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The Great Gatsby Theme Essay
Themes of hope, success, and wealth overpower The Great Gatsby, leaving the reader with a new
way to look at the roaring twenties, showing that not everything was good in this era. F. Scott
Fitzgerald creates the characters in this book to live and recreate past memories and relationships.
This was evident with Gatsby and Daisy's relationship, Tom and Daisy's struggling marriage, and
Gatsby expecting so much of Daisy and wanting her to be the person she once was. The theme of
this novel is to acknowledge the past, but do not recreate and live in the past because then you will
not be living in the present, taking advantage of new opportunities. Gatsby has many issues of
repeating his past instead of living in the present. A common
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This is noticeable when he is talking to Nick. He thinks he can fix everything which we see when he
is talking to Nick, " ' I'm going to fix everything just the way it was before,' Gatsby said, and
nodding determinedly. 'She'll see.' "(110). At this point in the novel Gatsby sees how close his goal
is, but he feels that the only way to get Daisy is to repeat the past and ignore the present, so she can
feel the way she did about Gatsby before she met Tom. All the characters in this book will do
anything to repeat the past, and do not see all the opportunities in front of them. Yet they are living
in the roaring twenties
, when everyone was trying to move forward with there lives. This idea from
society is ironic to the characters in the book, because society is taking advantage of these
opportunities of being wealthy, getting jobs, and living in the moment. Ironically Daisy, Gatsby, and
Tom are living in the past, trying to take advantage of of opportunities that have already ended,
specifically with Gatsby and Daisy's relationship. Daisy throughout the novel was part of a failing
marriage, specifically her husband affair with Myrtle. In the beginning of the novel, Daisy did not
know she had an option to get out of her marriage, and could live a happier life with Gatsby. When
Daisy first learned of Tom's affair, she seemed embarrassed not for him but herself, considering this
was not the first time Tom has had an affair and
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1984 Theme Essay
Absolute control over society is the central theme in the novel, 1984, by George Orwell. One
method this power over society is exercised is use of language to manipulate and control people.
The story features a society called Oceania, which is located in the European region. In Oceania,
there is a form of totalitarian government called the Party which controls the entire society. The
Party controls thoughts by making certain words or phrases illegal. In addition, any anti–party
thoughts or motives are also deemed illegal. To control society, thoughts are monitored by
telescreens which read reactions and record speech. A force, called the Thought Police, is also
engaged to take power over and eliminate society's individual beliefs. The
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One illustration of the manipulation of language today is seen in politics. Politicians speak in a
certain manner that can affect the thought process of the listener. They carefully word their speech
so that it delivers the correct message to the listener's brain and creates a certain thought pattern that
is ideal for the speaker. For instance, if an idea can be spoken two separate ways and have the same
basic meaning, the politician will select a way that controls the way people think of your speech
overall by using different wording. In 1984, word manipulation similar to this technique is used. The
ministry branches, Ministry of Love, Ministry of Peace, Ministry of Plenty and Ministry of Truth, all
had opposite meanings. For example, the ministry of Peace was really the Ministry of War and the
Ministry of Love was really the Ministry of Law Enforcement and Punishment. This caused people
to think that the Ministries were better than they really were and they forgot about the bad things
they stood for. Another exploitation of language to achieve a message used by politicians is
repetition. This is when they repeat their main points over and over again until they make their idea
overly clear. This method makes the listeners remember what was said and not overlook it. This is
similar to 1984 because in
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Theme Essay Theme
Theme Essay Don't judge a book by it's cover. This theme shows up all over the story "The Girl who
was Born with only Two Arms and Two Legs" By Stuart Baum. People where they live have four
arms and four legs. Judging happens in many ways. In this story it happens in two ways. First off,
one judgeful way, in this book is looks. Secondly, another ways is acts and what happens. One
appropriate reason, of judging, is disformity. For example, Quarta is deformed because she has two
arms and two legs. In the story people call her a freak and barely anyone hangs out with her. This is
significant because it shows people judging her by deformity and looks. Another person being
judged is Shay. Shay has only two good working arms. Many people
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All Summer In A Day Theme Essay
The short sci–fi story All Summer in A Day by Ray Bradbury is about being treated as an outcast
and reveals the alienating effects that it may have. Sometimes this treatment is brought on by others.
In this case, Margot is treated in this harsh manner because she isn't the same as her classmates and
they desire to have the life experiences that she has. Being outcast may not be the only main theme
for this story in each reader's mind. All Summer in A Day provides a multitude of possible themes.
This may be the case, however, the children's physical and emotional abuse of Margot is extreme
and justifies this theme. As the time draws nearer for the sun to rise, Margot's classmates become
more brash and crue and at that moment, Margot is exponentially different from the other children in
hr class. This concept of being outcast and
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Even though Margot may not have treated them with complete kindness, this is no way to interact
with others. As the sun came closer, the children's behavior got worse. "Hey everyone, let's put her
in the closet before teacher comes!" (Bradbury, paragraph 26) said one boy. Overall, this behavior
that Margot's classmates display is rude at the very least and violent at the most. Some readers may
argue that this story has a different theme altogether. They may say that the story is about jealousy
or greed, speaking of the other children's need to see the sun and envy of Margot for remembering it.
This is because there's many possible main themes for All Summer in A Day. Each reader will
formulate a slightly different one. Some may even attempt to tie this story to abusive behavior,
claiming that the way Margot is treated by her classmates is abusive. The main theme in each
reader's mind truly depends on the views and opinions of the person creating
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The Great Gatsby Theme Essay
In the film The Great Gatsby the themes of love, greed and corruption of the American Dream are
all set in the jazz age of New York City. One of the most prevalent themes of the story is that of
love, as well as its fleetingness. There are no stable relationships in present. Daisy and Tom's
marriage has been damaged by affairs from early in its life. Tom's affair with a hotel chambermaid
soon after their honeymoon. By the time the novel begins, Daisy is well aware of Tom's regular
affairs, seeming to suffer in silence until Gatsby offers her a way out. Myrtle's relationship with Tom
is no stronger, obviously based on a physical attraction, especially on the part of Tom, who has little
time for Myrtle outside the bedroom. Myrtle appears to be loved by Wilson, but is unhappy in this
relationship, apparently
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Nick, the narrator, is unable to make commitments in his relationships, Jordan has had no lasting
relationship, discarding men when she has no further use for them. Partygoers are seen fighting with
spouses or else attend with mistresses or lovers. Only Gatsby seems capable of lasting love–his love
for Daisy is unshaken till the end. Yet this love is unrealistic–based not only on a relationship started
on a lie, but also needing a turning back of time to make it complete. However, Gatsby's "love" for
Daisy is not true love; it is infatuation based on objectification. She becomes the symbol of
everything he wants, rather than the complex human being she really is. The theme of corruption is
consistent throughout the film, every person involved in it somehow. Overall, the society in which
the film takes place is one of moral decadence. Whether their money is inherited or earned, its
inhabitant are morally decadent, living life in quest of cheap thrills and with no seeming moral
purpose to their lives. Any person who attempts to move up through the social classes becomes
corrupt in the
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Themes In The Open Window
Ah, 'The Open Window', I have to say that this story is, in sharp contrast to the other two, an
amazing piece of literary storytelling. The story 'The Open Window', written by Hector Hugh
Monroe, is a short but generally interesting book about a man called Framton and a little
misadventure of his at the hands of a young lady named Vera. In this story, H. H. Monroe,
commonly known as Saki does what he does best (and in grand style too!). Saki is known for his
wittiness and mischief in storytelling
, his satirization of
'Edwardian culture' has made him become commonly known as the master of short stories. In this
story, he showcases just the sort of literary works that gave him that title. Now, let me tell you a bit
about the literary devices
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It is a short and sweet collection of a few themes: Appearance vs. Reality, Sanity, and
Deceptiveness. Through this story, Saki intends to teach us that everything is not always as it seems.
Vera, who uses a real object; the window to draw in her victim (and for a while, us too!), tells
Framton a story that appears to be possible because it was told so darn well! Mrs. Sappleton walks
in, unknowing what just transpired, and begins to talk about reality ("I hope you don't mind...
anniversary.): That her husband and brothers had gone hunting, but never died and are actually
going to return. This makes Framton think that Mrs. Sappleton was crazy, boy was he wrong. Since
he already held Vera's story as the truth, he does not believe when he see's Mrs. Sappleton looking
out the window with joy, but just a glimpse of three men and a dog moving their way was enough to
make him take to his heels in most hilarious fashion! That's why one should always be aware for
deceptive people. If you've never read Saki's books before (as I assume both of us haven't), you
would be completely fooled into believing Vera's story. Also, if the reader can believe this story, that
means the reader can also be fooled by a good
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Theme Of Madame Bovary
In Madame Bovary, Flaubert manipulates the settings in order to illustrate the progression of
Emma's deteriorating state of mind. Each location within Emma's world holds a distinct reality and
expectation she must live according to, due to the strong influence it has on her state of mind.
Within each city Emma undergoes specific types of emotions and attachments that essentially
become the drive to her great depression. Tostes, Yonville, Rouen
, and Paris bind together for a
single purpose in order to display the overall theme of dissatisfaction and repression, which
ultimately become the reason for Emma's ironic death.
The city of Tostes commences the start of Emma's journey by serving as an actual representation of
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THe ball serves as a reflection upon her perfectionism and idealism, cultivated in a separate, outside
world she's left only to imagine. It mirrors her extreme naivete when she observes each and every
detail of the ball such as, "the clear complexion that is heightened by the pallor of porcelain, the
shimmer of satin, and the veneer of old furniture" (35). Emma's distinctive vivid imagination results
in an interference within reality when Charles discovers the "cigar–case with a green silk border"
(37) on their way home from the ball at La Vaubyessard. For Emma, the case comes to symbolize all
the allure, sentimental relationship of the ball itself, and the universe of highborn simplicity and
extravagance it represents. Despite the fact that, she sees the physical, subtle elements of the "ideal"
setting of the ball, she doesn't consider the entanglements of what this sort of way of life may bring
– desire, triviality, or depression. The unfulfilled desires experienced from the sumptuous ball result
in Emma's frustration increasing as she comes to notice that her longing for an upscale lifestyle soon
become diminished by the deterioration of her state of
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Fahrenheit 451 Theme Essay
The book Fahrenheit 451 is a book that promotes many themes and morals. There are more than just
a few themes we can see in this story, some of them quite different to the others. Some of this has to
do with violence, in the book we read about how young people go around killing others just like
them or sometimes just because they are a bit different, which shouldn't matter, another one about
how the citizens are not satisfied with how they're living their lives. What if many of them actually
found appealing or amazing the art of writing but weren't able to pursue that because in that society
it wasn't right to do that, it was more like a crime.
Even though there are a lot more than these themes in the story, I will be focusing on the three
themes I find the most important and had a greater appearance on the whole book. The first theme I
decided to discuss is "books". When reading the story we don't find many books but we all know the
main focus of the story is books and literature. In Fahrenheit 451 having a book is a big crime, that
big that they would even burn your house down, although the only thing that burns is the inside
since houses there are fireproof. Through out the story the idea of books are discussed and even the
main character, Guy Montag, finds himself drawn into the idea of books. I thing that got me
thinking was that knowing the content of book was no crime, but why does
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It was the theme that captured most of my attention. It got me thinking if some time in the future our
world will be like this. Nowadays you can have almost every book online or in a e–reader. Going
back to the book, technology is one of the most important factors in the book. Without it, it wouldn't
have much of a problem. In the story we could see how attached people were to the television. For
example, Mildred watched the TV constantly, with her friends or by herself. The television was what
made people
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The Theme Of Fences, By August Wilson
Everyone has unique talents and interests. It is because of these interests that people develop their
own dreams and aspirations for their future. These dreams may be about career or finding happiness
or even about family. There are many hurdles in the path to achieving dreams. In the play, Fences,
August Wilson centralizes many conflicts in the plot around each individual character's pursuit of
their dreams and aspirations and the difficulties they face. Although there are many different themes
in this play, the main theme concerns the pain and suffering that individuals go through to get a
chance to fulfill their dreams and how the characters cope with the failure to achieve their dreams
due to various reasons like, racial
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What you talking about Jackie Robinson
. Jackie Robinson wasn 't nobody" (Wilson 10). Even
though Jackie Robinson was the first black person to play in the major leagues, Troy looks down at
him because of jealousy as he was able to achieve something Troy dreamed of but couldn't. Troy's
feelings about the discrimination were evident from the beginning of the book.
He first talks about his opinion on the discrimination in sports when Rose tells him about his son,
Cory, wanting to play college football. In his words, he said, "I told that boy about that football
stuff. The white man ain't gonna let him get nowhere with that football" (Wilson 8). Due to his
failure to achieve his dream, he disapproves when his son wants to play football. Because of Troy's
failure in sports, his pain reflected on his son who also had a similar dream. He doesn't want his son
to go through the same pain he went through when he tried to join major league baseball
. He wanted
his son to be successful at getting a job that would feed him and not rely on sports because Tory
knew that Cory wouldn't get a chance. Troy was also skeptical when his first son, Lyons wanted to
play jazz music for a living. Troy didn't want to even loan him any money to help him and tried to
convince him take the job picking up trash. When Lyons finally got his chance as a musician, Troy
refused to go see him play.
After quitting baseball
, Troy went to work as a sanitation worker in
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The Odyssey And Its Themes Essay
The Odyssey and Its Themes
Homer's great literary classic, The Odyssey, represents and illustrates many emotional and mental
values. All of these values can be classified under three different main themes that are constant
throughout the epic tale. These themes are: A boy's struggle to be a man, a king's struggle to reclaim
his kingdom, and a man's struggle to return home. As one reads this book it will become more and
more evident to them that a man's struggle to get home is the most important theme throughout
Homer's adventure.
In The Odyssey
, Odysseus
's longing for his home and family is what drives the story. That is his one
goal in the entire book, and that really states something about his character. In Book 5 we are
first
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Some of the obstacles included the Lotus–Eaters, Cyclops, Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis. In many
ways these creatures and temptations represent all obstacles that get in the way of goals. They are
the classic feat that the protagonist, Odysseus, must overcome to get to his goal, home. One of the
most fearsome, brutish obstacles was Polyphemus, the Cyclops. Polyphemus ends up destroying a
large portion of Odysseus's crew as described in lines 746–752. 'Neither reply nor pity came from
him, but in one stride he clutched at my companions and caught two in his hands like squirming
puppies to beat their brains out, spattering the floor. Then he dismembered them and made his
meal…'; This descriptive brutality shows you just how much a gigantic, intimidating
obstacle Polyphemus was. Another one of these obstacles was Scylla. Scylla's attack was described
in lines 1338–1343. ' Then Scylla made her strike, whisking six of my best men from the ship. I
happened to glance aft at ship and oarsmen and caught sight of their arms and legs dangling high
overhead.'; This is yet another grim reminder of just how determined Odysseus is to get to his home
and family.
Throughout The Odyssey, Odysseus is warned many times of the perils and difficulty of his journey.
All through these times it seems that Odysseus will never get home, but he never loses hope. In
Book 11, Odysseus ventures into hell to meet with the great prophet, Teiresias. Teiresias
prophesizes, 'But anguish lies
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Themes of The Great Gatsby Essay
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a story that has many different themes. Fitzgerald shows
the themes that he uses through his character's desires and actions. This novel has themes in it that
we deal with in our everyday life. It has themes that deal with our personal lives and themes that
deal with what's right and what's wrong. There are also themes that have to do with materialistic
items that we deal desire on a daily basis. Fitzgerald focuses on the themes of corrupted love,
immorality, and the American Dream in order to tell a story that is entertaining to his readers. Love
is a feeling between two people that comes with lots of emotions, respect, commitment, trust,
honesty, and many other values. In the story The Great
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This shows that not only Tom and Daisy are unfaithful and immoral in their relationship but neither
is Tom's Mistress, who also would have to be in a corrupted relationship if she is cheating on her
husband. Good morals and values are considered to be good qualities in most people's perspective.
In Fitzgerald's, morality is something that many characters lack. Murder, bootlegging, and adultery
are all traits that the characters in the novel possess. Myrtle Wilson is one of the two characters that
is murdered in the story. In this conversation between Nick and Gatsby, "'Well, I tried to swing the
wheel–' He broke off and suddenly I guessed the truth. 'Was Daisy driving?' 'Yes'" Gatsby reveals
the truth about who was driving (Fitzgerald 143). This proves that Daisy was driving when Myrtle
was hit and killed. Gatsby is also murdered in the story. George Wilson, Myrtle's husband, kills
Gatsby because he is told that Gatsby is who killed his wife. Hickey writes, "He shot Gatsby and
killed himself," talking about George when he goes to Gatsby's house in pursuit to Murder Gatsby
(4). This proves that George murdered Gatsby. Murder is just one of the traits that these characters
possess. Bootlegging is also one of them. This is how Gatsby makes his money and becomes so
wealthy. Here Fitzgerald shows us immoral was of making money: I found out what your 'drug–
stores' were. He turned to us and spoke rapidly. He and this Wolfsheim bought up a lot of side–street
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Fences Theme Essay
Rylee Ray
5th Period
March 27, 2017
Fences Essay Although the play is mainly concerned with money, whether it's owning it, paying it or
earning it; Wilson uses vivid language to develop different themes. Some of the themes he uses to
develop commerce are the desire to escape, and betrayal. The next few paragraphs will discuss these
themes and how Wilson uses language to develop them. One of the major themes Wilson developed
was the desire to escape. Throughout the play Troy makes many mistakes that have to do with not
being happy, for example, cheating on his wife. This is where the money comes into play; because
Troy provides his for his family by having a stable job, and giving them a roof over their head he
feels he deserves to be unfaithful,
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Almost everyone Troy encounters in the play, he betrays, for example taking away his son's dreams,
and locking away his brother. One person Troy betrays is his son, Cory, out of spite and jealousy.
Since Troy is Cory's father he feels he can control his life even if it means hurting Cory, one way he
does this is by taking away his dream, "Papa done went up to the school and told Coach Zellman I
can't play football no more." (Act 1 Scene 4) Troy knows that this is what Cory wants to do, he
wants to play professional football. Due to the fact that Troy's baseball dream did not come true, he
pulled Cory out of football, claiming that it was for his own good when in reality it was out of
jealousy. Troy also betrays his brother by locking him in a mental hospital. In the beginning of the
play, Troy claims he wants his brother to be free and explains that nobody should be locked up.
Then towards the end of the play Rose tells Troy, "I said send him to the hospital, you said let him
be free... now you done went down there and signed him to the hospital for half of his money." Troy
claims he wants his brother to be happy but truthfully he wanted half of Gabriel's money, and just
did not want to admit it. In order to receive half of the money Troy took away Gabriel's happiness
and betrayed
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Macbeth Theme Essay
The play, Macbeth, Macbeth and his wife kill the king of Scotland so Macbeth can become king. As
a result, of the witches since they told him about the prophecy and how he would become king. He
eventually does more evil things which fills Lady Macbeth with guilt. She ends up killing herself
and Macbeth ends up dying. In the play, there are numerous of themes that you can see and
examples that you can find. There are five themes that we have discussed in class which are
ambition, guilt, things are not what they seem, fate versus free will, and nature versus the unnatural.
One of the five themes in Macbeth that we discussed is ambition. I believe the meaning of ambition
is the desire to do something whether it is bad or good. In addition, I
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The killing of his family is his motivation for him to kill Macbeth because he wants to get revenge.
Furthermore, ambition is desire of doing something that is good or bad like revenge. Also, when
Malcolm heard what happened to Macduff's family and how Scotland has become after being ruled
by Macbeth, it made him want to kill Macbeth.
Another theme in Macbeth is guilt. I believe that guilt is feeling bad for something that you have
done to someone or something. In addition, guilt can destroy you and/or eat at you. It could even
drive you to do something like it did to Macduff. Macduff went to England and left his family
behind so that he could get Malcolm to come back and be king. When he left to get Malcolm,
Macbeth killed his entire family. He felt guilty for living his family alone in Scotland without
protection. Similarly to ambition, his guilt drove him to kill Macbeth. Another example of guilt is
Lady Macbeth sleeping walking towards the end of the play. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth killed the
king of Scotland (Duncan) and she is feeling guilty for what she has done. Also, she doesn't like
what her husband has done like killing Macduff's whole family. She feels as if she was responsible
for that. In a result of that she ends up sleep walking and eventually killing herself because she
couldn't live with the guilt anymore. The guilt of killing Duncan literally ate at Lady Macbeth and
destroyed her to the point of suicide. Macbeth feels guilty for killing Duncan.
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How to Write a Theme Analysis
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– How to Write a Theme Analysis Essay
(5–Paragraphs)
The theme is a recurring element throughout literature, movies, and art, which offers the
reader/viewer a deeper meaning, a deeper understanding about fundamental ideas in life, and a
moral or life lesson.
Essay writing
When writing about the theme, the writer should keep in mind that he/she will write an analysis of a
theme that appears in either a text or movie that argues a specific point. The writer's aim in this type
of essay is to pick a theme from a text or movie and write about what that theme does for the story
or what that theme makes the reader realize about that story and/or life itself. The best way to come
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SECOND
Follow the format/recipe for the FIRST BODY paragraph.
a) Pick one scene from the text or movie that shows how the theme relates to the aspect that you are
writing about (e.g. character, plot, setting, life, etc). Write no more than 2–3 sentences to summarize
this scene. For example, if you are applying the theme to a character, then pick one scene that
strictly connects the theme with this character.
b) Pick one brief quote from this scene that supports the direction of your essay. The quote from the
text or movie should show how this theme reveals the aspect that you are writing about.
c) Write 3–4 sentences that provide an analysis of the scene and quote. The analysis should include
an explication of this scene and quote, and it should tell what this scene and quote reveal about the
theme and aspect that you are writing about.
d) Write 1 closing sentence that will seal off the paragraph.
THIRD
Follow the format/recipe for the SECOND BODY paragraph.
a) Use a transitional phrase and pick another scene from the text or movie that shows how the theme
relates to the aspect that you are writing about. Write no more than 2–3 sentences to summarize this
scene.
b) Pick another brief quote from this scene that supports your discussion of the theme and its
relation to the aspect that you are writing about.
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Thesis Statement Vs Theme Essay
Despite how similar they seem, thesis statements and themes are very different and have very little
in common. Themes tend to be more the idea you get after reading a book and reflecting about it,
while a thesis statement is a debatable statement that the author puts in the book. A thesis statement
would be specifically stated in the text. A theme and thesis statement tend to be in two different
types of written works, explained later in the text. The one similarity that themes and thesis
statements have, is the fact that they both give you an idea of what the text being read is about. In
general, themes and thesis statements have many differences and only a couple similarities.
Themes tend to be presented in a work of fiction
, rather than in nonfiction and are much more
obscure. For example, a drama or tragedy such as Oedipus Rex has the theme of not being able to
escape fate, rather than having a brusquely stated thesis statement. The theme must be deduced by
the reader/watcher after finishing and reflecting upon the play. Themes also tend to be an idea or
message that is given to the reader.
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Thesis statements tend to come from nonfiction texts, and are directly stated by the author, with no
wiggle room for interpreting the meaning as any different than it is stated. Thesis statements are also
debatable arguments, which is what makes them a thesis. They are also stated early in the nonfiction
or other work the thesis is present in. The work that the thesis statement is in does not have to be
reflected upon in order to understand the thesis statement, and the reading can hasten with the reader
still holding understanding after reading. Thesis statements are very easy to understand unlike their
theme counterpart, which makes them easier to find. These factors are what make themes and thesis
statements so very
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King Lear: Themes Essay
King Lear: Themes
Many themes are evident in King Lear, but perhaps one of the most prevalent relates to the theme of
justice. Shakespeare has developed a tragedy that allows us to see man's decent into chaos. Although
Lear is perceived as "a man more sinned against than sinning" (p.62), the treatment of the main
characters encourages the reader to reflect on the presence or lack of justice in this world. The
characters also vary in their inclination to view the world from either a fatalistic or moralistic point
of view, depending on their beliefs about the presence or absence of a higher power. The theme of
justice in relation to higher powers can be illustrated from the perspective of King Lear
,
Gloucester, and Edgar.
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For these "sins" he is punished when Goneril and Reagan turn on him and Cordelia dies. Thus, it
would seem that justice is served. However, Holloway (1961) suggests that Lear suffers more for his
"sins" than seems reasonable. Holloway sums up this concept as follows: "the world can be to
mankind, and has been to Lear, a rack: a scene of suffering reiterated past all probability or reason"
(p.506). Gloucester plays a parallel role to Lear in the play. He is elderly, gullible and taken in by his
children. Again, the natural unit of the family is disturbed for Gloucester has a bastard son who is
his downfall. However, unlike
Lear, he is not weak and infirm and is more good– natured and brave. Like Lear, Gloucester makes
reference to Nature. However, Greer (1986) feels that Gloucester views Nature as neutral and sees it
existing only for man's benefit: These late eclipses in the sun and moon portend no good to us.
Though the wisdom of nature can reason it thus and thus, yet nature finds itself scourged by the
sequent effects (p.15). Rather than blame Nature, Gloucester is aware that his problems are a result
of his own foolishness. He does not feel that the gods are necessary to explain Edmund
's treason or
Cornwall's brutality.
However, he does make clear his belief that the gods are not interested in the
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Harrison Bergeron Theme Essay
Theme is a concept that can be related to all works of literature ranging from short stories to novels.
Theme, which is sometimes used in the same sense as motif to signify recurring concepts in
literature, refers mainly to the arguments or general ideas expressed by a literary work, whether it is
implied or explicitly stated. In the short story "
Harrison Bergeron
" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. theme
played a vital role in the stories general setup. "Harrison Bergeron" theme was on a general basic of
equality. Equality is a subject that is very touchy and most do not know how to conquer or talk about
it, but Vonnegut captured it in his story "Harrison Bergeron." According to Vonnegut and his them
equality could be obtained by these three main
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And George, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicap radio in his
ear. . . Every twenty seconds or so, the transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people .
. . from taking advantage of their brains (Vonnegut 235)." This showed in the story how the author
tried to make everyone have the same intelligence.
Another one of the main objectives in the story "Harrison Bergeron" was that everyone must have
the same strengths and weaknesses. It was shown an ample amount of times in the story that "all this
quality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the constitution (Vonnegut 234)."
One person that was really affected by this amendment, because he was considered strong, was
Harrison. He was taken from his parents at the young age of 14, and had many handicaps. "Nobody
had ever borne heavier handicaps (Vonnegut 236)" than Harrison. The government knew that he was
of the strong, and the ladies considered him handsome, so they made sure that his handicaps would
make him look as if he was a hideous creature. This is one main point which showed that everyone
must have the same strengths and weaknesses and if they did not and broke loss of the handicaps
they would die or be kill like Harrison was.
Last but not least, one of the themes objectives was to make everyone look alike and be or the
normal and not elite. This is something that truly can not
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Theme Essay
In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare portrays the theme love, but what is love? Love is a
variety of different feelings from impersonal affection. It is expressed in so many different attitudes
that it is indescribable. It is unpredictable and you never know what to expect. Love is a common
theme because it can be portrayed in so many different ways depending on the writer. Shakespeare
wrote about love because of his nature and because it created such an interesting story. In the play,
love is presented as unfair, passionate, misleading, and mysterious. Love is unfair because of the
issue with Egeus and his daughter Hermia. Egeus demands Demetrius to marry Hermia, but Hermia
is in love with Lysander. First, Egeus says, "Stand forth, Demetrius– My noble lord, this man hath
my consent to marry her. Stand forth, Lysander– And my gracious duke, this man hath bewitched
the bosom of my child." (Shakespeare 9) Egeus
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First, Lysander tells her, "There, gentle Hermia, may I marry thee; And to that place the sharp
Athenian law cannot pursue us." (Shakespeare 17) Lysander does not like the situation going on. He
asks Hermia to marry him, so they can run away and so she is not being forced to marry someone
she does not want to. Next, Hermia says, "If then two lovers have been ever crossed, It stands as an
edict in destiny." (Shakespeare 17) She agrees to elope with Lysander. She tells him that there is
nothing that could ever come between them because their love is destiny and they will be together
forever. Then, Hermia confides her love for Lysander: "No? Then I will perceive you are not nigh.
Either death or you I'll find immediately." (Shakespeare 65) She says she is willing to do anything to
be with Lysander. She wants to spend every second with him and is nothing without him. Although
love can have its ups and downs, it is everything including
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TKAM Theme Essay
One theme in TKAM that is still present in today's society is how racism can split people apart. An
example of this theme is when the case and the kids are listening and jem hears that they are going
to kill him. After this happens Jem can't believe it and does not really talk about it again because it
was a really bad moment for Jem. "His face was streaked with angry tears as we made our way
through the cheerful crowd, it ain't right"(Lee 113). Jem witnesses this and realizes that it is wrong
and that based on the colour of their skin that they should not be treated differently. This relates to
the real world because it is all around. The very short time that president Donald Trump has been
our president he has made some very different decision. One of them happens to be a ban on
immigration because he does not want that certain race in america." A 90–day hold on admitting any
national from 7 major muslim countries"(vox.com) I think that this is sad because you should not
discriminate against this certain race of people.
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A book example is when Scout wants to dress like a guy and Aunt A does not like that she is
dressing like a guy because she wants her to dress like a woman not a man."it would be many years
before I became interested in boys, I would never be interested in clothes"(Lee, 68). I think that this
is not right because that is how sout wants to dress and Aunt A should just accept it will not work
because it's hard to change how someone lives. The real world example is when Trump got elected
and there were unhappy people. "We live and work amongst his kind every day out here" (ew.com).
I believe that people don't like Trump because he is a wealthy man and they won't accept that Trump
is their president. And I think that we should just accept it they might not like him but that is ok you
don't have to like everyone but they should just accept
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Story Of An Hour Theme Essay
In "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin, there are many different themes that depicts the
relationship between Mr. And Mrs. Mallard throughout the story. These themes such as freedom,
confinement, loss of self, escape and alienation. These themes shows the life of a woman's life in the
mid 1800's, irony and marriage
. The apparent death of Mrs. Mallard's husband shows us that she
was living a life without freedom, suggesting that marriage in any form is confining.
Upon hearing the death of her husband's, Mrs. Mallard went through many different emotions. The
first emotion is grief, the author tried to compare Mrs. Mallard to other women that would've
responded to the news of their husbands death with "paralyzed inability" ( "she
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They was confined with living through a man, a woman was never seen as an equal even in an
loving relationship. Woman in this time was basically living there lives through their significant
others, they wasn't expected to live life how they wanted just to live life how their men wanted and
would end up loosing their selves in the process. The confinement in the story "the Story of an
Hour" portrays that Mrs. Mallard was controlled by this marriage. Even though Mr. Mallard Treated
her fairly, and she loved him occasionally, she still wanted and out. She wanted to escape this
marriage because she felt like she was being controlled by it and she wanted to be herself . She
believed that marriages robes people of independence, she also believed that all women and men
oppress one another even if they do it out of the goodness of their heart. Everyone needs a break at
some point which is why she was so over joyed that she thought that her husband had died. She felt
like she was in control again of her life. Usually persons would just say why not get a divorce, but in
that time back in the day divorce wasn't anything easy. Society back then is also a confinement
because it didn't like change. As we can see that Mrs. Mallard is free different in her conformist
society, which is a great taboo. In the story Mrs. Mallard never given a first name throughout the
story, Mr. Mallard is given a
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