The Great Reward

did you go? I’ve been looking for you for the past 6 hours! I was getting nervous that you had gotten injured.” He then saw Walter and realized that Douglas had brought along somebody else. “Who’s this? Did he help you find your way home? We must reward him then! Come inside, my wife has just made a fresh batch of scones.” Walter licked his lips and followed the old man and Douglas inside the log cabin. The man walked over to the counter and grabbed two tasty looking scones off of a tray and…

In the story, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, there is a major symbol apparent throughout the story: a billboard with a pair of eyes that represent Dr. T.J. Eckleburg’s eye doctor business. This billboard is situated in the Valley of Ashes between the “Eggs” and New York. As the story progresses, a few of the book’s characters give insight about the possibilities of what the billboard might represent; the billboard symbolizes God, moral decay, and the death of the American dream. One…

Fitzgerald shows in his novel that he greatly favors realists. In F. Scott Fitzgerald 's novel, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald presents a shining example of romanticism in the figure of Mr. Jay Gatsby. Gatsby’s romantic outlook on life caused him to eventually abandon himself and his dreams, and in the end it cost him his life. Gatsby’s legal name was James…

Background In 1920s, the Patrician lived in East Eggs, and the “nouveau riches” occupied the West Eggs. Gatsby was born with humble home and poor surroundings. Without the family’s financial support, Young Gatsby catched up for his dreams becoming a wealthy and reputable people. After he made money, he held luxurious party attracting a wide variety of famous people. Daisy was born with aristocratic status, and when she was young, she was in favor of her whole rich family. Daisy also was count by…

difference between the two periods. In the 1934 Version of the film by Director John M. Stahl the plot focuses on two women one white, Bea Pullman (Claudette Colbert) and one black Delilah Johnson (Louise Beavers), finding success in America during the Great Depression all while balancing family, dealing with racism, and finding love and ultimately…

about doing good works, he also states that when praying they should not pray to draw attention to themselves. He enourages prayer in private so as to concentrate better on communicating with God and praying privately to God. He tells that God will reward you in public. Finally Jesus adds that God knows our needs before we ask for them in prayer. Baptism is not something we offer to God. It is, rather, something Jesus Christ offers to us.” (p. 207.) Baptism transfers ownership to Jesus from…

As America began to recover from the Civil War, the country was jolted into a second industrial revolution. The Homestead Act encouraged thousands to move to the West and Great Plains and take up farming. Railroads connected the country, making America linked like never before. America was quickly becoming the world’s biggest industrial juggernaut as all corners of the nation became occupied with people looking for their own slice of the American Dream. Most of them however, never saw those…

The hopes of one’s dreams becoming a reality is the one thing that can drive a worker of the harsh moments to advance forward during the Great Depression. Yes, the desperate characters strived far to achieve but did not reach their initial destination, but because they endeavored with no sense of surrender, Lennie, George, Candy and many others continued to walk towards the light at the end…

Grapes of wrath” , and “East of Eden.” He got married three times and had two sons he divorced his first two wives until his third wife came named Elaine Anderson Scott they remained married until John had past away. During his life he won so many rewards which are Pulitzer Prize for “The…

Introduction Alexander the Great: a Macedonian king. Augustus Caesar: a Roman emperor. Both men were great leaders of the past. They had many accomplishments, experienced an impactful early life, and faced difficult obstacles. They also had similarities as well as differences. However, Alexander the Great was more important than Augustus Caesar because of his more impactful achievements, his creativity, his fame and success, and his wonderful traits. Accomplishments Alexander the Great has…