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The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is an American novel that reflects the impact money has on society. F. Scott Fitzgerald exemplifies certain protagonists establishing their power through money and utilizing the wealth to manipulate others. In the Great Gatsby, money is the foundation of power which allows certain protagonists the privilege of…

In the novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie, when man has a positive role model, he is better able to move forward in life. I believe that Junior will be somebody and not just someone who is sitting at the rez waiting for a blessing to come without doing…

omparison compare contrast essaysComparing the Book and Stage Versions of Dracula The play was very enjoyable. It brought to life many of the most interesting aspects of the book. There were however some differences, that, having just read the book, were very obvious to me. However, this altering of the Dracula novel, did not diminish…

In A Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood creates a ‘Ustopia’, otherwise known as the Republic of Gilead. In Gilead, the citizens are ruled over by a totalitarian government that subjects its women to oppression as it enforces laws that limit their freedom and prohibit any form of pleasure; all of which is justified by the…

In the novel Moby-Dick Captain Ahab represents aspects of capitalism in many ways. One of the most prominent ways is through his single-minded quest to kill Moby Dick and his methods of convincing the crew to go along with his plan. It is true that by going on this quest of revenge the Pequod would…

Have you ever been in a situation where you did something wrong but the rules state otherwise? I know I have. Both the books Marigolds and Grapes of Wrath can Relate. Marigolds is about a girl coming from childhood into adulthood and in between that time she made a few mistakes that she can’t undo…

It was published in September of 1890 in New England right after the civil war. During this time period a story with a woman’s point of view was very rare. Sarah Penn who is known as the mother in this short story was a devoted wife who was patiently waiting for a new home that…

In the words of Otto Von Bismarck, “Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.” Many of the preceding war novels to All Quiet on the Western Front, misrepresented or overlooked the anguish of war, in favor of more resplendent…

Handmaid’s Tale written by Margaret Atwood shows us unique aspects about the women who live in Gilead, the two different types of women in which Atwood mentions are unique, which are the Handmaids and the Martha’s. These two different groups of women are not allowed to read because Gilead imposes a illiteracy on the female…

The Handmaid’s Tale is a piece of speculative fiction that imagines an alternate world where the US has been taken over by a religious totalitarian regime. I agree that the statement is an accurate description of the Handmaid’s Tale as, in the novel, Atwood imagines a near future that could feasibly be ours by satirizing…