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The Great Gatsby “What techniques does Fitzgerald use to convey the central ideas of The Great Gatsby? ” The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is primarily a social commentary on the state of American society during the post-war period of unprecedented affluence and prosperity. Fitzgerald depicts 1920’s America as an age of decline in…

The responsibility of Desdemona’s death falls on many different individuals throughout the play. Othello feels that it is entirely his fault and commits suicide while Cassio, Rodrigo, Emilia, and Brabantio all contribute to Iago’s plot and Desdemona failed to save her own life. However, one character, Iago, manipulated all of them. Othello was driven to…

F. Scott Fitzgerald believed that achieving the American Dream was unattainable, as depicted in The Great Gatsby through the eyes of Nick Caraway, the narrator. In the 1920s, life among the upper class revealed a superficial existence where distinguishing between reality and illusion became a struggle. Moreover, the influence of New York City during this…

In Act 2, Scene 1, Iago presents himself as the most important individual on stage. Through his actions and his soliloquy the audience are clear on who is moving the scene along. Iago plays the role of bluff soldier in his exchange with Desdemona. This is shown as a mark of his power, and when…

Mrs. Mallard’s heart trouble is ironically designed in the story. The first sentence of the story tells that she “was afflicted with a heart trouble. ” Readers tended to assume that she’s weak physically. But after reading the whole story, we realized that she was also weak emotionally. According to the doctors’ judgment, the “joy”…

A theme is a very important aspect to analyze in any story, A theme is an idea that is repeated throughout a story that holds meaning and importance. In a story, themes not only help the reader relate to text on a personal level, but also assist the reader in fully understanding the characters and…

In his short story titled simply ‘Elephant’, Raymond Carver focuses on the elephant both literally and figuratively. Literally, when the author used the word elephant as the title for his short story, he made me think of the narrator in the story as hardworking because elephants are hardworking creatures. The narrator works hard to earn…

The Robert Frost Poem “My November Guest” is a very dark and gray poem. The poem takes place in the month of November and the poets sorrow is talking throughout the piece. A man’s sorrow is misunderstood and that is the main focus of this poem Sorrow is a complex statement; it could mean a…

Steinbeck presents the concepts of loneliness and isolation in the novel in various ways. He uses the characters, action and the setting as devices to demonstrate the loneliness in the novel. Steinbeck uses the setting of the book to show the theme of isolation and loneliness in the book. An example of Steinbeck using the…

Compare and contrast Henchard and Farfrae as seen by Thomas Hardy In Thomas Hardy’s tragic novel, ‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’, the author creates a foil in the form of Donald Farfrae to emphasize and consequently accentuate the downfall of the protagonist, Michael Henchard. Henchard is shown to be an overly passionate man, who is prone…