* Gatsby has not achieved his wealth through honest hard work, but through bootlegging and crime. His money is not simply ‘new money’- it is dirty money, earned through dishonesty and crime. * his wealth lifestyle is little more than a façade, as is the whole person Jay Gatsby. * The society in which the novel takes place is one of moral decadence. Whether their money is inherited or earned, its inhabitant are morally decadent, living life in quest of cheap thrills and with no seeming moral purposes to their lives.
The ghost takes him back to fezziwigs party, scrooge cried out in excitement ‘why it’s old fezziwig! Bless his heart, its old fezziwig alive again’. Scrooge starts to see you don’t need money to make you happy, because this party took place outside some closed party. Scrooge thinks his nephew has no right to be in love just because he’s poor ‘because you fell in love’, growled scrooge, ‘as if that were only one thing in the world more ridiculous than merry Christmas’. The ghost takes scrooge to belle and she feels as if she has been replaced my scrooges money, ‘to you, very little another idol has displaced me’.
He was too busy thinking about how to siege the fort by the river. His wild imagination was leading his away from reality. He even spilled cream all over himself without even realizing it. Terry’s uncle says “He’s hot his head in the clouds again.” So as readers, we can assume that Terry is constantly thinking about his doll house and off in his own little world of paper dolls. As Terry continues with his supper, he is asked by his uncle what he’s been up to.
Maestro Quotes (p3) “…a boozer’s incandescent glow…an old man’s moist wobbling jellies.” (p8) “You are going to be better than me. Much better.” (p13) “I find it hard to understand how much I came to love the man, to depend on him.” (p27) “I’ve been re-enrolled in kindergarten.” (p31) “Is water at fifty degrees half-boiling?” “What is the difference between good and great pianists?” “Perhaps there can be no perfection. Only levels of imperfection.” (p36) “The keyboard was uneven, and the mechanisms had a life of their own…” (p41) “Only those who are dirty need to wash.” (p42) “I, too, wanted the spotlight. Centre-stage. Up front.” (p43) “Here’s to a wonderful talent…” “The boy is too given to self-satisfaction.
“No one speaks English anymore…you bastards,” croons the singer, melodically and gruffly simultaneously. Well some people referred to him as a singer at different points in his career. Growler, howler, melody-vomiteer, waste of talent; those were among other nomenclatures aimed at Vern Templeton, the sad sap slouching half behind the piano and half holding himself up with the cheap whiskey glass. The Yonder Light, a velvet and mahogany adorned bar attached to the Morning Star Hotel and Suites like God probably attached testicles to man before sending him down the chute to the world; this was the only place that would still book Vern on a regular basis. In town alone he had burned every talent booker and agent that ever gave him a sniff
Although the play is referred to as "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" Caesar was partly at fault for his own death. His arrogant attitude towards Romans and his self centered attitude brought an early death upon him. Caesar received many warnings which may have saved his life but unfortunately hubris got the best of him and Caesar was brought down. Arrogance is defined as "offensive display of superiority or self importance and overwhelming pride". This was the character of Caesar in a single sentence.
He subjects the poor characters of his novel to every imaginable evil that man has been wont to commit in order to prove that this could not be the best of all worlds. Secondarily, Voltaire also seems to have other bones to pick. Hardly a paragraph is written that does not contain a sarcastic comment about or outright mockery of some person, idea, or institution. It is a credit to the skill of the author that he is able to present his criticisms with a humor that is as intoxicating as it is relentless and controversial. The sheer number of insults and implications made by the author coupled with a healthy sprinkling of aristocratic inside jokes would indicate that he essentially wrote this book for himself and other like-minded intellectuals of the enlightenment that disapproved of the status quo or could at least appreciate his cheeky sense of humor.
Et tu, Bruté?” Should Caesar have been so surprised to see Brutus among the conspirators? Brutus was merely a humble man who wished for the betterment of Rome. He was justified in killing Caesar, one man, to save and help the lives of thousands. This was a selfless act of kindness. Caesar was not a strong enough leader for Rome, a booming city that was quickly accumulating knowledge and wealth.
Brigham Young once said, “Why do we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?” One of the many stories in Tales From the Thousand and One Nights is “The Historic Fart, “ story about a man who lets out a loud fart on his wedding night. He is extremely ashamed and embarrassed, and runs off never to be seen again. This is a great example about how caught up people are in caring about what others think of them. Through the psychoanalytical approach we can see why people care what others think, how it relates to “The Historic Fart”, and how it is still prevalent in today’s culture. Everyone worries about what people think of them at some time or another, but why do we care so much?
By exploring the presentation of Octavius in Antony and Cleopatra, evaluate the view that ‘Octavius makes political success seem very unattractive’ Despite a high degree of success achieved by the character of Octavius Caesar, we see to a large extent the political success and emergence of Caesar as the sole ruler of Rome appears mostly unattractive in the eyes of a Victorian audience. This unattractiveness is achieved through the pragmatic ruthlessness of Caesars character along with his lack of compassion and his ability to mistreat those very close to him. The most notable of these character traits in portraying political success as unattractive is Caesars mistreatment of other characters. This trait is significant in Caesars relationship with his sister Octavia. Essentially we see the use of Octavia by Caesar as a political tool from which Caesar is able to create a ‘win win’ situation for himself.