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The Pursuit and Corruption of the American DreamThroughout F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the American Dream is the central concept, and this theme affects every character. Gatsby’s attempt to capture the American Dream of happiness and love is through wealth and power. Gatsby spent all of his time, energy and devotion towards his dream….

Odyssey is one of the famous ancient greek epic written by homer. I think that it was really interesting. Before maam conte taught us the story of odyssey im looking forward to it. Maybe, because ive got curios when i read the iliad. it such a great thing that we/i can watch some scene in…

Challenge to Religion Poem “The Brocken Tower” is the last work written by American poet Hart Crane in 1932. For the first time it`s difficult to understand what the author wanted to express in his poem. We can see that the whole work is connected with religion, and it seems to us that there is…

The Comparison and Contrast of Grendel and Beowulf In the novel Grendel by John Gardner he portrays a different image of what Grendel appears in the epic poem of Beowulf. Grendel is a nonhuman who possess and shows the abilities that a human would portray. Grendel, believed to be a demon descendent of the demon…

Outpace Shaker was a philanthropist, poet, activist, prophet to some, and a martyr. His phrase “Thug Life” was the battle cry for the underdog. It was the glimmer of hope and guiding light for people who had lost hope for their future. Outpace Shaker was something like a black Jesus for the African- American community….

The Road Not Taken is presented with a decision. A difficult decision, for the choice he makes will determine the life he leads. “And sorry I could not travel both, and be one traveler, long I stood. ” As he stares down both roads he notices one road looks grassier than the other, with newly…

English Discussion on Shakespeare “What point is there in studying a dramatist who lived 400 years ago?”. Shakespeare is a British dramatist, lyric poet, and actor who lived from 1564-1616. Today it’s the 6th of September 2010. Shakespeare died almost 400 years ago. So why should people still keep busy with someone who lived such…

The romantic period was a very interesting time for poetry. It was a time between 1798-1832 were poets or Romantics were able to get their views across. by nature, these poets were rebellious, unhappy with and unwilling to stand by and not writers about what they saw as wrong. They also rebelled against the literary…

Their Eyes Were Watching God establishes a female voice of authority not only on the simple level of authorship, but also on the more complicated level of self-authorization” .Janie, all her life had been pushed around. She was told what to do, what to wear and how to live her life. She searched high and…

Catalina De Erauso, who was depicted in the persona of Lieutenant Nun, was a woman, which at an early age was sent into a convent and was expected by her parents to be a nun. She was basically raised in the loving arms of a religious people and once surrounded by a pious environment. Apparently,…