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Many people are villainous in the way they act, and their villainousacts may be rooted in the desire to destroy others, or in the hopes of elevatingthemselves. Many people may only act “villainous” in reaction to the way theyhave been treated in the past. Shylock the Jew is the villain or antagonist inthe play The…

The Great Gatsby portrays the loneliest moment in a person’s life as the time when their entire world disintegrates, leaving them only able to gaze absentmindedly. F. Scott Fitzgerald, in his novel, skillfully employs symbolism to convey this message. The story revolves around Nick Caraway, who relocates from the Midwest to pursue his career in…

“The officer gazed at Daisy as she spoke, in a manner that every young girl desires to be gazed at occasionally…” (75) The Great Gatsby Love, love, love; the subject of every conversation. Every film, every show, every narrative discusses the tale of two individuals falling in love and living happily forevermore. Every story reaches…

The 1920s in America were a decade of great social change. Fromfashion to politics, forces clashed to produce a very ^Roaring^decade. Jazz sounds dominated the music industry. It was the age ofprohibition, the age of prosperity, and the age of downfall. It wasthe age of everything, and this can be witnessed through the novel byF….

How does Hamlet fall into the pit of despair in Act 1? Hamlets soliloquy reveals a whole range of captivated emotions. These emotions are all released at the same time leaving him slightly suicidal. We are shown that he is profoundly upset, mostly by what his mother has done as throughout the act, Hamlet’s anger…

Offensive or Derogatory Words or Phrases The five poems in this next category contain demeaning and derogatory expressions for Africans and African-Americans, including the offensive word “nigger” in the first two. “De Ole River-Ox” (undated) The racism analysis of this poem includes the use of the “N” word as well as the dialect itself. De…

Only after viewing it from these frames can the question be asked if he creation is simply evil, or if he is victimized and a misunderstood child. Then the author questions whether to call the creation a “creation” or a “monster”, and depicts how most people change the way they address him sometimes within the…

In the dystopian world of Fahrenheit 451, the community of the future faces a strict ban on reading books. Books are considered “illegal” as they have the power to introduce theory and provoke deep thoughts, potentially leading individuals or the entire community into madness. Known as “firemen,” these individuals are assigned to burn any books…

Butting Out Scorched and burned with nothing left but cold ash, Raymond Carver`s short story, “A Serious Talk” is that of an empty, broken relationship. The relationship between Burt and Vera could be compared to the way in which Burt smokes his cigarette and deals with a dirty ashtray, found at Vera`s house containing cigarette…

Lord of the Flies by William Golding This novel is about a transition from an exciting adventure of some children, to what eventually becomes full-scale war, ending with the naval officer who rescued them. Though I still wonder if they were really saved, because there was a war that was going on outside of the…