Enchanted

Gatsby’s Heart The classic American novel, The Great Gatsby, is written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This story takes place in New York City in the 1920s. The story is narrated by Nick Carraway and is centered around Jay Gatsby. Gatsby supposedly falls in love with a lady named Daisy Buchanan, who is Nick’s cousin. This was a time long ago when they were both young. Now they have both changed, but Gatsby wants to repeat the past. Gatsby loved Daisy when they first met, and then he became obsessed…

brave son.” Killing Grendel’s mother is the next task he takes. When fighting, he realizes that she is one of the strongest forces he has ever fought against. Since he has such an amazing reputation that he can’t ruin. Beowulf decides to use the enchanted sword forged by giants to kill Grendel’s mother. King Hrothgar begins to warn him but Beowulf’s pride consumes him, leading him to do more and more dangerous challenges. Many years later Beowulf’s land was being destroyed by a dragon and at…

In both “The Princess Paradox” by James Poniewozik and “Cinderella and Princess Culture” by Peggy Orenstein, the princess culture is agreed upon; however, the authors vary their opinions of how the fairytail dream of pink dresses and sparkly crowns came to be. Poniewozik opens up his article by addressing the “kick-ass culture,” while Orenstein focuses on how princesses have diminished the feeling of confidence and independence that young girls should experience. While some may believe that…

Fitzgerald expresses his criticism of the materialism of the Jazz Age through his juxtaposition of the idealistic Gatsby with the materialistic foil characters of Tom and Daisy Buchanan. Tom and Daisy are old money. They have no need, unlike Gatsby, to resort to criminal dealings because they have “possessed and enjoyed from a very young age” (O’Keefe. 20 November 2016). In that manner, the Buchanans are foils to Gatsby: they are old money to Gatsby’s nouveau riche, a contrast emphasized by the…

she was a woman with a broad sense of control, which knows how to act and represents women and all their intelligence, and which will be able to lie for earn achievements with her husband. As she narrates in the prologue “I made him think he had enchanted me. And said I had dreamed of him all night” (Chaucer). Alice portrays herself as woman that didn’t let her be used by men, she was intelligent and self-sufficient; she knew what shew wanted and saw men as tools to achieve her desires. She just…

Stolen, the title Lucy Christopher selected for a heart pounding novel discussing what safety, love, and comfort, truly can be defined as. The main situation ties in extremely well to the title. Gemma is stolen by Ty, later on it seems as though Ty has stolen Gemma’s heart and vice versa. The majority of the action takes place around the modern world in the middle of an Australian desert, named Sandy. Sandy is the location where Ty brings Gemma after stealing her from her life, her loved ones,…

magical adventures. Disney has not only made an influence into our childhood stage but it has positively impacted people as they grew older. Not only would the youth watch their favorite Disney movies, but a child’s ultimate dream was to visit the enchanted place we’ve all adored, named Disneyland. It only took one single visit to what Walt Disney had called his second home to wholly fall in love with the large scaled park. The purity of environment that Walt Disney had gifted to millions of…

viewed as weak, seeking love. The man in Cinderella wanted nothing to do with her until he noticed her at the ball because she looked so pretty. We could say the magic used on her to make the dress and carriage, is similar to the potion. Her beauty enchanted the prince, and the potion in the tale is used to enchant the women. So technically, your average gender roles are switched around and it is the man trying to achieve true love instead of the woman. However in “The Chaser” there is a dark…

breeds. My eyes shifted, but I was all too aware of how true her words rang. The gentle snowflakes could lull any tired soul into an infinite slumber. And I was certainly exhausted. The gentle song of the winds brought its chill upon us, and we were enchanted by these lyrics the heavens bestowed upon us. The silence was broken only by our steady breathing and whispers. After so many years, my heart could finally find peace amidst the chaos in the single isolated world of Chimerae’s deathbed.…

Symbols Found in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald has long been appraised for being an exemplary novel and has been acclaimed for generations. In this 1920’s novel Fitzgerald uses many forms of figurative language to convey his thoughts and feelings. One important piece of figurative language that is used many times throughout the book is symbolism. Although there is a great deal of symbolism found in the novel three symbols stand out the most. The mysterious green light…