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Gatsby and Lennie’s dreams both remain generally the same through diverse social classes they encounter during the novels. In Lennie’s social class it is hard for him to obtain his dream with his poverty because only the strongest survive on the ranch. In Of Mice and Men Crooks says “I seen hundreds of men come by on the road an’ on the ranches, with their bindles on their back an’ that same damn thing in their heads. Hundreds of them. They come, an’ they quit an’ go on; an’ every damn one…

certain characters who are not always led by their moral compasses, and the extent to which these characters have evolved to share the shifting views of the time. Various characters throughout the novel, including Tom Buchanan, Daisy Buchanan, and Jay Gatsby, use their wealth and social statuses as shields to protect themselves from taking responsibility for their actions. Tom Buchanan, Daisy’s husband, is a…

“Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction” (Erich Fromm). In The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man written by Dashiell Hammett, Hammett displays the high increase of criminal activity that takes place during the prohibition era in the United States. In Hammett’s novels, the characters’ monetary greed leads to negative consequences. As a result of their monetary greed, the characters face death, in-humanity, and…

century. Fitzgerald names that period “the Jazz Age”. The American Dream is loaded with more connotation of pursuing money. Dream is illusory and inevitable. Its ending is harsh disillusion. At the same time, disillusion is the beginning of dream. Jay Gatsby, the hero of the novel The Great Gatsby, is not only a representative of the ideal and the reality…

Some may say that “history is always bound to repeat itself” while others may argue what “past is past”. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic The Great Gatsby, Gatsby has tricked himself into thinking that he could repeat the past and regain the primordial satisfaction of being in love with Daisy, unaware of how his circumstances made his dream an impossible goal. Gatsby was unable to reach a happy ending because he could not let go of what was long gone. By chasing his dream of Daisy and trying to…

The Unknown Citizen by W. H. Auden describes a man that statistically, on paper, was a “saint” as stated in the poem. He had no criminal offenses on his record, and those who vaguely knew him could characterize his behavior as normal, citing him to be a model citizen. The overall consensus of the reports in the poem point to this man being completely normal, functional, and happy. But, these are only opinions of those who observed his behavior, and essentially the way he chose to spend his money…

He believes he should have been born in a different time "when swords were bright and steeds were prancing." Miniver settles on his own destiny by living in his own pity and resorting to alcoholism. Jay Gatsby and Miniver Cheevy are both alike in the sense that they are both dreamers. They are both men who dwell on the past and chooses to intoxicate themselves with unrealistic dreams. They both live in the past, the only difference is that one only…

Some point in the movie  A dinner party held at the house, attended by the British Inspectorate of Police and Mr Singh, a Sikh friend of the family, erupts over the future of the country. Lenny and her precocious young cousin, hiding under the dinner table, hear Singh denounce the British.  The film is rich with comments from its characters denouncing partition and double-talking local politicians. One particularly notable moment sees the film's protagonists listening to a radio broadcast by…

The Diary The party was in full swing. All kinds of beverages flowing like water. It was Ashok’s house warming party after all. He had just bought a new house, a bungalow. Two storied, imperial design with six large bedrooms. Ashok was always the best person in his group when it came at throwing a party. It was around 2am now, Ashok took his leave from the bustling living room to go to the toilet. Since the one at the ground floor wasn’t repaired yet he had to go to the master bedroom on the…

Written Assignment Rationale I decided to focus on a 1949 play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. The story takes place in the United Stated probably in the late 1940s and is a critique of the American Dream. The main character is a salesman Willy Loman, who’s unrealistic dreams affect the whole family: wife Linda and sons Biff and Happy. Eventually Willy dies, Biff leaves the family home, and Happy states that he wants to pursue father’s dreams. I decided to write a goodbye letter…