Once More with Feeling

“Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would just be across the bay” (79). Gatsby moves across from Daisy in hope of Daisy to notice him. This hope is shown in chapter 1 when Gatsby reaches across the bay with his hand towards the green light. Once more his delusion is shown when Gatsby has to hide his affair with Daisy. One day Nick notices that Gatsby’s house is empty, so while taking on the phone with Gatsby, Nick asks him why he had fired all of his servants and Gatsby replies, “I want…

facing many challenges that were not present previously in college life. College students are more disconnected from the present and are suffering mentally, resulting in an inability to take a step back and develop meaningful relationships. Too much time on social media can lead to depression and anxiety enables the inevitable social comparison between one 's life and others. Students are also feeling the pressure to appear perfect to society, both socially and academically. Snapchat…

the story, Dmitri feels as if this place is like home “Dmitri Dmitritch Gurov, who had by then been a fortnight at Yalta, and so was fairly at home there, had begun to take interest in new arrivals”. (251) The surroundings are calming and peaceful. Once Anna and Dimtri meet each other, there is a sense of romance. From the sights, sounds, smells and the colors. For example, when Anna and Dimitri go on a walk they take interest in the…

ironies, “The Storm” is more detailed, calm, and even romantic in a certain way. In such different scenarios, Chopin could describe two women with a lot in common; they both want some kind of freedom outside their marriages and are not able to express their feelings. Another similarity between the characters is their internal conflict; Mrs. Mallard is caught between grieve and happiness; at first, she grieves her husband’s death, crying at once; however, when alone, a feeling of joy takes…

the word haunting several times well happenings that are associated with this haunting feeling are happenings that I have previously explained such as a feeling of darkness I likewise mentioned that originally I thought that this force stemmed from some satanic influence other happenings that I mentioned are activities such as things moving at an extremely fast face which causes dizziness on many occasions a feeling of frantic. Consequently those associated with this force categorize me or one…

air.” These two examples of diction and imagery provide an insight into the feelings of comfort and security the author feels coming to his home again. Continuing on into the second paragraph, the author writes that the winter fogs became “the clear nights of spring.” Through this use of personification, the winter seems to effortlessly flow into the warmer and more welcoming season of spring, allowing the reader to more closely understand the security…

The Setting of “A Pair of Tickets” by Amy Tan The setting of a story is defined as the time and place in which it takes place. In “A Pair of Tickets” the setting would be both the cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou located in Communist China. The setting affects the protagonist in a major way. Although she was born in America she is of chinese heritage. Returning to her cultural homeland changes her drastically from the American woman she thought she was, to the Chinese-American woman she becomes.…

sexulaity because he is unsure of his orientation. Gene goes to the beach with Phineas when Phineas shares his feelings for him. Gene layed on the beach next to Phineas while he shied away from telling his true feelings, “Perhaps I was stopped by the level of feelings, deeper than thought, which contains the truth” (48). Gene knows he has strong feelings for Phineas even if he doesn’t admit to them. Once Gene decides to open up he can embrace himself and not have to hide who he is which will…

between either her sweet, innocent and safe friend Betsy, or the more daredevil, outgoing and rebellious friend Doreen. Seeing as Doreen is very open on a sexual front, Esther finds herself having a difficult time between the societal pressures of sexual choices. Due to this she encounters many men and terrible experiences involving attempted rape. This evidently influences Esther’s mental state. As time goes on, she expresses strong feelings of opposition towards many female roles…

thrills and the ultimate ceremony of love have more in common than meets the eye. Amusement parks are the home of roller coasters while weddings are a symbol of ultimate love, both roller coasters and love share similar qualities that are often overlooked. Riding a roller-coaster and falling in love with someone can easily be compared to one another and have many similarities such as the fears and risks, the feelings and emotions…