ladylike and “being a man”? Some may argue it’s inherent human nature and beyond our control. Paul Theroux and Anna Quendlin explore what they believe to be the differences between males and females in their essays “Being a Man” and “Between the Sexes a Great Divide” respectively. Gender differences are constructed by societal pressures. Society inflicts what it believes to be gender appropriate interests‚ activities‚ and behaviors upon its members making gender differences a result of a societal construct
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reason to go there: He goes there to try to reconnect with her. Challenges along the way: the challenges he faces is that daisy is married to another guy. Another reason or him to go is daisy the woman he loved is mad at him. Chapter 2 Meals are a great way to bring people together to form a bond. A
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Mencken in‚ On Being An American‚ he describes the happy and prosperous lives of americans. Second‚ Edna St. Vincent Millay in‚ I Like Americans‚ she described the safety‚ happiness‚ and prosperity of an american. Finally‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald in‚ The Great Gatsby‚ he described the parties‚ prosperity‚ and laughter in an american’s life in the 1920s. Each author of the three describes an aspect of the american life during the 1920s in their unique way. H. L. Mencken in‚ On Being An American‚ very clearly
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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 chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby the author Nick Carraway is introduced. He explains his childhood and upbringing. Nick talks about himself and the lessons his family taught him throughout his childhood. He spoke of the advice his father gave him on not criticizing others‚ because of this advice Nick has become a tolerant person and tries not to make judgments of others. In 1922 Nick decides to move from his hometown in Minnesota. His experience in World War I made him want to leave in search
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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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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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Chapter II Fitzgerald uses alliteration to create a musical effect. Some examples are: railroad and runs‚ fantastic farm‚ grotesque gardens‚ cars crawl‚ obscure operations. It is a large dump for ashes. The piles of ash take on the appearance of houses‚ chimneys‚ and men. It is a large dump for ashes. The piles of ash take on the appearance of houses‚ chimneys‚ and men. The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg overlook the valley of ashes. They might be symbolic of God. Daisy is smart‚ beautiful
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Throughout the whole novel‚ Fitzgerald uses Nick Carraway as the narrator to tell everything‚ and let the readers understand the characters and incidents from Nick’s point of view. Nick has a vivid imagination that he uses to interpret people’s reactions and feelings‚ this is especially found in the chapter eight in which Nick creates the past of Gatsby and Daisy; and the last movement of Gatsby at the end of the chapter. When Fitzgerald is presenting Gatsby and Daisy’s first meet‚ ‘he had never
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At dawn‚ Nick goes to Gatsby‚ who says that he waited for Daisy until four o’clock‚ but that nothing happened. Nick tells him he should leave before they trace the car‚ but Gatsby doesn’t want to because he doesn’t want to leave Daisy. He tells Nick about how much he loved her when they first met. She was the first girl he wanted to seem worthy to even though he was a penniless young man. Eventually‚ he loved her so much that he started to feel as though they were married. She promised she would
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