... most prominent delusion is that success is dependant upon being well-liked and having personal attractiveness. Willy builds his entire life around this idea and teaches it to his children. When Willy was young, he had met a man named Dave Singleman who was so well-liked that he was able to ... with his father. Another theme of Death of a Salesman is the old order of agrarian pride and nobility versus the new order of industrialization. In the beginning of the play, Willy foreshadows this theme by criticizing the changes brought about by industrialization. "The street is lined with cars....

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

... Great Gatsby "I"m going to fix everything just the way it was before . She"ll see" (117). This statement by Jay Gatsby optimizes his drive and desire to recapture the love of his dream girl. After 5 years away from his darling Daisy Fay, a stunning, privileged woman, Gatsby is brought back to ... teen years when he had spent some time with a wealthy man named Dan Cody. When Gatsby was 17, he met Cody while Cody was dropping anchor in Lake Superior. They bonded through their 5 years they circumnavigated the continent together until Dan Cody's inhospitable death when he was 50. He left his...

• Word Count: 1300
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... was courted by a number of officers, including Gatsby. She fell in love with Gatsby and promised to wait for him. However, Daisy harbors a deep need to be loved, and when a wealthy, powerful young man named Tom Buchanan asked her to marry him, Daisy decided not to wait for Gatsby after all ... Tom Buchanan: Daisy's wealthy husband, which once was a member of Nick's social club at Yale. His social attitudes are laced with racism and sexism, and he never considers trying to live up to the moral standards from those around him. Tom has no moral qualms because he had an affair ... down gar...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... on various subjects. During the evening, Nick receives information from Jordan regarding his cousin's marriage. He learns about Tom Buchanan's affair with a woman named Myrtle Wilson, who lives in the valley of the ashes. Myrtle is an independent woman who is desperately trying to get ahead in life. In ... certain moral code in which he obviously can not. For instance, Tom simply treats Myrtle as an object of his desire. Tom's social attitude could be attributed to the incident in which Myrtle and Tom begin to argue about Daisy. Tom demands that Myrtle refrain from saying Daisy's name, ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... important phone call. In his haste to get back Alex runs a red light. As his car goes through the intersection it is hit in the passenger side by a truck. Following the accident Jenny and Alex are taken to the hospital by ambulance. In this scene we see Alex conscious with some ... She now knows that he is almost entirely responsible for Jenny's death. Katherine is outraged and locks herself away until he is gone on his trip. While away some important events will occur. First, Adam meets Katherine accidentally on the street by bumping into her trying to take the same cab. From ... con...

• Word Count: 1998
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School