that Joe lived a rather mediocre life in terms of possessions and he may not have had the best manners‚ however‚ he was still always respectful and kind and he was able to pay for a “gentlemen’s”‚ Pip‚ bills. Joe showed that a gentleman isn’t a rich snob rather a kind and caring man who assures that everyone around him is okay before he even thinks about
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world around him that makes him a compelling character is that he demands authenticity. For example in Ernie’s piano bar he believes Ernie is a ‘phony as he makes his music fake with trills and fancy technical display to impress the crowed (‘terrific snob’) As Holden demands authenticity he also doesn’t want art to be an occasion for egotistic exhibition. He thinks to himself‚ ‘I was surrounded by jerks.’ Another inconsistency that makes him a compelling character is his hypercritical tendency to
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How does JB Priestly explore and present the theme of gender in the play ‘An Inspector Calls”? Section 3 - Throughout this play JB Priestly has included a range of female characters in the play‚ from an upper class snob‚ through a mature daughter and a working class girl. However Eva Smith‚ the working class girl‚ was the only character who suffered the most because of her gender‚ she was treated differently by all character throughout the play. She had no value in society what so ever and we’ve
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the last straw. All they ever do is dictate me. It frustrates me. All they ever care about is their appearance and how much money we have. But it’s not. I’m not like that‚ am I? I’m as good as you; you’re as good as me‚ right? My parents are snobs‚ especially my mother! When I told her I had met someone‚ she expected it to be one of those upper-class slobs. They only ever socialize with them. I swear she thinks that those upper-class slobs are the only people that exist in this world. She’s
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New England 1. Massachusetts * 1620- Plymouth is founded. 120 people came to Plymouth. When founded‚ ½ of the 120 settlers signed the Mayflower Compact. People who convinced them to sign it were Miles Standish and William Bradford [governor of Plymouth]. Later‚ Plymouth turned into the Massachusetts Bay Colony (M.B.C) * 1629- M.B.C. formed. Goverener was John Winthrop. He called his colony a “city upon a hill” because he wanted it to rise above other cities. 3 important industries were
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Tom Buchanan‚ Daisy Buchanan‚ and a baby girl whose name is unclear. Tom is an ex-football player who has “reached an acute level of excellence‚ everything afterward is an anticlimax” (FitzGerald 6). Personality wise‚ he is confident‚ arrogant‚ and a snob overall. Tom represents what the book calls “old money”. He has always been rich so he has never had to earn his money‚ and in other words‚ Tom was born rich. Daisy is the cousin of Nick Carraway. She is quirky‚ a little naïve‚ and very vivacious.
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Marquisha King Professor Meghan McGuire English 101-31 14 October 2011 Clothing as a Language The generic definition of clothing is something that covers. Most people think of clothing as no more than a necessity. In reality clothing is a lot more. Clothing can tell a person’s age‚ class‚ ethnicity‚ values and more all in one glance. Your appearance dictates to other people how you expect to be treated. Clothing is used as a learned language to communicate without words. This makes it crucial
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time to take off Dally’s jacket. It was hot. We dropped the last of the kids off at the front of the church before it started to crumble” (S.E. Hinton pg.79). Throughout the story the Greasers show how helpful they are‚ unlike the Socials who are snobs. The Socials finally realize just because they have material things‚ doesn’t make them better people. Greasers and Socials are the same just with different ways of life. The morale of the story is life as a popular person isn’t all that great. One
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A loss of fundamental decencies in the higher social class. The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This novel is set in the roaring twenties‚ on an island which is divided into two sections‚ West Egg and East Egg‚ near Long Island‚ New York. Nick‚ the main character and also the narrator of the book‚ lives in West Egg‚ “the less fashionable of the two” he says. Nick lives right next door to one of the most mysterious men on the island‚ Jay Gatsby. Nobody on the island knows anything about
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A lot of times people think of money as a good thing‚ but really it corrupts. Jonathan Swift had said“A wise person should have money in their head‚ but not in their heart.” When people gain a lot of wealth most of the time the start to look down on people but in the end it doesn’t matter because we all end up the same. Dead. “We all gonna die‚ we bleed from similar veins.” Tupac Shakur explains this perfectly‚ no matter who we are we’re going to die because we are the same‚ human beings. The Great
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