A Good Man is Hard to Find, by Flannery O’Connor is taken place in 1953 in Tennessee. The story revolves around a family of seven who are taking a vacation to Florida. Unfortunately for the family, a familiar criminal who calls himself the Misfit has absconded the penitentiary and is also heading for Florida. The author apprises the majority of her story through the grandmother’s eyes. Everything the audience learns about the characters are absorbed from the grandmother and her own opinions.…
On the story “so I ain’t no good girl” by Sharon Flake, the main character is a young black female that attends high school. She is one of the main protagonists of the story. This character is either hated or loved by certain audiences due to her actions or background information. I will discuss about this character later in the story and our thesis is “did the author, Sharon, explain the characteristics of the protagonist?”…
Taking a look at the grandmother, it is important to note her namelessness, because this characteristic signifies a deeper symbolic meaning. The story begins, “The grandmother didn’t want to go to Florida” (1). There are three unnamed characters in the story: the grandmother, the children’s mothers, and The Misfit. Throughout, the grandmother is referred to by her title in place of her name, which allows the reader to see the grandmother as an illustration of the typical person. Because of her namelessness, she comes to represent everyone, and her external and internal conflicts with vanity, control, and egotism represent the collective of humanity’s struggles.…
1. An example of a character is Crush from the movie, "Finding Nemo". Crush is a supporting character who helps the primary characters get to Sydney in order to find Nemo. This character is a laid-back sea turtle that travels the East Australian Current when he met Marlin. He also happens to be a father like Marlin.…
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a tragedy book that’s set in the Jazz Age and tells the story of a millionaire named Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is in love with Daisy, who is already married, and they begin an affair. While driving Gatsby's car, Daisy hits and kills a woman. Gatsby takes the blame, only to be shot by the woman's husband. There is great confusion whether a character is “good”, the understanding of characters shift throughout the story with the use of color symbolism and social status privilege to give the story a deeper meaning and allow readers to see beneath the actions of characters.…
Rationale: Throughout the Great Gatsby novel, despite the extravagant parties that are held by Jay Gatsby in his mansion in particular, he is still remotely isolated from the public’s connection, as he remains to be recognized as a mysterious person. Since F.Scott Fitzgerald introduced Jay Gatsby as an isolated figure in the society throughout the novel, therefore the main objective of this written task is to introduce the true identity behind Jay Gatsby to the society and public. In-order to accomplish this task, I will be writing a written task based on Jay-Gatsby’s statement to a press conference where he will declare his true background stories and identity to the society as a whole. This type of text will allow me to explore my creativity…
In 1914, the world was plunged into arguably one of its darkest times in history, The Great War. Young farm boys left their farms and were pitted against death on a daily basis, not knowing whether or not they would survive the next hour, or succumb to machine gun fire and mortar shells. Once the war ended, life was pushed to return to its previous state, however after witnessing the horrors of the battlefield, the once farm boys decided that they wanted to go out and live extravagantly in the big cities. This was the very common mindset of many people in the 1920’s (“The Roaring Twenties”). The 1920’s, later known as the “Roaring Twenties” was a time of prosperity and change.…
Electricity has changed america because every single person on the planet uses electricity about everyday. Automobiles have altered american daily life because they make travel more efficient. Route 66 has developed america because it made travel easier. Air travel differentiated america because people could travel longer distances in a short amount of time. The radio modified america because it provided information and entertainment for people in that period of time.…
James Truslow Adams is responsible for coining the term “American Dream” in his book The Epic of America (Source E). Some may find it surprising that the book was published in 1931 because the idea of America’s unique, opportunist culture had been prominent since the country’s founding. However, several creators utilized this idea for central themes in their literary works long before it had a name. One of these people was F. Scott Fitzgerald, who published The Great Gatsby in 1925. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald exposes the irrational and unattainable nature of the now infamous American Dream.…
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, tells the story of Nick Carraway, who moves next door to a man by the name of Jay Gatsby. Gatsby, in love with the woman he was once with, Daisy, climbed the social ladder to fame and riches in an attempt to win her back. The novel follows Gatsby’s progress to a relationship with Daisy, then his downfall when she rejects him. The Great Gatsby explores fallen dreams and the emptiness of wealth, through the display of violent actions of humans and the cruel irony of life. Fitzgerald utilizes these devices, supported by symbolic imagery, to convey messages more profound than the themes one may see on the surface.…
Throughout “The Great Gatsby”, published by award-winning author F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925, multiple characters are shown to undergo major changes in their personalities or the way they are portrayed. Be it the concept of Daisy as a pure, angelic being at the beginning quickly morphing into one of her as a superficial person, or the perception of Gatsby as a rich, enigmatic man contorting into one of him as a naïve and blind protagonist, each character’s development affects the book’s plot and works for character development. At the forefront of this development is the narrator himself, Nick Carraway, as he changes radically to understand the world around him. Take, for example, the way that Nick’s naïveté in the introduction is overtaken, resulting in him becoming…
With this new way of life, his family has a rough time trying to adapt to it. When the characters are adapting to this new lifestyle, the author uses characterization to help the readers follow the story. Characterization is the most important literary element in “The Metamorphosis” because it allows the reader to discover the characters individuality,…
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s take on the “roaring 20’s” in The Great Gatsby is amazingly accurate; events in the book parallel the lives of Americans in the 20’s, and on a larger scale, American society itself. With this connection between fiction and reality, Fitzgerald conveys a variety of themes within the story. The primary vehicle of Fitzgerald’s message is none other than Jay Gatsby- the principle character of the novel; Gatsby himself stands as a symbolization of the “rising” class in society, or those who have the ambition to attempt to ascend in the socio-economic hierarchy, despite humble beginnings. One such themes, that is heavily imparted is the theme of idealism, and this is done mainly through Gatsby. Gatsby’s idealism represents an…
The style of an author is something unique and creative to their person and their soul. The writing of F. Scott Fitzgerald is skilled, concise, and detailed. His novels are not only distinguishable by his incredible imagination but also his impressive articulation.…
John in “The Yellow Wallpaper” Many short stories from throughout history contain dynamic characters that may vary in intentions upon analyzation. After digging deeper into the meaning of said characters, the reader may become surprised to discover their first impression may not be the true disposition of the text. Likewise, In “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, John can be considered evil or immoral because of the neglect he shows towards the narrator.…