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- 4681: Great Gatsby 8
- ... married to Tom, he dedicated his life towards his dream of having Daisy again. Everything he did from that point on was for her. After making as much money as possible, Gatsby bought an elaborate house across the water from Daisy and Tom's dock, for the sole purpose of gazing upon the green light at the end of the dock. He through extravagant parties hoping she would someday show up ...
- 4682: Great Gatsby 16
- ... to project truly palpable personalities. Tom Buchanan is repeatedly depicted by words referring to his hulking and massive frame, producing a vivid image of sheer arrogance and power. Before Tom is even introduced, his expansive house is seen, an ostentatious mansion fit for a postcard. Tom later remarks matter-of-factly I ve got a nice place here (12). Nick s first actual encounter with Tom is a paragraph saturated with ...
- 4683: Great Gatsby 12
- ... this way upstairs. He was crazy enough to kill me if I hadn t told him who owed the car. His hand was on the revolver in his pocket every minute he was in the house- He broke off definitely. What if I did tell him (Gatsby)? That fellow had it coming to him. He threw dust into your eyes just like he did Daisy (Pg. 180) This shows Tom did ...
- 4684: Great Gatsby 10
- ... not marry her because of the difference in their social status, he leaves her to amass wealth to reach her economic standards. Once he acquires this wealth, he moves near to Daisy, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay (83)," and throws extravagant parties, hoping by chance she might show up at one of them. Gatsby, himself, does not attend his parties but watches them ...
- 4685: Great Expectatons
- ... of them, therefor not discriminating against Pip because of age. Although through her own naivete, Mrs. Joe becomes a somewhat fair character Dickens's writes about a dinner party being held at Mrs. Joe's house(chapter 4) where Pip says "I was not allowed to speak"(pg.25) when at a table surrounded by adults. The period in which this is written, assumes that one must become old before one ...
- 4686: Great Expectations 7
- ... Estella into a cold, wretched creature. Ironically, she has turned Estella into her own worst enemy. A loveless marriage serves as an impetus to Estella's redemption. When Estella and Pip meet again at Satis House, Estella reveals she has learned how to love, and what it feels like to be hurt. Estella attains redemption, a dominant theme in the novel, through a troubled life. She also gives closure to her ...
- 4687: Great Expectations 5
- ... s love for Compeyson was one of the compassionate kind that blinded her from his true nature.At Compeysons desertion her anger and sorrow became extreme and she threw herself into perpetual mourning.The Satis House was a monument to her broken heart.It shutting the world out and herself from the world. Her only concession was now in her adoption of Estella. In adopting Estella, Miss Haversham has some hidden ...
- 4688: Great Expectations 4
- ... if they needed help with something. They earned their money the best way they knew how and were happy as could be. Then, came the day when Mr. Jaggers, a lawyer, came by Pip s house. Mr. Jaggers explains to Pip s family that an unknown man has great expectations for Pip. By Mr. Jaggers instructions, Pip moved to London and began to learn to live like a gentleman. He spent ...
- 4689: Grapes Of Wrath 2
- ... leave their farm. They go to California for jobs, but find there are few jobs, and it Pays little, or at least less then what they were told. The government tried to start programs to house and employ people like the Joads. Since the people who already lived in the cities in which these developments were put didn't want them there anyway, they tried to start a riot and have ...
- 4690: Granny Weatherall Vs. Miss Emi
- ... is left to raise her family and her ranch with no help. She is made stronger by all of her solitary hard work. Miss Emily s father dies and she is left in the old house with only a servant for several years. She meets Homer, and after he is killed, she is alone again. Miss Emily, however, does not grow stronger; with each solitary period she grows more disturbed. Both ...
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