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In The Great Gatsby, written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Jordan Baker was portrayed as being foolhardy and dishonest, holding the chesty attitude of many of the people of her clip, but besides holding the features of contemporary adult females. This authoritative novel was written on the flashiness and glamor of the Jazz Age, on the…

Blinded In the story “Cathedral”, by Raymond Carver, the narrator is conflicted with issues of inner-demons that are manifested in a blind man whom he perceives as a danger to his marriage. The narrator in this story is a good example of an anti-hero showing negative characteristics while never actually being a bad guy. This…

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a story about a scientist and the monster that he created. The scientist and the monster in the story keep trying to find their places in the society. In the story, one of main topics is the pursuit of self-definition. Victor Frankenstein is the scientist who creates the monster. When he…

Farewell My Concubine, a Chen Faige directed film. It was released in Hong Kong in 1993, and in this film, there are several famous Chinese actors and actress, such as Leslie Cheung, Fengyi Zhang, and Li Gong. Throughout the whole 170-minute film, a piece of Beijing Opera is running through, which is called Farewell My…

Iago, in my opinion, is the most interesting character in Othello. He is extremely complex and his wicked ways are somewhat compelling, drawing the audience into the story. Most criticism of Othello has focussed on the culpability of the two male protagonists. Thomas Rymer (1693), one of the earliest and most negative critics, has criticized…

In Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet-The prince of Denmark,” Prince Hamlet is depicted as one of literature’s most intricate and mysterious characters. His greatness and complexity arise from the multitude of facets that define him. Throughout the play, Hamlet displays contradictory characteristics that frequently conflict and ultimately shape his actions. Hamlet’s inner turmoil is evident in his…

In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum,” not much is known about the narrator in the story who also happens to be the main character. In fact, the narrator did not reveal his name and some other basic bits of information that one might normally first seek in the biography of every story’s…

A Raisin in the Sun is a story of an African American family living in the South Side of Chicago. Their home consists of two bedrooms and they share a bathroom with the neighbors. Mama, or Lena, is the head of the household and is very christain. The play is centered around the family receiving…

Throughout the play, Othello is initially portrayed as a heroic and proud warrior. However, as the story unfolds, his character gradually declines and loses its nobility. Othello’s transformation from an impeccable military commander to a murderer occurs chronologically in the play. Additionally, the evolving perceptions of Othello held by the other characters drive the unfolding…

The depression, racial issues, equality, morality and justice, are all complex issues that The United States of America still face in today’s society. ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ is a cleverly written Harper Lee novel that focuses on many issues surrounding life in the southern states of America in the 1930’s. Written from a young girl’s…