situation. The Great Gatsby‚ one of the interesting romantic-drama films of 2013‚ is based on the epic American classic novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film typically received a positive response from the mainstream audience‚ however‚ it obtained the mixed interpretations‚ chiefly‚ unfavorable comments‚ from the film critics. Based on the movie reviews‚ “Gatsby Pizzazz from a Stylish Luhrmann‚” written by Nadine Hancock for The Southland Times‚ “The Great Gatsby’ and the Great DiCaprio
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Readers response The Mortal Immortal was quite different than past assigned readings for several reasons. First‚ it was a short story rather than a long-winded‚ descriptive novel. This appealed to me because that‚ in itself‚ shows a turn to the modern side of literature. Gone are the days of praising the sublime and merely hinting at characters emotions. More presently‚ audiences want to be quickly brought into the action‚ and to experience a high level of energy and enjoyment throughout the entire
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illuminates the bright blue gardens. I watch the short-haired girls‚ watching them swoon freely‚ Us men getting drunk‚ drinking champagne by the sea. I watch and examine the stars glistening high in the sky‚ I know I am at one of the parties of the Great Gatsby. I watch the girls show off their new diamonds and new dyed hair‚ The contemptuous men finding their affairs I watch them banter about their lavish vacations overseas This is West
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Empathic Response You are Tom at the moment you recognize the attraction between Daisy and Gatsby. What are your thoughts? That is absolutely preposterous! I cannot believe this; especially after all I have done for her! All of the money spent on her‚ the dinners we enjoyed‚ the jewelry I bought and all the useless crap I spoiled her with. All wasted‚ thrown down the drain. She would honestly be nowhere without me. To be completely frank with my self‚ I expected this. How could I have not‚ with
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Pride and Prejudice Reader Response To me personally I found this book to be beneficial in understanding the ways of society throughout time. Within Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice‚ Bingley and Jane’s relationship proves that social pressures essentially inhibit people from fulfilling their true identities‚ and their true desires. Whether it manifests itself in the pressure to marry for security and convenience‚ or the pressure to attain affluence and culture‚ the social norm erases individual
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furthermore persuading his readers that under the right circumstances‚ critical choices have to be made. His oppressive descriptions of George’s health issues successfully grasp reader’s attention‚ while forcing them to visualize and connect to the sorrows captured. Moreover‚ these descriptions help readers in overcoming personal struggles by bringing forth the reality of these situations. Philbert ensnares the unimaginable while releasing the truth of reality. Readers who have not experienced such
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Personal Response A man had been standing at the blank intersection for a while now wearing a brown worn-out shirt and baggy pants‚ not quite appealing to anyone but yet caught the attention of many. He was not moving‚ not even an inch‚ like something had grabbed on to him purposely making him immobile and blankly staring across the distance. The streets that had been walked on by million people a day looked empty‚ according to how his eyes viewed it‚ still and calm. It seems like nothing could make
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The transactional reader response theory uses the text and the response it stimulates in the reader to determine meaning in a work. Using this theory‚ the details “A Father’s Story” presents‚ and how the reader fills in the gaps determines the amount of empathy the reader has for Luke in his action of covering up Jessica’s murder. Throughout the story‚ it is presented that after Luke’s wife‚ Gloria‚ left with their children‚ he does not see the children very often. After the boys grow up and start
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Huang Lin Ms. Pesce AP English: The Great Gatsby Mid-Book Response Choose the claim you agree with and prove it by writing a three page response. The great romance always exists with the true love regardless of how much obstacles people will encounter and how much contribution they will give. The great romance can facilitate human beings to overcome the gap between race‚ social status and cultural difference. Love will also become the significant motivation for people to pursue success and reputation
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Reader Response Theory - can be traced back to Aristotle and Plato - literature’s effect on the reader - sources in the writings of the French structuralists (who stress the role of the perceiver as a maker of reality) - reader criticism became recognized as a distinct critical movement only in the 1970s - less a unified critical school than a vague collection of disparate critics with a common point of departure - “Reader Theory” “audience theory” neutral terms
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