… a key theme in The Great Gatsby. Mainly, the term is used to describe actions done by people who are not concerned whether their statements and actions will hurt others. Characters with this trait show absolutely no emotion for even the most tragic…

… exciting, and sometimes horrifying? How about “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe and “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne? These are just a couple of stories these authors wrote about Europe in the 1840’s. Their stories, or…

… of the greatest satirical works ever written. A satire is the use of ridicule, irony, or sarcasm to expose human vice or folly and, according to Swift, “satire is a sort of glass wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face, but their…

… during the Anglo-Saxon period, by an anonymous poet, illustrates three major themes. The three major themes are; attributes of a good kind, good vs. evil, and death is the ultimate conqueror. Throughout this essay there will be textual evidence and examp…

… classic look at life in the rural United States in the early nineteenth century. This story is a tale of a man and his wife from a foreign country, and the differences of their cultures. Irony is very prominent in this story, and it helps to illustrat…

… classic look at life in the rural United States in the early nineteenth century. This story is a tale of a man and his wife from a foreign country, and the differences of their cultures. Irony is very prominent in this story, and it helps to illustrate…

… of Courage by Stephen Crane traces the effects of war on a Union soldier, Henry Fleming, from his dreams of soldiering, to his actual enlistment, and through several battles of the Civil War. Henry Fleming was not happy with his boring life on the…

… completely different books, yet they share some very distinguished similarities. Both books present stories narrated by the protagonist or main character. Bright Lights, Big City takes place during the 1980’s while The Great Gatsby takes place during…

… Angelou describes one sunny afternoon when a couple from Little Rock visited her family's small store operated by her Uncle Willy who is physically disabled. Angelou was startled to realize that for the only time in her life she was witnessing her…

… about the desires, dreams, and Desperations of one man. It shows the struggle that a man goes through to achieve his goal, and how it eventually leads to his demise. Gatsby was a man who desired to be accepted by the upper class and prestigious…