Essays on Book Page 88

Dreaming The Impossible Dream:An autobiographical portrayal of F. Scott Fitzgerald as Jay Gatsby, in The Great GatsbyFrances Scott Key Fitzgerald, born September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota, is seen today as one of the true great American novelists. Although he lived a life filled with alcoholism, despair, and lost-love, he managed to create the…

Interpretation Of Ibsens “a Dolls House”Interpretation of Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House””A Doll’s House” is classified under the “second phase” of HenrikIbsen’s career. It was during this period which he made the transition frommythical and historical dramas to plays dealing with social problems. It was thefirst in a series investigating the tensions of family life. Written…

The Main Peculiarities of Narration in the Great Gatsby It is apparent that the point of view plays an important role in any novel as it influences the way readers understand and interpret the whole story. Point of view is usually expressed through a certain type of narration. A narrator in the novel is the…

ivine Comedy Inferno EssaysThe Guardians of Dante’s Inferno Dante’s Inferno is one of the best written works of all time because it was written as an allegory inside an excellent story. A key part of this allegory was how Dante used different guardians in the various circles of hell. These guardians were used to symbolize…

Many authors utilize loaded language to try and convey another possible meaning behind the story. However, it is often neglected and the reader never comes to such a realization. But it is quite clear through Joseph Conrad’s choice of words, that there is a suggestion of an allusionary meaning, which is the determination of heaven,…

** **er-increasing emotional scene. Thecharacter Iago, Othello’s ancient, is the cause of all the tragedy which comes to passas the play progresses. He is a manipulator, opposing Othello not directly, butthrough other characters whom he tricks. From his actions throughout the play onesees that Iago was gifted at using other people, to further his own…

Resurrection”Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt” (Daniel 12:2). This is basically the definition or example of what resurrection is. This was shown when the Lord told this quote to Daniel. Although in A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens,…

Many outsiders strive but fail to truly comprehend the haunting incident of World War IIs Holocaust. None but survivors and witnesses succeed to sense and live the timeless pain of the event which repossesses the core of human psyche. Elie Wiesel and Corrie Ten Boom are two of these survivors who, through their personal accounts,…

The Metamorphosis and a Doll’s HouseCircumstance is a powerful thing, it causes evolution in characters far beyond what they would normally experience. In Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis Kafka develops the attitude towards this situation through the use of his protagonist Gregor. In the character Gregor we see that an individual will cling to their ideals…

crets can be destrucLiterature often teaches us important moral lessons. From the simplest children’s books to Shakespeare, important, lifelong lessons are taught. Romeo and Juliet shows that even the best intentions can turn out harmful. Several characters in the book carried out well intentioned deceptions and kept secrets that all turned out harmful in the…