Poetry Assignment In this assignment I will gracefully compare and contrast two short poems. In my selection for the poems‚ I kept in mind that the two poems needed to have something in common metaphorically or thematically. After many hours of browsing I came upon two poems that contained an ultimately strange connection metaphorically and in content. Interestingly‚ the two also had numerous differences. The first poem I encountered was "The Sick Rose" written by William Blake in 1794. Soon after
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At this point in the story‚ Gatsby is convincing Nick to invite Daisy over‚ which would allow Gatsby to reunite with his long lost love. Nick agrees to the plan‚ and‚ as a reward‚ Gatsby gives an offer to Nick and says to him‚ “You see‚ I carry on a little business on the side‚ a sort of side line‚ you understand. And I thought that if you don’t make very much –” (82). While Gatsby is not lying to Nick about the opportunity‚ Gatsby’s words hint at the involvement of illegal activities. Gatsby is
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In the case of the characters Tom Buchanan and Daisy Buchanan‚ in the novel The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ love is not the glue that holds their marriage together. Instead‚ the marriage of Tom and Daisy is crafted by wealth‚ social class‚ and carelessness. Through the narration of another character‚ Nick Carraway‚ Tom Buchanan is portrayed as being a smug man who has little regard for the feelings of others. We learn this as information is revealed regarding the affair in which
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Nick Carraway tries to explain to Gatsby that he can’t repeat the past‚ but Gatsby states‚ “of course you can‚ old sport” (Fitzgerald). Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby met in Louisville. Before he left to fight in World War I he fell in love with Daisy. Right before he left Daisy promised to wait for Gatsby until his return. While waiting for Gatsby’s return Daisy fell in love with Tom Buchanan and soon married into his great wealth. Jay Gatsby wanted to repeat his past so that he could restructure
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he meets a rich man named Dan Cody and over the next five years learns the way of the wealthy. When Gatsby meets Daisy in 1917‚ he is poor again and a lieutenant in the army. They fell in love but Gatsby must go off to fight in Europe. When he returns after the war he become involved with a criminal named Meyer Wolfsheim and amasses a great fortune. However‚ he still does not have Daisy so he bugs a huge mansion opposite Daisy’s house and throws huge parties every weekend hoping that she will someday
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An Obsession For The Past Obsessing too much over anything is unhealthy for a human being. Gatsby‚ in The Great Gatsby‚ dedicates his life to finding his lost love‚ Daisy‚ despite changes that may have occurred since the relationship ended. It is a love from the past that he longs for once again. Gatsby’s obsession gets to the point that he will do almost anything to retrieve the life that he once lived. Due to Gatsby’s attachment to the past and obsession to relive it‚ he forgets to live in the
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in love with Daisy Fay‚ the most popular and wealthy young lady in town. She is also attracted to him and even thinks about marrying him and running away‚ but her parents stop her plans. When Gatsby is sent to Europe to fight the war‚ Daisy is faithful to him for a short while. She soon‚ however‚ tires of waiting for Gatsby and marries Tom Buchanan. When Gatsby receives her final letter‚ explaining her plans‚ he is crushed; he vows he will dedicate the rest of his life to winning Daisy back for himself
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than obvious that Jay Gatsby’s dream is to refurnish the love that once was between him and Daisy. Throughout the novel‚ it has been stated by Gatsby himself-and certain other characters in the book- that the one thing he wanted in life was to be back with Daisy and have back their love. At the beginning of the novel Nick’s conversation with Jordan is about Gatsby and his almost-obsessive intentions with Daisy‚ “the modesty of the demand shook me. He had waited five years and bought a mansion where
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hierarchy and to see his love again named Daisy. He throws lavish parties to fit into the scene of West Egg and to show daisy the life she could have. The only thing that sets Gatsby away from Daisy is
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Gatsby really in love with Daisy‚ or his vision of her? Does she feel the same way for him‚ or does she truly love him? And what does the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock mean to Gatsby? As Gatsby falls in love with Daisy‚ Nick is slightly intrigued by this almost improbable match. How can a determined‚ wealthy man fall in love with a woman so shallow that she wishes her daughter to "be a fool a beautiful little fool." (p. 17)? To everyone else‚ it’s obvious that Daisy is extremely shallow‚
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