Bruce Jay Friedman

He believes he should have been born in a different time "when swords were bright and steeds were prancing." Miniver settles on his own destiny by living in his own pity and resorting to alcoholism. Jay Gatsby and Miniver Cheevy are both alike in the sense that they are both dreamers. They are both men who dwell on the past and chooses to intoxicate themselves with unrealistic dreams. They both live in the past, the only difference is that one only…

Some point in the movie  A dinner party held at the house, attended by the British Inspectorate of Police and Mr Singh, a Sikh friend of the family, erupts over the future of the country. Lenny and her precocious young cousin, hiding under the dinner table, hear Singh denounce the British.  The film is rich with comments from its characters denouncing partition and double-talking local politicians. One particularly notable moment sees the film's protagonists listening to a radio broadcast by…

The Diary The party was in full swing. All kinds of beverages flowing like water. It was Ashok’s house warming party after all. He had just bought a new house, a bungalow. Two storied, imperial design with six large bedrooms. Ashok was always the best person in his group when it came at throwing a party. It was around 2am now, Ashok took his leave from the bustling living room to go to the toilet. Since the one at the ground floor wasn’t repaired yet he had to go to the master bedroom on the…

Written Assignment Rationale I decided to focus on a 1949 play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. The story takes place in the United Stated probably in the late 1940s and is a critique of the American Dream. The main character is a salesman Willy Loman, who’s unrealistic dreams affect the whole family: wife Linda and sons Biff and Happy. Eventually Willy dies, Biff leaves the family home, and Happy states that he wants to pursue father’s dreams. I decided to write a goodbye letter…

of success. This new understanding of success will offer a new view on whether or not Jay Gatsby is a successful man. Jay Gatsby, a character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, was born as James Gatz from a poor farming family. Now, Gatsby is an extremely wealthy man who many people believe is successful due to his possessions and riches. Using information from the three authors, it is clear that Jay Gatsby’s life…

F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby is driven with obsession with Daisy Buchanan. Daisy was not willing to wait for Gatsby who at the time was poor and left to war. She went off and did her own life with Tom Buchanan, a wealthy man who gave her the life she wanted. In consequence, Gatsby is physically destroyed by fantasizing a life next to Daisy that eventually never happen. Loving can hurt physically and mentally, it can destroy you completely when you’re blinded by it. Jay Gatsby can not…

“The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a novel that draws our attention to the power of relationships. There are many complex intertwined relationships happening simultaneously in this novel. Relationships extend beyond the human to human relations, the characters in the book have relationships with the general public, money, appearances, and many other items. This is part of the reason it is such an award book. Understanding the immense power of relationships starts with the Novel’s…

People who are stuck in a daydream or create an illusion for themselves usually have a hard time trying to accept reality. If you live in the past or believe it can be repeated, it isn’t possible. Nobody can repeat the past and or step in the same river twice. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway, Gatsby’s neighbor, discovers that Gatsby believes he will be reunited with his ex-lover, Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby and Daisy were in a relationship before he went to war. Daisy…

blinded by love they can’t see when they need to let go of someone who isn’t good for them and move on. In the American classic The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the main protagonists, Mr. James Gatz (otherwise known as the mysterious Jay Gatsby) makes some questionable actions during his lifetime. Though some might describe him as materialistic or corrupt, there is much more to his character than meets the eye. Throughout the story he performs extreme acts of love for his lost…

Gatsby? Bob Marley was once quoted saying that, “the greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.” This idea flawlessly accentuates the false idea many have about Jay Gatsby. He is seen as an immensely wealthy bachelor who on the surface seems to be “great” (as the title of the book represents), but in reality his importance is just a “great” illusion. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, the main…