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    This reawakens his sister’s desire for his death‚ and she enters "on a fearful catalogue" of all the "illnesses‚" "sleeplessness‚" and "injuries" of which he "had been guilty" and "all the times she had wished [him] in [his] grave‚ and [he] had contuma- ciously refused to go there." Pip is made to feel guilty not only for being so much "trouble" but also for his lack of gratitude. He is not grateful for his ill-treatment‚ of course‚ but is full of suppressed rage. During his sister’s recital of

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    in poverty or sickness‚ or any other seeming misfortune‚ [will have] all things… work together for good to him in life and death.” Plato argues that the actions of just people will produce serenity in their life and goodwill from others. In Great Expectations‚ by Charles Dickens‚ Pip is kind and caring to Estella; however‚ Estella disregards Pip’s appearance and apparent station in society‚ which she considers beneath her. Pip’s actions and beliefs are vindicated when he lives a happy and peaceful

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    Analyse how character and setting are created in Chapter 1 of Great ExpectationsGreat Expectations’ is a best selling novel‚ written during the reign of Queen Victoria‚ by the well known author Charles Dickens. This novel was serialised as each chapter would be published in a weekly magazine. Dickens would have to deliberately make each chapter interesting and addictive in order for people to buy the next publishing. Throughout chapter 1‚ Dickens portrays the two starting characters with a lot

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    The Great Gatsby is set in New York City and on Long Island‚ in two areas known as "West Egg" and "East Egg"—in real life‚ Great Neck and Port Washington peninsulas on Long Island. In the early 1920’s World War I had just come to an end. A new generation flocked from small towns to big cities in search of excitement‚ opportunity‚ and a “modern” way of living. Fitzgerald accurately portrays elements‚ such as greed‚ celebration and of the 1920’s in The Great Gatsby’s. Fitzgerald accurately portrays

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    Pip As a bildungsroman‚ Great Expectations presents the growth and development of a single character‚ Philip Pirrip‚ better known to himself and to the world as Pip. As the focus of the bildungsroman‚ Pip is by far the most important character in Great Expectations: he is both the protagonist‚ whose actions make up the main plot of the novel‚ and the narrator‚ whose thoughts and attitudes shape the reader’s perception of the story. As a result‚ developing an understanding of Pip’s character is

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    An important theme found in The Great Gatsby is having to face reality. The characters in the novel have a perfect fantasy in their minds. This theme is portrayed when Gatsby realizes he can’t have everything he wants‚ Nick realizes that the East Coast isn’t all that it’s made out to be‚ and when Daisy realizes she chose money over love. All three incidents represent the same major theme; facing reality. Gatsby has to face reality when he figures out he can’t have everything he wants‚ including

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    Corruption and Common Failure to Achieve the American Dream Read in high schools and colleges across the nation‚ “The Great Gatsby” has been called “the great American novel” by a handful of scholars and critics (Hoover‚ " ’The Great Gatsby ’ Still Challenges Myth of American Dream."). A person can easily find a copy of the book as well as media analysis of “Gatsby” almost anywhere. “The Great Gatsby” examines the luxury of American life in the 1920s as everyone chases their individual interpretation of

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    Gatsby Analytical Essay In the Great Gatsby the theme of love is often used‚ motifs are utilized by Fitzgerald to advance that theme. A common motif used by Fitzgerald is the weather which he uses to express the theme of love through the use of rain or sunshine depending on the mood of the relationships he is reflecting. The first demonstration of the connection between love and weather is when Gatsby and Daisy are getting ready to meet for the first time in 5 years. Their relationship‚ now very

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    person feels the same about you? Or‚ what if that person simply does not care at all? F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ author of The Great Gatsby and e.e. Cummings‚ author of “anyone lived in a pretty how town” convey similar themes of carelessness through the use of imagery‚ symbolism‚ and tone which displays those who are self-centered and selfish in society. The tone of The Great Gatsby continuously changes throughout the plot. The tone often has a sense of anger and disappointment towards Daisy because

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald displays several prominent themes throughout The Great Gatsby. For example‚ Fitzgerald uses moral corruption‚ albeit there are other themes‚ but this one is the most prevalent. Without this theme‚ the novel would not have progressed anywhere near as fluid as it did the way Fitzgerald wrote the novel. Throughout the novel‚ the theme of moral corruption‚ aside from being subtly shown through the entire novel‚ becomes more prevalent throughout. This is demonstrated by Gatsby’s

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