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Automobiles & Reckless Driving in The Great Gatsby
Automobiles play a central role in both the plot and the symbolic meanings which Fitzgerald develops in The Great Gatsby. How do the novel's careless drivers expose the moral decay of the modern era?
Automobiles & Reckless Driving in The Great Gatsby
Automobiles play a central role in both the plot and the symbolic meanings which Fitzgerald develops in The Great Gatsby. How do the novel's careless drivers expose the moral decay of the modern era?
Rhetorical Devices in Julius Caesar: Mark Anton...
William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar is a treasure trove of rhetorical devices. What devices does Mark Antony employ in his famous speech at Caesar’s funeral?
Rhetorical Devices in Julius Caesar: Mark Anton...
William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar is a treasure trove of rhetorical devices. What devices does Mark Antony employ in his famous speech at Caesar’s funeral?
Teaching Macbeth: Duality, Role Reversal, & Psy...
Shakespeare's Macbeth has been celebrated as a play with unprecedented psychological complexity. Each character is constructed as the site of dual and dueling personality traits!
Teaching Macbeth: Duality, Role Reversal, & Psy...
Shakespeare's Macbeth has been celebrated as a play with unprecedented psychological complexity. Each character is constructed as the site of dual and dueling personality traits!
The Great Gatsby: A Mystery Novel?
How does Fitzgerald rework the genre conventions of the mystery novel in The Great Gatsby? Can framing the book as a mystery novel help to make it more engaging for students?
The Great Gatsby: A Mystery Novel?
How does Fitzgerald rework the genre conventions of the mystery novel in The Great Gatsby? Can framing the book as a mystery novel help to make it more engaging for students?
Color Symbolism in The Great Gatsby
Fitzgerald endows the colors in his novel with symbolic significance. What does each color symbolize? Why might Fitzgerald endow each color with dualistic meanings?
Color Symbolism in The Great Gatsby
Fitzgerald endows the colors in his novel with symbolic significance. What does each color symbolize? Why might Fitzgerald endow each color with dualistic meanings?
The Motif of Houses in The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a novel filled with houses. Why do so many chapters feature house tours and house parties? What do the houses reveal about their owners?
The Motif of Houses in The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a novel filled with houses. Why do so many chapters feature house tours and house parties? What do the houses reveal about their owners?