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    Fitzgerald tells the story in chapter 7 via retrospective narration‚ from the perspective of Nick Carraway‚ a self-conscious narrator‚ who is writing a novel of his own‚ within Fitzgerald’s novel. Fitzgerald uses many techniques to tell the story in chapter 7‚ namely pathetic fallacy‚ characterisation and the chronological revelation of the events that took place in the summer of 1922‚ after Gatsby and daisy were finally reunited. Fitzgerald builds on the image of Tom as a “brute.” He is shown

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    The Reader

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    In the story The Reader‚ the main characters Hanna and Michael are faced with several moral dilemmas‚ which challenges them into making changes that lead simultaneously growth as well as their demise. Hanna faces the challenge of deciding if her pride is worth more then her own freedom. It is in this fear‚ the loss of her dignity‚ which ultimately shapes the character she becomes in the end. Michael‚ the other main character‚ falls deeply in love with Hanna. He is forced to make a decision on whether

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    number of narrators. Each participates in the part which conveys the theme most efficiently. So‚ the type of narration used throughout the novel is first person point of view. However‚ the writer does not intrude in the narration to give any enlightenment about any character or event‚ nor does she comment on anything. We learn a lot about the nature‚ morals‚ and social class of each character indirectly through their narration and comments. Emily leaves us totally in the hands of her narrator characters

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    robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind as well as re connecting with his true love eve also a robot sent to earth to determine if life is safe for human kind .In this reflection I will discuss what I think are the main messages in the movie Wall-E. Firstly how technology can be unpredictable and dangerous. And secondly how companionship is an important part of being happy. The main message in the movie wall-E is how technology can be

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    Gatsby New Historicism Literary Theory As seen from the New Historicism point of view‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a reflection of not only himself‚ but of his era as well. Fitzgerald draws from his personal experiences to depict Gatsby’s nature and encounters in life‚ as well as to depict the roles and personalities of the other main characters: Daisy Buchanan‚ Tom Buchanan‚ and Nick Carraway. Fitzgerald also portrays the novel through careful depiction of the Roaring Twenties itself

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    The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ portrays the Jazz Age and the people living during the time. The reader watches the unfortunate story of the mysterious Jay Gatsby and his love for Daisy Buchanan through the eyes of Nick Carraway. His semi-involved character witnesses the events unfold right in front of his eyes as he lives next door to Gatsby. Critics often regard this tale of love‚ betrayal‚ and immoral living an essential classic for all high-school students. The cover provides

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    said‚ “People are so busy dreaming the American Dream‚ fantasizing about what they could be or have a right to be‚ that they’re all asleep at the switch. This quote symbolizes the simple fact that the American Dream is impossible for someone to ever attain because people are to busy dreaming about what others have‚ that they fail to recognize what they themselves already have attained. The American author F. Scott Fitzgerald has had an unprecedented impact on America. His novels contain recurring

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    Ella Fitzgerald: The First Lady of Song and Queen of Jazz By Madison Sadler How many of you like listening to jazz? Maybe you like a certain instrument being played or just the soothing sounds of it in general. Well‚ if you like jazz you have probably heard of Ella Fitzgerald. Nick-named “The First Lady of Song‚” Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime‚ she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. Ella

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    equality remains a distant dream.’ What is your view? Since the first feminist movement of the nineteenth century through early twentieth century‚ gender inequality as an ineradicable problem has been exposed to the limelight of the public. Women suffered sexual discrimination until the so-called ‘feminism’ came into being. Nowadays‚ feminism has been running for over one century‚ and incontestably‚ it does have resulted in change of social status of women to some extents‚ leading people to believe

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    belief that anyone can do anything; when in reality‚ life is filled with impossible boundaries. In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald gives us a glimpse into the life of the upper class during the roaring twenties through the eyes of a moralistic young man named Nick Carraway. It is through the narrator’s dealings with the upper class that the reader is shown how modern values have transformed the American Dream’s pure ideals into a scheme for materialistic power‚ and how the world of

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