Explore the presentation of Gatsby’s parties and his guests In Chapter 3 we discover that Gatsby who is renowned for throwing elaborate parties everyday. It seemed that people just came and left when they chose “men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and stars.” Moths are creatures that are attracted to light and the people are compared to the moths because the people could arrive at Gatsby’s parties when the stars come out and leave before dawn as the people like the moths are attracted to the light. During the 1920s there was prohibition in America so the sale, manufacturing and transportation of alcohol were forbidden. The champagne at Gatsby’s party was illegal this suggests that Gatsby could be involved in some precarious things. Gatsby’s guests admire his Rolls – Royce, his marble swimming pool, his station-wagon and his “corps of caterers” the alliteration of this emphasizes how many caterers Gatsby has.
Eckleberg as God to Gatsby as Jesus Christ. We are introduced to Gatsby as this worldly, rich, charming man who throws lavish parties, where people he barely knows attends. Fitzgerald cleverly uses metaphors throughout the novel to parallel the life of Gatsby with that of Jesus. Gatsby decides to create a new identity for himself to break himself free from the poor working class person he once was. Gatsby is even referred to as the “Great Gatsby.” Fitzgerald lets the reader know that Gatsby is much more than a man, he is immortal.
He says, that as a consequence of the way he was raised he is "inclined to reserve all judgments" about other people (page 5). His saying this makes it seem like we can trust him to give a fair unbiased account of the story that he is telling, but we later learn that he does not reserve all judgments. Nick further makes us feel that he is a non-partisan narrator by the way he tells of his past. We come to see that Nick is very partial in his way of telling the story. This is shown when he admits early in the story that he does not judge Gatsby because Gatsby had an "extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness".
But these lower class patrons are left to “stare at the dismal scene” of the Valley of Ashes, on “waiting trains” demonstrating not only their failure in trying to grasp the American Dream, but the reality in which they can’t escape. Throughout the novel, Nick Carraway details the bellicose and materialistic nature of Tom Buchanan, with his aggressive and possessive mannerisms further exemplified in this passage, as Nick states that Tom’s behaviour “bordered on violence”. As the two head out for lunch in New York, his eagerness is showcased as he “jumped to his feet and, taking hold of [Nick’s] elbow, literally forced [him] from the car”. Such pugnacious behaviour demonstrates the façade of Tom’s personality, this being a representation of the façade of East and Wet Egg, in that, Tom, whilst on
“It was towards the close of the fifth or sixth month of his thousand friends at a masked ball of the most unusual magnificence.”(234) In contrast the prince prospers show that not only was the “happy and dauntless and sagacious.”(234) By the end of the story, however the prince Prospero was really upset because of that person only did he invaded his party but also his castle. By just yelling and telling his guard to catch him “And now was acknowledged the presence of the red death.” Never expecting that death will only show up, but the way of showing up was that “he had become like a thief in the night.” (237) how did the narrator died on the story? One critic, David R. Dudley, argues the impression that not only did the narrator on “The Red Death” never
It begins depicting Edward Norton, the narrator, working for an insurance company as a representative, who produces evidence for recalling automobiles. He lives in a 15 story, glass front condominium, with the best expensive furniture, designer clothes and a totally empty way of life. Society has yet to understand how employment can influence a person life experiences. His first experience in solving his problem is to seek medical advice for insomnia, which is not the answer. He was advised by his doctor to really see pain, participate in is a group of men who have testicular cancer and really experience pain.
“The Spectacular Now” “Discuss a challenge or hardship you have faced in your life and describe how you have overcome it.” It is a common college essay prompt—and probably one of the most annoying. But it’s the question that Sutter Keely (Miles Teller) has to answer at the beginning of The Spectacular Now as he sits in front of his computer. In quick and effective exposition, Sutter attempts to answer the question. We find out that he is—or was, until dumped by his girlfriend—the life of the party. He’s the kind of person that everyone likes: charming, fun-loving, someone who lives in the now—the spectacular now if you will.
Iris is on the left of the frame, on the front, and the audience watches her happiness turning into embarrassment, shame and disappointment towards her husband. After they leave the party, she starts crying at Picasso's poor excuses and tells him she is fed up with his lies and secretive life. Later in the film we find out that because of her unhappiness Picasso will leave his friends and “job” as a con-man. “Masina's lines of dialogue are minimal. For the most part, she merely listens and reacts, but with Fellini's connivance, Masina "steals" the scene”.
| ForbiddenSocial divide | “Bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh.”“With my veins running fire”“Women feel just as men feel”Use of pathetic fallacy | So close together they are one entity, co-dependent due to his disability, which joins them. Despite initial social class barrier & the fact that he was married.Metaphor – theme of elements.Lack of equilibrium – perhaps because she never resolved the tension between reason and passion for herself. | A Room With A ViewE.M. Forster | 1908Mod. | LoveNatureColourSexuality | “He saw the flowers beat against her dress in blue waves.”Juxtaposed to “Brown”Use of pathetic fallacy – new environment, new feelings.
Dorian develops a fear of aging so he tries to live his life as if it was his last day on earth. He gets carried away and practically addicts to pleasure; his unconventional actions result in him feeling guilty and miserably. The attempts to fix his mistakes prove to make the situation even worse. It isn’t Dorian’s fault that he turns out the way he does –a pleasure seeking and self-conscious maniac, in turn showing the readers that his actions are practical. Basil, a painter, paints a portrait of Dorian which changes for the worse every time Dorian does something selfish.