Modern Library 100 Best Novels

L. Mencken is one of these persons. After reading the novel Mencken writes an excerpt to be published in the magazine Evening Sun, after all he is one of the leading literary critics of his time. In this essay we will discover how Mencken uses rhetorical devices to portray his thoughts of the novel, The Great Gatsby. First of all, in H. L. Mencken’s Argumentative Analysis, we see how he conveys his tone to show his views of Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby. The tone of this analysis is disinterested

I. Question/Issue Throughout the course of the novel, Nabokov mentions and references the theme of love, specifically when he recalls on Humbert’s feelings toward Lolita. As the narrator of the story, Humbert uses love as a willful and tenacious justification for his pedophilic tendencies toward nymphets like Lolita. As Lolita is only a young, undeveloped, and immature child, Humbert’s desire for Lolita is not only unreasonable and awkward, but also psychologically and physically obsessive; he is

The epic journey of a mentally deranged peodophile and his descent into complete and utter madness, accompanied by his fantasy girl. A girl that exists only to please and torment Humbert Humbert, the main character of Vladimir Nabokov's novel, Lolita. A novel that completely negates the female character, dehumanizing and objectifying them, to the point where they could easily be replaced by inanimate objects or abstract thoughts. This is done through the thoughts, comments, and actions of the

Good Afternoon Ms Atkinson and fellow peers, as you can see, the texts I have chosen to discuss with you are To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Lullaby by W. H . Auden, all of which have modernist themes, including conforming to traditional gender roles, time and love. To the Lighthouse revolves around the lives of the Ramsay family who are at their holiday house, hosting some guests, including Lily Briscoe (a painter) and Charles. The family are faced

prevalent. It is shown through Gatsby’s obsession with Daisy and the boys obsession with the Lisbon girls. In both of these novels, these people

used to emphasize the motif of isolation in novels The Catcher in the Rye and The Great Gatsby? 1. Intro/ background Highlighting the luscious American lifestyle, these novels both take place in New York City. The Great Gatsby during the roaring 20’s and The Catcher in the Rye during post World War II era. Both of these time frames in this vast city boasted a prosperous, thriving culture and was the embodiment of the American Dream itself. These novels, however, show us a different side of America

In Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, Humbert Humbert is a disgusting pedophile who took Lolita’s self-worth as he realizes his mistake as he is locked in prison until he dies. People are mistreated every day, but still rely on the abuser. Lolita may seem like a victim but she is really in control of everything which is seen in her controlling where they go, her manipulation of Humbert, and leaving right as soon as Humbert was not of any use to her. Reading through the story, people will think or see that

The truth, something that has been searched for since the beginning of time. Throughout history, man has been on a mission to discover the truth. To discover something that can bring greater value to our lives and reform the way we experience the world. It is through our quest for validity and authenticity that we find ourselves straying onto what we consider the opposite of truth, fiction. A place where anything is possible and everything is somewhat unexplainable. However as we examine fiction

Humans are made to have connections with one another. Imagine a life where someone has no friends or no loved ones. The purpose of life is to enjoy it and simply be good to people. The book The Catcher in the Rye consists of the main character, Holden Caulfield, wanting to feel a connection with someone. He is very lonely but finds that connection with Jane Gallagher. Furthermore, Holden wants to protect the innocent, especially the children, from a cruel adult world. In The Great Gatsby, Gatsby

In the novels The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, we see how truly artificial and stone cold people can really be, and how they will do anything and manipulate anyone just to get ahead of the others. People like these become isolated and alone. We see how other characters alienate themselves from society, because they do not like the way that it works. Finally, we see characters who are automatically isolated from society because they are pushed aside,