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‘The Great Gatsby’, written by F Scott Fitzgerald, is undoubtedly a deeply tragic novel. There are many tragic elements about it, many of which I shall be looking at in greater detail. The title character and protagonist in the novel is Jay Gatsby, a mysterious and fabulously wealthy man living in a gothic mansion in […]

A few of the main characters from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby have much in common with T. S. Eliot’s “The Hollow Men. ” Many of the characters Fitzgerald introduces in the first few chapters bear strong connections to many parts of Eliot’s work. These characters are Tom and Daisy Buchanan, as well as […]

The Great Gatsby (GG) portrays the past as an agonizing recollection that individuals, particularly Gatsby, desire to hide and never fully reveal to society. Gatsby hides his true past, including his family background, which is only discovered after he is killed. Similarly, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (CHTR) features a similar concealment, as Brick […]

Macbeth, a Shakespearean tragedy follows the journey of the protagonist Macbeth as he plots to assassinate King Duncan, after hearing a prophecy from the three witches. Shakespeare’s most powerful and emotionally intense play follows the journey of betrayal, guilt and murder during the Jacobean era. Despite, written almost 400 year ago, Macbeth is still equally […]

In the novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses colours to emphasize different aspects of life or the personalities of characters. He uses yellow to portray Gatsby’s and Myrtle Wilson’s death. Green signifies Gatsby’s hopes and dreams of a life with Daisy. Blue represents George Wilson’s hopes for a better life and the people who live […]

I lift my lamp beside the golden door! ” Inscribed in the base of the Statue of Liberty, this poem by Emma Lazarus defines the glorified, insatiable drive for wealth that is the American Dream. This dream, based in the belief that every person possesses the capacity to work hard and subsequently achieve fiscal success, […]

This extract describes the first meeting of Nick Carraway and Tom Buchanan, and we learn about their history. It is also the first meeting of Nick and Daisy Buchanan, Tom’s wife. This is a significant passage as it initiates the idea of something sinister about apparent pureness and a “good dream”. We learn that Tom […]

Shakespeare’s play “Much Ado About Nothing” conveys the typical attributes of an English comedy although it is set in Messina, Italy. He manages to present the many difficult aspects of love and romance, as well as portraying the patriarchal society, whilst still keeping the light heartedness that comedy’s of that era showed. The play is […]

Fitzgerald explores the wealth and glamour of the 1920s in the opening of chapter three. It focuses on the gap between perception and reality and is devoted to the introduction of the main character Jay Gatsby and the lavish, showy world he inhabits. Fitzgerald develops the readers’ responses to Gatsby’s parties by different means. By […]

Love is one of the predominant themes of Romeo and Juliet, we have but one word for love but the Greek language has four words, for four different types of love. Eros is erotic love between lovers, which for one night is shared by Romeo and Juliet. Storge is family love, this is very important […]

In a previous employment opportunity, I worked as a housekeeper for the affluent Goldwell family, who had two mischievous and entitled ten-year-old twins. The Goldwell family resided in a sprawling, costly farmhouse located in Wiltshire. Unfortunately, I was tasked with managing the farm alongside Joe, who was a speech-impaired and slow-witted giant. Despite his kind […]

The notion that Gatsby is ‘great’ comes largely from the narrator, Nick Carraway. He often looks for gorgeous things in Gatsby’s life, for example his car and his house, as a pointer towards Gatsby’s importance. He looks for other signs of Gatsby’s significance in his youth, explaining how he started his career with Dan Cody […]

‘The Great Gatsby’ delves deep into American life during the 20s, thanks to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s expert craftsmanship, resulting in a thought-provoking exploration. According to Nick’s perspective, ‘The Great Gatsby’ is a collection of various social gatherings and events that urge the reader to delve into the different themes of the novel. To be an […]

The word great in the title gives the expectation to the reader that Gatsby is going to be a marvellous character with strong morals, great achievements and a desire to change and improve things. This expectation of him is not fulfilled and the character presented is not the one the title suggests. This is not […]

Many people are told to follow their dreams, but this advice should be taken cautiously. We all have within ourselves goals and dreams, yet, as optimists, we sometimes tend to vision only the bright side of the future. The cons are not taken much into consideration or even noticed until it is too late. Both […]

“The Great Gatsby” is not only a depiction of American glamour but also an embodiment of the entire American dream. It encompasses various genres and themes, serving as a social commentary, ironic satire, dark prediction, and romantic drama. This novel explores both individual and collective aspects, offering perspectives of America from within and without. Within […]

During the Elizabethan age, their were so many beliefs towards the idea of witchcraft and magic, and amongst those who believed in witchcraft and magic was His Majesty King James I. It was important for Shakespeare to produce a play that was both entertaining and able to meet all of his aims which included: flattering […]

Fitzgerald slowly reveals Gatsby’s history to build up the mystery to who he really is. Fitzgerald has Nick use a semantic field of fabrication as he tells of Gatsby’s ‘imagination’ and ‘Platonic conception of himself’ as a teenager to highlight the facade that revolves around Gatsby. The references to ‘conception’ and ‘inventions’ emphasise Nick’s, and […]

“I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life”(p. 28). Thus Nick Carraway, the intriguing narrator of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s the Great Gatsby, describes the position he has in the novel. His description relates much of how Nick narrates the book, both with a stranger’s impartial view, and the […]

“Tom glanced behind him and saw the man coming out of the Green Cage, heading his way. Tom walked faster. There was no doubt the man was after him. ” (3). The novel, The Talented Mr. Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith, begins by immediately pulling us into the wary and suspicious mind of Tom Ripley. Highsmith […]

In passage A the reader is introduced to the heat of the novel “Already it was deep summer” this heightens the tension by the imagery of a “deep summer” because deep and summer is not usually words that are associated with each other. This is perhaps to prepare the readers for the entrance of Gatsby. […]

Baz Luhrmann starts the film’s prologue by disguising it as a television news broadcast. The scene commences with a deliberate camera movement towards a television set against a stark black background, alternating channels. This choice by Baz Luhrmann serves the purpose of drawing the audience’s attention specifically to the television screen. In my observation, the […]