Essays on Book Page 189

In this passage, Nick, the narrator, sees the exhibition of wealth at his neighbour’s house intensify. He has not personally met the elusive Gatsby previously, having only seen him reaching out to the green light on Daisy’s dock, but he can see the spectacle of Gatsby’s mansion, inflated here in preparation for a party. Fitzgerald…

Jay Gatsby is an extremely interesting character. We find out about him through the eyes of Nick Carraway. In his life, he was always playing a role to the people around. An example of this is “he was balancing himself on the dashboard of his car with that resourcefulness of movement that is so particularly…

Fitzgerald writes with extreme care and depth, subconsciously whetting the reader’s literary appetite for what is to come. The first chapter of ‘The Great Gatsby’, and indeed any novel, is extremely important in setting a basis for the story ahead and exciting the reader’s interest and Fitzgerald does this in many ways. Dramatic devices, language,…

The Great Gatsby- this title is merely an adjective or epithet for the main character of the story, which brings about the importance of characterization in the book. Fitzgerald has a rather unique style of characterization in his writing- especially in this book. His use of irony, strong diction and symbolism plays a significant role…

For many ‘The Great Gatsby’ is not simply a story of the thwarted love between a man and a woman, but a novel that is used to comment on the degeneration of the American dream in an era of prosperity and lavish materialism. The American Dream for the original settlers was concerned equality, freedom, religious…

In Act 3, Scene 5 Juliet’s love for Romeo is potent to the degree that she opposes and defies her father when she states ‘Not proud, you have; but thankful…” Women had the ability to refuse marriage that was commonly arranged in the Elizabethan Era, however, they would be disowned by their families. It is…

Pretty Woman is an American romantic comedy motion picture that was one of the top films at the box office in 1990. The title character, a prostitute named Vivian Ward, was played by Julia Roberts, who received a Golden Globe award for her role. She was also nominated for an Academy Award, Best Actress. The male…

The very first scene in A Doll’s House, opens with extremely precise and detailed stage directions. These stage directions are very important and relevant as they benefit the characters and the directors. This is so that they know the backgrounds to the event of the scene. The stage directions show us as the readers the…

“The Canterbury Tales” is the epitome of ideals of medieval Europe. The lives of most medieval women were the role of the wife such as the lives of the women in “The Canterbury Tales. ” These women create a new definition of loyalty and partnership. The three women, The Wife of Bath, Dorigen, and Pertelote,…

The Birling Family and Gerald are all one body. They all do their part so the body can function normally, just like the inspector said at the end of the play before he departed “we are members of one body. ” (Pg. 56). Eva Smith aka Daisy Renton is a hidden tumour that the Birlings…