An Analysis of The Valley of Ashes and The Eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg as symbols in The Great Gatsby The 1920s are generally regarded as a decade of cultural and economic prosperity. The American economy boomed following the end of World War I‚ becoming an industrial powerhouse because as the other countries were building themselves back from the rubble‚ America was implementing policies of “laissez-faire”‚ promoting business growth under minimal regulation. As the rich became richer‚ the poor
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topic. Third is to “Slip out of abstraction” by not using vague topics but to go into detail instead. Number four says to “Get rid of the obvious padding” by beginning with more real content so you don’t have to add fluff. The fifth is “Call a fool a fool” meaning that you
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the elephant even though the gathering crowd is expecting that the elephant would be shot and this makes Orwell feel uncomfortable and concerned about his decision he would have to make as we can see in his choice of words such as: “feeling like a fool...The crowd would laugh at me.” Orwell also expresses his confusion over doing what is right and not losing face and he tells the reader with a serious tone that the crowd and his own morals are influencing his ideas and it is making him feel
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character trait of Antigone is bravery. When knows the new law set by the new king Creon and still decides to go against it. Also questioning Creon’s authority‚ when arguing with him she technically insults him. "Think me a fool‚ if you like; but it may well be that a fool convicts me of folly" (Scene 2‚ lines 83-84). By Antigone saying this alone‚ demonstrates how brave she is. To speak as such to the king was a mighty thing to do‚ coming from a citizen at that. Throughout the whole play Antigone
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costumes Fortunato and Montresor wear in the story give specific details to who they are‚ what they are like‚ and what they might do in the story. In the story Montresor confronts Fortunato during the festival which Fortunato is wearing a costume of a fool which would be a jester’s clothes. From this the reader can infer that Fortunato will be a foolish man during this story. This man makes himself out to be the noblest wine expert to ever live. Having pointed that out Montresor tells Fortunato that
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Twelfth Night "Twelfth Night is a comedy of light and shade. Its characters are not unreservedly happy and the events are not unreservedly humorous." Discuss. As a comedy‚ Twelfth Night is obviously intending to not only entertain its audience but also point out problems in society. It is imperative to entire merit of the play not to be realistic but to allow for empathy. Therefor to have a comedy of complete lightheartedness there would be no balance
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Trevor Nunn’s adaptation of "Twelfth Night" is a masterpiece of insight and nuance. Instead of simply playing this gender-bending comedy of mistaken identity‚ the director highlights the dark undertones of the plot which show surprising depth. There are some alterations from the original text‚ but those who are less familiar with Shakespeare among the audience can appreciate the story being more easy to follow. For example‚ when Duke Orsino utters the famous opening line of the play‚ "If music be
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Fitzgerald’s Criticism After World War 1 or “The Great War” the 1920s‚ mainly referred to as the roaring 20s‚ was a time of parties. The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a novel written and is about Gatsby wanting to get Daisy back while Nick is just a spectator watching their love story happen with conflicts and such. Using various literary elements Fitzgerald criticizes the lack of morality‚ American Dream‚ and the wealthy in his novel The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald criticizes the
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conversations with Oswald? 11. Whom does Goneril decide to contact by letter at the end of the scene‚ and why? Scene iv 12. How does Kent’s disguise support the theme of sight and insight? 13. What wisdom does the Fool express about possessions on the one hand and about “nothing” on the other hand? 14. Why is Lear angry at Goneril? 15. What is Lear’s curse on Goneril? 16. What does Lear vow to do in the face of Goneril’s
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named the new chancellor and is already awaiting complicated situations. In this brief essay I will provide reasons to why weather Thomas More is entitled a hero or a fool. Thomas More is a man who lived by God and his morals. Being exceedingly educated‚ he had a way with words and reason. Thomas More was never a fool‚ but a hero because he held his morals‚ beliefs‚ and will high. Wikipedia describes a hero as “in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness‚ display
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