Dan Scott

Orson Scott Card’s definition of an outsider conveys an idea that outsiders can see things more clearly and are important to everyone around them. He compliments their stronger sense of self compared to the rest of people in society. Card mentions how an outsider has a unique perspective than everyone else and that great heroic deeds are made by outsiders because of this unique perspective. While there is a notion that outsiders are not important, it is clear that outsiders are necessary in…

of a Hopalong Cassidy novel […] this is the plan for the achievement of the American dream” (Stern 5). Being born into a poor family, Gatsby did not have much. Hence, Gatsby is motivated to work hard to make his dream become a reality. He works for Dan Cody, who shows Gatsby a life of luxury…

makings of their husband which left a huge title for the male to uphold. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald characterizes three women to fit the time period in different ways. Daisy Buchanan, Myrtle Wilson and Jordan Baker all contraste each other yet show how their identity differs from how people perceive them. Likewise, their geographical location determines wealth and status within the novel. In F. Scott Fitzgerald 's The Great Gatsby, the author uses geographical location and male…

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. In the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses diction, imagery, personification, and in order to portray the deeper meaning of his novel with his style. By using diction,…

they obtain through their riches, they often don 't feel as great on the inside. In most cases people buy things in order to fill voids or to impress others but sooner or later they realize that happiness has no price tag. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, consumerism robs characters of their happiness. In the beginning of the book you are introduced to Myrtle when she makes a phone call to Tom during dinner. Tom excuses himself to speak with her which infuriates Daisy, his wife.…

people greatly prospered economically and socially. This caused many people, ranging from the poor to the middle class, to believe in an endless prosperity. This endless prosperity came to be known as the American dream. The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, displays how a person was able to prosper during the Roaring Twenties through the belief of the American dream. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald depicts the failure of the American dream through the “non-judgmental” eyes of Nick…

the 1920’s, The Great War was coming to an end, and new beginnings were being formed. The United States was prospering with new jobs and new industries, but suffering through the prohibition of alcohol. The novel The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and takes place in the 1920’s. Nick Carraway, an old money bondsman, has just moved into West Egg, a town in New York City where, particularly, people with “new” money stay and rent their home. Nick lives next to a mystery of a man…

Among the upper class in the 1920’s, most people felt entitled to their riches. If they did not have riches, they would do anything to gain money. Daisy and Myrtle were no exception. Daisy may have been born into money while Myrtle had to find her way to it but the two women are very similar. Both women are known to be beautiful but in different ways. Both have relations with Tom Buchanan. Although they have many similarities, there are distinct characteristics that separate the two and make one…

on the 1920s as a time when the American Dream flourished and anyone could raise their socioeconomic status with determination and initiative. The American Dream is often romanticised through an idealistic lens in literature. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a Jazz Age novel that challenges these ideals and creates a more realistic picture of the extremes of wealth during the 1920s. Fitzgerald used the characters’ personal relationships and emotions, as well as their economic…

Egomaniacs are the kind of people who always have to feel important. All they do is talk themselves up. They are always looking for ways to be better than everyone else. Many people in society are like this, but mainly they lay among the rich crowd. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan acts very much this way, in the sense that she is a self-absorbed, vacuous socialite whose decisions lead to the destruction of both Jay Gatsby and Myrtle Wilson. Critics agree that…