Arnold Schwarzenegger

The Persona is Always the Real Identity In today’s society we often judge others. Very frequently we hear phrases such of as “that person is so fake”. We hear this statement so often because people do not always show their true colors; they present themselves as one type of character just so others will like them. People today hide their true identities for reasons anywhere from they are ashamed of their background or they want to be better and fit in. This act of changing one’s image for others…

In the award winning novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald draws us to each chapter with agony and deception of achieving the American dream. While the American Dream can be achieved by anyone, that doesn 't mean that it will be free of lies, rumors, and corruption. Gatsby, who is the main character, has unknowingly achieved the American Dream. Gatsby was born into poverty which led him to this “dream”; Gatsby fell in love with Daisy Buchanan who loved him as well, but because of his social and…

In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it is evident that the narrator throughout the novel is Nick Carraway. There is only one point in the novel where there is a shift in voice, which goes from Nick Carraway to Jordan Baker in chapter four. Jordan Baker has a flashback that gives the reader more insight to who Daisy Buchanan is and her previous relationship with Jay Gatsby. The shift in narration is not only significant because it only occurs in chapter four but because it shines a…

“For wisdom is protection just as money is protection, but the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.” (Ecclesiastes 7:12) Through the centuries money grew to become an ideal importance. Money’s importance has blinded some people from their morals or reality. As evidence, the term affluenza describes the form of living a life with an abundance of money. Material possessions become a source of “happiness,” but will this ever satisfy them? It is important to…

Concealed Countenances Countless numbers of people put on false fronts to conceal their true identities and to hide what they truly are. Some of these people include the immoral characters from The Great Gatsby. Although they do a better job than most people by pretending to be someone they are not, the audience can still see right through their masks. In deeper meaning, these characters present a disguise to others who are too blind to notice their flaws. Not only do they fool each other, but…

The 'American Dream ' is making a living through hard work, dedication and determination. Using hard work and ethics one can make millions of dollars and all the material happiness that comes along with that. However, all that money cannot buy some of the most valuable things. Money will never buy happiness like friends and family. A good example of this is in the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby. He pokes fun at the typical American dream by using the main character Jay Gatsby.…

Tom and Daisy‘s decadence is not calculated, but rather casual, normal, and a very ordinary part of life, like the air we breathe. Tom and Daisy, born into wealth, flaunt it almost unknowingly. Tom was known in university for his, “freedom with money,” and that freedom does not seem to have left him after school– he and Daisy go on a vacation in France for, “no particular reason,” and he brings down a, “string of polo ponies,” from Lake Forest, Illinois. Tom is often described as a, “brute of a…

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby” the past has always played a huge role on the main character Jay Gatsby life . When we think of time past, present and future pop into our heads . The present is the place where all our attention is focused , where we think about our future and what is yet to come. Then there are people who are “stuck” in the past and they cannot move on into the future. In the novel Jay Gatsby is one of those people who struggles to let go of the past.Gatsby…

Essay 2: Crime and the Connection between American Values There are many American cultural values that contribute to shaping America’s heroes and villains throughout our history. These American values are The American dream, achievement, individualism, universalism, and the fetishism of money (Messner & Rosenfeld 70-74). To begin, the American villain Jordan Belfort embodied the American values listed in the previous sentence. Since a young age, Belfort had a natural inclination as a salesman…

Hillbilly elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (J.D.Vance,2016), is a part autobiography and part of social issues around J.D. Vance. He is a real-world “rags to riches” success story, which many dream of achieving. Many refer to it as the American Dream. He explains how he escaped poverty while people near areas of Appalachia still remained in poverty. Poverty and substance abuse are the chief reasons why the American Dream is out of the reach of many “hillbillies” or rural, white…