The Great Debaters

Emmanuel Alvarez Mrs. Lutrell English 11 5th February 2018 Lennies devastated American Dream Of Mice and Men was a story beloved in American Literature with the setting of 1930’s and John Steinbeck at the helm. However, this beloved story comes with some startling discoveries as the underlying narrative is one of despair, alienation, and even dehumanization of the human body. As seen with Steinbeck's description and characterization of Lennie throughout the tale. Lennie is written as a giant…

Have you ever lied about something to boost success or earn something valuable? Certain characters in the novel, The Great Gatsby tend to lie in order to achieve something as well. The themes, the nature of lies and deceit and the fallacy of the American Dream, pertain to the novel as a whole due to the actions the characters create or participate in. The author, Fitzgerald, includes certain behavior that his characters do that applies to the theme the nature of lying, that can affect the…

In Harper Lee’s, To Kill a Mockingbird, social forces like gender, race, and class all play a role in society today and many years ago. To Kill a Mockingbird provides good examples on how these factors played a role in the past and provide a base for what the future holds. During the 1930s, in the town of Maycomb, Jem and Scout face these problems. Sexism and gender problems were a big part of how the main characters Jem and Scout grew up. Feminism is a big problem that affects the way we…

(Bildungsroman) would paint, and in the message of challenged traditions as the Victorian girdling had constrained. The pathos of the Victorian novel is mostly based on a foundation-emotion of isolation and detachment, as the main persona Pip in Dickens’ Great Expectations (1861) is an orphan; and the parallel character of the jilted spinster Ms. Havisham likewise personifies isolation in that she lives apart in the jungled manor where hardly any visitors are accepted. Ms. Havisham’s eerie dress…

or she wants by working hard. Therefore, it has always been a subject in many films and books. Francis Scott Fitzgerald, an American author, also dealt with this topic in his novel “The Great Gatsby”, which was written in 1925. This paper aims at providing an analysis of the American Dream with regard to “The Great Gatsby”. It defines the American Dream and how it is reflected in this novel with a view on success, wealth and social mobility. This essay is divided into two parts, for giving an…

Period 4 English 3 CP Mrs. Iannuzzi The Great Gatsby Movie Review After reading the novel, “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and now watching the movie, it is apparent that there were several differences made from the book to the movie that are both good and bad. Although there were minor things changed from the book to the movie, the overall theme and plot remains the same. The actors chosen for this movie portrayed the characters of the book very well, and the movie gives an accurate…

Lukas Knauss Mrs. Lutrell American Literature 05 February 2018 The short novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck is a classic story that has been read and taught by thousands of people since it was first published in 1937. Of Mice and Men isn’t popular simply for the amazing story it tells, but also for of the many themes and ideas about life and society that Steinbeck develops through the use of character development throughout the text. Although the book was released in 1937, many of…

The eighty seven page novel, Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman, contains various lessons readers can learn throughout the story. However, the central message in Seedfolks is that an individual's actions can change his or her community. First of all, the vacant lot on Gibb Street, is rat-infested and filled with garbage, the lot looked nothing at all like a place for a garden. Until one day, nine year old Kim clears a small space in the lot and digs the hard-packed soil to plant her precious lima…

After the Great War, the United States had an economic boom. Since people were earning more, many people began to invest their money in the stock market. Many Americans believed that the stock market would continue to grow and people invested beyond their means even though they didn’t have the money. Banks speculated using depositor funds which later turned out to be a huge problem (history channel video). On October 24, stock prices plummeted and people sold their stocks for any price they…

In the 1920's, the rich would take delight in lavish parties and dwell in the security of their wealth. While the poor would yearn for someone to take them out of their poverty. This is how Daisy and Myrtle are in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Daisy and Myrtle can be immensely different, yet surprisingly similar in ways such as their interests/desires, how the opposite sex treats them, how they treat the opposite sex, and other attributes. It is intriguing to see…