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    American Dream was an extravagance of money. The American Dream was originally thought of as the happiness one can achieve from working hard. In its later years‚ however‚ people equated the American Dream to obtaining material wealth and status. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ takes place in New York during the beginning of the American Dream Era. The novel revolves around Jay Gatsby‚ a mysterious‚ young millionaire who tries to rekindle his past love with Daisy‚ who is the cousin

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    5.03 Faulkner Part I: Character Identification 1. Emily Grierson –Emily was the daughter of a former leader from the town of Jefferson. She taught children to paint in china. 2. Colonel Sartoris – Sartoris was the mayor of Jefferson and he ‘established’ that the town had to take care of Emily. Most importantly‚ he said Emily didn’t have to pay taxes. 3. Tobe – He was Emily’s servant. He cooked‚ cleaned‚ gardened and was her butler. 4. Judge Stevens – Stevens was the mayor when Emily was

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    In society are often interested in men who are not good for them. Scott Fitzgerald shows how falling in love cannot be based on someone’s appearance alone. Julia Ross was immedialtey attracted to Dick Ragland and didn’t care about anything else except his looks alone. Julia suddenly wanted to know more about Dick as soon as she laid eyes on him‚ “Handsome! He’s an archangel‚ he’s a mountain lion‚ he’s something to eat. Just why didn’t you introduce him?” (421). This shows how she immediately focused

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    achievement." The American Dream‚ although different for every American‚ is a personal paradise‚ to which all aspire. It promises prosperity and self-fulfillment as well as rewards for hard work and self-reliance. In "Winter Dreams‚" a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the protagonist Dexter Green strives to obtain his dream in gaining the status of what he considers to be "elite." This story demonstrates how personal ambition and networking presents an opportunity for success and the achievement of the American

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    Write about some of the ways Fitzgerald tells the story in chapter 2 ‘The Great Gatsby’‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published in 1925 demonstrates Fitzgerald’s mixed opinions of the 1920’s‚ otherwise known as the ‘Golden 20’s’‚ the realisation of the ‘American Dream’. Fitzgerald uses a number of techniques to tell the story in chapter 2. Chapter 2 opens with a detailed and very graphic description of ‘The Valley of Ashes’ delivered by Nick Carraway‚ an extremely poor and ash ridden area

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    A rose for emily Love‚ obsession and Gossip In "A Rose for Emily‚" William Faulkner uses the point of view of the townspeople to show their personal opinions and judgment’s of Miss Emily. He writes a story about a woman who is traumatized by the way her father has raised her and the effects of his strict and overprotective mentality. Because of her father’s death she finds it difficult to let go and live a normal life that involves social interaction. To make matters worse than her anti-social attitude

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    promiscuously. When the men came back from war‚ they had the same mindset about women as they did when they left‚ but were taken by surprise when they saw the drastic changes. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a novel set in the 1920s that exposes the dark layers of the twenties’ glamour. Throughout The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald depicts the known and hidden lives and roles of women in the 1920s. Men always expected women to be under their control‚ doing only what they were told to do. “… [Women]

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    place in the 1920’s and follows the lives of Nick our narrator and the extravagant neighbor Gatsby. It addresses how the world was changing in the 20’s but the themes explored in this novel are still relevant today. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald utilises characters symbols and motifs to illustrate the themes of the social decline of america‚ the dangers of self creation‚ and the blindness created by love. During the 1920’s people’s morals seemed to go out the window‚ and were replaced

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    Nancy Wood Ms. Worthington Eng 102 Feb. 14th‚ 2013 Analysis Of Barn Burning-William Faulkner How is the setting in the Barn Burning southern? There are many things that prove this story is very southern and they are as follows: the use of the word N___er‚ reference “share cropping after the Civil War”‚ (The History Channel) a Nigro servant in what is plainly an Plantation like house‚ the father was in the war as an Confederate soldier‚ and several stereo typical southern references as well

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    Johnny is a brave hero. From his brave demeanour to his humble actions and extreme loyalty he was definitely gallant. Hero is defined as "a person who is idolized or admired for his/her actions. Johnny was known as a hero after and shortly before his death. He had his hardships but still stayed brave. Once Johnny saw the Church engulfed in flames‚ he didn’t think twice about going in to save the kids. Some believe it was out of guilt considering it was possible that Ponyboy’s and his cigarette

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