An American Tragedy

An American Tragedy The title of The Great Gatsby should be changed to An American Tragedy. It should be changed because there is more tragedy than there is greatness. This is shown in Gatsby himself in his pursuit for Daisy. The corruption of the American dream is also proof that the novel is a tragedy. This can be seen in the way that happiness is no longer valued when compared to money. The love between Gatsby and Daisy is also riddled with many tragic events and outcomes. The reason why the novel is a tragedy is because Gatsby is its tragic hero. “A tragic hero is a character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat.” [1]. The reason why Gatsby is a tragic hero is by not being able to escape the past.…

the American literature and left deep impact in the world literature. In the start of first two decades 20 century he had defended his ideas of critical realism, in spite of oppression of the press and shun of publishing houses. Theodore Dreiser creativity was in the center of interest of critics, there were many articles about him throughout the world. For example about Dreiser there wrote: D. Dudley, F. Matisse, A. Keizina, G. Zlobin, N. Samokhvalov and some others. The book “An American…

Tragedy of American Diplomacy Review William Appleman Williams’s essay The Tragedy of American Diplomacy centers around American expansion, and the idealistic and economic motivators which inspired it. Williams frames his narrative using a critique of expansionist goals, focusing on America’s attempts at extending its virtues in the world and create a new era of peace. He decides the true tragedy of American diplomacy is that actions undertaken in the name of humanitarianism, self-determination,…

discrimination; and segregation against colored people that impeded their success. All of this factors that destroyed the lives of 9 young black teenagers. Only southerner whites had the opportunity to have better jobs such as being a police officer; the respect from their society; and most importantly the power to do whatever they pleased, including mistreating this minority group. Just because of their color of skin, they even had to be distant with white females. Wherever they were seen, they…

Life is filled with love and happiness, but every so often tragedy strikes. Tragedy can cease happiness to those affected, and it can completely alter one’s life as they know it. Tragedy can come in many forms such as death, sickness and natural disaster. In the novel The Unknown Americans Cristina Henriquez uses the characterization of Alma and Arturo to highlight the struggles a relationship can suffer after tragedy. In their case, their daughter suffered a life changing brain injury, and as…

In his article “The Tragedy of the American Military”, James Fallows discusses how the majority of the American public holds the military in high esteem, but has little to no knowledge about military affairs. In turn, the United States is more likely to go to war and turn a blind eye towards sound military spending. Although I agree with the author on most of his arguments, I do not completely agree with all of them. The author states that the press does not voice public skepticism about the…

English has been spoken in America as a national language for so long. Every American knows how to speak and even right fluent English. The American English, though slightly differs with the British English. In the recent times, there has been an ongoing debate about whether the country should be multilingual or remain with the monolingual ways of speaking English as the national language. There have been various scholars writing about English as a language. Their viewpoints differ…

endless list of people, places, and events that impacted society in the present that can be reflected upon and studied by a myriad of students in schools all around the world. By reading books, listening to teachers ' lectures, watching movies or documentaries, and many other elements play a role in helping students achieve this goal of gaining a better understanding of why things work and function the way that they do. PBS 's American Experience video on the Scottsboro Tragedy had a gigantic…

Marrin Brandt Cook-7 14 October 2015 The Tragedy of an American President On November 22, 1963 at 1:00 p.m, a tragedy struck the United States. In Dallas, Texas, John F. Kennedy had been sadly shot. When Kennedy went to Texas, he tried to unite two groups. Kennedy wanted to join fighting liberal and conservative wings of the Democrats for the election (John F. Kennedy: assassination). Before arriving to Dallas, he had previously visited San Antonio, Houston, and Fort Worth. He traveled from…

William Appleman Williams’ essay The Tragedy of American Diplomacy centers around America expansion, and the idealistic and economic motivators which inspired it. Williams frames his narrative with his critique of the idea that expansion was one of the main ways in which America could extend its virtues throughout the world, and create a new era of peace. He decides the true tragedy of American diplomacy is that actions undertaken in the name of humanitarianism, self determination, and peace…