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the American Dream has been to achieve freedom and a fuller, happier, and richer life. Each succeeding generation has achieved the American Dream at a higher level than the previous generation. In many ways, this American Dream began to be shattered…

works are perplexed, disturbing, and even grotesque. However, there is a reason for Poe’s seemingly problematic, and sometimes-shifted view on reality. His frequent illnesses may have provoked his engrossment in such things. In 1842 Dr. John W.…

line 63 This prominent passage is an exploration of Dante’s reactions to Fillipo Argenti, his attempts to purge himself of wrath, and the progress of his soul towards perfection. Fillipo Argenti is greeted rather bitterly by Dante who outwardly…

King Drama was an important way to transmit culture, education, morality and religion during the Golden Age of Greek theatre, which lasted from about 500bc to 400bc. There were three main tragedians in Greece at this time. Aeschylus, also know as…

utterly transformed by a spell in prison, was frightening and heartbreaking, angry and serene. I don't think I've ever seen a character in a film with a more believably wide range. In the hands of a less capable actor, Derek would have…

Man, as with his Friend, familiar us'd To sit indulgent and with him partake Rural repast permitting him the while Venial discourse unblam'd: I now must change Those Notes to Tragic; foul distrust and breach …

over the Cuckoo’s Nest When reading a book, does the reader notice the similarities in the character’s situations? Do they comprehend enough to understand the hardships that they face throughout the book? It seems as though anyone could read…

on the dreams of a man named Jay Gatsby. Throughout the novel, it is suggested to the reader that Gatsby is a symbol for America. He represents the possibilities of life on a level at which the material and the spiritual have been confused (Bewley…

is the story of Cinderella, a poor girl whose dreams of marrying a prince and living happily ever after, finally come true after many years of wishing upon a star. While she was young, she had an extremely close relationship with her father; her…

satire in the novels, “Catch 22” and “Good as Gold.” Satire is defined as “an exaggerated, often witty or ironic, indirect approach to express ones’ opinions or disgust with the aim to ridicule a desired victim.” Both the novels I studied fulfill…