Exploring Character Growth in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ During the second semester of the 8th-grade literature course, we read the book “To Kill a Mockingbird.” The book had many characters that interacted with each other, and in this paper, I will go through three of the characters, talk about their moral growth, and compare them […]
To Kill a Mockingbird’: From Age to Wisdom A quote by Ann Landers said, “Maturity isn’t a product of growing older. It’s a product of growing wiser.” This is true with everyone because it is certain life events that define one and shape one into who they are today. Harper Lee demonstrates this in her […]
The Essence of the Mockingbird in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ The mockingbird symbolism of Harper Lee’s theme of innocence is destroyed by evil. Killing a mockingbird is a sin. A mockingbird in To Kill a Mockingbird isn’t an actual bird. It represents innocence. Niceness only could do good and an easy target like Boo Radley. […]
The Illusions of Unattainable Dreams What is the American Dream? Well, the American Dream for me is fame and fortune. We get to read about the 1920s and the characters of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and their journey while they pursue the classic American Dream. The novel is told by a young man […]
Gatsby’s Pursuit of Love, Belonging, and the Turbulence of Obstacles The classic American novel, The Great Gatsby, tells the tale that belongs to the book’s narrator Nick Carraway. How the roaring 1920s were unforgettable as he retells the summer of 1921 when he comes to live on West Egg across the water from his former […]
Gatsby’s Unfulfilled Love and Daisy’s Compromised Marriage F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby has many themes, such as it being a tragic love story, a mystery, as well as a social narration of American life or, as some would say, the American Dream. The story is told based on four wealthy characters who are […]
Unveiling Gatsby’s Pursuit of the American Dream In the story, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the narrator Nick Carraway tells the long-awaited story of the mysterious Jay Gatsby, originally known as James Gatz. People heard many stories about this man, but none of them seemed to be upright because there were many different […]
