Ib English Paper 2
Danika Hazard
Period 2
3/21/13
Mock Paper 2
Themes are very important in literature. They can be reflected in one’s life and although Jane Austen and F. Scott Fitzgerald have more than 100 years separating their lives, they treat some themes very similarly in their novels. The themes of love, wealth and change are very universal and relatable themes and in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, and they are displayed and treated in similar ways. In both novels there has been a renewed love between two of the characters. In The Great Gatsby, Daisy and Mr. Gatsby were in love when they were young. Mr. Gatsby went overseas for WWI and Daisy got tired of waiting for him to return. Instead, she settled for Tom, a rich and proud man. When Gatsby returned, he did all he could to impress and win Daisy back. It worked and Daisy became immediately consumed with infatuation. Similarly, in Pride and Prejudice,Jane and Mr. Bingley fall in love upon his visit to Hertfordshire. Jane is expectant of a marriage, but when business calls him away to London, she receives news that he does not plan on returning. Mr. Bingley was just as much in love with Jane but his loyal friend convinced him that her feelings toward him were ingenious and apathetic. After many months of heartbreak, they are reunited and Mr. Bingley becomes aware of her true feelings. At last they are married and filled with happiness. However, not all relationships in these two novels have the same reciprocity. Fitzgerald and Austen both recognize the complexity of love and exemplify this through the relationships of many characters in both novels. In Pride and Prejudice, there is much persuasion for certain characters to be together, but love intervenes. Miss Bingley is determined to marry the wealthy friend of her brother, Mr. Darcy. Mr. Darcy, though, has been prearranged by his aunt to marry his cousin, Miss De Bourgh. Through all of this love defeats all and he ends up with
Period 2
3/21/13
Mock Paper 2
Themes are very important in literature. They can be reflected in one’s life and although Jane Austen and F. Scott Fitzgerald have more than 100 years separating their lives, they treat some themes very similarly in their novels. The themes of love, wealth and change are very universal and relatable themes and in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, and they are displayed and treated in similar ways. In both novels there has been a renewed love between two of the characters. In The Great Gatsby, Daisy and Mr. Gatsby were in love when they were young. Mr. Gatsby went overseas for WWI and Daisy got tired of waiting for him to return. Instead, she settled for Tom, a rich and proud man. When Gatsby returned, he did all he could to impress and win Daisy back. It worked and Daisy became immediately consumed with infatuation. Similarly, in Pride and Prejudice,Jane and Mr. Bingley fall in love upon his visit to Hertfordshire. Jane is expectant of a marriage, but when business calls him away to London, she receives news that he does not plan on returning. Mr. Bingley was just as much in love with Jane but his loyal friend convinced him that her feelings toward him were ingenious and apathetic. After many months of heartbreak, they are reunited and Mr. Bingley becomes aware of her true feelings. At last they are married and filled with happiness. However, not all relationships in these two novels have the same reciprocity. Fitzgerald and Austen both recognize the complexity of love and exemplify this through the relationships of many characters in both novels. In Pride and Prejudice, there is much persuasion for certain characters to be together, but love intervenes. Miss Bingley is determined to marry the wealthy friend of her brother, Mr. Darcy. Mr. Darcy, though, has been prearranged by his aunt to marry his cousin, Miss De Bourgh. Through all of this love defeats all and he ends up with