Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Macbeth written by William Shakespeare. The powerful motivation generated from a vigorous thirst enables one to become a proactive individual, or alternatively drags a person into a sedentary state. The varied consequences of overly desirous people are caused by life 's ambiguity. The character of Macbeth, from Shakespeare 's classic tragedy, is driven by his impulsive determination to act on his most lustful desires. Likewise in The Great Gatsby, Jay
writing a good essay. This year I got to learn how to write better essays and also got to read the popular novel, “The Great Gatsby”. Also, I learned how to write a rhetorical analysis essay, which I did fairly well on. Grammar has always been hard for me but this year it became a little less harder. An assignment that I liked was when we had to do the persuasive speech. I really liked that assignment because I chose a topic that I really enjoyed and and also felt comfortable talking about it
In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, illustrates most women in his novels in a incredibly negative light. He portrays them as dependent upon men, selfish, and completely amoral. Jay Gatsby is in love with the wealthy Mrs. Daisy Buchannan and tries to win her love by proving that he is wealthy. However, no matter how wealthy he becomes, or how many gigantic parties he throws, he is still never good enough for Daisy. The story ends in tragedy as Gatsby is killed and
AP Literary and Rhetorical Terms 1. 2. alliteration- Used for poetic effect, a repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group. The following line from Robert Frost's poem "Acquainted with the Night provides us with an example of alliteration,": I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet." The repetition of the s sound creates a sense of quiet, reinforcing the meaning of the line 3. allegory – Where every aspect of a story is representative, usually symbolic, of something