Great Neck

The “American Dream” is a set of standards that include the freedoms given to America to achieve what was thought to be impossible during the Great Depression: “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck the two main characters, Lennie and George, dream of owning a farm and living off the “fatta the lan.” Steinbeck describes the lives of these two best friends, who are also poor migrant workers, on their journey to live their dream. The novel begins with…

strength and size, he overpowered anybody that he faced and because of the mental state that he was in, he could not control his power remarkably well and that led to many tragic outcomes. For example, “And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck,” (91). Since Lennie cannot control his power, it causes him to do things that he never intended of doing. What was only supposed to be the stroking of Curley’s wife’s hair, lead to her death only a few moments later. George took Lennie’s…

however, he was still not good enough when it came to a society like Gattaca. Eugene expresses this by saying, ‘With all I had going for me, I was still second best’. Eugene was second in the swimming competition, which would normally be considered a great achievement. However, Gattaca is a world perfection is the norm, therefore, second best was unacceptable. Eugene’s genetics are supposed to be ‘perfect’ and it should’ve been enough to win, but it isn’t, and society taught him that perfection…

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a story that takes place during the Great Depression. The story is about two migrant workers, George Milton and Lennie Small, who are traveling to a nearby ranch for work. Lennie has the mindset of a child so George has to look after him. They have a plan to one day have their own ranch where Lennie will be able to tend rabbits. Lennie tends to start problems everywhere he goes. Lennie ends up killing Curley’s wife so he runs away to where George will find…

My husband is an entertainer and most times, when he had a wedding reception to DJ, he would bring me along to help set up the equipment and gives me a chance to get out of the house. We were doing a reception at a large resort and as always, he got the party bustling. The only problem is, I’m not really the outgoing type of person so I usually just sit around for 4-5 hours, getting a couple of drinks while he works the party people. This was no different than the others at first. Hours passed,…

The change of women’s role demonstrated especially by daisy and Jordan in The Great Gatsby and major changes shown by Bernice in Fitzgerald’s short story “Bernice Bobs her Hair”. All of them portray different characteristics of the traditional woman growing up in the 1920’s. Females began to challenge the society and the government. This change was upsetting for people, especially for men, because they were realising that they were losing their long-term dominance over the female gender.…

Morality and Selfishness in The Great Gatsby F.Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby puts forward the implication and treatment of women. Through the three main female characters, Jordan Baker, Myrtle Wilson, and Daisy Buchanan, it comments on the relationship between morality and selfishness. The story suggests that women’s empty morals lead to selfishness; therefore men disempower women The portrayal of women as dishonest and insensitive individuals is shown through Jordan. The narrator, Nick…

harness precise images that specifically targets sensory-oriented imagery in an attempt to force the reader to better emotionally connect to the literature as well as invent a unique atmosphere. As one of the Time Magazine’s All-Time 100 novels, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the well-known novel The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway both utilize an imagistic writing style throughout their literature. While both authors include the enticing aspects of imagistic writing, both…

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of the most well known books in American history. It is a story of the struggles of high society in the 1920s, forbidden love, and how selfishness can ruin lives. However, many people do not realize that this novel parallels Fitzgerald’s own life in many ways. One can see this comparison through the characters, the setting, and the society depicted in the novel. Fitzgerald pulled many experiences from his own life in many ways to create this great…

Racism is like a mockingbird, it mimics other people. Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird uses many literary terms such as symbolism to get her message out. In the 1930’s The Great Depression was not only going on in the town of Maycomb County, Alabama. Scout Finch, her brother Jem, and their friend Dill go on many adventures that do not only lead them to learning new things about their town, but valuable lessons of life. Like most books there are movies, however they are not always the…