American Dream is not a paradise but a nightmare.” By comparing A Streetcar Named Desire and The Great Gatsby to what extent do you agree with this statement? According to James Truslow Adams‚ who wrote ‘The Great Epic of America’‚ the American Dream is “not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely‚ but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain regardless of circumstances of birth or position”1. A Streetcar Named Desire and The Great Gatsby both criticize
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In Paradise Lost by John Milton‚ the character of Eve is not portrayed as being the most likeable character. Infact‚ Milton tends to describe Eve in a way that makes her come off as being the antagonist of the story. Milton depicts Eve as being worth less than Adam‚ being only defined by her beauty‚ and having similar characteristics to the character of Satan. The way Eve is characterized in the epic shows Milton’s views of the role of women in society and towards men. First‚ Milton describes in
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evident‚ when Macbeth tells his wife of what he has experienced. Upon revealing what was told to him‚ Lady Macbeth further on‚ appeals to Macbeth to take action when King Duncan comes to visit. Lady Macbeth urges her husband to fulfill his obligation and kill King Duncan. However‚ it is apparent that Macbeth is hesitant of such action and is at first unwilling to go forth with the plan. Once again Lady Macbeth alludes to the witches vision and with that‚ lusts upon the possible gains. The plan is executed
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During the early 1900s‚ life was harsh‚ but for those who worked successfully‚ they became prosperous. Australia‚ advertised as a workingman’s paradise at the time‚ was in some ways a workingman’s paradise‚ but also completely the opposite in many other ways. Employers were not very nice‚ and exploited the fact that there were shortages in jobs. Many people were ready and willing to swoop in on a job if an employee quit‚ like vultures. The land was a place of equal opportunities‚ they said. Life
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Discuss whether or not you feel sympathy for Lady Macbeth There are certain aspects of Lady Macbeth’s character that suggests she is good and therefore her downfall increases my sympathy for her by the end of act 5. But I would also argue that she entailed evil to fuel her sleeping ambition that would make her nemesis‚ her mental collapse‚ fully justified. Lady Macbeth’s role as a supporting wife at the start of the play exceeds the duties of a normal’ wife. She is the Eve’ to Macbeth’s
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In “The Lady‚ or the Tiger?” by Frank Stockton‚ a woman‚ so distraught at the fact that she is losing her lover‚ ushers her love toward one of two doors. This door either contains a tiger‚ which will gruesomely maul him‚ or a woman who he is forced to take as his bride. The reader is led to believe that the woman points her lover to the door containing a ferocious tiger. A quote which supports the thesis that the princess had sent her lover to his doom is‚ “How often‚ in her waking hours and in her
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haven for English Quakers. One of these English Quakers to settle in Pennsylvania was Gabriel Thomas. As an early settler‚ he describes the extensive reasons to why many English came to the New World and the West Indies. Living in America was like paradise for a poor man. The resources were bountiful while the trade was tremendous. The discomfort one faced passing over the Atlantic to land in the New World dissolves because the difficulty was worth it all. The wages in the colonies were estimated to
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In Huong’s Paradise of the Blind‚ Hang looks back on her tragic past that darkens her vision of her present. Reflecting on the past prevents her from living life to its fullest‚ and appreciating all of life’s joys. The narrative voice throughout the novel always carries a negative‚ sorrowful tone which can be explained by Hang’s transition from innocence as a child to maturity as a young adult. Hang has experienced many of the cruelties the world offers‚ and she has been forever tainted by her memories
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is not much fascinated by the notion of being a “lady or a gentleman”. According to Webster dictionary online‚ a gentleman is defined as a man of noble or gentle birth‚ or a man belonging to the landed gentry. To me‚ a gentleman is far more than that. A man can be of a noble birth but not a gentleman as a gentleman has certain qualities and characteristics that differentiate him for other men. The same is applicable to a woman being a lady; a lady is a woman who is virtuous‚ with a high level of
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others who view fall as a short time before a dreary winter‚ fall takes on a less colorful face. Alfred Lord Tennyson uses fall metaphorically throughout "The Lady of Shalott" to illustrate how the Lady of Shalott’s life (or lack thereof) progresses. Looking at fall at the macro level reveals that fall is a time of change. Like fall the Lady of Shalott’s life saw very little change. Until there was a very sudden and abrupt sequence of events that led to the death (or winter) of her life. In addition
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