Fitzgerald conveys a sense of illusion and disillusion in The Great Gatsby by using symbolism in the novella. Colour is symbolically used to convey that the characters are people whom they are not. Fitzgerald presents Jay Gatsby as a character who cannot see reality. We see this throughout the novella with his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan. Evidence can be seen throughout, although particularly in the fact he bought his house ‘so that Daisy would be across the bay”.
“The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz” by Mordecai Richler and “King Lear” by Shakespeare are stories that have powerful and unique interpretations of loyalty vs. betrayal. Richler’s novel focuses on personal relationships whereas Shakespeare approaches the theme from the dynamics of a dysfunctional family. The stories may be compared on the basis of their characters. In “King Lear”, loyalty and betrayal is a centralized theme, while in “Duddy Kravitz”, betrayal and loyalty tie in together within the same theme; we do not see any tragic effect of betrayal. “King Lear” approaches the theme from many angles.
Pacino, however, contends with a time where it is increasingly becoming the norm, but still contends with a society that can be considered moral devoid in some manners, and thus the importance of spirituality and thought is evident in both. Pacino is able to effectively portray Shakespeare’s core values in a manner that is able to best serve his context, and the values he aims to present. Within Elizabethan times, power was a hereditary property, not based upon skill, but upon heritage, but still kept in check by the great chain of being. Shakespeare’s Richard usurps this natural order, and thus brings tyranny and corruption upon the Kingdom. From the outset, Richard makes his evil intent clear, noting cynically and declaratively “Since I cannot prove a lover … I am determined to prove a villain,” revealing that power itself has not corrupted him, but the desire for it.
Throughout the first chapter of The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald uses descriptions of settings, in particular houses, to portray the people that inhabit them. Through his descriptions of setting, Fitzgerald manages to give the idea an idea of the personalities of several of the key characters in novel. Later on in the chapter he also manages to convey relationships through his description of setting. Early on in the novel Fitzgerald sets a benchmark for what the reader should expect from the majority of the characters they meet in the novel, and he does simply through the way in which he describes the East and West Egg. He describes the West Egg as being the ‘less fashionable’ of the two as well as being ‘bizarre’ and ‘superficial’ and this instantly plants the seed of presumption that most characters that the reader will meet that are from the West Egg will be superficial and shallow.
The Dynamic Huck Finn In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, author Mark Twain portrays the main character, Huck Finn, as a dynamic character when Huck reveals the scam to Mary Jane, is unable to pray so that he can turn Jim in, and whether to send a letter to Miss Watson about Jim’s whereabouts proving that Huck’s morals change throughout the novel and he becomes a better person through these changes. While Huck is at the Wilks house, he makes a decision which shows his development as a character. The Wilks’ inheritance money is given to the Duke and the King, who invited the daughters to England with them, even though they are truly scamming them. As Huck is walking around in the Wilks house, he spots Mary Jane packing her stuff
They both demonstrate an “ends justify the means” approach, consistent with their character and personality flaws. The use of character development in “The Possibility of Evil” clearly brings out the theme of willpower and the lengths someone will go to attain a sought-after outcome. The protagonist of this story, Adela Strangeworth, says in one passage, “My grandfather built the first house on Pleasant Street...This house right here. My family has lived here for better than a hundred years.” (Jackson 173) The author shows that Strangeworth feels that the town and the people in it belong to her, and are therefore hers to defend as well. Another passage states about Strangeworth, “Miss
One way would be conformity, to surrender to the government’s wishes by reserving any criticism for trifle thoughts. The other way would be individuality, to criticize the authority and be its target. This theme, conformity versus individuality, is ubiquitous not only in today’s society but in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. Distraction and pleasure seeking is the trademark of the culture in which Montag lives in. Even though these
Gatsby lived his American dream and in the end found his heart flooded with the power of love and its remarkable betrayal. In time, the clothes we decide to wear, or the objects we put faith into are but beautiful masks covering broken creatures. The desires Gatsby longs for, force him to remember the past in the hope of strengthening the dimming light of Daisy’s love. Gatsby’s life gives way to circumstances that connect two separate ideas in ways least expected. In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby the morals of people are challenged through the use of flashbacks, symbolism, irony, syntax, and diction in order to depict the dissimilarities of the social classes.
Willie Bodrey Mrs. Busse English 1102 February 2, 2009 The Use of Setting in the Yellow Wallpaper In present day writings, readers see setting used to create, and enhance many aspects of a story. This technique of writing was also seen in a short story written in 1899, called “The Yellow Wallpaper,” by Charlotte Gilman. Through close evaluation, readers see how Gilman used the setting to create and enhance character, mood, theme, and plot in “The Yellow Wallpaper.” The setting of this story told the readers how the characters should act. The narrator states that it was “A colonial mansion, a hereditary estate…” (Perkins 1). This gave the reader the insight of knowing the story was in the late 1800’s or early 1900’s.
Two texts that demonstrate this concept are Romulus, My Father, memoir by Raimond Gaita, and Edward Scissorhands, a fictional film by director Tim Burton. Each composer explores how belonging, or lack of, is achieved through connections to place, and the varied perceptions that are presented in their texts convey that belonging to place is a fundamental need for humanity as it creates and strengthens character. In Romulus, My Father, belonging is particularly clear through the sense of place. The places represented in the memoir are both domestic, private place, such as the homes lived in by Raimond and his father at different points in their