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sensations occurring in a person’s mind. However, if mixed with hope, they can connotate to expectations, which may result in disappointment. In other words, dreams are intangible, not real, but humans insist on trying to make them come true. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby’s dreams for Daisy, the debutante daughter of wealthy southern aristocrats, are exaggerated, and Daisy will never live up to Gatsby’s expectations. As a young man, Gatsby has big dreams for a big future. He…

Indeed, many people liked to focus on the positives during these times; however, many authors felt the need to expose details of t-hose who could not advance themselves in these times through the forum of fictional novels. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club exemplify this exact type of exposition. Fitzgerald’s narrator, Nick Carraway, feels trapped in a city defined by its extravagant and thriving nature, whereas Palahniuk’s unnamed narrator, who for the…

The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald first published in 1925 focuses on the issue of the American dream and its effects on social groups in American society. The novel focuses on the affluence of the east egg and the west egg and comments on the false egalitarian nature of society that restricts specific social groups from achieving the American dream. The text shows a dramatic contrast between the rich and the poor and it is through this that we see the impact of the materialistic…

to the formation of these different denominations and allows for the reading of literature to influence. John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath depicts yet another interpretation of the Bible for readers to see lived out in the setting of The Great Depression. The biblical leader of the Israelites, Moses, showed a strong connection to Rose of Sharon’s dead baby. In the Bible, Moses was in charge of leading the Israelites to the promise land. Throughout the novel, the Joad…

In John Steinbeck’s seminal novel Of Mice and Men, the nomadic farmworker George laments about finding work in the Great Depression, saying, “Guys like us…are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don 't belong no place…They ain 't got nothing to look ahead to.” This somber reflection of the era conveys the hopelessness that afflicted millions in this country. Even President Roosevelt, lauded as America’s savior, did little more than put a dent in unemployment numbers that…

Wives of Greek The Athenian historian, political philosopher and general Thucydides said ones, “The greatest glory [for women] is to be least talked about among men, whether in praise or blame”. Most of the sources that survived from the Ancient Greece are written for men for men. According to the historian and novelist Helena P. Schrader, this is because, " There are surviving evidence about work of art featuring women, but just a few of information about their accomplishments and contributes…

that freedom does not seem to have left him after school– he and Daisy go on a vacation in France for, “no particular reason,” and he brings down a, “string of polo ponies,” from Lake Forest, Illinois. Tom is often described as a, “brute of a man, a great, big, hulking physical specimen,” with a, “cruel body.” However, Tom’s arrogant and cruel demeanour isn’t calculated or purposeful– it’s simply part of his personality. When he breaks Myrtle Wilson’s nose, it is with a, “short, deft movement,”…

The 1920s were a time of partying and revelry, but things were not always as glorious as they seemed. In The Great Gatsby, the rich seem to be happy, but F. Scott Fitzgerald uses symbols and characters to reveal that this is not the case. The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg symbolize the unhappiness hidden behind a facade of wealth. He also uses the colors yellow and gold to symbolize the difference between false happiness from wealth, and real happiness. The character of Jay Gatsby is completely…

Hidden behind both great literary works The Great Gatsby and The Glass Menagerie are societal criticisms. F. Scott Fitzgerald and Tennessee Williams reveal the truths of American culture of the time between the two world wars. The two stories comment on and seem to encourage the pursuit of happiness, but they acknowledge the repercussions of the pursuit and question the true definition of happiness. The Great Gatsby focuses on having to have put effort in the pursuit and that the happiness can…

with its extremities being Spain/Germany (west), Ethiopia (south), India (east), and Scythia (north).” The ends of the earth would have been the outer ring. Though we know the earth to be much more than that we should still continue to complete the great commission in Acts 1:8. When this text is used in Acts 13:47 the ends of the earth is the Gentiles. “Even though Acts 1:8 is phrased with geographic terminology, the heart is for the ethnic groups who inhabit these far-flung lands. In this…