An interesting section of T.S. Eliot’s "The Wasteland" is that headed "Death by Water‚" a section that has engendered some argument about its meaning and about whether or not the death of Phlebas is intended to be real or symbolic. The poem uses sound in an interesting way to draw ideas together and to create a musical lilt. In the first line‚ the repeated "f" sound carries over to the first word of line two‚ evoking the idea of death‚ the image of the sea‚ and a connection between the sea and the
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Great Gatsby Essay Please select a topic of your own choosing‚ or one of the options below‚ in a 5 paragraph essay. The essay is due on Monday April 8th and will be worth 100 points. Each paragraph should have two quotes to support your argument‚ with proper citation as well. Remember that a good thesis does not state something obvious- it proposes something that someone could theoretically disagree with‚ but that you prove with your strong arguments. Nick takes great pride in his honesty
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Through The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald seems to communicate a message about people’s failure to accomplish their dreams—Nick‚ Gatsby‚ Tom‚ and Daisy all have ideas for the perfect life and none of them are able to achieve them. Deeply explore one character—his/her dreams‚ his/her dreams‚ his/her attempts to accomplish those dream‚ his/her reasons for failure‚ and the message that Fitzgerald might be communicating through this failure. The pursuit of dreams is the eternal topic for
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and it was because of this that I first met Tom Buchanan’s mistress.” While people are waiting for the train‚ between West Egg and New York they are surrounded in a place where Fitzgerald names the “valley of ashes.” The opening chapter of the Great Gatsby details the rich and American values. The second chapter is where the valley of ashes is introduced. Fitzgerald portrays this landscape in such specific words that helps the reader capture the ambience of the plot. The valley of ashes influences
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influenced by their personal‚ social and historical background. By comparing the differing attitudes of composers toward the same issues one can see how their view is affected by their context. This is evident in exploring the perspectives on love and hope presented in selected sonnets from Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s (BB) nineteenth century collection Aurora Leigh and Other Poems‚ with F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1926 American novel‚ The Great Gatsby. Victorian England emphasised the importance of marriage‚ with
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Christ the Redeemer in Eliot’s The Waste Land Although T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land may be about desolation‚ suffering‚ and exile‚ there is eternal hope. Eliot suggests that is a possibility of redemption in The Waste Land through Christ’s resurrection and kingdom. His offer of discipleship‚ His journey to Emmaus after His death‚ and His miracles all provide the characters of The Waste Land with salvation through Himself. Christ enters into the poem in the last stanzas of the poem as a redeemer
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Bones In The Waste Land English Literature Essay In the movie Spiderman 2 (2004)‚ Peter Parker‚ aka Spiderman‚ gets in to a conversation with Dr. Otto Octavious‚ the scientist‚ who later morphs into the super villain Doc Ock. Dr. Octavious tells Peter about his fiancée‚ a literature student‚ when they met in college and how she attempted to learn science for his sake and how he tried to learn literature for hers. She was more successful and he less‚ as he explains to Peter‚ “She was studying T
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Dangerous Trash Landfills in today’s society are our cheapest solution to ridding the land of everyday waste. Although‚ this is a convenient alternative to waste solution‚ it does provide substantial dangers to our environment and health. One of the greatest dangers we face today is the groundwater pollution from lacheates. While they are supposed to protect humans from harmful toxins‚ but these protective barriers only delay the inevitable due to natural deterioration. The problem with landfills
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Comparing the Jazz Age to The Great Gatsby False Values‚ Materialism‚ and Disillusionment in Fitzgerald’s Novel Fitzgerald’s novel the great gatsby reflects the adherence to false values‚ tendency towards materialism‚ and eventual disillusionment of America during the Jazz Age. The Jazz Age is well known as a decade of alluring glamour‚ stunning beauty‚ thrilling success‚ and glorious profit; however‚ there was an underlying coarseness to all this glitter. Amid the charm and magic was a certain
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Dear Prince of Denmark‚ Words cannot explain how miserable I am‚ due to all the despairing events that have been occurring in my life. You may believe that the loss of your father‚ King Hamlet‚ and your mother’s hasty marriage may be all of end all. All of those events in your life aren’t compatible with all the sorrow I’ve received from Daisy‚ Tom‚ and everyone who I’ve been associated with throughout my entire life. All of the people I thought were my friends‚ never attended my funeral. It
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