Frome marries Zenobia Pierce prematurely, only to obviate “the mortal silence of…long imprisonment.” (Wharton, page 61) He wanted “the sound of a …voice” to fill the void on his farm. (Wharton, page 61) Likewise, Holden seeks conviviality with Sally Hayes though he dislikes her phoniness. He ends the “depress[ing]” date by calling Sally a “royal pain in the ass.”(Salinger, page 133) Both characters were merely looking for companionship in their otherwise lonely lives but both encounters ended badly, for Frome on a large scale and for Holden on a smaller scale. Undoubtedly, these rash acts to receive camaraderie illustrate the foolhardiness of the protagonists. They both abhor solitude but are unsure how to find viable friendship.
When Gatsby attempts to regain the past by persuading Daisy to tell Tom she doesn't love him, Tom destroys Gatsby's dream. By having the more recent past, Tom reminds Daisy of the good times they have had together and causes her to no longer think of leaving him. He also has knowledge of Gatsby's illegal dealings, something that he knows will upset Daisy, and he knows will strengthen his cause against Gatsby. 'The Great Gatsby' is effectively based on the past, and memories. In the last page of the novel, Nick contemplates human nature, and we learn a little of why Fitzgerald has written the book in this way, and why, in his opinion, we struggle so in life.
Through this, the composer enables the reader to understand how dreams usually do not come true and when they seem so close, they slip away. Just like when Crooks had finally ‘reduced himself to nothing’, after being insulted. Overall, the idea of the ‘American dream’ is portrayed as false hopes and pain. Which Steinbeck effectively, demonstrates through the various characters and scenes in the novel, allowing the responder to clearly understand that all men have dreams; however the likeliness of them eventuating is awfully
For many years authors have brilliantly incorporated the theme of sorrow and disempowerment as a consequence of the actions of others. Authors depict the reality of others doubt in people, even their family members, through their brutal and trust lacking actions. Through the short stories “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro, “Brother Dear” by Bernice Friensen and “A Cap for Steve” written by Morley Callaghan the aspirations and desires of the main characters are not accepted by their fathers and also rejected by a more powerful authority. Not only are the characters not accepted but also relatives are thought to be more advantageous than then the key characters and although one character does not have a sibling, money overpowered his importance. Lastly, the fathers expectations of two characters does not align with the mothers, yet in one piece of literature the mother expected exactly what the father wished.
The Great Gatsby In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, the topic of an unreliable narrator arises. Nick Carraway, who is the narrator of this novel, is seen as a biased/unreliable narrator due to his speech when he speaks about Jay Gatsby and also because he is not an omniscient narrator. Because of these decrepencies, it is impossible to see Nick as a reliable narrator. At the beginning of the novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald immediately forms Nick Carraways character. Nick describes himself as being someone who reserves all judgment but, throughout the novel he is constantly relaying his opinion about other people.
It is proven that Gatsby in unable to live life to the fullest due to his non-existent love life with Daisy. The novel suggests that no matter how much wealth the characters hold, it does not compare to the feeling of love. The lying, cheating and scandals in the novel toys with each of the characters emotions to the point of death. Gatsby’s illusion of wealth and fame is shattered because he let’s the love of his life slip right through his fingers which leaves him lying in his own pool of
With the Great Depression as a huge factor for not only Fitzgerald but also a whole country being left devastated. And although Gatsby never have losing his fame and fortune he had soon became aware of that Daisy has been slipping away from his reach he can no longer keep on to which was much more then all of the money on the Earth.” With every word she was drawing further and further into her self, so she gave that up and only the dream fought on the afternoon slipped away.”(pg135) this famous line from the afternoon where Gatsby showed his true controlling side led to his defeat of losing Daisy in the end. Distinct similar situations looking back it can be thought out to say that Fitzgerald already knew what his fate was going to end up looking ahead into the future after writing his
This narrow view of Gatsby’s carries over to his first encounter with Daisy. Because of his time apart from her, his expectations had grown to an unobtainable amount. Fitzgerald created a dream-oriented character in how he obsessed over every detail of their meeting. This reality could not meet Gatsby’s expectations leading to a small but evident change in Gatsby. “He had been full of the idea so long, dreamed it through to the end…Now in the reaction he was running down like an overwound clock” (Fitzgerald 92).
No character experiences hallucinations until they have had a loss. “It was after Louis left me. Every night I’d been having these horrible vivid dreams [of the angel].” (Kushner 169) The response to the hallucinations is a response to the problem. Abandonment is paralleled by Kushner to a loss in not just the individual in the story, but to what he believes is a greater problem in society. Most importantly is his contrast of the characters Roy and Prior.
This scene greatly illustrates how deeply traumatized Huck was regarding his battered childhood with Pap that he would go so far as to give away everything he has if only it meant he could avoid any future contact with Pap. I suppose this was how Twain laid out the looming battles and adversities which Huck would face with Pap as his character grows and evolves. It was comforting to know that Huck no longer feared Pap when Pap appeared in his room that night. Rina Cheah ENG 222 Reading Response Journal #2 As the novel of Huckleberry Finn progressed, I find the