In the story "The Baby Party" by F. Scott Fitzgerald and "Regarding the Problem of Newborn Piglets in Winter" by Chen Rong‚ both authors try to convey a message of "much ado about nothing." Characters in both stories focus on an issue or problem that is not important‚ which ends up bringing them more troubles. In "Regarding the Problem of Newborn Piglets in Winter‚" the problem is formed by Zhang Dingfan‚ the Secretary. He just dreams up this unreal problem as "a wind blows up outside"; therefore
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Through his classic novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald allows many aspects of his personal life to permeate into the story‚ characters‚ and ideologies. Without having any background into the life of Fitzgerald‚ the average reader would conclude that the story was no less than a figment of Fitzgerald’s imagination. This is not the case however‚ as F. Scott funnels many of his thoughts and ideas into the characters in the book. There are quite a few stunning similarities between his character
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A successful marriage can be defined as a union consisting of three values: happiness‚ trust‚ and sacrifice. These values are illustrated in The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God as they are exemplified by the relationships commented on by the authors. The vows said during the marriage process‚ mainly till death do you part‚ relate to these values as a promise between the people about to be wed. In order for the marriage to be successful and contain the values defining a successful union
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “The Baby Party” focuses on the suburban scrap between two families during a party for the neighborhood little ones. John and Edith Andros live a charmed life in what seems to be a peaceful neighborhood in the suburbs‚ and they live here along with Joe and Mrs. Markey. The conflict begins with Edith Andros’ daughter‚ Ede‚ pushing Mrs. Markey’s son‚ Billy‚ and stealing his teddy bear. Mrs. Andros fails to discipline her daughter‚ and even goes as far as to laugh alongside
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people‚ who were generally ignored before the war. These new literary trends were realism‚ which focused on everyday life‚ and naturalism‚ which focused on how people were controlled by their environments. One of the most prominent realism writers was William Dean Howells. In his work “Editha”‚ he wrote about the collateral damage and human cost of war. Howells was strongly anti-war‚ mainly due to the influence of Leo Tolstoy‚
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In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story‚ “Winter Dreams”‚ he suggests that the American Dream is a desire for glittery objects. Some people put all of their effort into something and never get what they want or sometimes get what they want. But then in some cases people that don’t put much effort into something get what they want. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “Winter Dreams” Dexter had a desire for his material success‚ which he put his effort into. Dexter also had a desire for a girl named
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The Prodigious Roaring Twenties Everyone knows that the roaring twenties was the decade that so many things happen. Some of those things were intentions‚ new entertainment‚ styles‚ behavior; even bad things took place in the 1920s. Some of the great inventions we still used today were invented in the 1920s. Young men and women all over America were changing the style and coming out with new trends. Also young men and women all over America started to change their behavior and become rebellious.
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colored vehicles usually a sign of wealth and status. Fitzgerald often uses the car as a symbol of death‚ or a journey to a destructive event‚ rarely is the car portrayed in a positive manner. I think that in The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald is trying to connect automobiles and vehicles to the idea of consumerism. And by relating death and destructive events with cars‚ I believe Fitzgerald is trying to portray his opinion on the idea of how our society at the time is heading towards an overly materialistic
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During the 1920s‚ writers like Fitzgerald exposed the shallowness and narrow–mindedness of American life. The United States was a materialistic nation which lacked a strong sense of faith. America’s post–war writers believed that an attempt to end the war an make the world “safe” was a senseless mistake. In Fitzgerald’s short story “Babylon Revisited‚” the main character‚ Charlie‚ is unable to escape his past. Although he actively tries to avoid reminders of the Paris he used to know‚ his past successfully
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1. Scott has my strongest recommendation to be considered for graduate school. I have had the esteemed privilege to supervise Scott in my position as U.S. Coast Guard Electronic Support Systems Detachment Supervisor‚ New York. 2. Scott has a talent to quickly come up to speed on a variety of complex work projects. Scott is strongly motivated to achieve optimal results excelling in both theoretical and practical concepts. Scott is a highly effective and proficient leader; he displays a genuine interest
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