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The Great Gatsby: A Full Spectrum Of Character

... lends itself well to a uniquely subtle interplay between their characters At first glance, The Great Gatsby is merely a classic American tragedy, portraying the story of a man's obsession with a fantasy, and his resulting downfall. However, Fitzgerald seems to weave much more than that into the intricate web of emotional interactions he creates for the reader. One interesting element is the concepts of greatness each has. For Daisy, it lies in material wealth, and in the comfort and security associated with it. Daisy seems to be eas ...

Number of words: 566 | Number of pages: 3

Huckleberry Finn And Tom Sawyer

... always telling his little gang how they have to follow the books that he has read `cause that is how it is done and it would not be right to do otherwise. For example, When Tom brings up the act of ransoming people, and none of the boys know what that is, they agree that they probably should take it out of the oath. Tom disagrees and says, "Why blame it all, we've got to do it. Don't I tell you it's in the books? Do you want to go to doing things different than what's in the books, and get things all muddled up?" (12). Since all the boys wa ...

Number of words: 848 | Number of pages: 4

Love In The Time Of Cholera

... professor of medicine, a leader in the fight against the cholera epidemics that ravaged the country. Fermina has forgotton that once she was not married, and not in love with Dr. Urbino, but instead she was in love with Florentino Ariza. Florentino, unlike Dr. Urbino, is not the most sought-after suitor of his time, but one who has admired Fermina's every step from afar ever since the day that she decided that she no longer wanted him in her life. Since that day he feverishly concieved poetry, and claimed a vow of devotion for her. And th ...

Number of words: 1209 | Number of pages: 5

Hatchet

... with nothing but the his mother gave him before he left. Brian knows that he must learn how to live in this strange new environment quickly. He has to make many painful changes and ends up a completely new person with a new outlook on life. Hatchet is written in an interesting way. The author, Gary Paulsen has written “Hatchet” in two styles. First person and 3rd person. He will often start a paragraph with one word. This word sums up what Brian is thinking. For example: Starving. Then he will go on about what Brian is thinking as ...

Number of words: 286 | Number of pages: 2

All The King's Men: Man As A Slave To Knowledge

... the end, he is overcome by the forces of knowledge. Willie did not want to be a slave to knowledge, but rather, its keeper. Stark uses information about people for blackmail, to achieve his goals. His goals for political offices ranged from Mason County Treasurer to state governor, senator, and most likely thoughts of presidency. And on the way to get to these offices, Stark had to overpower others with dark knowledge, the secrets people keep. Stark says that “man is conceived in sin and born in corruption and he passeth from the stink of th ...

Number of words: 1344 | Number of pages: 5

In To Kill A Mockingbird: Scout

... when a mad dog appears on the street, Atticus kills the dog with one shot. "Jem became vaguely articulate, ‘you see him, Scout? You see him just stand there? All of a sudden he just relaxed all over, it looked like that gun was part of him …and he did it so quick, like…I hafta to aim for ten minutes fore I can hit something,…’"(Lee 97). That is when they realize that their father is a humble man who doesn’t like to show off his talent. Another misperception that Scout has is about Mrs. Dubose. She always thought of her as ...

Number of words: 798 | Number of pages: 3

Maus

... suicide. Art himself is the second survivor. The stories come together to illustrate the central theme of resilience and ability to survive. These two survivors’ accounts are portrayed throughout as Art records his father’s memories in a series of oral interviews: Vladek’s courtship of the wealthy Anja, the marriage that facilitated his rise in the business world of the Jewish community of Sosnowiec, his times in the Polish Army and capture by the Nazis in 1939, and his release and return. Vladek tells about how the Nazis policies ...

Number of words: 945 | Number of pages: 4

Black Like Me

... or themes, however, it is important to evaluate the book as a fiction novel. This allows the reader to determine its symbolism and recognize its themes. It was assumed that if this book was intended to be read as a story, isolation would be the symbolic theme. In the following quote, Griffin has completed the process of darkening his skin and sees himself in the mirror for the first time as a black man. "The transformation was total and shocking. I had expected to see myself disguised, but this was something else. I was imprisoned in the fles ...

Number of words: 645 | Number of pages: 3

First Love: Vladimir's Voyage

... of his affection (Zinaida, his father, and ultimately himself) put him through turmoil but eventually leave him with an understanding and acceptance in his adult life of his earlier passionate pursuits. He becomes aware of the consequences that love and adulterous affairs can have and his early romantic notions are replaced with a realistic outlook on love. Because Vladimir's education in the matters of the heart comes at the age of sixteen, when he hopelessly falls in love with the older and craftier Zinaida, it is only natural that his e ...

Number of words: 1910 | Number of pages: 7

Fahrenheit 451

... Here. Smell." (pg.40) In this passage, we are shown that Clarisse McClellan plays an enormous role in the book in that she awakens a love and desire in Montag to enjoy the simple things in life. Clarisse attains this knowledge from her uncle who reads the forbidden books. Clarisse suddenly dies from fatal car accident, and Montag is devastated that she dies so soon after meeting her. Meanwhile at the fire station, Montag is discovered hiding his books by the fire chief, Captain Beatty. "A natural error. Curiosity alone … We let the fi ...

Number of words: 525 | Number of pages: 2

Grapes Of Wrath In Times Of De

... There seems to be no answer to the drought which has killed the land they farm. So they take to the road. Hoping there will be a new life and work in the west. The whole faimly packs their belongings, and leaves the place they have called home, behind them. Along the way to the west, they have many misfortunes. They still had more to come. Just one of the many families, caught in times of despair. They are held together by, Tom the Lion, Ma the bull, andPa who holds the scales of balance. I chose Leo, the lion for Tom. The lion is an icon of ...

Number of words: 598 | Number of pages: 3

The Scarlet Letter: Dimmesdale's Suffering Of Pain And Guilt

... Hester stood in the same place and took punishment for both of them while he quietly stood there, and led people to believe that he also condemned her. During those long seven years he made no move to lessen her load or his own. He cursed his silence and cowardice. Towards the end of the book when he is confessing, it is clear by his words how guilty he really felt: ‘“Hester Prynne,” cried he, with piercing earnestness, “in the name of Him, so terrible and so merciful, who gives me grace, at this last moment, to do what -f ...

Number of words: 920 | Number of pages: 4

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