This Voice

I sit in this AP Language and Composition class trying to decipher the essence of the unending annotations and floods of random texts for the past quarter. Little did I know that I would be taking flight and soaring through the smallest details and threads of literary devices and techniques of analyzing language. Before this class, I looked at a book, aware that it was filled with potential symbolism and crucial themes that were definitely worth considering. Yet, I often paid far less attention to

‘Her voice is full of money,’ he said suddenly...It was full of money—that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals’ song of it…. High in a white palace the king’s daughter, the golden girl….”(Fitzgerald 127). Daisy

was intent on improving himself and his station in life. In the years after Gatsby loses Daisy to Tom, Gatsby dedicates his every effort to trying to woo Daisy. This dream is corrupted between the relationship of Gatsby and Daisy. Daisy is the symbol of all that Gatsby strives for; her voice is full of money, as Gatsby describes it. Her voice was "full of money-that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals' song in it" That Gatsby was able to rise from poverty

house, and about half the adjectives used to describe her. She is pure and innocent at this time 2. By using a color of white, the author implies that Daisy used to

breathing moment in this city, but in some strange sense I wouldn’t have it any other way’, I thought internally. My eyes were dead set on where I needed to go and I walked cautiously

and worshipped by her surroundings and her flaws pass right through her as if they don’t even exist. Daisy’s voice is described as if “there [is] an excitement in her voice that men who cared for her found difficult to forget” (Fitzgerald 9). Her utterly charming voice draws attention and captivates every man as they find it hard to get rid of. Gatsby and Tom are drawn by her musical voice and charming beauty. When Gatsby recognizes Daisy, he seems to immediately fall in love with her. He “looked

Taking Flight I sit in this AP Language and Composition class trying to decipher the essence of the unending annotations and floods of random texts for the past quarter. Little did I know that I would be taking flight and soaring through the smallest details and threads of literary devices and techniques of analyzing language. Before this class, I looked at a book, aware that it was filled with potential symbolism and crucial themes that were definitely worth considering. Yet, I often paid far

Classic rock is overrated. In this world, there are millions of die-hard fans, but there are also those that cringe at the words "classic rock." I was one of them. As a teenager in this century, I prefer to listen to pop or anything mainstream and upbeat. I knew there was a handful of classic rock bands; one of them was Aerosmith. I have never heard of Aerosmith's music and did not plan on giving it a try. But after a first-hand experience, I realized that a personal experience could craft one's

and she loves the attention she receives from him. But that is merely all. She strings Gatsby along, completely aware of his feelings for her. Eventually, Gatsby realizes that Daisy is still the same empty woman he loved from five years ago. “Her voice is full of money,” he said suddenly. That was it. I’d never understood before. It was full of money—that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals’ song of it…High in a white palace the king’s daughter, the

The American dream is a idea that anyone can reach prosperity and success by determination and hard work. Everyone has equal opportunity to achieve this dream. This may not be the case in this tragic love story, The novel The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald. By corruption, unfaithfulness, and entitlement we see a different view of the American Dream. Through the characters and plot in the novel, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald suggests the pessimistic view that the American Dream of social mobility is a