Endless parties filled with nameless people who travel from one coast to another, prohibition, flappers, country clubs and wealth are all exposed and shown in colorful detail. ... The characters in this novel never reach tragic proportions; instead they are simply pathetic. They do have their poignant moments, but they never rise to the greatness that the characters in Fitzgerald's later novels reach. ... When his rich grandfather sees Anthony at one of these parties, he is horrified at his drinking and deterioration and cuts him out of his will. ... Gloria'...

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• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

Washington said, "I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed."" ... "He reached in his pocket and a piece of metal, slung on a ribbon, fell into my palm. ... The parties that he throws were in hope that Daisy would show up someday, see his magnificent wealth and fall in love with him again. " I think he half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night'- (Fitzgerald 84). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In contrast, Alvy remains dressed in a dowdy brown (he notices at the party that both his friend Rob and a potential date are wearing all white). While at the intellectual party in New York with his second wife Robin Alvy was uncomfortable and bored, he does control the space, walking through the apartment the party is being held in and he is followed by a meandering, mobile camera. In contrast, at the California party he remains hovering on the edges, and the camera stays still. ... Whereas Robin, his second wife, despairs at the loss of privacy in the city - she can't reach orgasm as th...

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Once the moment of self-discovery is reached, the author is able to turn all of his suffering into a moment of redemption. ... At the outset of an autobiography, both parties stand on opposite sides of each other; the audience is reading the author (the subjective), and the author is reading his audience (observing human nature). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, is a complex work of literature. It combines involved characters with deep symbolism to tell the story of a troubled woman and what drives her to suicide. Because of its complexity, it is difficult to classify The Awakening into a literary category. On the surface, it could be considered a good example of Realism. Edna Pontellier, a married woman, finds herself infatuated with another man. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Plot Overview IN THE STREETS OF VERONA another brawl breaks out between the servants of the feuding noble families of Capulet and Montague. Benvolio, a Montague, tries to stop the fighting, but is himself embroiled when the rash Capulet, Tybalt, arrives on the scene. After citizens outraged by the...

• Word Count: 13391
• Approx Pages: 54
• Grade Level: High School