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    How does F Scott Fitzgerald tell the story in chapter two of ‘The Great Gatsby’? The introduction of Tom’s mistress‚ Myrtle‚ in Chapter Two of ‘The Great Gatsby’ plays as the focal point of the chapter. It begins with Tom and Nick travelling into New York on the train‚ however they get off in the Valley of Ashes‚ a derelict setting between West Egg‚ East Egg and New York. The pair stop at a mechanics‚ and speak with the man who is married to Myrtle‚ Wilson. Myrtle‚ Tom and Nick then go to their

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    Faulkner comes across as very unforgiving and critical of the society at large and the way with which it treats people who stray from the norm. In his novel‚ he includes characters with specific characteristics that make them easy for society to exclude and outcast. Lena is a perfect example of someone seen as a social outcast. There are many qualities Lena possesses that society would not agree with‚ such as the unusual circumstances of her pregnancy. In the time period Faulkner wrote this‚

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    BIOGRAPHY William Faulkner (September 25‚ 1897 – July 6‚ 1962) was a Nobel Prize-winning American author. One of the most influential writers of the 20th century‚ his reputation is based on his novels‚ novellas and short stories. However‚ he was also a published poet and an occasional screenwriter. Most of Faulkner’s works are set in his native state of Mississippi‚ and he is considered one of the most important Southern writers‚ along with Mark Twain‚ Robert Penn Warren‚ Flannery O’Connor

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    In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story‚ “Winter Dreams”‚ he suggests that the American Dream is a desire for “glittering things”‚ but the message Fitzgerald is trying to come across is that a person’s success depends on the effort put into it instead of class or race. Fitzgerald gives many examples of the idea American Dream‚ also Dexter’s desire for material success and his desire for Judy Jones. It’s also comparing his desire for both success and his childhood crush‚ Judy. The story starts off

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    The Idea in F. Scott Fitzgerald`s “The Great Gatsby” that Illusion Leads Inevitably to Disaster. In the novel “The Great Gatsby” Scott Fitzgerald demonstrates a few ideas of false reality. They include an illusion of love and the American Dream. These two illusions contributed to the tragic final of one of the main characters. Perhaps the idea that illusion leads inevitably to disaster is the essential one and reflects the main idea of the whole novel. The author develops this idea through the

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    The Buchanans have been stereotypically introduced by Fitzgerald as the typical representation of the “Lost Generation” (Gertrude Stein). Tom and Daisy Buchanan inhabit qualities of America during the era after WW1 – people were intolerant‚ materialistic and lacked spiritualism. They live in the East Egg and are the representations of the love for a Romantic lifestyle and the desperation to seek new ideas (generally from Europe) and accept them. The Buchanans have spent a year in France in pursuit

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    In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “Winter Dreams”‚ the main female character‚ Judy Jones‚ is a conflicting character due to her personal attributes. Her beauty and charm countered by her cold affection. Her personality contradicting her need to be treated highly. The way she is violent despite her innocent charm. She is believed to be innocent‚ but deep down she is empty. Judy’s beauty‚ which is noticed by many‚ is contrasted by her cold affection‚ and the way she manipulates people. Shown by

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    Essay #1 The comparison and contrast of A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner and The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin will give information about the stories and their backgrounds. A Rose for Emily by Faulkner is based in the post-civil war about the Grierson family. When Emily Grierson’s father dies she is left alone and unmarried only with her servant Tobe. She meets Homer Barron and after he enters her home he is never seen again. The Story of an Hour by Chopin is based in industrial

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    Sergeant Wentworth’s problem started two months ago he received a phone call from Lieutenant Edward Rodgers the commanding officer of the training division. The Chief is planning to change the way the department handles promotions. The Chief stated “a new way of promoting personnel based on their accomplishments‚ not who they know.” “Personnel will be treated fairly and everyone will be given the opportunity to speak.” New position would be assigned to a patrol officer from the squads. Wentworth

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    Francis Scott Fitzgerald was a writer who was born in 1896. He became one of the most famous writers of American history. His stories are still being read by people all over the world. His stories are everlasting‚ and make the reader long for an epoch they were not even present in. I personally find "The Great Gatsby" a very interesting story. Fitzgerald tended to write about characters who had luxurious lives and were obsessed with power. I think it was easy for him to write all these stories because

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