Next‚ blue is seen in Gatsby’s house and during his parties to illustrate his melancholy‚ loneliness‚ and wealth. The uses of blue in his house‚ such as his blue gardens and the robin’s egg blue chauffeur portray his wealth and royalty. Gatsby’s garden is described as blue. The blue tone of Gatsby’s garden reveals Gatsby’s loneliness and melancholy in his inner heart. He holds lavish parties in his blue garden to attract Daisy‚ but fails‚ which makes him become more sad‚ lonely and melancholy. He
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not the subject of this paper. Nay‚ for standing prominently alongside these themes is loneliness‚ which is indisputably one of the most major concepts explored in the duration of the story. The theme of loneliness is thoroughly fleshed out through both characters – specifically Lennie and Curley’s wife – and the involvement of migrant workers in general. Though most characters in the story struggle with loneliness‚ Lennie stands out among them. One could argue that Lennie is always with George; hence
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Mice and Men Upon reading the novel entitled “Of Mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck‚ a reader will most often notice three themes. These themes are enduring hardship to achieve the American dream‚ hope and happiness‚ and the contrast of loneliness and friendship. Included in this essay will be an analysis of these three themes along with direct quotation and some short paraphrasing. The Great Depression was a difficult time for all Americans. The economy was in a terrible state and many
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The Theme of Loneliness in The Catcher in the Rye Stephen King once said that alone was the most terrible word in the English language. That may be so. However‚ in The Catcher in the Rye‚ we see loneliness through a wholly different point of view‚ that of its protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield. The solitude that Holden experiences is a type of seclusion from the rest of world that is more or less self-inflicted. His inability to understand or be understood by those around him has led him to weave a
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portrays this idea of loneliness throughout John Steinbeck’s stimulating and exciting novel. There are several clearly identified themes running through the novel. The loyalty and friendship which exists between two men‚ George and Lennie‚ and the hostile environment of America during the American Depression. But‚ the main two themes of `Of Mice and Men’ were loneliness and prejudice. Steinbeck raises questions in the mind of the reader that the novel would be based on loneliness. The first line read
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Loneliness A lonely breeze blew across the school compound‚ dispelling the scorching afternoon heat that filled the air. For a moment‚ dead leaves‚ dust and a plastic bag all rose together in a aerial waltz- the collapsed to the ground unceremoniously. Then‚ it was still and everything seemed lifeless. I still waited‚ my eyes fixed on a secluded spot just outside the school building. It was sheltered by a wall and shielded on three sides by walls‚ the surrounding of it was laid with gravel
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considered “a Casanova” who was “a ‘normal’ Dominican boy raised in a ‘typical’ Dominican family” (11). Oscar eventually grows “fatter and fatter‚” develops “zits‚” and gets “self-conscious” because his “interest in “Genres...bec[o]me[s] synonymous with being a loser...” (16‚ 17). Because Oscar suddenly turns into an outcast‚ he blames his dorkiness and homely appearance for his lack of acceptance by the outside world. What Diaz underlines‚ though‚ is that Oscar has control over his life‚ but isolates himself
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Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ shows an outcast who is excluded from the company of others in the book. The books shows that everyone will eventually feel loneliness and isolation. Almost everyone in the book has some sort of issue or reason for them to become lonely and isolated. People that are outcast in the book are Crooks‚ Lennie‚ and Curley’s wife. Crooks is the only black man at the ranch with a crooked back and he lives by himself. Others asked him not bother the whites and he told
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cause a traumatic disruption in the way someone continues living their life. When someone neglects change the feelings of being isolated‚ may be resulted by self-imposed thoughts of not belonging with society or by being rejected by others leading to the feeling of loneliness. Just as in the short story “A Rose for Emily”‚ in which William Faulkner conveys the struggle of loneliness and isolation from the inability to adapt and accept change. This is emphasized through the relationship Miss Emily had
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Through the Rye”‚ and “ Lord Randal is loneliness”. One example of loneliness in The Catcher in the Rye is when Holden tries to invite the cab driver out for a drink. “"Well – take me to the Edmont then‚" I said. "Would you care to stop on the way and join me for a cocktail? On me‚ I’m loaded." “ Holden is so desperate for someone to talk to that he invites a cab driver‚ someone who he doesn’t know‚ out for a drink and he gets rejected. One example of loneliness in Coming Thro’ the Rye is when Jenny
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