The Great Gatsby: view from biographical lens: How does this text reflect the experiences‚ society‚ beliefs‚ and intentions of it’s maker? F. Scott Fitzgerald -Born in 1896‚ lived through WW1‚ the jazz age‚ and the great depression; has a large sense of different perceptions of the American dream across economically diverse periods of time. -Like Nick Carraway‚ he was born into an upper-middle class family in small town middle America; this relates his life to the idea of a small town
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Biographical information about the author: Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan‚ Illinois on August 22‚ 1920. He was an author of many great novels as well as a poet. He wrote fantasy and horror‚ Fahrenheit 451 was one of his most famous novels. At a young age Ray was a fantasy fiction lover and liked magicians. He chose to be a writer when he was about 13 and then later moved to Los Angeles‚ California. During the great depression he couldn’t pay for college‚ instead went to the library. His first
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Mary Maloney’s Character Analysis Class has recently read Roald Dahl’s short story‚ “Lamb to the Slaughter”. In “Lamb to the Slaughter” there is a married couple; however the husband wants to divorce his wife Mary. Mary then becomes enraged and takes drastic measures. In the short story there is an interesting transformation in Mary Maloney’s character. Mary Maloney is a dynamic character because she changes from a loving wife to a manipulative and unstable widow. While reading the short
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Chetan Bhagat Chetan Bhagat’ (born 22 April 1974) is an Indian author‚ columnist‚ screenwriter‚ television personality and motivational speaker‚ known for his English-language dramedy novel’s about young urban middle-class Indians. A noted public intellectual‚ Bhagat also writes columns about the youth‚ career development[1] and current affairs.[2][3] for The Times of India (in English) and Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Bhagat’s novels have sold over a total of seven million copies. In 2008‚ The New
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Don Pedro‚ Prince of Aragon Of all the main characters in Much Ado About Nothing‚ Don Pedro seems the most elusive. He is the noblest character in the social hierarchy of the play‚ and his friends Benedick and Claudio‚ though equals in wit‚ must always defer to him because their positions depend upon his favor. Don Pedro has power‚ and he is well aware of it; whether or not he abuses this power is open to question. Unlike his bastard brother‚ the villain Don John‚ Don Pedro most often uses his power
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Lady Macbeth is well respected like Macbeth. King Duncan calls her "our honored hostess." She is loving to her husband but at the same time very ambitious‚ she has a strong need for Macbeth to be king. This outcome will not benefit her and her husband equally. She says that "the fastest way" for Macbeth to become king is by murdering King Duncan. Lady Macbeth’s thoughts make her appear as cold and ambitious. To prepare for what she feels must be done she calls on evil spirits to "stop up th’ access
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David Kidd 9-19-11 Eng 9 2nd period Dolphus Raymond: The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it‚ “To kill a mockingbird” takes readers to the roots of human behavior. Compassionate‚ dramatic‚ and deeply moving “To Kill a mockingbird” revolves around the finch family‚ a family in which the father Atticus has raised his two kids Jem and Scout in a way to see beyond the crippling power of racism‚ and into the eyes of a respectable
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Jack Merridew‚ an English boy‚ is the antagonist of the novel and represents the direct opposite to Ralph. He is tall‚ redheaded and approximately twelve years old. From the beginning of the novel‚ Jack desires power above all other things. When the group of boys decided to elect a leader‚ Jack was upset‚ because Ralph became the leader. He is furious when he loses the election to Ralph and continually pushes the boundaries of his subordinate role in the group. “The freckles on Jack’s face disappeared
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References: Freud‚ S. (1927/1961). The future of an illusion. New York: Norton. Graddy‚ W.E. (1982‚ June). The uncrossed bridge. New Oxford Review‚ 23-24. Vitz‚ P.C. (1983). Sigmund Freud ’s attraction to Christianity: Biographical evidence. Psychoanalysis and Contemporary Thought‚ 6‚ 73-183.
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Hannah Ferguson 1B 05/19/14 David Copperfield Character sketch: Mr. Murdstone Mr. Murdstone is one of the most evil characters in the novel. He is firm‚ reprimanding‚ and cruel. He is in his mid twenties. He is older than Ms. Copperfield‚ and it shows by how he pushes her around. He is a handsome man‚ with a closely shaved face and square jaw. David describes him to have‚ “ that kind of shallow black eye-I want a better word to express an eye that has no depth in it to be looked into.” He had dark
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