Cinderella man assignment 1) Relief was a way, in the great depression, to get assistance financially. Relief was a place where poor families would go to get a certain amount of money. They would give the person enough money so he/she can survive. 2)Jimmy’s attitude toward relief seemed like he was ashamed of the fact that he needed it. My attitude towards relief would also be shameful, to ask for money just to survive and feed your family is very embarrassing.
Because “The Negro was born in depression”, they had always been poor no matter how blooming the economy was. Though things were worse for Terry’s family, Burke and Benton’s situation were better. They got more free food in the Great Depression, but white men would not allow themself to do like them. Clifford Burke said, “The American white man has been superior so long, he can’t figure out why he should come down”. This meant that America had been a wealthy country that made the people could not take the pressure from the Great Depression.
This boom allowed Gatsby to be better than people. His house is huge and he has butlers, maids, and gardeners. He throws these huge parties that he does not even enjoy. This is seen by the way the guests at his house barely know who he is and by the way he is always leaving his parties to go talk on the telephone. His first encounter with Nick is an example of this.
* Tom Buchanan is the only antagonist in the novel The Great Gatsby. We are first introduced to Tom in chapter one of the novel when Nick Carraway (the narrator) visits him and his wife Daisy Buchanan (Nick’s cousin) at East Egg. The readers firstly would see a relationship between the appearance of Tom and his personality which is shown through the use of Fitzgerald’s diction. We find that Tom is arrogant, aggressive, dominant, and later on we will discover his cruelness. Also Tom is incredibly wealthy due to the fact that he was born in old money (who lives on east egg).
To enter the room you must go through the kitchen down the stairs, through the very famous 2-½ ton wall. At this point you enter the first part of the wine cellar only to discover their beautiful, yet intriguing remodeled dining room. In the room you can see how over 25,000 bottles of wine from basically every single part of the world that range in price from $4,000 to $8,600, including old and new world wines, except India, are all well kept and stored. They are now trying to get wines from Greece to add to their very long
Symbols in The Great Gatsby “The Great Gatsby” by Scott F. Fitzgerald is an eccentric novel that gives insight to what life was like during “The Roaring Twenties” and symbolizes a time of extraordinary wealth and promise during the “Jazz Age.” Fitzgerald's novel also represents a historic piece in American literature as it gives a great variety of characters with a riveting tale of wealth and deception. One aspect of the Great Gatsby that interests me the most are the symbols used in the novel such as the mysterious green light, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg , and east and west egg. In the novel, the green light represents a symbol for Gatsby's dream and the hope for the future, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg shows a representation of God staring down at corruption, and west and east egg represents old and new money. The green light has an extremely powerful meaning to Jay Gatsby because it symbolizes his hopes and dreams for the future. “Green is the color of promise, hope, and renewal, so it is fitting that Gatsby's dream of a future with Daisy be
Golden arm should signify the idea of importance. "Sitting down behind many layers of glass in a sort of green leather conservatory we started to town." Leather involves rich and wealth but green can also be seen as the feeling of envy shown. Five "An hour later the front door open nervously, Gatsby's in a white flannel suite, silver shirt and..." Pg.84 The white is used to make a good impression since white symbolizes honesty and good. '...and gold coloned tie, hurried in" pg.84 The gold is to appear wealthy or very rich and successful since gold relates to a lot of wealth.
Because of the way F. Scott Fitzgerald introduces Tom Buchanan to us in The Great Gatsby, we look at him as a bad character who is constantly bring down Daisy and those around him. The room is first pictured as light, airy, and calm. This is the same way that we picture both Daisy and Jordan Baker. But, when Tom enters the light exits and all that is surreal is brought back down to earth. When Nick enters the house he describes it as very grand, it has “high hallways”, “French windows”, and a “frosted wedding cake of the ceiling”.
Periodic and loose sentences and appositives all emphasize the ideals that Price wants the readers to understand: Flamingos now serve as an icon, a symbol of the wealthy, affluent, and thriving American culture. Price sets the appositive away from the noun that presents with dashes to accentuate the importance and the meaning of the word that it conveys. “Las Vegas – the flamboyant oasis of instant riches” gives more emphasis on the extravagance and the richness of the atmosphere of Las Vegas through the use of appositive. Price often uses periodic sentences in order to give more explanations on what she is trying to say. They are often used when she gives the historical information of the pink flamingos: “When the pink flamingo splashed into the fifties market, it staked two major claims to boldness.” But not only does it add the explanation, but also highlights the “claim” of the pink flamingos.
I believe that The Great Gatsby was the most influential of the two books that we were to read. My reasoning behind this is simple: both the future and the past cannot be changed, but at least from the past, lessons can be learned. Although the future that Anthem lays on the table is intriguing, the way that F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel weaves together the perks and flaws of human nature as it correlates to the turbulent 1920s in America, is fantastic. The main characters of The Great Gatsby are interesting and complex. First, there is Nick Carraway, who is both involved in and narrates the story.