” (Fitzgerald 130). Blinding Lust In The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is apparently in love with Daisy Buchanan; however‚ this seems to be a misconception. F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays the themes of love‚ lust and obsession‚ through the character Jay Gatsby‚ who confuses lust and obsession with love. Nick‚ Gatsby‚ Tom‚ Daisy‚ and Jordan have just gotten into the suite at the Plaza Hotel. As the group converses‚ Tom begins to interrogate Gatsby as to try to find some kind of flaw in his character‚
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Is today’s society obsessed with celebrities? Everywhere you turn there is a celebrity’s face somewhere. Celebrities have became a billion dollar industry for internet sites‚ television shows and magazines. People today are have such a great fascination with today’s celebrities‚ but can celebrities have a positive effect on today’s society? Celebrities have been called heroes for many years and there are various reasons why celebrities may be considered heroic‚ first because they provide inspiration
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Everything In Moderation‚ Dear. In the play Macbeth by Shakespeare‚ on page 147‚ the important truth of the play leaks out through Macbeth’s lines. In this one lucid moment‚ Macbeth realizes that life isn’t worth living without his wife‚ and he realizes he has gone through a metamorphosis into a power-hungry monster‚ both caused by his lust for power. The speech illustrates that power will always lead a man astray. In his hunt for power‚ Macbeth has indefinitely ended the lives of at least
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the ocean shore for relief to escape the burning sensation of hot sand. I dip my toe in her shallow waters‚ a pleasant surprise. The water is cool with undertones of warmth‚ inviting me in to come and play. I begin to unravel‚ slowly gliding my whole body into her arms‚ feeling more comfortable then I had ever imagined I would be. I float across the reflection of the sky‚ finding peace‚ finding my place in the world. The breath of the ocean flows through me like a current. All my limbs rejuvenated with
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Everyone finds love one way or another‚ but in “The Great Gatsby” it’s much different. The author‚ Francis Scott Fitzgerald‚ fell in love with a girl‚ Zelda‚ well she ended up leaving him because he was poor‚ and she would be living a lifestyle she’s not used to. When Fitzgerald gets money‚ and becomes well off Zelda comes running back‚ they get married‚ travel together‚ and have a kid this is when he wrote “The Great Gatsby”. Jay Gatsby is not in love with Daisy‚ he loves the idea of being with
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like that. I was taught to always think of the worst thing that can happen‚ to be safe and to prevent the worst from happening. I am scared of death because I do not know what will happen after that. American’s obsession with the dark side comes from the curiosity of death. This obsession came from the first death of a human being. That was when curiosity about death and the afterlife originated. People do not know what happens after death and we are interested to find out more. Americans today come
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relationship with a young girl. In the novel‚ the character of Humbert Humbert is on a constant quest to discover the perfect nymphet‚ young girls “who… reveal their true nature which is not human‚ but nymphic‚” (Nabokov 24). Humbert heightens these girls to a sexual pedestal‚ stating that he “was consumed by a hell furnace of localized lust” by the mere sight of these girls (26). This obsession does not stem from birth‚ but from a traumatizing failure to obtain love at the age of twelve from Annabel Leigh
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The Pressure to be Perfect In today’s competitive society‚ a person strives for perfection‚ due to the fact that so much emphasis is placed on one’s outer appearance. No matter who we are or where we live‚ society puts this pressure upon us. We are typically faced with this pressure by models on television and in magazines. Companies seem to have targeted women more so than men. They usually use women with good looks and nice figures to advertise and market their product. When companies use these
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Obsessions are destructive and can ruin people’s ordinary life. Somewhat usually most of people have potential of being obsessive on somethings. However‚ when it becomes severe‚ it can cause mind disorder‚ social problem‚ or crime just like in “The Tell-Tale Heart.” In the story‚ the author‚ Poe shows that the main character‚ the narrator has mental disease. Whenever he sees a pale blue eye of the old man his fear conquer his mind and he says‚ “my blood ran cold‚” which indicates chill on the spine
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Perfect Dress The poem I chose to write this final reaction paper on is the poem entitled “Perfect Dress” by Marisa de los Santos. I chose this poem because the meaning of it seemed to just jump out at me and it was one of the few poems I thought I actually had a good grasp on. The poem is basically about a woman trying to find the ‘perfect dress.’ All throughout the poem‚ the author depicts the desire to hunt for this dress as being brought on by the want and desire to be like one of the gorgeous
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