Dred Scott

Literary critic, Kenneth Eble, analyzed Gatsby’s character himself and states that: “Gatsby, the ‘mythic’ embodiment of the American dream, is shown to us in all his immature romanticism. His insecure grasp of social and human values, his lack of critical intelligence and self-knowledge, his blindness to the pitfalls that surround him in American society, his compulsive optimism, are realized in the text with rare assurance and understanding. And yet the very grounding of these deficiencies is…

Money can buy all privileges you can think of in but love. The mysterious protagonist Jay Gatsby from the F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story “Great Gatsby” is a newly rich entrepreneur whose quest of achieving the American dream leads him from poverty to wealth apparently through illegal money. Gatsby’s grand mansion and extravagant lifestyle are quite bizarre in West Egg because nobody is able to make “new money” so quickly. Tom Buchanan, who is the antagonist of the story comes from a wealthy Chicago…

Title: Hysterical Abdominal Rhopalocera _____________________________________________________________________ 1 Have you ever feel something tingling in your stomach whenever you look at someone you like? It is as if there are butterflies entering your mouth as it stays inside your stomach—it is not alive, but you notice that it is swirling around like a slight hurricane. From the novella Everything, Everything which was written by Nicola Yoon—Hysterical Abdominal Rhopalocera means; “The…

Avrial Turner Mrs. Maine British Literature Date Title C.S. Lewis was the leading edge of his day, and still continues to be a source of intuitive thought in the modern day even after his death. His works are unprecedented and widely known. One of Lewis’ most well known books is titled Mere Christianity in which he describes the reasons to believe in a God and what those who believe in the Christian God should act and be like. One of Lewis’ lesser known books is entitled Till We Have Faces.…

Violence exists in The Great Gatsby to showcase the pitfalls within Fitzgerald’s society, such as the pedestal the rich sit upon, allowing for exploitation of the lower class and the role plays into economic cruelty. Fitzgerald, through a captivating story, details a story of America’s faults and emphasize on the urgency of improving the country. Violence toward the opposing gender is a common thread sewn through the pages of The Great Gatsby to emphasize the cruelty and inequality ever…

Claude McKay’s ‘America’ and Allen Ginsberg’s poem of the same title are both ‘state of the nation’ poems. Which do you think offers the more effective critique of the United States, and why? So, the Allen Ginsberg’s poem and Claude McKay song named America are pieces criticising the state of America in the times that they were written,1956 and 2015 respectively, in their respective times. The question that has been asked of us today is which of these two poems is a more effective critique of…

People think that famous and rich people will have a comfortable and happy life. Therefore, most human dreams are to become rich and famous like Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffett, or Bill Gates to improve their lives. However, richness and fame have both disadvantages and advantages which can enormously change people’s lives in many ways. In addition, I was born in a small peasant and harmony family which brings a frugal and warm life to me. Certainly, if I were rich and famous, my life would be…

During the last two decades, Hirokazu Koreeda has emerged as the contemporary master of Japanese family drama, with films like Nobody Knows, Still Walking, Like Father, Like Son and many more. After the Storm continues his legacy in the genre. Ryota, an ex prize-winning novelist has fallen on hard times. He has stopped writing and currently works in a PI agency. However, he spends the money he earns (with shady tactics) on gambling, and is constantly broke. His wife, Kyoko has divorced him, and…

Is Success Tangible? Arthur Miller’s 1949 play Death of a Salesman is a very powerful play that discusses not only the slow demise of Willy Loman, the aging salesman with two unsuccessful sons, but also highlights the different views that people can have regarding success. Willy Loman, the father of Biff Loman and brother of Ben, is a salesman who has dedicated his life to building up his reputation. His son Biff has spent much of his life trying to find a job he truly loves to do, but has…

Ann Landers once said “Love is friendship that has caught on fire, It settles less than perfection and makes allowances for human weakness.” In The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins’,the overarching theme is teenage love. The main character is Katniss Everdeen. Katniss and Peeta both fall for each other. Peeta told Katniss that he had a crush on her on the 1st day of school. They both work together on the games. Teenage love can be complicated for some people and by the relationship that Katniss…