In The Great Gatsby, jazz music is played throughout the text, adding energy and life to the novel. From Gatsby's extravagantly chaotic parties to the most introspective moments in the book, the jazz style of music seems to weave itself into the text. Like jazz has its exciting ups and mellow downs, the novel seems to follow a similar style,...
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Dear Diary, It is my first day on this mysterious island at least that’s what I assume, I don’t have the clearest idea of how I got here. While walking around I bumped into a kid around my age, his name is Ralph. He didn’t state much, answered my questions in short sentences, and kept to himself most of the...
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Pecola’s insanity signifies internal and external racism, it is the discourses imposed on black girls that drove Pecola insane as stated within the novel, “she, however, stepped over into madness, a madness which protected her from us just because it bored us within the end”. Pecola Breedlove is the definitive illustration of the persistent damaging effects that internalized racial favoritism...
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Sometimes the only way to see the whole picture is to take a few steps back because we can easily lose sight of the truth in our imaginations. In The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald, the truth is often lost by nebulous dreams, characters such as Gatsby live in a false augmented reality created by his very own imagination, other...
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Introduction: In F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, 'The Great Gatsby,' the presence of rain serves as a symbolic element that heightens the atmosphere and adds depth to the narrative. This descriptive essay explores the effect of rain on the plot, examining its significance in portraying the characters, enhancing the setting, and foreshadowing pivotal moments throughout the novel. Body: Symbolism and Atmosphere:...
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No novel may have as clearly exemplified the profound impacts of oppressing an individual’s freedom of speech as effectively as Margaret Atwood’s, ’The Handmaid’s Tale’. Despite much of Atwood’s story encompassing the various mechanisms ‘The Republic of Gillied’ used to oppress, degrade, and dehumanize its populace. Atwood’s depiction and philosophical stance of the controlled use of language in Gilead society...
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In both The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini uses the official modern-day language of Afghanistan, Iran, and Tajikistan Farsi. The use of Farsi in The Kite Runner partially distances the reader from the sensitive topics that appear as well as ostracising the Western readers from having a full understanding of the tumultuous events of Amir's life...
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The novel The Call of the Wild, written by Jack London, begins with a portrayal of Buck's happy life. He resides in the Santa Clara Valley with his owner, Judge Miller, but difficulties arose for the innocent dog when gold was discovered up north. Buck, a muscular dog, was in high demand among gold-rushers. Buck was walking through an orchard...
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“Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” This statement, said by Albert Einstein, restates one of the main themes of Toni Morrison’s novel, The Bluest Eye. This novel takes us through the life story of a young African American...
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Introduction William Faulkner's short story, "A Rose for Emily," is a masterful exploration of Southern gothic themes, where the setting plays a pivotal role in shaping the narrative's tone and direction. Set in the fictional town of Jefferson, Mississippi, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the story encapsulates the cultural and historical context of the post-Civil War American...
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Introduction: In William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, two central characters, Marc Antony and Brutus, play pivotal roles in the narrative. Both Antony and Brutus are significant figures with distinct personalities and differing approaches to leadership and persuasion. This essay will explore the contrasting characteristics of Marc Antony and Brutus, highlighting their motivations, rhetorical strategies, and ultimate outcomes in the context...
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Introduction: David Foster Wallace's commencement speech, "This Is Water," challenges the conventional ways of thinking and prompts the audience to examine the unconscious patterns that govern their lives. This critical essay delves into Wallace's profound insights, dissecting his examination of consciousness, empathy, and the importance of choosing how we perceive and interpret the world around us. Body: The Mundane and...
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Although published in 1967, Outsiders by S.E Hinton an easy-to-read narrative is still relevant to many teenagers today. Darry and Sodapop host a ‘good cop, bad cop’ bringing up and complimenting one another’s stern affection for Ponyboy. However, Pony also feels Darry is pushing and expects too much of him which is collateral to teenagers today. Hinton also shows one's...
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In the novel Balzac and the Little Seamstress, Dai Sijie vividly presents the theme of the power of story-telling by exploiting the development of relationships between friends or lovers and the development of individual characters throughout the book. To begin, Dai Sijie conveys the power of storytelling by showing the development of Mai’s storytelling abilities. The two main characters Luo...
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Growing up, I always noticed that men and women were treated differently by society where men were presented as powerful and women as powerless. Back then, the future was more promising to men than women because right after graduating from college they were able to get hired quickly. Meanwhile, women used to hang their diplomas in their houses where their...
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We the people core our society, policies, and laws to ensure protection and safety for residents in our governed body. We implement systems to keep peace and order. Yet what about the injustices within these laws? Individuals have the ability to find peace amidst the storms that threaten us during the journey of life. In this world, there is not...
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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is a novel that reveals a society that objectifies women, deprives them of basic human rights, and glorifies hegemonic masculinity (Carrigan) in Afghan society. Hosseini was born in Afghanistan but sought asylum in the US as a child. He chose to highlight some grave issues that have enveloped society for many decades. As...
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George Orwell and his Animal Farm George Orwell is a prominent English writer of the first half of the 20th century. He was recognized as one of the most influential satiric writers whose works have merited detailed scholarly attention. More than half a century after they were written, Orwell’s books are still much in demand. John Rodden, the researcher of...
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ATTENTION ALL ANIMALS! Are you tired of being mistreated by Jones? Are you tired of giving everything to him but not receiving anything back? You are not the only ones, I myself am distraught by the conditions that Jones has kept us in. Comrades, I am here today to talk about the horrendous fad that we call our lives here...
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Introduction In "Just Mercy," Bryan Stevenson delineates the intricate and often inequitable landscape of the American criminal justice system. Through a poignant narrative that intertwines real-life cases with the overarching themes of racial injustice, systemic bias, and the pursuit of mercy, Stevenson offers an unflinching critique of a system that frequently fails those it is meant to protect. The memoir,...
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In our world, recognizing that individuals with disabilities are part of human existence, people must actively work to reduce inequities in society. People with disabilities often experience lower education levels and obtain fewer resources, and their health is not as important to them as people without disabilities. In many instances, they do not receive the crucial care one needs to...
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Within my role as a Community Health Worker, I am often faced with ethical dilemmas that involve conflicting values and morals. The balance of what is morally right and wrong is constantly in my heart and on my mind when it comes to the vulnerable populations I work with. However, this module’s material has given me a deeper insight into...
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Emotions, reasons, and beliefs are three important tools of the human mind. They all operate in the human mind but in different ways. Mohandas Gandhi once said, “Faith must be enforced by reason, when faith becomes blind it dies,” (Seshagiri 59). This quote shows that reason is more important than belief. Without reason, humans will never have faith and belief....
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Kipling wrote 'The White Man’s Burden' believing that white men are getting the short end of the stick in Africa, but Morel thought the opposite and expressed his feelings in 'The Black Man’s Burden'. In 'The White Man’s Burden' Rudyard Kipling believes that Europeans are helping Africans by ending famine and sickness and not being appreciated for the hard work...
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Yann Martel’s bildungsroman novel Life of Pi confronts and explores the contrasting and conflicting nature of both faith and science and their coexistence in this universe. Martel’s unconventional approach makes the novel appear to a broad audience as, like Pi, we all know what it is like to suffer. The suffering of Pi is essential to his survival out in...
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Literature is a vast area that incorporates different genres and cultures within itself. Novels, short stories, and biographies portray characters and events through words. When a film is made from a book it is called an adaptation. From the beginning, filmmakers have made films based on novels, short stories, biographies, and plays; of the sources of these adaptations, novels have...
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The author Yann Martel once said that he wrote Life of Pi to find direction and purpose for life (). And this point – the ultimate exploration of the meaning of life – distinguishes Pi's story from other stories like Robinson's. The symbolic expression of the personal belief system in the whole story is sublimated into the religious apex of...
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“The lower you are, the higher your mind will want to soar” (Life of Pi, page 283). In “Life of Pi” Pi grows up in Pondicherry, India, as a little boy who is the son of an owner of the Pondicherry Zoo. They set an immigration to Canada, after selling their Zoo, and their ship sinks. Leaving Pi on a...
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Introduction Yann Martel's Life of Pi is a profound narrative that intricately weaves together themes of survival, faith, and the human spirit. At its core, the novel addresses the protagonist Pi Patel's quest for spiritual fulfillment and his desire to love God, irrespective of religious boundaries. Pi's journey is not merely a physical ordeal but an existential exploration that challenges...
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Is the primary concern of good fiction the representation of human experiences in Life of Pi? It is accurate to say the primary concern in Yann Martel’s Life of Pi is the representation of the human experience of time as life, death, and eternity. The concept of time as life is represented throughout the novel through its symbolic representation, and...
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