Daisy as well as Jordan are described as innocent and pure throughout the first couple chapters of the novel – “ They were both in white, and their dresses were rippling and fluttering…”. However it is just a façade, Daisy has flaws which she hides through wearing white, in reality she is cold and “her voice is full of money”. Gatsby wants Daisy to admit that she has never loved Tom, however Daisy loves them both and that is when Gatsby’s dream fails. He realises that Daisy is not the person who
It’s your stereotypical castle, dark, frightening and funeral like. Basically not the type of place anyone in the right mind would approach or maybe we all judge too much on appearances? However, this is where a kindhearted Avon lady, Mrs. Bogg (Dianne Wiest) pays a visit. Wiest takes Depp back to the end of the suburbs with her and has that motherly instinct to help him. Where as all the nosey neighbors quickly interfere with phone calls and tea parties, Edward soon becomes a walking celebrity as he dazzles them with his talent on making there gardens, dogs and selves stunning with his hands, his scissorhands.
SETTING The story takes place in the 1870’s in two different areas; the first two chapters take place in Vevey, Switzerland, and the last two chapters take place in Rome, Italy. CHARACTERS Daisy Miller (Annie P. Miller): She is a young American girl travelling around Europe with her mother and younger brother. Among her most notable characteristics, we have to say the she is beautiful spirited, spontaneous, independent, but she is also ignorant, shallow and she has no knowledge about some social conventions and rules. She likes flirting with men and she admits it. She is interested in manipulating men and she loves being the centre of attention.
If she were a "kind" child, by the eyes of Mrs. Reed, she would never go to Lockwood school; she were able to grow up in terms of knowledge in the school, because she had the need of being liked by others and was strong enough to improve herself in many ways; she, by herself, took a chance when announcing to be a governess. Charlotte Brontë Persuasion (Jane Austen) Anne Elliot is the oldest female heroine and one of the most solid characters in Jane Austen's novels. She is level-headed in difficult situations and constant in her affections. Such qualities make her the desirable sister to marry: she is always the first choice (for Mr. Musgrove, Mr. Elliot and Mr. Wentworth). Jane Austen Comparing both novels Women Both characters are strong, vivid, self-confident and, in some way, a rupture to the normal behavior on that time.
She finds the courage to rise up above societies expectation that she stay in this marriage, and walks out: “S’posin’ Ah wuz to run off and leave yuh sometime” (30). When Janie runs off with Jody, she knows that society will not approve, but she does it anyways because she is after that feeling of lust and desire that she experienced under the pear tree. Jody makes Janie feel good, at least at first. He spoils her with the finest treats and he treats her like a true lady. Also, he was perceived as “socially acceptable” by most everyone; he was a prominent businessman and Governor.
The quotes ‘If he ain’t, I better look someplace else, she said playfully’ and ‘Hi, Good-lookin’.’ These show all the workers think Curley’s wife is attractive and she knows this, so she’s being confident with them. It was unusual of women in the time of the great depression to be bubbly and playful as times were hard and money was tight. Another way in which Steinbeck presents women is as objects that are wanted but should not be obtained. The word "jail bait" is used to describe Curley's wife many times through the book, this word describes his wife in a way that presents her as a very attractive young girl, but the term jail bait can also be used to show that she is a danger to toy with. Despite the fact that she is constantly flaunting herself, if she is approached in any way it will cause conflict with Curley which could result in an altercation that could cause a prison sentence.
Gatsby may portray that the main reason why he throws massive parties is because he just simply wants to, but the true reason is because he hopes that Daisy will one day show up. Also, Nick, being the grounded man that he is, notices how impersonal Gatsby’s parties are, when he remarks “The bar is in full swing, and floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside, until the air is alive with chatter and laughter, and casual innuendo and introductions forgotten on the spot, and enthusiastic meetings between women who never knew each other's names." (Fitzgerald 45). This quote makes it evident that West Eggers lived only in the present and simply used Gatsby for his generosity. West Eggers are known for their outrageous activities and parties whereas East Eggers carry themselves with more confidence, class, and statue.
One of the first instances where Nick’s nature as more of a bystander shows occurs in chapter two. There is a party thrown by Tom and Myrtle in a New York City apartment friends of Tom and Myrtle come and while Nick wants to leave something pulls him back, causing him to stay. Nick talks with some people, has a few drinks, but is in reality mostly watching from the sidelines as he says, “Yet high over the city our line of yellow windows must have contributed their share of human secrecy to the casual watcher in the darkening streets, and I was him too, looking up and wondering.” (Fitzgerald 35). Nick does not feel as though he is part of anything that is happening, instead he is just the one watching in. One more occurence of Nick paying more attention to the busy world going around him than himself arises in seven.
Even though it is very emotional for her, she prospers on. As Rose, her mother Ruth, and her fiancé Cal arrive at the ship, Rose doesn’t seem too fond of going on this ship; she in fact doesn’t want to go on this trip at all. At this same location, we meet Jack Dawson, a young gambler, who wants nothing more than to leave his current location. He wins two tickets for him, his friend, and them two both aboard the Titanic. While on the ship, we learn Rose adores art, it takes man power to run the ship, and is full of high class people.
James presents Americans in his story as wealthy, having beauty, innocence, and freedom. While on the other hand, he characterizes Europeans as sophisticated, well mannered, and cultivated. He portrays the Americans that are traveling in Europe as living the New World’s life, while the native Europeans are living the Old World’s life. This contrast makes it difficult for Americans to understand how to act appropriately in a country other than their own. James realized that these two societies have different manners, values, and customs and he presents these differences through the two main characters, Daisy Miller and Winterbourne.