Great Appalachian Valley

In the novel The Great Gatsby, the two main settings are the two very contrasting East Egg and West Egg. F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author of The Great Gatsby, uses the distinct differences between New York’s East Egg and West Egg to his advantage by furthering the character building throughout the novel, showing the East Eggers’ pretentious prejudice towards West Egg, and also displaying the East Eggers’ dumbfoundment towards the completely contrasting West Egg lifestyle. These contrasts become…

The Great Depression the United States in the 1930s; the wealthy, the poor, and the rest of the world feeling its impact. During the Great Depression, man Americans lost their jobs, famers experienced the Dust Bowl, and women took care of their families with what little resources they had. With no system to help families that lost their source of income, 40 million people fell into poverty – most families unused to the pain of hunger and lack of funds to support their families. Although the…

relationship between the people and the land, examining who holds the ownership, the power that the land has over the people and the consequences of abusing mans relationship with earth for his own greed. A man without fertile land has nothing in the Great Depression of America in which The Grapes of Wrath is set. Farmers were constantly facing the repercussions of their failing crops due to the dustbowl in the form of the banks repossessing…

notoriously known as one of the darkest days in United States history (Rose, Pg. 64). For it marks the unofficial beginning of struggles for not only stockholders, but to the population of the U.S. as a whole. This time period, better known as the Great Depression, was not only felt by almost every adult resident in the United States, but also by people that had no clue what the stock market even was. Children, women and men alike all suffered from the finical impact of the event that occurred…

Recreating a past love through false memories can be painful and degrading. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby, a man of riches and wealth, attempts to revive a past relationship with Daisy Buchanan, the woman of his dreams. A series of parties is thrown in desperate hopes of capturing Daisy’s attention. One heated argument in a New York City hotel room causes Gatsby’s downfall with Daisy; although Gatsby hopes his newfound wealth draws Daisy back into his arms.…

pursuit of wealth and status in “This Side of Paradise” and “The Great Gatsby”. The two semi-autobiography novels received literary acclaim, but what readers and critics failed to realize is they actually contain important lessons Fitzgerald learned during his quest for wealth and status. Although there are many lessons included, let’s discuss the three key lessons Fitzgerald considered…

Introduction “The Great Gatsby” and its eponymous protagonist offers a poignant portrait of NY in the Roaring 20’s where the narrator, Nick Carraway is seduced by the idealized society and the American dream for more. Fitzgerald explores the uniquely American tragedy of Jay Gatsby, whose thirst for love and wealth eventually becomes obsessive and illegal, and his downfall parallels that of a society who were corrupted by their desires. Fitzgerald depicts universal and classical themes, relating…

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby showcased the ideology behind the American Dream in the 1920s and the ways in which that dream was corrupt, flawed, and would inevitably fall apart. In varied cases, that dream crumbled to ash before it was ever reached; sometimes it was snatched away in mere seconds, and sometimes that dream was a ruse behind which cowards hid. In this book Gatsby, Wilson, and Daisy are examples of people with failed or corrupt American Dreams. They all reached for…

The Valley of Ashes: An American Trap In F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, The Great Gatsby, Gatsby tries to reach his goal of getting back together with Daisy, but is unsuccessful. Other characters such as George Wilson and Myrtle Wilson are also unsuccessful in their quest for the American Dream. In Fitzgerald 's novel, The American Dream is an important theme challenging the values and truths of the American society. However, they all struggle with reaching their dreams and all end up dead. One…

thirteen year old, this can be very hard. For example, her father does not live with her and she always thinks about him. Matilda has to deal with the idea of a war going on. When you are this young and at any age, war is a scary thing. Matilda does a great job of keeping it together in Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones, which reveals a lot about her character. She is sensitive, intelligent, observant, and open to new ideas. Three traits stand out the most in Matilda though. The three major traits of…