Great Purge

Loneliness Is Inevitable “(and noone stooped to kiss his face)” (Cummings, 26). In Fitzgerald’s novel characters like Jay Gatsby, Nick Carraway, and Myrtle Wilson all have aspects of their personal lives that make it seem as though they are lonely in life as a result of decisions they have made in the past. In Cummings poem there are different ways to interpret the underlying meaning between the words. For his characters, noone and anyone, readers could take them as literally noone and anyone…

One of the unexplained symbols in The Great Gatsby is the billboard display of the absent Doctor T.J. Eckleburg; "The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic—their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face, but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which…

In The Great Gatsby, author F. Scott Fitzgerald shows the change in America’s morals during the Jazz Age in the 1920s by using characters like Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan, and Myrtle Wilson, who all have experienced a large shift in mortality compared to just the generation before them. The novel shows the social change in American society after World War I, which was a time of conservatism, compared to the risqué twenties. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald continuously brings up…

In the early 1930s, the United States was in a very bad social and economic state. This period, known as the Great Depression, was a period of poverty, job loss, and a loss of trust in the government and Wall Street. Such a great economic collapse had never been seen by Americans. Many political and social leaders were at a complete loss as for what to do. However, one man- newly elected President Franklin Delano Roosevelt- had an answer. His answer, which resulted from a one hundred day long…

into the Great Depression. As many felt devastating consequences during this time, the government frantically searched for a solution. President Franklin D. Roosevelt developed the New Deal to pull America out of the Great Depression.…

The Great Gatsby and “The American Dream” Can we all achieve “The American Dream”? Many people have travelled from all over the world in hopes of reaching “The American Dream” of prosperity and happiness. Unfortunately, through social class divisions and life situations, many Americans do not believe that they can reach this dream. However, Fitzgerald disapproves obtainable of “The American Dream” for every person, despite social class. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses Jay Gatsby, Tom…

FDR’S New Deal The New Deal was a group of programs created by President Franklin Roosevelt. The programs were created due to the Great Depression and the economy not being stable. The New Deal focused on what was called the 3 Rs; relief, recovery, and reform. Relief for the poor and people without jobs, recovery to get the economy back to normal, and reform to keep another depression from happening. The New Deal was broke into two groups, the First New Deal and the Second New Deal. The First…

would most likely get hit. Woman had to define their own roles, and use talents for survival. Women were not treated reasonably in the time period that Of Mice and Men was written. The novel Of Mice and Men is set in a misogynistic time period, the Great Depression. Curley’s wife is the only woman in Of Mice and Men who plays an aspect in the story.…

Parallel Between F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby, a Coincidence? While researching texts and websites about Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald and his novel The Great Gatsby, it is noticed that there are parallels between Jay Gatsby and Fitzgerald’s life. Introducing enough background knowledge about Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby will show the parallel between the authors and this fictional character. Information about the life of Fitzgerald; such as, early years, schooling, his wife,…

Effects of Prayer The power of prayer is a common belief that many Americans possess, especially when they are Roman Catholics. So, it might not be a surprise if someone says that they believe in the power of prayer. When that person is a Roman Catholic Priest, it is even less of a surprise. Father John Murray not only believes in the power of prayer but says he can prove that prayer can heal. In the year 2010, Father John Murray had a bone chip from his neck and it sliced down into his…