Great Expectations

She would manipulate her patients and the staff working there, so they can fulfill her desires. She had many connections inside the institution and outside, so she was able to maneuver things, so that the situations could have measured up to her expectations. She…

In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the indirect characterization of Jay Gatsby and the symbolism of the green light represent the decline of the American Dream. The indirect characterization of Gatsby and his relationship with Daisy, represent the corruption of the American Dream. After the argument over Daisy between Tom and Gatsby, Gatsby hides outside the Buchanans house “watching over nothing” (145). Gatsby appears deluded to continue holding on to his dream of being…

self-fulfillment. Illustrious people are usually those who leave a legacy in a positive way, allowing individuals to obtain morals from those great people’s lives. In this way, the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a contradictory title for the novel because the character being described as great, Jay Gatsby, does not satisfy the requirements to be judged as a great man. Fitzgerald ironically creates a character that opposes the entire essence of obtaining prominence in the high living…

In the beginning of the novel, Nick admires the wealth of Tom and he reckons Tom’s house “is even more elaborate than [he] expected(Ch.1).” Nick tolerates Tom despite Tom’s arrogant attitude annoys him because he reserves judgment to anyone just like his father tole him so. So Nick remains silent to Daisy Buchanan after knowing Tom is cheating on her although with resentment feelings for Tom. He tolerates Tom’s dishonest instead of to tell the truth, as a person with higher moral standards would…

can be depicted in many different ways. The literature can show the harsh realities of living in society, expectations of society, values of society as a whole, how one tries to change their path in society, the superficial nature of society, etc. In the masses of literature we read, we see characters that are shaped by society and also characters that fight back against it. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald the theme of society is so prevalent among all the characters lives.…

1930 's, during the time of the Great Depression (when Of Mice and Men was written), people across America were forced to find work on their own. Many families were separated because they had to go to where there were work opportunities. In Of Mice And Men, when George says, “Guys like us, that work on a ranch are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place” (Steinbeck 32), he is referring to the fact that no one has expectations on…

solitary green light is an embodiment of one goal in Jay Gatsby’s life. Similarly, many Americans in the 1920’s entertained “The American Dream,” the concept that anyone could attain great wealth and make a name for themselves in society even if they started with meager belongings and standings in society. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses Jay Gatsby to symbolize both the concept of “The American Dream,” and its declining status through Gatsby’s life of rags to riches and his…

The Jazz Age: F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is arguably Fitzgerald’s greatest work and has been labeled as one of the most influential and iconic pieces of 20th century American literature. The novel is a reflection of Fitzgerald’s life during the 1920s (otherwise known as the Jazz Age; coined by Fitzgerald himself). The Great Gatsby was seen as controversial during the time of its publication due to its use of “language and sexual…

Federal Government before and after New Deal The new deal was the very important strategy of the federal government to get rid of the great depression of 1929 in the United States. Before Franklin D Roosevelt took over, Herbert Hoover was the President of United States. At that time the country was running in a laissez faire economy which means federal government had no power over the business affair in the economy. The business were free to run in their own way, government did not have any…

Similarly, Lady Macbeth is existent in a time where women were oppressed and manipulated by men; although, as becomes clear through the play, she goes against this societal norm and expectation of women to be weak and subordinate. She expresses a desire to be powerful and dominant and she exercises this desire over Macbeth as she coerces him into endeavouring to become king. This can be seen at many points during the play: “but screw your courage to the sticking place”, “when you durst do it,…