The Beautiful and Damned

In Daphne Du Maurier’s novel Rebecca, Rebecca is a character formed with such a personality that could not be forgotten and would follow those involved with her past. Before Rebecca’s death she lived at Manderley with her husband Maxim, though she was not loving and was controlling over him. Now Maxim is remarried to the narrator, but him and his new wife are haunted by the memory of Rebecca and her scandals. As their marriage continues Maxim and the narrator face the undying personality of…

talks about how large and never-ending the “town” is, because the people in Hell are constantly moving further and further away from each other because they all cannot seem to get along. Eventually, the bus lands in Heaven, which is blooming with beautiful foliage and rivers. There are cities built on enormous mountains and the narrator describes everything as almost tranquil and serene.…

industry as a model, but I struggle to understanding what beauty is. My family says that beauty is confidence, but on television and in magazines, I see hair types, skin complexions, body sizes, and etc. that are so called “beautiful”. As a kid, I saw several commercials with beautiful women and when I finally realized I wanted to be like them, I had to come up with a plan to reach this goal. I am African American and I know it will be hard to get to where I want to be in life because some…

Well’s theories are much similar to Charles Darwin’s idea of natural selection and evolution. Wells uses great description and details to help the reader grasp what he theorizes of the species for example: “(His flushed face reminded me of the more beautiful kind of consumptive—that hectic beauty of which we used to hear so much Wells18)”.This is just one of the descriptions he uses to categorize and different the two . The author uses these theories in reflection to Darwin’s ideas by using…

by his command. Hardly anyone is reluctant enough to accept death and be so grateful that they’ll even show gratitude through money. Furthermore, the Misfit believes that he is enacting as the undertaker or the grim reaper, bringing death upon the damned. Proving to the grandmother that even if she gives the Misfit money, she will still die. He sees himself as a higher power, nothing that the grandmother says would change him, for the simple reason that she is beneath him. She is merely a…

The Roaring Twenties was a time of decadence, wealth, and freedom. Many authors tried to capture the essence of that time, but no one covered it quite like F. Scott Fitzgerald. He chronicled life in the Jazz Age in his novels while trying to establish himself in it. F. Scott Fitzgerald captured the themes of the Roaring Twenties in his novels through his unique style. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Mary McQuillan and Edward Fitzgerald.…

Gatsby. He is known as one of the famous twentieth century writers. He finished four novels and left the fifth one unfinished. He also wrote number of short stories. Some of his novels are 'Tender Is The NIght', 'This Side Of Paradise', 'The Beautiful And Damned'. His writing style was inspired by Joseph Conard. F. Scott Fitzgerald utilizes many writing techniques to create his own unique writing style and to draw the reader in. To convey his message, he used diction, syntax and smilies. He also…

Interviewer: Welcome F. Scott Fitzgerald to the interview! Fitzgerald: Thanks for having me here. Interviewer: It's no problem. Anything for the most prominent writer. Fitzgerald: Please my work isn't that good. Interviewer: No, I mean it. My favorite novel from you is "This Side of Paradise" and the story about an ambitious Midesten who falls in love with two girls from high class families, but then gets rejected by both of them in the end. Fitzgerald: You really like my work?…

all of Boston see Hester as a harlot, but anyone who ever meets her will see her as one because of the beautiful, bright ‘A’ stitched onto all of Hester’s clothing. It is not going to matter who Hester is as a person. All that will matter to anyone she crosses paths with is that she has committed, by the Puritan’s standards, an unforgivable crime. Puritan society says that sinners will be damned to hell no matter what they do, Hester Prynne proves that people are better than…

“The Calm” by Sean O’Brien is a four part metaphor representing the infinite serenity of the ocean and the stars as well as the revolving of a lighthouse in comparison to the people who have fallen from the light. In the first three stanzas we see beautiful metaphors comparing the rolling of the waves to the movement of the stars and, the revolving of the lighthouse to the tilt of the harbor. The poem continues to describe the inhabitants of a nearby bar who have fallen from stardom, sharing a…