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Why did Ibsen write a ambiguous ending is it pessimistic or is it hopeful

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In the Great Gatsby ,the way marriage is presented its as if its a representation of "old money values" almost as if following this tradition further solidifies there rank in society.The reason I mention this is that the marriage of daisy and tom shows a clear gender imbalance when it comes to marital issues.Daisy is forced to marry a rich man like tom not because she loves him but because she isn't expected to earn for herself.This is shown by apparent laziness something conditioned to her by the old money views her family has.This shows how a power imbalance a "old money" wife has in a traditional marriage as they aren't expected to be independent for themselves, thats why Daise chose tom as he's hulking and rich taking the burden off her as someone who's lived her life privileged

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Both ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘A Doll’s House’ have made their contribution into the collection of literature that have defined the writing of 1800-1900’s, and through the portrayal of unique and dynamically developing characters they us to reflect on the actions of the contemporaries of that time. Both pieces of work are modern in the sense of being critical and judgemental on modern societies faults and weaknesses. The wife of tom and Gatsby's estranged lover Daisy Buchanan from ‘The Great Gatsby’ and Torvalds house wife Nora Helmer from ‘A Doll’s House’ have been specifically as they are chosen,for being the obedient and subordinate possessions of their husbands, who evidently mask their possible deep character. Whilst Nora develops a dramatic character change throughout the drama by maturing and respecting herself as a independent woman, Daisy remains and accepts the same person she was at the beginning of ‘The Great Gatsby’. both Nora and Daisy’s relationships with their husbands and children, show a deep analysis into their personalities, uncovering their secret beliefs and motivations.

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I wake up on the street to the sun light peering onto my face,the ashes the block out the light depart my isolated existence;on the dull and cold gray road.The floor is no longer a floor but a pile of dead things once big now gone.The city is torn under siege by its oppressive nature.The air is hard to breath sometimes cold chilling my throat or rough as small dust out of my control under my mouth.This city was once something to someone,I think i hope it was because as i walk though i see the hollowed out buildings of a past i was not part of why are they so big is they were not once great?

As i walk pass out the corner of my isolated abode i see girls searching through a basket of which the nature i know not of but i see their faces they are hungry they are roughed up by the surroundings and the nature of this city.Lucky to be them to suffer with each other instead of alone.In this city everything seems to be dying everything is struggling.Life is slowly fading life is dull.

I look up to see those in their homes though sheltered they feel the same;stuck stuck in a small house in large city they are irrelevant they don't stand out because the entire city has coated everyone in gray depravity.though from here on the sidewalk i cannot see their faces or eyes i see their stance the way they gaze to nothing:they know not to hope for anything

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Gatsby and the Jazz Age

The Great Gatsby is set against the backdrop of 1920s New York City, a period known as the “Roaring Twenties” for the exhilarating pace set by the rapidly evolving culture and technology. It was a decade of tremendous wealth in the United States following the deprivations of the First World War, and the upper-class characters of Gatsby exemplify the hedonism of the era.

Fitzgerald explores the major developments of the Roaring Twenties, including the birth of jazz, the women’s suffrage movement, economic prosperity. He mentions the many new technologies beginning to be popularized at the time such as automobiles, radio, movies, as well as the growing influence of the financial markets in the USAs growing middle class.

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Gatsby and Daisy are briefly happy together, and Nick gets drawn into their romance, even though the outlook for the couple’s future seems hopeless, largely because of Gatsby’s inability to separate his dreams from reality.

Fitzgerald presents Daisy as a shallow, materialistic character, reinforcing the sense that Gatsby is chasing a dream, rather than a real person this point is shown by nicks thoughts “There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams"

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WHAT: Fitzgerald creates a climactic moment in the novel, when Gatsby and Daisy reunite, we see this through the interaction at the tea and luncheon but also when nick walks off only being able to see the pure love they share with each other just in their faces which frtizgerald is trying to present to show that words cant describe the love shared in these recent events.

This conveys to the reader the true emotions of the scene , and causes them to feel scene of happiness as to see that these events are meant to show the true love of the situation.

WHY: Perhaps Fitzgerald is delivering a message about  [link to context]
The context is the roaring twenties that saw a small minority of people gain a increased amount of wealth. This created a mirage of good times but in truth not everyone got to experience the wealth gained. We see this in characters like wilson who chase this dream but don't realize its blinded them or other characters like Gatsby who are blinded by the increased wealth not realizing the loss of their character after gaining material wealth

Furthermore, Fitzgerald  intent here is to to teach a lesson about chasing your dreams in order to teach people about how the sacrifices you make can also effect your character and then sometimes style over substance isn't good.

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"This quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness."

showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour.
"At jimmy's new job the dress code was tight requiring him to give off a punctilious atmosphere this lead to him buying stylish sharp suits for professional endeavors"

"This is one of his sentimental days. He's quite a character around New York—a denizen of Broadway."

some one who's character represents a place.
"his attributes were like that off the garden, as a denizen of it he acted bright but also structured which was the garden reflected"

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In Chapter 4, Gatsby is predominantly portrayed as a kind of enigmatic celebrity, one that is above the law. He is also presented as a possible gangster or smuggler when tom calls him a bootlegger but also his connections to Wolfsheim who's shown to be prominent in the underworld of organized crime he also mentions his relations with a assassin

In addition, he could also be interpreted as shady when looking at his background. He presents himself as rich and prominent and as if he was born with a silver spoon but when we see his true back story its false this shows that Gatsby is a liar which may also foreshadow his business which may also be a secret his trying to hide

In Chapter 5, Gatsby is predominantly portrayed as extremely insecure of his image when Tom and his rich friends come over. We see him spend a lot of time around them trying to please them this may show Gatsby's insecurities in which he cares very highly of what these people think of him since they are richer and more well known then him

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In this chapter we first get to see Gatsby's goals ,ambitions and the path he goes through to achieve them. We first see in this chapter Gatsby's facade. We are first shown this through Nicks reluctance to believe Gatsby's which shows us how Gatsby's image almost seems too perfect. We are then shown Gatsby's possible business and the path he has chosen himself, with two separate situations being the cop pullover and the tea time with Wolfsheim. The reason these separate scenes show us Nicks business is that it gives us a insight into his connections and business; which maybe related to the underworld and organized crime. The reason we can infer this is because the cop scene shows how crime has crept into the justice system in new York ,and also the events at the tea time with Wolfsheim who seems to appear as someone close to Gatsby in terms of business this gives us the idea of possible underworld connections as Gatsby's is shown to know someone from it .Lastly we are shown his goals. What I inferred is that Gatsby has only joined the underworld to buy a connection to daisy as daisy appears to care a lot about wealth and image which Gatsby's attempts to make of himself through lying and deceit like creating the image that he himself never worked for his money and simply inherited it like Daisy which he thinks may create a bond or connection with her.

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One of the reasons that Gatsby has become so famous around New York is that he throws elaborate parties every weekend at his mansion, lavish spectacles to which people long to be invited. One day, Gatsby’s chauffeur brings nick an invitation to one of these parties. At the appointed time, Nick makes the short walk to gatsbys house and joins the festivities, feeling somewhat out of place amid the throng of jubilant strangers. Guests mill around exchanging rumors about their host no one seems to know the truth about Gatsby’s wealth or personal history. Nick runs into Jordan Baker, whose friend, Lucille, speculates that Gatsby was a German spy during the war. Nick also hears that Gatsby is a graduate of Oxford and that he once killed a man in cold blood.

Gatsby’s party is almost unbelievably luxurious: guests marvel over his Rolls-Royce, his swimming pool, his beach, crates of fresh oranges and lemons, buffet tents in the gardens overflowing with a feast, and a live orchestra playing under the stars. Liquor flows freely, and the crowd grows rowdier and louder as more and more guests get drunk. In this atmosphere of opulence and revelry, Nick and Jordan, curious about their host, set out to find Gatsby. Instead, they run into a middle-aged man with huge, owl-eyed spectacles (whom Nick dubs Owl Eyes) who sits poring over the unread books in Gatsby’s library.

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Reading Journal | Wider Reading into 'The Great Gatsby'

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Reading Journal | Wider Reading into 'The Great Gatsby'

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The article was written by Joshua Rothman and was published and made in 2013 may 13 .The article is about the themes of superficiality in the great Gatsby but also the times the book took place which was the booming 1920s which showed the rise of superficiality in Society but also the rising rich during this time which experienced the extreme wealth at the time .The text is analysis and connections the book and the 1920s which was the time the book was based in. The text shows how the book was relevant during the times and events that take place in the book .This is important as it allows the readers to understand the deeper symbolism of the book and its messages about the effects of the roaring 20s on society ,being its negative impacts, which is style over substance

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Fitzgerald is a author from the USA.He wrote about the USA during the 1920s and the events that took place during the time and how it affected the society at the time.

His book (Great Gatsby) is about how the youth had become blinded by the pursuit for social and economic success in exchange for individuality and morality.

The book is a Novel which is a metaphor and social commentary of the roaring twenties but also tragedy as we see how the events that conspire effect the people in the book negatively

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WHAT IS EAST EGG AND WHAT DOES IT REPRESENT 

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WHAT IS EAST EGG AND WHAT DOES IT REPRESENT 

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The people of East Egg take advantage of their heritage to put themselves above others because of the significance of their families and their status. Because of this they see themselves as higher in the social hierarchy because of their immense wealth and the rich history of their famous families.They also symbolise the roaring twenties values a society which was fighting to dominate American social life.This results in a generation poisoned by vices instead of virtues which heavily contrast from the ideal America at the time.Because of this the people shown in east egg are shown to be slothful,greedy and prideful which shows how they have strides from the virtues of the old days

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Chapter one is the first introduction into no nicks psyche but also those of the people around him. We see first hand of how the people around him have become blinded by there wealth and don't seem to be InTouch with the world as without jobs and in their bubble they don't see the real world.

We know this through nicks comments on their behaviors but also visuals which talk about there houses and spending these things tell us the type of people they are, superficial and shallow

The area is near new York and seems to be on a island full on millionaires but also people who have grown successful through capitalisms but through nepotism

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In both poems (‘Syntax’ and ‘Sonnet 43’) the authors talk about how love is directed towards lovers. Both authors do this in different ways. In ‘Sonnet 43’ Browning shows the difficulty of expressing loves to a lover  while ‘Syntax’ takes a different approach, In Duffy's poem she writes about the difficulty of expressing her love to her significant other. The difference we find between these two poems is that one is about the difficulties of expressing love while the other expresses the difficulty of expressing your appreciation for said love.

The differences seen in both poems is because of the authors backgrounds which influence the meaning of there poems. The reasons for these differences is that both poets are born in different times where love is treated differently. In Browning's time love was about  cultivating and expressing, where love is slow while in Duffy's time love has becomes fast ,is more about experiences and feelings the reason for this is because in browning time her love was considered unconventional and was forbidden because of this her love is strained through these rules while Duffy's love can be let out as much as she wants because of this both writes write in different styles

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Love burns ,makes my heart blood boil
toll on my head I cant put behind
think of you all the time should be me
when your on my mind I cant be free
Oh I miss the days when our love was ripe
Oh now it hurts my heart like a spike
i wish to split ,to say Farwell
but loves not easy like a magic spell

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Reynolds review applauses Duffy's poem for being able to induce the heartbreak, emotions and impact of a real affair, he explains that he felt as if the poem had real sway and effect over his life as if he'd live though the story Duffy had wrote. With this reason he applauses the poem as it truly impacts you if you read it and her writing really provokes those who read it into feeling what she's wrote.

What i think is that Duffy's poems are able to conjure feelings of melancholy from reading stories of events that warm the heart. This is because her poems are trying to get the reader to feel the feelings she has felt and when reading these poems you fell as if you lived through these tales of forbidden love

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Sonnet 18 is a poem is a poem by Shakespeare where he describes the beauty of his lover. You can tell this when you read the first line where he says that he would compare his lover to a summer day. He describes his wife as colorful as the summer sky, rough like the flow of the wind and as gentle as the flowers which spring only during summer. He uses the summer because he describes her with a mood that's melancholy and summer is the a season full of many moments of remembrance.

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Duffy lived in Glasgow, Scotland, until age six, when she and her family moved to Stafford, England.Duffy grew up attending convent schools and began publishing her poetry in magazines at age 14. She later attended Liverpool University. After graduating with a degree in philosophy in 1977, Duffy set to work publishing several books and traveling to read and teach her poetry. She also worked as a poetry critic for The Guardian from 1988 to 1989 and as an editor for the poetry magazine Ambit. In 1996 she began lecturing in poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University, where she later became creative director of the Writing School.

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A sonnet often carry’s the tone of being reflective,introspective,resolusive with tones of romanticism.when sonnets are written writers use anaphoric techniques a lot in a attempt to get there major point across with repetitions they also use conceits alongside it to get there point across with the least amount of words with the most amount of detail and information or use similies which give the readers something in the text to compare and fimilairise themselves with or just allows them to understand it better.
Two structures of sonnets are the Shakespearean sonnet and the Petrarchan sonnet both of these sonnets have different origins and structures.the Shakespearean sonnet uses three quatrains and rhyming couplets while the patria han sonnet uses octaves and sestets and both have different origins the first in England and the other in Italy both in medieval times

The one question I have about sonnets is does the language of the country of origin for each sonnet affect the way the writers express there feelings into text and words and are the genres the same or different

EGR - Have you found any of our poems to be 'reflective, introspective, resolutive'?