Frankenstein-POV

"You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accopmanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings" (pg 1). Robert Walton is the first narrator in the story and he speaks through the letters he writes to his sister, Margaret. He is an explorer journeying to the north pole to reveal and understand its mysteries. During his travels, he finds a man emaciated and close to death. He nurses him back to health and the reader discovers that the man is Victor Frankenstein, the person who created the monster. In Walton's letter to his sister Frankenstein tells Walton about his life and what he had done in creating the monster. The story is in Victor's point of view until page seventy. The monster tells Frankenstein what he had done in his life so far and how he had survived by himself. The reader feels more sympathetic toward the creature because he expresses his sadness and misery because of his loneliness.

Frankenstein-Benevolence

"And yet you rescued me from a strange and perilous situation: you have benevolently restored me to life" (pg 9). Robert had found Victor emaciated and near dead and he decided to help him out. Victor has many benevolent people in his life. He describes his parents as benevolent and his professor. Robert was benevolent to Victor because he nursed a stranger back to health and gave him food and shelter. It adds a contrast to how he treated his creation. He immediately abandons the monster after it was brought to life. Victor did not even know how his creation would act and did not take the time to observe him. The reader would think that Victor would extend common courtesy toward his creation and look after him because of all the benevolent people in his life, but he does not.

The Great Gatsby-Characters

" 'They're a rotten crowd,' I shouted across the lawn. 'You're worth the whole damn bunch put together.' I've always been glad I said that. It was the only compliment I ever gave him, because I disapproved of him from beginning to end." I really liked Nick Carraway. I think I liked him a lot because of this line. He spends most of his time with people like Tom and Daisy, but he realizes they are not the best people. He was also genuinely kind to Gatsby. He did not talk to Gatsby because he wanted anything. He was one of the few people who actually took the time to find out past events in Gatsby's life. He actually knew the truth about him and how he was James Gatz before he was Jay Gatsby. Nick seemed genuine and honest and as a result, Daisy and Tom were portrayed as shallow and fake. The Great Gatsby has become one of my favorite books.

Gatsby-Metaphor

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past" (pg 180). The boat in this sentence is a metaphor for all the people. The boat against the current signifies the struggle to escape from the past or trying to relive the past. Some people run from their past, but do not succeed as well as those who try to relive their past and fail. People will always carry their past with them whether they try to forget it or not. Events from a person's past made them what they are today. Gatsby was a man who lived for the past. He wanted to marry Daisy and start their life right where they left off five years ago. He could not accept that he could not relive his past and it led to his demise. He had lived almost his entire life building his fortune so that he could marry Daisy. He did not have anything in the present to live for.

Gatsby-simile

"Daisy and Jordan lay upon an enourmous couch, like silver idols weighing down their own white dresses against the singing breeze of the fans" (pg 115). Idols are to be worshipped and admired, but nothing else. This stands for a common view of women in that time period. Tom often states that he believes women should not have equal rights. He does not encourage indpendence for women either and thinks that they have to much at that point. In the Roaring Twenties, women began to gain independence and they wore shorter dresses, had shorter hair cuts, and no longer hid in the shadow of their husbands. The twenties offered many changes for women, giving them more independence. Tom did not like Daisy to have too much independence because he was afraid she would leave him. When he found out about her affair with Gatsby, he was angry.

The Great Gatsby-Disgusting Daisy

"I tried to think about Gatsby then for a moment, but he was already too far away, and I could only remember, without resentment, that Daisy hadn't sent a message or a flower" (pg 174). Up to the point of Daisy and Tom's fight about Gatsby, I kind of liked Daisy. She was shallow and selfish at times, but she never did anything drastic to make me hate her. When Gatsby was shot, I was disgusted that Daisy never sent any message or flowers for her funeral. Even though she stated through her actions she was not going to leave Tom and marry Gatsby, she should have at least sent flowers. I felt so sorry for Gatsby because no one comes to his funeral. He tried to relive the past and he failed. He expected Daisy to still love him, but she did not. She loved money and would not wait for him. I do not think she ever loved him because she was so selfish. If she truly loved him, she would have married him when he was poor.

Gatsby-Irony

"I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife. Well, if that's the idea you can count me out... " (pg 130). Tom is extremely angry to find out Gatsby loves Daisy and she likes him too. He wants Daisy to remain faithful to him, but he does not have to remain faithful to her. He has a mistress, Myrtle, and he goes to see her often. It is ironic that he gets angry at Daisy for doing the same thing he is doing. He is having an affair, but does not think women should be able to have affairs. He is strongly against women becoming more independent and he is also racist. The situation he is in should give him more of a perspective on how Daisy feels about his mistress. Another event which is ironic is that both Daisy and Tom have their lovers die. Myrtle is hit by Gatsby's car, though Daisy is driving, and Gatsby is shot.