Nothing Gold Can Stay

How could two men be so different? Tom Buchanan and George Wilson are two characters that Fitzgerald uses to form the themes that “looks can be deceiving” and the “struggle to marry and still show love”. Tom and Daisy attend one of Gatsby’s parties and Gatsby introduces Tom as, “‘the polo player’. ‘Oh, no,’ objected Tom quickly, ‘not me’” (Fitzgerald 105). Fitzgerald uses Tom’s pride and…

the poem All That Glitters Is Not Gold by J. R. R Tolkien tells how even if you are on a journey and you don’t know quite where your destination is, it can be worth the while. In this unit, we learned about multiple journeys that can convey how the journey is important to gain life long experiences and build upon courage in order to set off on your own. On this journey, we can see some heroes, a hero can be defined as someone who even in the smallest of deeds, can help someone in their time of…

Unusual Pleasures In the book Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, we learn very quickly that the main characters in the novel have what most would consider a very perverted relationship. Humbert and Lolita are the main characters in this tale. Humbert is a middle-aged man engaged to Lolita’s mother, Charlotte. This book is the story of Humbert’s intense love and obsession for Lolita, Charlotte’s daughter. Throughout the novel, we find out that Humbert’s pleasures and Lolita’s pleasures are far from…

want me to expel these three brilliant students because you don’t like them? That’s hardly professional... KASS: They’re not only ruining the school's reputation, but trying to ruin my life as they do it! - He looks over to the window, where Venus can be seen sketching underneath a tree- That little shit, Venus? He acts so quiet and innocent,…

He clucked. “You’re just jealous, because I’m prettier than you,” he said teasingly. It was a joke between us that, with his gold-green eyes and dark curls, he would’ve made a prettier girl than me. I tried to emulate his look with a horrendous shade of glittery, lavender eyeshadow and sticky, hot pink lipgloss. “How do I look?” I asked He stared for a long moment. “Like a……

anything to get him out of it. page 33, George says, “We gotta keep it till we get a stake. We can’t help it, Lennie. We’ll get out jus’ as soon as we can. I don’t like it no better than you do.” and “for two bits I’d shove out of here. If we can get jus’ a few dollars in the poke we’ll shove off and go up the American River and pan gold. We can make maybe a couple of dollars a day there, and we might hit a pocket.” George is protective. I think George is protective because on page 21, 22, and…

In the nineteenth century, a good name was worth its weight in gold if not more. Of course, this is also true in this day and age. We do so much to build up a good name for ourselves, so when people hear our name, they automatically know us because of our reputation. People will go to much trouble to make sure their past stay in the past because past actions can creep up and tarnish our good name. Sadly, this is the case for our friend Michael Hanchard. In a drunken…

awesome husband did not stop Calixta from cheating on him with her ex-lover in their home. So, though Jig wants to go through with the abortion to please her boyfriend and is confident that it would save their failing relationship that won’t make him stay committed to her nor love her more. One will be surprising to find out that the seemly perfect couples are living in lies. People live their lives in lies with them not even knowing it. Calixta did not have the nerve to tell her husband what…

achieved and viewed today has been reshaped by today’s society. Many politicians, economists, and activist today say the American Dream is dead, even though all these people say its dead, I say its alive today and can have a greater impact on society and the economy than ever. The American Dream can be the key to overcoming the great recession and inequality…

speaker is also very persistent, proposing various arguments and gifts in order to convince his lover to agree to live with him. The shepherd envisions a carefree life, one where he can enjoy nature and be happy with his lover. They will be dressed in clothes made out of the finest wool, caps of flowers, slippers with gold buckles, and a straw belt with coral clasps and amber studs. The speaker and his lover will spend their time dancing and singing. The speaker envisions their future life…