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not abhor, which is very important in setting up the story: "Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from...

same time he undercuts Gatsby by telling readers that he made his money illegally; he was a bootlegger (he sold illegal whiskey du...

of Gatsby himself, at least in part. Gatsby is far from a worthless fool like Trimalchio, but he is surrounded by sycophants and o...

Fitzgerald was seeking in his style and the forms that were emerging in relationship to the 20s. Berman notes how many of his stor...

30). Cheated out of his greatest desire, Troy works now as a garbage man and in middle-age, is growing increasingly bitter (Bloom)...

his personal life, and physically; hes a bigot, hes a racist, and he has a mistress who he makes little effort to hide from his wi...

(Waller, 2006). Not only is customer satisfaction rated higher than it is on a general scale, the death rate is somewhat lower as ...

was the largest quarterly profit ever for a U.S. company" (Noe, 2006). Mann (2006) writes: " Despite an 11 percent fall in Florida...

a job he has obviously done for decades. This image is one that induces sympathy and empathy and thus presents the reader or viewe...

to keep private information private and everyone believes they own their own private information. This certainly echoes the cultur...

that sometimes confessions come in this "what if" format but that is really besides the point. The point is that the organization ...

more household bills, but legal bills also enter the picture. There are some cases where a woman will move in with a boyfriend or ...

view. Wily Lomans life is riddled with failures, including the failure towards his family when Wily Loman has an affair, his work...

pursues a materialistic dream that is draped in romantic expectation. Nick comes to feel that Gatsbys misplaced idealism and roman...

As such he makes a very good narrator. He also cares about people, which also makes him a reliable narrator. This is good because ...

soreness of his palms...then carries his case out into the living-room...Im tired to death" he tells his wife (Miller 12-13). Hi...

beautiful Daisy Buchanan. His enigmatic behavior and opulent lifestyle are designed to impress Daisy and bring her back into his l...

two people who hold true to the notion that determination and hard work can get you ahead in the world of the American ideal. Gats...

She claims that she is no longer using drugs and in fact is currently attending NA (Narcotics Anonymous) meetings. During the inta...

be seen as a defining moment; the choosing between right and right. There may be several aspects that are considered. Firstly, the...

shoeshine ... A salesman is got to dream, boy," says Charley, a friend of the family. Willy sees the image of himself coming apart...

different than those who attend his party and do little more than drink and let loose. With such a setting, as one of the most ...

excuses for that sons pathological misbehavior; he virtually ignores his second son; hes a real bastard to friends, neighbors and ...

("Introduction"). An example of this might be the concept of the senseless murder. Some suggest that this is an oxymoron. After al...

is in compliance. These include but are not limited to: file the proper IRS forms each year and to make certain IRS forms availabl...

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, and Willy Loman, in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, are two of American thea...

shaped by trying to achieve the American dream, but by experiencing what occurs when others achieve and pass on the values of weal...

for that reason its possible that he colors the accounts he gives. However, he is the closest thing we have to a neutral observer,...

book, Benjamin Schreier claims that Gatsby, if not actually black-an unusual interpretation to be sure-is someone of color; he bas...

America in the 1920s" (Gibb 96). Gatsby is, in many ways, the epitome of new growth and renewal and thus of a metaphorical landsca...