… running through the work deals with the maturing of individuals, and the question of what being a gentleman consists of. From his first encounter with Miss Havisham and more significantly, the young Estella, Pip's main focus and goal is on improving…

… you want to be like. You idolize them, you work on becoming the person they are. Ever so often, the person you idolize ends up becoming your best friend. In Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations the characters Pip and Herbert display this…

… to do just about anything for love and on the account of it. This is evident in everyday life, as one may watch a friend change for a loved one. However, it does not make a difference whether the change occurs consciously or unconsciously. The important…

… Charles Dickens is known to have written several books. Although each book is different, they also share many similarities. Two of his books, Great Expectations and Oliver Twist, are representatives of the many kinds of differences and similarities…

… people are ashamed of usually makes a good story," was said of Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is about the American Society at its worst and the downfall of those who attempt to reach its illusionary goals. The idea is…

… can escape punishment by lying to his parents, it becomes difficult not to resort to that course of action when a taxing situation arises. Thusly, an action and mode of behavior as ingrained as a lie becomes intuitive for appropriate social functioning…

… Gatsby" is rich in symbolism, which is portrayed on several different levels in a variety of ways. One of the most important qualities of symbolism within this novel, is the way in which it is so fully integrated into the plot and structure. Some of…

… occurrences which cause us to make judgements about a particular person or group of people. Correspondingly, these things we observe also reveal to us the values held by these people. This particular idea is represented well in the novel The Great…

… Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the thematic quest for the Holy Grail is shown through the conduct of Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway. Gatsby’s crusade is to attain Daisy Buchanan’s love. While Nick’s quest is to discover what matters in life and to live…

… an often-heard motto in the 1920’s and the themes of two well-known novels of the 1920’s. The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway and The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, are two novels about the lost generation. They are striving to find an order…