Chapter 9‚ the last chapter of the novel‚ is used by Fitzgerald to create a sense of finality for the reader‚ suggesting ‘the party was over’. This chapter allows him to make his final comment on the unfulfilling nature of the American Dream‚ and the nature of the people that lived in the ‘Roaring Twenties’. The chapter is made for the obvious purpose of being the conclusion to the story. Rather than leave the ending ambiguous as many authors do‚ Fitzgerald wraps up the narrative decisively. This
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In 1929‚ Nick Carraway‚ a World War I veteran‚ is receiving treatment for alcoholism at a psychiatric hospital. He talks about Jay Gatsby‚ the most hopeful man he had ever met. Nick’s doctor suggests that he writes his thoughts down‚ since writing is Nick’s passion. In the summer of 1922‚ Nick moves from the Midwest to New York after abandoning writing. He rents a small house in the North Shore village of West Egg‚ next to the mansion of Gatsby‚ a mysterious business magnate who often holds extravagant
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he juxtaposes between flattery and resentment. Nick goes on to name and describe all the characters he has met whom had visited Gatsby‚ the array of ages and backgrounds of these people only further our frustration to comprehend Gatsby as we cannot place him within any structured group of relation. Nick narrates how Gatsby appears at his doorstep
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And thus we have a fair share of stereotypes based on over-simplified ideas about womanhood like the domestic goddess‚ the success and the screw-up‚" (www.greencine.com). This study attempts to discuss how these stereotypes are addressed throughout Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Part II. McCarty claims that the gangster movie "has been male-dominated for most of its existence‚" and is a true example of what McCabe would term as a "patriarchal film." It is for this reason that this study will highlight
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The writer‚ Moller‚ of the article “We‚ the Public‚ Place the Best Athletes on Pedestals.” believes that athletes using drugs despite the rules to win games is the same as students using drugs to boost their grades. This writer feels that people make more of a deal out of an athlete using drugs than students‚ because they are put on a pedestal. He uses his own experiences and those of theirs to try to prove his point. I think he is trying to open the minds of other to let them know that athletes
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This chapter starts with Nick portraying a lonely zone between the East and West Eggs he calls the “Valley of Ashes”‚ which the landfill is holding all of New York City’s waste. One day‚ Tom demands Nick going to meet his paramour‚ Myrtle Wilson‚ whose auto-technician spouse‚ George Wilson‚ who does not know that Myrtle is having an affair with Nick. They get together with Myrtle later at Tom’s cramped New York apartment where they choose to set up a gathering with Myrtle’s sister and their neighbors
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Great People who moved the world Mylene D. Masangkay 971-8563-37-7 © 2005 Worldlink Marketing Corporation. 101 pages A Summary of “Great People who moved the world” By: Kurt Patrick V. Abu Introduction: The book “Great People who moved the world” is a book that contains a list of greatest people who made a mark in society. They are the people who amaze us‚ inspired us‚ and other emotions that developed us a person. They were included on the list due to their actions that moved the world‚
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The Great Gatsby Chapter 3 I. Summary In chapter 3‚ Nick was invited to party at Gatsby’s place. There‚ Nick meets up with Jordan Baker and Gatsby. Nick was surprised to meet Gatsby because he had been looking for him at the party all night. Gatsby spoke with Jordan alone and talked for hours‚ but Jordan was not allowed to tell anyone about their conversation. When everyone was trying to leave the party there was a car accident. Nick discovers that he is not in love with Jordan and finds out
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Contemporary Art Claes Oldenburg‚ “I Am for an Art‚” 1961 Analysis In Kristine Stiles book‚ Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art: A Sourcebook of Artists’ Writing‚ 2nd edition we read about many different writings and ideas of different artists. We are able to look at what ideas these artists had while doing there artworks. We see these different perspectives and are able to get better ideas o what goes through the minds of artists and how they persevere society and the culture around
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My Place - The Place for Diversity Multimedia Analysis Coral Ann Rogers University of Phoenix Diversity Issues in Communication Comm / 315 Dr. Tatyana Thweatt August 07‚ 2011 My Place - The Place for Diversity Multimedia Analysis Diversity‚ a term that affects every person‚ group‚ and culture‚ is simply the ways that all of us are different. Diversity consciousness is our knack of distinguishing and adjusting to these differences
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