Stereotypes In The Great Gatsby

There 's a queue of people outside the church 's doors, the hungry line the street. Faces with unshaven beards, piles of shopping bags, and shabby clothes all standing outside the Church of the Apostles waiting just to be fed. With our country 's hunger issues growing larger in parallel with our elites power, Anna Quindlen exposes one of America 's growing economic issues to the everyday American. Anna Quindlen’s informative use of logos perpetuates the connection between our countries elite and its hungry. For twenty five years the church of the apostles in New York has fed the homeless every morning, never missing a single day.

In the Non-Fiction by Jon Krakauer, Into The Wild, we are introduced to the eccentric mind of 24 year old Christopher Johnson McCandless. Chris came from a family who was financially stable. When he graduated from Emory University, Christopher Johnson McCandless took off without the awareness of his loved ones, gave all his savings to OXFAM, destroyed everything in his wallet, and reinvented a whole new life for himself. In my opinion, I think what McCandless did is something to be admired. He did so many things without the need of a companion or society in general.

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, develops the theme of wealth and materialism all throughout the book. Fitzgerald uses wealth and materialism as a large motivator for the relationship status of the characters, motivation of the characters, and their outcomes as well. In the beginning of the book, Nick establishes himself as someone who has had many advantages in life. Two of these advantages are that Nick has a rich family and attended an Ivy League school for his education. Although Nick is not as wealthy as Tom and Daisy, they see him as enough of a socially acceptable person to invite him to their house.

The illness rapidly hit its “tipping point.” I think that is what the author is trying to explain to us. Everything like the increase in buying hushpuppies, to bad things like a syphilis epidemic has it’s breaking point known as it’s tipping point. Finally,this book is something extraordinary. It opens the human eye and shows that we should be more observant and pay more attention. Overall, this book has a lot of good points and very useful ideas to learn from.

Tom, a wealthy powerful man living in East Egg getting all his money from his parents, never having to work in his life. Tom was born in the American Dream. Wilson, a garage owner in in Valley of Ashes living above their garage saving up money to live his dream. Move away with his

Unlike Willy, he is seen to have more reason throughout the play. More self-conscious and aware, Charley becomes successful in the business world. His parenting style is superior compared to Willy’s, in which he gives his son, Bernard, valid advice and guidance. His accomplishment as a father is show when Bernard become a super-powerful lawyer in a supreme court case. “Willy: [the last to leave, turning to Charley]: I don’t think that was funny, Charley.

The war years marked the rise of the United States as having world power. During the war, the federal government intruded in the economy and influenced people’s everyday lives as never before. American leaders believed the nation’s future and prosperity and security depended on other lands and the influences from around the world. Economic bonds also allowed political impacts to be exercised abroad and helped spread the American way of life. Hawaiian Annexation and the Spanish-American war we learn many connections about the U.S. involvement.

Along with the Great depression, being a sad and hurtful time, the americans came together and they reunited with their government in a brand new way. President Franklin helped the citizens of the Unites States tremendously and he opened new paths to new possibilities. The trials brought forth that day changed america

Before World War I the world’s most powerful countries were fraught with nationalistic ideals that increased friction amongst them. With the start of a Second Industrial Revolution, these countries, such as Great Britain, Russia, France, Austria-Hungary, and Germany, developed exponentially economically and produced complex realignments socially and politically. World War I, although seemingly sudden, was not a surprise; however, the consequences of the war did change the world. The impact the Second Industrial Revolution had on countries was the kick start of growth from a recession that hurt everyone. Along with economic growth came the increase in nationalism, war, and the fight for expansion.

Hastened by the Civil War, the years after and leading up to WWI found the United States in the throws of dramatic social change. The shift to an industrial society, city expansion, immigration and a growing consumer culture all played a major role in the reexaminations of cultural and political practices. At the forefront of the changes was a crisis about individualism. The achievement of the individual was becoming difficult to see with the rise of bigger corporations and rapid industrialization. This brought up the question of how to judge individual achievement in the face of a society where it was increasingly difficult to judge.