Moaning Myrtle. I go into the only empty girls bathroom and upon entering I hear a pipe rattle. A geyser of water shoots into the sky causing me to cover my books to shield them from the sewer rain. There is a loud moan as Myrtle comes flying through the air and stopping at my face. "Well‚ what do we have here‚ come to poke fun at poor Myrtle." "No‚ I would never do that to you‚" I replied. "Well‚ then what do you want?" she asked. "I want to interview you for one of my classes." Myrtle howled and
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. Jay Gatsby spends his fortune building a mansion to impress his first love‚ Daisy Buchanan. With his newly accumulated wealth‚ Gatsby thinks Daisy will love him like she did in the summer of 1917. But deep down‚ Daisy cannot love Gatsby the way he wants because she is committed to the protective bubble of her old money wealth. Daisy is a representation of the unscrupulous values of the upper class East Egg‚ which Gatsby falls in love with‚ but because
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Assignment: James’ use of Ambiguity in Daisy Miller and theme Ambiguity Conveys Theme in James’ Daisy Miller In the novella‚ Daisy Miller by Henry James‚ the complexities of social conventions‚ gender stereotyping and conformity are exposed through the actions and words of the protagonists. Daisy Miller is the young woman who invites a multitude of speculation regarding her personality and behavior. James creates ambiguity around Daisy as an insightful glimpse into the
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Daisy is depicted as superficial and rather selfish through the way she behaves as both a mother and an individual. Daisy is fully aware that she is charming and flirtatious as she is always giggly no matter who she is with‚ including Gatsby whom she knows is in love with her. As Daisy observed Gatsby in this passage‚ she laughed “her sweet‚ exciting laugh” which makes her sound as if her voice is very endearing towards men as her voice is full of happiness‚ and what Gatsby identifies with luxury
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Yimei Xu Group 6 Daisy Miller by Henry James In James’s novels‚ Daisy Miller is fresh‚ pure‚ brave‚ honest and enthusiastic‚ likes freedom‚ and dares to challenge old European convention and tradition.. But somehow she is not well cultured or well refined. Daisy Miller is a wealthy‚ young‚ American gial from upstate New York‚ traveling around Europe with her mother and her younger brother in order to see Europe for herself. Daisy is a curious mixture of traits. She is spirited
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anything. Gatsby’s obsession over Daisy perfectly shows how Fitzgerald would agree that he is like a netted bird when controlled by desire. When Daisy‚ and Gatsby reunited at Nick’s house Daisy pointed out how long it’s been since they last saw each other “We haven’t met for many years.’ Said Daisy‚ her voice as matter-of-fact as it could ever be. (Gatsby) ‘Five years next November” (Fitzgerald 87). By Gatsby knowing exactly how long it’s been since he last saw Daisy it shows how Gatsby has never stopped
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Myrtles Plantation Haunting Imagine being jolted awake in the middle of the night only to see a ghostly figure staring at you by the foot of your bed. This is what many people witness while staying at the Myrtles Plantation Bed and Breakfast located in beautiful St. Francisville‚ Louisiana (Nickell 12). The Plantation house is split into two parts‚ a museum and sleeping quarters for the brave guests who dare to stay the night (Rule 238). The Myrtles Plantation is known as one of “America’s Most
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George’s wife Myrtle is looking out of the window. She sees Jordan in the car with Tom Buchanan‚ so she thinks that this must be his wife or new mistress. Therefore‚ Myrtle is very jealous and does not even notice that she is "being observed" (page 125) by Nick who knows what she is thinking. She just envies the woman in the yellow car. He described that Myrtle is assuming Jordan is Tom’s wife. Her reaction shows that she does not respect or love her husband at all. For her everything is wealth
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thoughts of accomplishing the American Dream. The female characters‚ Daisy‚ Jordan‚ and Myrtle‚ all speak to the different implications of the American Dream. Daisy’s quality is that of an unattainable princess. Much like the American dream‚ she draws‚ feels " comfortable enough " (Fitzgerald 95) to be managed‚ has all the earmarks of being finished‚ and her voice is enticing‚ "full of money" (Fitzgerald 125)‚ musical‚ and baiting. Myrtle is an illustration of what a lady is not like. She is voracious
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New York City. The Great Gatsby critiques materialism and the new American Dream‚ no longer defined by prosperity for equality‚ but by prosperity for the goal of excess wealth. Nick Carraway‚ the protagonist‚ views Jay Gatsby’s disillusionment about Daisy Buchanan‚ the object of his affection. The tale is not a story about past lovers‚ but instead represents a cast of characters chasing the American Dream which destroys them. The theme suggests that Americans have created a second form of aristocracy
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