‘Gatsby is a character undone by his own foolish dreams’ How do you respond to this view? Gatsby can definitely be seen as a character whose demise was caused by his own dreams. Firstly‚ Gatsby was always a highly ambitious young man; this is evident in young Gatsby’s self improvement schedule. Even as a teenager Gatsby strived to better himself by practising “elocution‚ poise and how to attain it” he also worked‚ studied electricity and mechanics as well as sports‚ he also had many resolves
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Was Charles I the architect of his own downfall? Charles I became King of England‚ Scotland and Ireland since 1425 until 1449 where a civil war took place because of Charles wrong decisions he kept making. A civil war is regions within the same country‚ this civil war begun because of religion‚ money‚ and power. He didn’t care about these‚ which sadly leaded him to his own execution. First of all‚ Charles made his subjects and Parliament turn to his new religion‚ which was blindly Catholic‚ however
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The American Dream: The reason behind the banned novel The Great Gatsby has become one of the most famous and celebrated literary classics in the nation. Its vivid and symbolic story of Jay Gatsby and his pursuit of Daisy has become a phenomenal story that has undoubtedly become one of the most well known novels in the history of American literature. Fitzgerald’s work demonstrates the social history of the Jazz Age and presents themes such as the American Dream‚ class‚ and the past and future; although
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Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman there are several characters that face failure. Their failures are based on their actions and it is the response of the characters that create a tragic story. The characters fail at facing reality and accepting change which affect their way of thinking. One could understand that the final outcome of the two novels is due to the way the characters face his or her own failures. Failure The Great Gatsby Death of a Salesman The characters
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Everyone has a different opinion on who cause Romeo and Juliet’s death. Some may say that their parents did‚ others may say that they caused the death of themselves‚ but Friar Laurence was the main cause of their death. In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo and Juliet meet at a Capulet masquerade. They instantly fall in love and they decide to get married‚ the thing about their marriage is no one but the Nurse‚ Friar Laurence‚ or themselves know. Lord Capulet arranges Juliet to marry Paris‚ Juliet
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Ultimately‚ I think Romeo and Juliet are to blame for their deaths. Yes‚ the long-lasting family feud could be blamed. Yes‚ Friar Laurence could be blamed for planning something of such high risk. Yes‚ Lord Capulet could be blamed for arranging Paris and Juliet to be married. Under all these circumstances‚ though‚ Romeo and Juliet could have made different decisions that wouldn’t have led to death. For instance‚ they could have chosen to take their time getting married‚ instead of rushing into it
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Ross: A Manager in His Own Words 1) Larry Ross (not his real name) was interviewed by writer Studs Terkel over 30 years ago. Do you think most managers in the 21st century would describe their jobs in the same way? I think most managers in the 21st century would describe their jobs in the same way which is manager is a difficult job. Over 30 years ago Larry Ross described the corporation as a jungle in where everybody had to be alert‚ even the CEO. “You’re thrown in on your own and you’re constantly
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for a person.Therefore people did not care anything but money ‚and became more and more cold selfish.We can feel the hideous aspect of the society through the destiny of Gatsby in his time. Since 1776‚there have been a great goal in the mind of generations of American‚which is a person can get better life and prosperity as long as
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"The Great Gatsby"‚ Nick Carraway‚ the narrator of the story gives the audience a glimpse into Gatsby’s idealistic dream which is later disintegrated. "No- Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby‚ what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elation’s of men." Gatsby’s character is slowly revealed to us‚ slowly and skillfully‚ and with a keen tenderness which in the end makes his tragedy
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Q : Oedipus Rex –A Victim of Fate or his Own Will ? The play Oedipus by Sophocles is a play whose focus is the interplay between fate and free will. The story basically goes like this: Oedipus was fated to kill his father and marry his mother as he learned from the Oracle at Delphi. So‚ Oedipus does everything to escape-he runs from his own land and starts his life over. However‚ Oedipus is a character that clearly demonstrates that no matter how much free will men assert‚ fate has already written
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