Irony And Guidance In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

When I was in High School the class got instructed to do an English essay. I think it was the first essay I had ever done. The essay was on the novel `The Great Gatsby.’ We had been given an example essay and guidance to help us do the essay. I analysed the example essay and guidance carefully before doing the essay. It was the first piece of work I had really put time and effort into completing. I was very proud of it once I had completed the essay. When it came to feedback time the teacher came to my table at the beginning of the class and said that she thinks I cheated. Even though she had no evidence of cheating, she accused me of having cheated. This accusation was based on the fact that it was a good essay. I asked the teacher if she
had any evidence of this. When the teacher said no I left the essay on her desk and left the classroom. I did this because in my opinion good work should be encouraged and I felt victimised. Therefore, I did stand up for myself by saying to the teacher that I did not cheat, it was my own work and once I knew that the accusation was based on her opinion only I seen no point in continuing to stay in the class room. I was very disappointed in the teacher. Later on that day the Head Teacher came to see me regarding the incident. I made my feelings of being victimised very clear and as a result of this received an apology and finally a fair comment on my work.