In chapter nine of The Great Gatsby, Nick prepares to move back to Minnesota and cogitates about the lifestyle of Americans, philosophically. In addition, he contemplates Gatsby’s strong desire to live in the past. The motif of the green light conveys how the pursuing preceding events may ultimately cause false beliefs in an unattainable dream. Furthermore, the temptation of the jade luminosity signifies the passion that Gatsby possessed for Daisy, watching over her every night. This motif of…
insecurity that writhes in one’s body. One must not embrace these ideas or turmoil begins to generate other negative emotions such as anger. Only by vanquishing these ideas can tranquility occur. In Lord of the Flies, Golding signifies the collapse of societal values through symbolism, internal conflicts, and the loss of innocence.Throughout the duration of Golding’s novel, clarity gradually transforms into uncertainty and chaos.…
is the worst economic collapse in the history of the U.S., one in which twenty-five percent of American workers saw unemployment. Families lost their homes, their possessions, and some even lost their lives due to starvation. The Great Depression and the Great Recession are just two of the forty-seven recessions that have plagued the United States throughout history, but together they show the connection between individual loss and societal loss due to overarching societal forces. No matter how…
symbolize something much larger. The island is a microcosm of the society that the majority of the world's population lives in. Lord of the Flies is a warning for society, advising that unless there is a change in society, there will be a societal collapse. Societal collapse is the fall of a complex group of people living together in a more or less ordered community, where there are common rules and beliefs. On the island, there are many fights and this caused division among the boys. As the…
experienced societal collapse between 750 and 950 A.D (Peterson and Haug 2005, 322), the cause of the collapse remaining a heavily debated topic today by archaeologists. This essay will argue that the primary contributing factor of the Maya collapse was drought; proven by the occurrence of droughts throughout the area, the region’s unique terrain and the impact of drought on the Maya’s political structure. To begin, the hypothesis that drought was the most crucial factor in the Maya collapse…
Collapse Throughout history there have been many civilizations and complex societies that have come and gone, these people were forced off their land by disease, human impact on the environment, warfare, and environmental and climate change all have been used by historians and archaeologist to explain the collapse of these civilizations. This essay will focus on two of these complex societies, the Mesa Verde region of the American Southwest and the Maya civilization of Mesoamerica and exam the…
ideologies and the paradoxes of their implementation; the growth of nation-states, nationalism, supranationalism, and internationalism; and tensions between individual rights and societal claims. Though each theme listed is solidified as a recurring concept throughout the given period, tensions between individual rights and societal claims has perhaps been the most influential in terms of influencing international history. These tensions continue to play out even into today, on both a micro…
The history of Europe is riddled with wars, conflicts, revolutions, drastic societal, and political changes. The changes that occurred in European society during the 18th and 19th centuries were impactful to the extent that it would directly change the development of countries that interacted with European empires during the colonial era. This is most apparent during the age of revolutions, which many historians agree was from 1789-1848. The debate for what were the most significant casual…
This essay will aim to explore the ways in which themes of societal breakdown and honour are defined through violence in both Ovid’s The Tale of Philomela and Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus . Violence is not used here as a single broad term, for in both texts there is clear delineation between masculine and feminine violence, and again between honourable and dishonourable violence. To quote Jessica Lugo, “Shakespeare’s Ovidian precursor delivers a tale of gore that develops the themes of…
the clear span without thorough considerations.Subsequently, this structural compromise resulted in a catastrophic collapse, not only entailing the loss of 75 lives but also inflicting broader societal ramifications. The aftermath extended to the wastage of government funds allocated for the bridge's construction, thereby reflecting a misallocation of resources. Furthermore, the collapse disrupted the lives of individuals who invested their time in the project, causing a ripple effect of…