Henry H. Arnold

In the movie titled The Great Gatsby, the main character Jay Gatsby is deeply in love with a young beautiful woman who comes from a completely different world . As they met and fell in love, he quickly realized that in order to be with her, he must become ridiculously successful and win her over with his status and money. He chased the American Dream with only one goal in mind, to win over Daisy Buchanan. However, as the story progressed forward, he quickly realized that the green light on the…

Meeting Nick in West Egg, Gatsby frequently lies to Carraway about his true identity, and the past events that shaped him into the wealthy figure he was. The truth behind Jay Gatsby’s past, contradicting many tales of grandeur he told to cover it, lies the tale of a man who never had moral guidance from his parents. He is described, at the time, as being a man without money or a comfortable standing family to support him. Gatsby’s desire to move up in the world, as well as have wealth he did not…

Literary Analysis Essay Outline Name: Karen Essay Title: The character of Jay Gatsby in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby INTRODUCTION Relevant summary in bullet points: Jay Gatsby wasn’t about to obtain his “American Dream” which was Daisy Buchanan the golden girl because he was initially a part of the lower class. However, Daisy was a part if East Egg. She has always been rich, because of that she cannot be with Gatsby. Since Gatsby was initially a part of the low class he had to work…

I believe Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby and Bud Fox in the movie Wall Street both lose their innocence when gaining wealth. In the beginning of The Great Gatsby, Gatsby is innocent and idealistic. Even in his physical manner, he is described as having tan skin, short hair, a nice smile, and an effective way of talking. Gatsby returns home from WWI where he saw everything from freedom to death. Thus, his mind is enlarged with different viewpoints when he returns home. Furthermore, when Gatsby…

When Jay Gatsby smiled, “It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life”(x). Gatsby was special because unlike everyone else he saw the best in people and had his own dreams. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald Nick moves to New York and is disgusted by everyone except Gatsby. While many of the people Nick meets in New York such as Daisy and Tom are shallow and have no goal other than themselves. Gatsby is…

Killing Lincoln is a vivid retelling of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln written by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. They detail the assassination from multiple viewpoints, including that of the president and his assassin. It could serve as a useful tool for scholars because the information is presented in a clear, chronological format, collected from multiple resources, and addresses some of the speculation and conspiracies surrounding this heinous act. It is written by two authors: Bill…

There have been many important influences throughout the ages in the horror genre such as Horace Walpole, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, and H. P. Lovecraft. All the way from Edgar allen Poe to H.P. Lovecraft. There have been many influential horror or Gothic writers throughout the ages. Though in the early days of Horror this form of storytelling were called Gothics and or Romances. Horace Walpole, one of the first to use grim story elements in his stories. He also liked…

The Time Machine When an author writes a book, there are many different attributes that could cause the book to be studied carefully, have characteristics of becoming a classic, and contribute different aspects to society. H.G. Wells shows the reader a desolate future by displaying how mankind will move towards a more capitalist society and change for the worst, in his classic The Time Machine. H.G. Wells, author of great works such as the Time Machine, the Chronic Argonauts, and…

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley are two novels in which the themes of equality and inequality are explored extensively. The texts are both written by women in 1847 and 1818 respectively and both deal with gender inequality. Jane Eyre is also a social commentary on the injustices and inequalities of the classist Victorian hierarchy whereas Shelley’s novel focuses on the human rejection of unconventionality and the inequalities faced by societies ‘outcasts. The…

Throughout the book, “Dark Money,” the author Jane Mayer articulates in an attitude that could be construed as bias and aggressive towards conservative right wing radicals who try to buy their way through political campaigns and government representatives. Although David Koch ran for president on a libertarian ticket, his loss led him to begin to try and buy influence with the people in office. She digs into the family’s political affairs throughout the span of their generations, since the…