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was given a red book, the first Thompson book[…] but at that moment, Mary Katherine Reilly was at my side […] I nodded, I acquiesced, I was hers” (21-24). After telling her readers this story, Hampl soon recalls almost everything she told us she was not sure if she had made it up or if it were actually the truth. This tends to happen to many people. People simply forget details about stories that have created them into the people they are today or they…

chapter 1, as Nick “distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock.” (33) This light, at the end of Daisy’s dock, represents Gatsby’s wish to get back with Daisy, a woman who was full of prosperity and high status. The words “impossible to reach” (33) suggests how Gatsby’s dream is unattainable; thus, this green light is nothing more than the hope for a bright future. In order to achieve his dream, Gatsby flaunts his wealth by…

for Nick manages to see something in Gatsby that no one else sees. Nick saw something in Gatsby that he didn't see in anyone else. “They're a rotten crowd,” I shouted across the lawn. “You're worth the whole damn bunch put together.” (Fitzgerald 45) This goes with the first supporting detail in dealing with Nick seeing people in a certain way. Nick sees Gatsby in a more positive way than anyone else. Even though no one else cared enough for Gatsby Nick did. “ On the white steps an obscene word,…

exposed in a satirical manner. Swift was the master of satire using irony, sarcasm and witticism in this piece to poke fun at the ignorant in society. The Protestant absentee landlords are what motivated his work. Like leeches extracting blood, they profited immensely from the tithes they received, yet neglected to reinvest any of this money back into the Irish economy. Even the title of this piece is satirical, with Swift proclaiming it modest, yet successfully arguing the case for…

decadence in the novels written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald is This Side of Paradise. It was not only the first novel written by Fitzgerald, but also his most popular work till his death in 1940. (Bruccoli158).(?) The analysis of the concept of decadence in This Side of Paradise applies mainly to the main protagonist, Amory Blanie. His character, behaviour and ideology is marked by degeneration, and immorality. This Side of Paradise has a bildungsroman construction. The development…

Explanation (two sentences): This means that he was considered to be a gentlemen from head to toe. When people think of rich people they think of jerks but in reality not all rich people are pretty nice. Evidence or Explanation #2 (must include citation) ): DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING HERE Lead in: Their is a lot of rich people in this world but not as rich as Richard Cory. Evidence: “And he was rich—yes, richer than a king—” (Line…

over by two people. In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald readers can then picture the image. Going on, the book’s setting was in New York in the 1920’s. Throughout this book Gatsby revolves his life around a special someone for five years and does anything to see her to get her back into his life. While all this is going on Daisy (the special someone) and Gatsby have to make a lot of decisions and even passed many difficult paths. Meanwhile, Gatsby’s parties would be an important…

He is living in reality with his wife but he is constantly distracted by this “secret life” that he is preoccupied with. As Walter is confronted by his wife in the hotel lobby he is defending himself and asks “Does it ever occur to you that I am sometimes thinking?” (Thurber 5) This reaction to his wife is defending himself but his wife is not convinced. As she stands there with Walter she is persistent and concludes telling…

these sounds contrast the harsh rhythms of the beginning. For example, in the poem's first stanza, Milton writes "I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude/And with forced fingers rude" (2. 3-4). Compared to the w's, this line uses hard consonants that pack a punch when said. This is intended to scare readers with the idea of looming mortality. On the other hand, the delicate whispering effect in line 165 is comforting. Milton is now trying to console readers, showing them there is a time…

Judas” itself . Porter says:“Braggioni has become a symbol of her many disillusions, for a revolutionist should be lean, animated by heroic faith, a vessel of abstract values. This is nonsense, she knows it now and is ashamed of it. Revolutions must have leaders , and leadership is a career for energetic men.”(Porter 311).This means that Laura sees Braggion as personification of all that she finds wrong…