love story between two star crossed lovers who are victims to bad timing, miscommunication and feuding families. The death of Romeo and Juliet is devastating and tragic and I believe that their death is caused by their intense love for the other. I think it may...
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Thesis Statement – The novels ‘Death of the Salesman’ and ‘The Great Gatsby’ symbolize the death of American dream. Several novels have taken the death of American dreams as its theme. Two examples of such novels are the The Great Gatsby and Death of Salesman are two examples. The Great Gatsby is...
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The tragic play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is an icon in literature around the world. It is the story of two young people who fall hopelessly in love, and how that love ultimately leads to their untimely deaths. Is it their fate, or the consequence of their actions? Some people...
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Novels and plays often Include scenes of weddings, funerals, parties, and other social occasions. Such scenes may reveal the values of the characters and the society In which they live. Select a novel or play that Includes such a scene and, in a focused essay, discuss the contribution the scene...
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Romeo and Juliet is the tale of two teenagers. Whose families are sworn enemies. Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love. Upon realizing that the objects of their affections are their families sworn enemies, they decide to marry, without parental knowledge or consent. When Gullet's father announces...
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So the consequences of human rashness and the inevitability of fate are the two themes that cause everything to go wrong from this moment onwards. This moment is the main twist of the play as all that happens afterwards could have been avoided by a single letter being delivered. This...
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D. In The crucible, John Proctor's characterization express how the more official something is the better you feel about the results. John had to overcome the situation in which Abigail Williams put him in due to her obsession. Abigail had an affair with John and she wanted to break him apart from...
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George Orwell's 1984 is a novel which describes utter and total hate- hate of those who are different, hate of evil and hate of all other humans. It is where love is described as absurd, and totally unnecessary. People are bred to hate, and hate is the primary emotion that people feel. The lack of...
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Romeo and Juliet Character Analysis Between the book and the movie of Romeo and Juliet there were a contrast between the characters and a lot of descriptions about them. During the movie it was easier to understand what the people were saying because of their actions and voice. The three...
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Catcher in the Rye wonderfully express the thoughts, and feelings that typically run through the average teenagers mind. In each of these stories, the main character is left searching for his true identity. Huck Finn's journey leads him to question the...
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English George Orwell’s 1984 In the year of 1984, a man by the name of Winston Smith lives in London in the oppressive state of Oceania. No matter where he goes, he, as well as his fellow citizens are always being watched by the notorious “Big Brother. ” There are cameras everywhere that can watch...
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Romeo and Juliet is a story of a forbidden love between two teenagers from enemy families that is resolved in two tragic deaths. Romeo and Juliet were tragic and not stupid. They were two teenagers who fell in love, and it was not their fault their love turned to a tragedy. The main causes for the...
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When analyzing and comparing The Catcher in the Rye and Great Expectations, by J. D. Salinger and Charles Dickens respectively, one usually stops and ponders, what can these two novels possibly have in common? Well I can tell you, quite a lot. To begin with, both are fictional autobiographies...
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Contemporary Voices P. 4 November 29, 2012 1984 Today In the book “1984” by George Orwell, depicts a dystopian society in a country called Oceania that’s under heavy surveillance because the government wanted to have total power and crush any possibilities of individualism, which is why they are...
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I will pray for Romeo and I will pray for Juliet all night in front of the Lord. What if I had told someone about the marriage and the plan to fake Gullet's death? Maybe they would still be with us. Romeo was such a troubled boy. First it was Rosalie then Juliet. All he wanted was love, and he had...
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The author of The Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger, did not fulfill his obligation to me of lifting my heart and reminding me of human glories. It was difficult to be uplifted by this book because the author made Holden, the protagonist, suffer through various adversities such as being kicked...
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In the book 1984 by George Orwell, love and sex represents a significant resemblance to homosexual discrimination in our society today. Big brother condemns a law on all citizens that love itself is forbidden, let alone - the pleasure of sex. Any marriage between party members would be trailed by...
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Edward Whimper said," Do nothing In haste, look well to each step, and from the beginning think what may be the end. " Most teens do not have enough wisdom to follow this council. Romeo and Juliet, by Shakespeare, shows prime examples of teens rushing into a relationship. When they first saw each...
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"The irony of a dystopia is, nasty and brutish as they are, they usually begin with the best of intentions" -Author Unknown Through the backdrop of a crumbling world, George Orwell is able to paint an image of human life in years to come, if the society he lives in continues the track it is on...
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Romeo and Juliet Essay- Who is to blame? In Shakespearean well-known play write, Romeo and Juliet, star-crossed lovers suffer a tragic ending. Romeo and Juliet come from feuding families that would never allow their love, but they love each other anyways. Although, when Juliet tried to see her...
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Have you ever fallen in love with someone you cannot be with? If you have, you have almost experienced what Romeo and Juliet went through. In William Shakespearean play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, two young people come together between feuding houses to fall in love, when they are parted but...
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Why Does Oceania Have Three Classes? Must There Really Be Inequality? In order for any society to work and thrive, there must be inequality between the citizens or social classes that occupy it. This is what Oceania figured out in the book 1984 by George Orwell. There were three social classes in...
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Revenge Many comparisons can be seen between Shakespeare’s novel The Tempest and the epic Beowulf. One of the strongest similarities is the idea of revenge. Shakespeare’s novel occurs basically in order for Prospero to have revenge on his enemies from usurping his dukedom. Beowulf&rsquo...
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The Catcher In The Rye J. D. Salinger The protagonist, Holden Caulfield, in J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher In The Rye, is arguably too much the antihero to appeal to conservative English teachers. Perhaps this is because of his attitude towards schooling; the fact the novel has been banned by...
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George Orwell’s classic novel ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ paints a bleak picture of a futuristic society controlled by a totalitarian government. 1984 is a novel about using power to control society. George Orwell's novel was published in 1948 and this is significant because World War II had recently...
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The Tempest is a play with many themes and motifs which guide the story of the play through out. One of the main and most important themes in the entire play would be the theme of Revenge. The concept of revenge is the main object fuelling the story and the reason behind Prospero's strange...
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The narrator of the Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield, describes his departure from his school Pency Prep as follows: “What I was really hanging around for, I was trying to feel some kind of a good-bye. I mean I’ve left schools and places I didn’t even know I was leaving them. I hate that. I...
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IB Literature 04-30-2013 1984 by George Orwell represents the struggle of power and control within government and also depicts the possible outcome of communism or a dictatorship like it taking over the world. Orwell does this by representing the weather as a mood and tone of the novel as well as...
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The process of growing may be challenging and painful for some individuals, especially when they experience alienation as a form of protecting their innocence and contempt towards the perceived phoniness of the adult world. The opening extract from J. D Salinger’s ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ (1951)...
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Intro Intimidation and exploitation are often a result of unbridled power. In both Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Animal Farm by George Orwell there are various aspects of power present. The fight for power between Snowball and Napoleon that Orwell showed us, is somewhat similar to the power...
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AO3 = explain links between the texts, evaluating writers’ different ways of expressing meaning and achieving effects Focus on progression of power Compare the way George Orwell and William Shakespeare present and develop power and attitudes to power in Animal Farm and Macbeth...
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L. A/ Writing Animal Farm Literary Analysis Essay Following the current controversial election campaigns on TV, it is easy to see how a society can become confuse by their elected officials and find that their original beliefs and expectations changed. The novel Animal Farm by George Orwell...
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Animal Farm Essay “Everyone is equal, though some are just more equal then others. ” This quote accurately represents what George Orwell conveys throughout his text ‘Animal Farm’. Orwell uses many techniques to further demonstrate his views of the Russian Revolution through the manipulation of...
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Holden Caulfeild is the main character of J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. Holden is portrayed as a very troubled and alienated young boy. He alienates himself to protect himself from the hurt of losing his brother Allie, the pain of growing up, and the phoniness of the adult world. Holden...
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Kaylee Johnson Ms. Morales English 10H, per 3 April 2, 2015 Animal Farm Final Essay Animal Farm is an ironic political story about the influences of power and how it can be used for ultimate good or absolute evil. At the beginning of Animal Farm power was used for ultimate good. It brought all...
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“The Catcher in the Rye” Question: 1. Is Holden an insane person in a sane world, or is he a sane person in an insane world? Answer: 1. If we take the book at face value, then it would definitely be 'a sane person in an insane world'. Look at the people Holden comes across: prostitutes, pimps...
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Catcher in the Rye Essay As every teenager becomes older they seek for their own identity, which is vital for their personal development. In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye the author JD Salinger explores this issue. The Catcher in the Rye is a story about a anxious teenager named Holden...
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Journey is defined as the act of traveling from one place to another. Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger, is a journey story itself. J. D. Salinger starts the journey in a mental hospital in California. This is where Holden Caulfield, the main character, has his flashbacks and begins to retell...
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? Taylor? Styer? Mr.? Schultz? Honors? 10th? Language? Arts? October? 17th? 2014? Animal? Farm? Essay? In? 1917,? a? series? of? revolutions? erupted? in? Russia,? resulting? in? the? collapse? of? an? empire? under? Tsar? Nicholas? the? III? and? the? Tsarist? autocracy.? The? events? will? spawn...
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? The Tempest A tragicomedy contains evil and sadness, but, in the end, happiness and order are victorious. A prime example of a tragicomedy is William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”. “The Tempest” proves that comedy can conquer evil by Miranda and Ferdinand’s marriage as well as by the emotions and...
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