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The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald explores the pursuit of the American dream and the extreme measures taken to attain it. The story revolves around Gatsby, who is deeply infatuated with Daisy, a married woman he had a previous relationship with. To win her love, Gatsby relies on his wealth and influence….

Representation of Civilization warrens Heart of Darkness is a highly complex novella, as it does not provide the reader with an ending that satisfies his or her expectations, though the implications are rebounded more powerful and unsettling as it destabilize the reader’s notion of humanity. Conrad deconstructs the notion of western civilization being “a shining…

In Act 3 Scene 3 of Othello, Shakespeare uses dramatic techniques to construct a pivotal scene. This scene is crucial as it involves Iago carefully and thoroughly planting seeds of suspicion and jealousy in Othello’s mind, leading to tragic events later in the play. In Othello, Shakespeare uses Iago’s language to create a sense of…

Technology has increasingly taken over more and more of people’s daily lives every year. Most believe that this will create a brighter future but Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury symbolizes a version of our future that has become darker due to the rampantly increasing use of technology. Throughout Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury shows readers how…

Interestingly, the seven commandments are significant throughout the whole novel, as they provide the reader with a checklist which they can use through out the novel to see the treacherous behavior of the pigs, and the fact that they change the seven commandments multiple times throughout the novel shows their total lack of morals, ‘Muriel,…

Importance of Ambition In the play, Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, it is evident that ambition plays a very important role in the play. Ambition is when someone has a strong desire for success, achievement, or a goal. It is a motivating factor that drives one towards success. This is a big part of this…

It is apparent in our class readings, that when the gods are angry at the humans they created, these gods unleash unforgiving rains to flood the earth, and kill the human race. Over the years, there have been various texts about these floods. While the occurrences of the floods themselves are continuous throughout these texts,…

“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe is about a lonely man who tries to ease his “sorrow for the lost Lenore” by distracting his mind with old books. The narrator is then interrupted by a tapping on his chamber door, which he hopes will be his lost love, Lenore. He opens the door to finds…

Today we will talk about the novel John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men and the same author’s The Grapes of Wrath. In the first, two men with the names Leonie and George roam California in the sass’s, hunting for ranches to work on. However, Leonie is mentally ill and always provokes trouble, driving the two companions…

The February 15, 1923 issue of Brownwood High School’s student newspaper, The Tattler, introduced readers to one of Robert E. Howard’s very first (maybe, the first) series characters, Hawkshaw the Detective. With the Colonel, his blundering sidekick, Hawkshaw appeared in three stories: “Unhand Me, Villain!” “Aha! or The Mystery of the Queen’s Necklace,” and “Halt!…