Scott was unnaturally silent, Mitch noticed. Mitch would walk by the door every so often, listening for any sign of movement. At first, he heard quiet hiccups of well-contained sobs, but after an hour of that, the blond man had fallen silent. Mitch wasn't worried; well, he thought he wasn't worried. He had even moved the bookcase away from the door and unlocked it, curious to see if Scott was going to run out. Nothing happened. Mitch pursed his lips and placed a hand on his hip, glaring at the door. He didn't even do anything bad! His hand snaked up into his hair and he grabbed a fistful of violet locks, rolling his eyes. With a sigh, he sauntered up to the door and threw it open. "Scott." His eyes fell on the lump in the corner and he …show more content…
The tall blond really thought that a locked door would keep him out? He scoffed, feeling offended and sympathetic. His Scottie really was an idiot. He decided not to go into the bathroom, not wanting to deal with a dead body when Scott slipped and broke his neck from fright. He snorted, fantasizing about the way Scott's body would fall, broken and lifeless. Beautiful. He moaned under his breath and allowed his head to drop back against the wall. He really needed to get laid. Soon after, Mitch heard the water shut off and he smirked, tilting his head as he listened to Scott's heavy footsteps sound down the hall. He pushed away from the wall and started walking to the bedroom. He managed to get there before Scott, so he sat on the bed, folding his legs daintily and smiling mockingly towards the door. Scott entered the room, his eyes focused on his feet. He glanced up and jumped backwards, his hand flying to his chest. "Fuck!" He hissed, his hand clutching the towel around his waist. He eyed Mitch warily, and Mitch chuckled as his eyes darted back in the direction of the …show more content…
Get dressed." Mitch nodded towards the closet and leaned back against the headboard, shifting until it was comfortable. He squinted at Scott, refusing to close his eyes. Scott continued to stand there, biting his lip. "Get. Dressed." He hissed. The barbed words sent Scott into a flurry of emotion and he rushed to closet. Mitch rolled his eyes as Scott stepped in and closed the door. "Nothing I haven't seen before." He called out tauntingly, allowing one eye to shut. He hummed, his body twitching from pent up energy. He hasn't done anything in so long. What was it? Twelve hours? He grunted and sat up, glaring at the door. He didn't want to have to kill Scott, he really like him, but he was so bored. So what could he do? Mitch tilted his head, going through options in his
Gregory heard someone giggle. He banged on the flat of his hand on the door “Let me in. Gregory. Let me in” There was nothing but silence… He waited and called again, but there was no response so he wondered away. He couldn’t demand to be let in and pleading would do no good.
The American Dream is dead and people are now concerned with just holding on to what they have.
The American Dream is something that so many people will strive to have one day. Doing so, a person may want the perfect house, family, and job. For Gatsby, that American Dream is fading away faster than ever. He had the house and the job, but one thing was missing, Daisy. Gatsby’s fighting for Daisy made him lose everything that he had gained for himself. In the end, Gatsby’s optimism and hope for a life with Daisy ends up killing him. F. Scott Fitzgerald delivers in his book, The Great Gatsby, a great description of the setting and his thoughts and emotions to readers in using ideas that people can relate to in this day and age. The development of the characters helps establish why The Great Gatsby is considered “good
He’s stalling. Gatsby is normally right to the point. Something must be up, Anthony thought, “Look here Gatsby, quit wasting my time and say what you mean to.”
As The Great Gatsby progresses, the reader feels a range of emotions for each of the character, especially the narrator. The story of Jay Gatsby is told in the point of view of Nick Carraway, Gatsby’s only real friend and he is also a participant in the book. Although most of the main characters in the book are rich and come from “old money” Nick works hard to rent a house “at West Egg, the-well, the less fashionable of the two [Eggs]” (5). Even so, Nick says that his “ own house [is] an eyesore, but it [is] a small eyesore” (5). Nick does not exactly complain about his house as much as the reader would expect him to. Throughout the book, Gatsby has three different personas and he uses the other characters in the book to make his ultimate dream come true. Nick is not excluded and he is taken advantage of by Gatsby just like everyone else. Ultimately, Nick is
Thesis: How does F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, compares the American Dream in today's generation and back in the 1920's-30's? What did the American Dream really mean and why? So why did this issue happen? Do you think America can change in the future? What is the american dream really about? When did the phrase: ‘american dream’ started? Have you ever wondered what the 20s and 30s were like back then? How can this so called dream ever bring hope to our country? These are all the questions I would like to know myself. I’ve found three online sources & one source from the novel that can help explain about the 20th century, the Gatsby novel, today's generation, and about Mr.Gatsby from the book.
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald's magnum opus, The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream.
In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the reader gets a glimpse at Jay Gatsby’s lavish life and his over the top parties that are held every weekend. He’s living the American Dream. The story is told by Nick Caraway, a young man from Minnesota who moves to West Egg, Long Island for the summer to learn about the bond business. He also was Gatsby’s neighbor. Nick finds out that Gatsby is in love with his cousin Daisy, and all of the lavish parties he threw every weekend were meant for her, because he hoped she would show up. The love he had for Daisy was like no other. He would do anything for her; including, taking the blame for running over a woman. In this classic, Fitzgerald illustrates this over the top love story by using colorful imagery, symbolism, and dramatic irony to create depth and draw in readers into the book.
I pretty much felt like an outcast when I began high school. Most of my classmates still had their friends from middle school, whereas mine went to the neighboring high school. Having social anxiety really didn’t help me either. It was hard for me to make eye contact with others or even bother to introduce myself to new people. In the first few weeks of high school, something had caught my eye. There were flyers advertising auditions for ‘The Little Mermaid’ production. Taking the risk, I decided to audition. Through the auditorium doors there was a grey table with upperclassmen talking to other students. Located on the table were different character scripts and a clipboard for signing in. One of the strangers approached
Incorporation of outside texts and resources can help students draw connections with the source material they are reading. For a novel, like The Great Gatsby, which is embedded in historical and cultural significance, students need avenues for building the context in which the novel operates. In terms of classical literature, The Great Gatsby is already an accessible text for adolescent readers because of its themes and fast moving plot. However, combining the novel with external resources really enriches the learning experience and helps students think critically about the novel and its context in American literary history.
Think about being separated from the one you love. You thought this person would be in your life forever and always. You may have spent days and weeks thinking and planning your future together, but then one day they disappear from your life. That person has moved on, and chose to live a life that no longer including you. It would be assumed in most cases that the love of your life is no longer the person they were before, so should you stick around and try to win them back? In the case of Gatsby and Daisy, Gatsby did not realize Daisy would be different, and although he still thinks he is in love with Daisy, is he in love with her for who she is now, or the idea of everything she used to be the answer may shock you, and this is all due to the unreal expectations he has for her to fill. Because Gatsby is not in love with who she is at the time they are reunited. Instead, he is caught up in the idea of who she used to be. The actions of Gatsby, how he talks about her, and the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy once they are back together again show who Gatsby is really in love with, and that is the old Daisy.
On the way to the Gatsby Mansion I could already hear the raging party. When we arrived our driver had to almost yell to tell use to disembark. When I entered the glorious mansion the first thing I noticed was the vastness and the magnificent chandeliers that were hanging above. All of the guest at the party were clean cut and looked dapper. Once we were inside I informed my “posse” to disperse and to meet at the car at 2am sharp. My “posse” was made up of FBI employees who had been assigned to work this undercover operation with me. Throughout the night many of them would partake in drinking, and other illegal actions to blend in with the other party goers.
He kicked his foot so hard into the door it swung open and there he saw that one of the children had fallen from a window in the upstairs bedroom. Matt felt awful that something like this happened in his house and felt really bad for the childs
him saying "if personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures then there was something
F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the most compelling twentieth century writers, (Curnutt, 2004). The year 1925 marks the year of the publication of Fitzgerald’s most credited novel, The Great Gatsby (Bruccoli, 1985). With its critiques of materialism, love and the American Dream (Berman, 1996), this dramatic idyllic novel, (Harvey, 1957), although poorly received at first, is now highly regarded as Fitzgerald’s finest work (Rohrkemper, 1985) and is his publisher, Scribner 's most popular title, (Donahue, 2013). The novel achieved it’s status as one of the most influential novels in American history around the nineteen fifties and sixties, over ten years after Fitzgerald 's passing, (Ibid, 1985)