F. Scott Fitzgerald said of The Great Gatsby that it ‘contains no important woman character’. How are women presented in The Great Gatsby‚ and how can this be compared with the presentation of women in Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men? Initially‚ it appears that the women characters are seen as inferior and are significant only in the relationship to male characters. A distorted view could be shown as both texts are written by male narrators. F.Kerr said that Fitzgerald felt “women are
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Homework DNA You must create a moving PowerPoint presentation or video to show the structure of DNA‚ how it was discovered and how it can be used in genetic engineering. If you cannot create a PowerPoint or video then you must produce a storyboard/written set of instructions describing what you would have done. Your homework should be at least 1 page typed (size 12 font) or sensible sized handwriting (8 words per line). Labelled diagrams‚ tables and charts are also appropriate for this task but
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untruthful by omission and felt really guilty with what he did. This is the point of the book where he finally opened min up and realized everything that has been going on. Walter got a snap of reality and then he understood what he had in life and how he wasn’t going to have more than that. Walter acted so crazy that he went out to Mr. Lindner and told him to come down because they were going to accept the money offer from the neighbors of Clybourne Park. Also so that they can sign the official documents
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Describe Act 1 Scene 1 Othello The scene opens on a street in Venice at night time. Iago and Roderigo are two friends (or so Roderigo thinks)‚ and they are arguing about a ‘deal’ made between the two of them. Iago‚ a soldier in the Venetian army‚ promised Roderigo that he would help him win over the beautiful Desdemona‚ the daughter of a Venetian senator called Brabantio. Instead‚ Desdemona has fallen head over heels in love with a black Moor called Othello‚ who is very senior in the Venetian
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no matter where you are or what time period you are in‚ human characteristics don’t change. People are self-centered‚ and they only think about themselves when they are in danger. And this directly relates to 1984. Winston’s example fully describes how people would react when they are in a situation where they have to decide what to give up. They novel 1984 is a reflection of today’s world. The author who wrote this novel
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How is Jane Eyre presented as a victim? Described as “humbled” by her “physical inferiority to Eliza‚ John and Georgiana Reed” Outsider – “dispensed from joining the group” “like a Turk” minority group? Not sure Needs to be protected – windows‚ curtains etc physical barrier from the other Conflicted – separates herself whilst longing to belong Pathetic fallacy – mist‚ clouds‚ ceaseless rain Reference to sea-fowl – who dwell on “solitary rocks and promontories” “bad animal”‚ “Madam Mope” – verbally
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Frodo Baggins is the main character of the Lord of the Rings‚ he is the centre of attention‚ even when he is not in the scene. He does not share the characteristics of traditional heroes‚ for he is presented as an ordinary Hobbit‚ neither fast nor strong nor particularly smart. He is not adventurous as he himself admits to Gandalf at the beginning of the tale. ‘I do really wish to destroy it! cried Frodo. ‘Or‚ well‚ to have it destroyed. I am not made for perilous quests. I wish I had never seen
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The play A secret date explores how George and Virginia have to hide a crucial fact about themselves to be able to date each other. While Virginia believes their love is real‚ George thinks their love is actually lust‚ and Virginia want a partner to be with through her tough times. In the play The Clean House‚ we noticed that Virginia was a very childlike character‚ and often had to hide things about her life. She would always get into a fight with her sister‚ raising her voice often as a child
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Great Expectations‚ the characters’ actions and emotions are the heart of the story. You don’t read papers about how well Pip courted Estella throughout the book; you read papers investigating how Pip felt about his relationship with Estella throughout the book. You don’t read about how well Wopsle portrays Hamlet in chapter 31‚ you read about how Wopsle’s career in acting impacts Pip‚ or how Pip feels about the situation. And sometimes‚ the emotions in the story can be difficult to understand‚ or they
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Light/Dark Imagery One of the play’s most consistent visual motifs is the contrast between light and dark‚ often in terms of night/day imagery. Need Evidence! This contrast is not given a particular metaphoric meaning—light is not always good‚ and dark is not always evil. On the contrary‚ light and dark are generally used to provide a sensory contrast and to hint at opposed alternatives. One of the more important instances of this motif is Romeo’s lengthy meditation on the sun and the moon during
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