… main character is Jay Gatsby. Mr. Gatsby is a man of great wealth and suspicions. He has lived his life to become someone that was truly that of the upper class. He does this in may ways. We find out that he loves a married woman. Her name is Daisy…

… the wilderness. For ages people have challenged their courage. Danger appeals to people with unsettled lives. Everybody has urges to challenge death or at least injury by putting their necks on the line; some people more prominently than others.…

… as a central message the author means to convey to the reader. In “Sonny’s Blues,” a short story by James Baldwin, the theme of the story shows the reader the importance of listening, both in the narrator’s life, but also in the reader’s life. By…

… Of Mice And Men loneliness runs alongside friendship as a major theme. Although ranch life in the 1930s America is lonely for migrant workers and many other people, George and Lennie, two of “the loneliest guys in the world” (13), at least have each…

… “All’s Quiet on the Western Front”, based on Erich Remarque’s novel, is an incredibly disturbing and effective anti-war film. The grainy black and white film is still not outdated and carries a breathtaking initial impact. The prologue that introduces…

… Not only can it take over a whole community, it can also take over the soul. In the short novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde, a young, attractive man named Dorian Gray is influenced to seek pleasure in beautiful things. His main…

… their reach but yet they aspire to grasp them. Their whole lives revolve around these practically unattainable goals and due to this their lives no longer have any value nor meaning. Many of them dwell in the happiness of their past and they are extreme…

… by Ernest Hemingway, Frederic Henry is a true Hemingway “code hero”. As an American Lieutenant in the Italian Army, Frederic Henry endures many hard times. Driving an ambulance in World War I, Frederic does more than what his job calls for. He is…

… see that maturation of some of the characters is clearly evident, particularly Scouts. We see this by the way she acts in front of Miss Maudie, Calpurnia and Mrs. Alexandra Finch. Beside her father, Scout probably respects and likes the most is Miss…

… and Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne envisioned The Scarlet Letter as a short story to be published in a collection, but it outgrew that purpose. Most critics accept Hawthorne's definition of it as a romance rather than…