Pat Fitzgerald

In the chapter, Noon Wine, of the novel The Collected Stories written by Katherine Anne Porter, the Thompsons’ lives were uprooted by two strangers (Helton and Hatch); both are on different ends on the society spectrum. Porter uses these strangers to bring up topics like immigration and capitalism. Each character affects the Thompsons, particularly Mr. Thompson, in ways that could be translated as positive or negative. From beginning to end, Mr. Thompson’s views on foreigners, whether they are…

In the darkness of midnight, one well lit cafe is a refuge from loneliness for men, each with their own beliefs and attitudes. During a time in which the world is full of hardship and pain in the years following World War I, many men have given up hope, however, they still have the will to carry out the rest of their lives with honor. In “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place,” Hemingway uses his three characters to show that there is no meaning to life, yet mankind still has the desire to live through…

The story of Mendoza the Jew reveals a couple ideal values of the English society at the time like anti-Semitism, honor, nationalism, and male dominance. Mendoza the Jew takes place in East London with a guy named Daniel Mendoza. Daniel Mendoza is a Jew who was known for boxing and creating Britain's favorite leisure activity. Daniel Mendoza grew up in a place where Jew's were not treated properly, and he had to adapt to the society around him and their cultural norms. In this paper, I am going…

The Great Gatsby Society and Class F. Scott Fitzgerald presents many themes in his novel, The Great Gatsby. One of the themes is how people behave depending on their social status. Social Class is an important theme in the book. Gatsby throws huge, elaborate parties in hopes Daisy will hear about them and attend one. Gatsby doesn’t know that Daisy would never go to one unless she’s invited, because she sees it as a lower-class type of party. Tom and Daisy look down on the people who go to the…

F. Scott Fitzgerald used many different literary details and figures of speech in his novel The Great Gatsby. His use of these literary details and figures of speech adds depth to the novel and allows the reader to see clearly what the author has intended. Throughout The Great Gatsby class and wealth are a common theme showing up frequently all through the novel ("The LitCharts Study Guide to The Great Gatsby." LitCharts. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2015). Fitzgerald draws a person's attention…

F.Scott Fitzgerald had a tendency to base his main characters on his relationship and history with his wife, Zelda. Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby is no exception, as she exhibits several similarities to Zelda Fitzgerald. For example, both Zelda and Daisy do not love Fitzgerald and Gatsby, respectively, nearly as much as the men love them. Both women are also uninterested in the men until they are extraordinarily wealthy. Additionally, Daisy and Zelda unfortunately turn out to be much…

We have all been guilty of doing something bad and not realizing it because we are easily blinded by people and things. Almost anything can blind us: love, looks, and even wealth. Being ignorant and innocent while obviously doing something wrong is one of the many things in the story “Nairobi.” In “Nairobi,” the author Joyce Carol Oates, tells the story of Oliver and Ginny who fake being a couple and go to dinner with some of Oliver’s friends. The theme of cheating in this story is illustrated…

In the 1920s, American is called as “Jazz Age”, The Great Gatsbydescribes the times. The times has the developed economy, most of American have felt the advantages of substance from the first war, many individuals pursue the wealth and lead a life of pleasure, they think this is a splendid times and lost in it. Besides, they think the times is endless. In the times, the social structure and the psychology and behavior of people have changed profoundly, the middle class expands rapidly, the…

Introduction John Steinbeck said that writing Travels with Charley in Search of America was like writing a novel (p.20). At the end of a long life writing about America, he felt he was writing about something he did not know about. He had first travelled as a young writer so his memories were not good enough, that is why he decided to take the road with Charley. This book, originally published in 1962, is a self-portrait and memoir of John Steinbeck. It describes the worries of Steinbeck about…

In the short story “All Summer in a Day” and the movie version there were some similarities. In both the short story and the movie, William is mean to Margot throughout the story. The short story says, “‘What’re you looking at?’ said William. Margot said nothing. ‘Speak when you’re spoken to.’ He gave her a shove.” Likewise, in the movie, William was yelling at Margot to get into the sunlamps. Then, Margot asks William why he hates her so much and he said, “Because you're such a know-it-all.”…