The Great Gatsby is a bold and damning social commentary of America which critiques its degeneration from a nation of infinite hope and opportunity to a place of moral destitution. The novel is set during the Roaring Twenties, an era of outrageous excesses, wild lavish parties and sadly, an era of regret and lost potential. […]
Essay on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., A Political Icon
There are a select few individuals who have come variously to be called “great” or “brilliant” because they and their accomplishments have forever changed society and the world. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of those individuals. Martin Luther King’s contributions to history place him in this inimitable position. One of the great figures […]
The Results of Keeping Secrets in the Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald Essay
In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby, a novel set in The Roaring Twenties, portraying a flamboyant and immortal society of the ‘20s where the economy booms, and prohibition leads to organized crimes. Readers follow the journey about a young man named Jay Gatsby, an extravagant mysterious neighbor of the narrator, Nick Carraway. […]
Religion Essay
“Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived,” was a statement made by Oscar Wilde. (Dawkins, pg. 222) In Richard Dawkins book, “The God Delusion,” regards the argument of the supernatural being in religion being not feasible. Richard Dawkins proposes his argument “with rigor and wit, Dawkins eviscerates the arguments for […]
Solidarity: Living with Others in Mind Essay
Pope Francis said, “The culture of solidarity means seeing others not as rivals or statistics, but brothers and sisters.” Solidarity is a word casually thrown around in theology. My view of solidarity is constantly changing. After interacting with new people and now that I have a deeper insight into theological studies, I found that solidarity […]
East of Eden by John Steinbeck Essay
The religious demographic that John Steinbeck’s literary classic, “East of Eden”, conveys is that of an understanding and appreciation of the concepts regarding human nature and its morality, freedom, and timshel – or ability to choose between right and wrong. Pelagius, Augustine, and Luther treat the topic of man’s “endless struggle between good and evil” […]
A Clean, Well-Lighted Place Essay
Human Life: Torture of the MindErnest Hemingway captures the essence and origins of nihilistic thought in “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”, written in a time of religious and moral confusion shortly after The Great War. The ideas expressed in this short story represent the post World War 1 thinking of Hemingway, and the notoriously nihilistic Lost […]
Essay about Symbols and Symbolism in John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath
Symbols and Symbolism in John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath Symbolism in The Grapes of Wrath is extremely complex, with many images drawn from the Old and New Testaments. However, Steinbeck as usual was eclectic in his use of symbols, and a great deal of the novel is given to either pagan and universal archetypes, […]
The Supernatural in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Essay
If you can get past most of the superficial and unlikeable characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray, this story does indeed have its place in the horror genre. While I understand the setting and the characters were a reflection of the actual class distinctions during the Victorian time period, I found the shallowness and […]
Modern Witchcraft and the Witch Trials Essay
For hundreds of years people were tortured and executed, because they were believed to be witches. Based on three primary accounts by Pope The French novelist, Victor Hugo, once said, “There is in every village a torch- the school teacher; and an extinguisher; the priest.” Although Victor Hugo lived in the age of modernism, the […]