Category: Social Issues
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The American Dream Portrayed The Great Gatsby
The American Dream is typically described as the belief that no matter what race, gender, or social class you were born into, you can obtain your version of success with hard work and sacrifice. In The Great Gatsby, there is a common theme of the American dream throughout the story which can lead to many…
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Role of Women in “The Great Gatsby” Novel
In literature, authors will often times use marginalization of certain characters to help better illustrate the emotions within the story. This allows the readers to get a more in depth understanding of these characters and what they are going through. To be marginalized means to be treated as unimportant or to feel as though a…
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Carter’s Portrayal of Corruption of Women in The Bloody Chamber
In Carter’s ‘The Bloody Chamber and other stories’ Carter looks at women protagonists and puts them in first person narratives, looking at the women’s perspective in her interpretation of childhood fairy-tale stories. Carter was called ‘One of Britain’s most original and disturbing writers’. She presents a genre called magic realism which gives the stories a…
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The American Dream Portrayed In The Great Gatsby
As an American short story writer and novelist of the twentieth century F Scott Fitzgerald is best known for his literary masterpiece The Great Gatsby . In The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald illustrates the Jazz Age in a profound way. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby accurately portrays the 1920’s pertaining duplicity and the pursuit of…
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The Chase For The American Dream Through The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is considered one of his greatest masterpieces and a great lesson/ representation of society’s flaws during the roaring 1920’s which is also present in today’s world.F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author of The Great Gatsby, presents a recurring theme of how money can buy happiness Jay Gatsby, living…
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The Warnings Against Capitalism and Illusion Of The American Dream In The Great Gatsby Novel
The foundation of the American Dream is one of consumerism and capitalism that promises a better life. Having the ability to buy more is equated to having money and this is supposedly equated with a sense of fulfillment and success. Acquiring that wealth and happiness is exactly what Gatsby wants, and he attaches that desire…
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The Illusion Of The American Dream In The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925 when the beginning of the American Dream’s ideal found. In the 1920s, the American Dream was a well-known term and defined as if anyone is hard-working and risk-taking, regardless of what their background is, they can be nobody to somebody. Jay Gatsby in Fitzgerald’s…
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The Song of Solomon and The Great Gatsby: Representations of the American Dream
Monetary Wealth and Materialism Monetary Wealth and materialism are two elements that both, The Song of Solomon and The Great Gatsby share. These novels interpret “The American Dream” and as a result emphasize the significance of the role that money plays in each of their character’s lives. Within each of these novels, the presence of…
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Gender Inequality And Power Of Women in The Handmaid’s Tale And Parable Of The Sower
Introduction We are in the 21st century, but gender role is still a critical issue in our society. In our society, men are considered strong; and women are weak. In some place’s women are not allowed to go out for work; they must stay home and take care of children. In our society, we heard…
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Race and Gender Inequity in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah
“The only reason you say that race was not an issue is because you wish it was not. We all wish it was not. But it’s a lie. I came from a country where race was not an issue; I did not think of myself as black and I only became black when I came…