It began with formalism in the 1920's and has evolved into many different theories that cover gender studies, historicism, deconstruction, etc. ... What unconscious motives are operating in the main characters; what core issues are thereby illustrated; and how do these core issues structure or inform the piece? ... Can characters' behavior, narrative events, and/or images be explained in terms of psychoanalytic concepts of any kind? ... In using psychoanalysis, the classic novel, "The Great Gatsby" evolves from a tragic love story into one full of dysfunction. ... The first them...

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This essay will analyse character, symbolism and societal settings in the texts, 'Slumdog Millionaire' by Danny Boyle, 'The Great Gatsby' by F. ... In 'The Great Gatsby' by F. ... Jamal and Gatsby are two persistent characters, both with delusional views on love. ... The fantasy-side of the clouds closely connects with Latika's yellow dress and Gatsby's green light, in that they all represent the love illusion that the characters are striving for. ... Latika's yellow dress and Gatsby's green light are seen as symbols of hope and love, with b...

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Plato believes that art will manipulate the character of humans and will not allow the norms of society to shape people. ... First, I believe that the arts are no more damaging to character than any form of literature. ... Society influences the literature of its time and literature influences the society studying it. ... Mikhail Bakhtin is a critic who studies literary theory, ethics, and the philosophy of language. ... He places a great deal of emphasis on the importance of words addressing someone and having the opportunity to generate conversation to receive an answer. ...

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Another aspect that I consider to be crucial is that Citizen Kane contains the elements of great drama, the characters, the structure, the simultaneously fascinating and confounding things you find in Shakespearean tragedies. ... Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, each being a story in which an individual (who is the focus of our attention) is described from afar by a mediating audience surrogate. ... That is what great movie making is all about. ... And that's what makes this film a perfect character study and a perfectly crafted story. ... Hearst, unlike the Kane character, ne...

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