Research Paper English 103 Kurt Matteson While some idolize the rich for their boundless opulence, others dismiss them out of disgust. In either way the wealthy are stripped of their humanity by the masses making them immortal; a persistent reminder of unobtainable luxury. Idolization in itself isn’t necessarily harmful, it sets certain aspirations, and it makes you want to better yourself, wanting to be more like someone or something. It can also take away someone’s humanity, if they are seen as immortal, or a god. The dismissal of a human being can be incepted for many reasons, but it usually leaves the dismissed feeling less human.
The book is a revelation on how thing was in the roaring twenties and the attitude of rich people. The American Dream was a corrupted dream and people forgot about the spiritual value of money. How you obtain your wealth is important idolizing something and someone will take away the ability to have control. Lying, crime, and being deceitful can lead to death Gatsby was a confidence man with his life that was superficial and morally degrading. In the end the price was paid he was better of just being
Hester, however, became immediately alert and worried of Dimmesdale’s actions. The townspeople cried out, as the minister suddenly collapsed. Little Pearl grabbed her mother’s garb and pulled tightly saying, “ -“Mother, what happened to Dimmesdale?” -”He fell on the scaffold” -”Why? When just a second age, he stood there with confidence.” -“Shush my dear, we must not interfere with the
Martin de Porres was that he was known for his unique healing powers. An example of one of his healing miracles is when an 87 year old lady from Paraguay, was given a few hours to live. She several severe intestinal blockage and had suffered a heart attack. All the doctors had given up on her and were already making arrangements for her funeral the following day. However her daughter and some friends were praying to St. Martin and said 15 decades of the Rosary, asking above all through the intercessions of St. Martin that her mother would still be alive by the time she herself could reach her mother’s home in Paraguay.
40 brown bags, q-tips, chips, and water. She went to her church for help and they thought she was crazy “you want to help those people? They’re homeless” is what they said but Jess didn’t listen. She went by herself downtown and handed the 40 brown bags to the homeless. Jess had been doing this for 3 months and her one wish was for Mike to go with her.
In this quote when Gatsby asks “Do you like it” its almost like he asking “You like it right, its big enough?”, which shows that he thinks that all Daisy wants is money, so her goals are corrupted. “He’s the man who fixes the World Series back in 1919”(73). This quotes shows that Meyer’s goals are so focused on money that he throws all his morals against cheating away. The result of the Corruption of the American Dream is that motivation to get someone’s dream is gone and they’re just left with empty goals. This is shown when Daisy says “ Do you always watch for the longest day of the year… I always watch… and miss it”(11).
Characters Gatsby * Has unsuccessful parents. * has selfish fantasies about daisy * is obsessed with the past and progress to the future. * Daisy reps. what he wants to be but can never obtain * He becomes the victim of the American Dream. * He’s in bootlegging, gambling and financial fraud. Daisy * Reps. old money, elite class * her voice sounds like money * the colour yellow and gold * white?
The book really makes you stop and think about life in ways most normally wouldn’t. The book really shows that there is so much more in life than money and being wealthy, and thats the one part I did like about it. The main character in the book devotes most of all of his time into making money and becoming rich. Being “filthy rich” is what this man thinks in the end will make him the happiest. Being rich is not what this man always knew.
Looking at my wife on this ride home, as she cried, I knew that our time would be spent trying to get through to our son and fixing the problems. I surprised him at his after school program. He ran crying to me, held me very tight and apologized for not being the man of the house. I stepped back and looked at
Bobby Griffith comes from a staunch Christian family. Somehow a young Bobby finds himself attracted to boys and confides that he is gay to older brother who goes and tell their mother. Mary is a deeply religious woman falls apart when she hears this. She tells Bobby that he is committing a sin therefore must change his ways by praying and going to church. No matter how Bobby prays and his family supporting him all the way all comes to no avail, he becomes dejected over his experiences in the church.