Personification through the Doctor

In the Great Gatsby how the eyes of the doctor are played of as an all knowing being that see the actions of the characters as if it were a person casting judgement or spying on them.
This shows me how objects can play an important role in stories even though they might not actually do anything.

Utopia



The thought of a perfect society a proposed in Brave New World would be be a distopia in our modern society because it limits the freedom we currently have.

However since the people in the book have not had the freedom we have experienced they would not realize their limitations and believe they are perfectly free.

In the end it is all just a matter of perspective just like you can view the picture above as anything from a world advanced by technology or a world conquered by their own feats.

Heros

Super heros are the hope for the citizens they fight to protect from villans and evil beings even though they may be risking themselves to do it just like Beowolf.

Light in the Dark

Darkness represents fear, mystery, the unknown and chalenges poeple to improve themselves.

The light represents hope and the possibilities of what can be done to challenge the darkness to achieve what it hides in its shadows.

Gatsby took the light as a symbol of hope and even lit his house full of lights to guide Daisy to him through the supposed darkness that he thinks she is trapped in.

Tea and Patience can make a Differnece

Greg Mortenson proved by respecting a culture and being patient you can change the lives of any all over the world like he did for the children of Pakistan by building schools where they would not just learn extreme actions but knowledge to help them improve their lives.

Connotation and Denotation in The Great Gatsby

Using connotation in the Great Gatsby helped me see what everything symbolized in the text and not take  the literal denotation like I would normally do.
For example the light on the end of the dock would normally be just a light to see where you were but using the connotation the light represents hope of Gatsbys affections.

"Look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under it"(Shakespeare, Act1 SceneV)

This quote reflects how desperatly Lady Mcbeth wants the crown but also rreflects what it takes to make it in this world of buisness and politics.
It also shows how people get through life in areas where it may difficult to procure what you need to survive for example using an innocent child to still food.

The Destructive Power of the King

Power if not properly handled can bring the the rise or fall of a ruler as seen in Mcbeths drastic change from loyal soldier to power crazed king.
He did not keep to his good nature and let others control him and his actions thus leading to his downfall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bJMxhvVf0o

Fore Shadowing in Macbeth

By paying attention to the prophicies from the witches you can begin to see where the story will take Mcbeth on his downward spiral.
By learning how to spot fore shadowing I can go deeper into a story and truely understand what is going on in it.

Allusion in Brave New World

By refering to all the works that are banned like Shakespeare and the Bible I can better understand the deference between our way of thinking and the supposeded enlightened but controled way there is in the book.

"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay"



The quote describes a scene to us that even the mightiest empires can be forgoten over time no matter how great it had once been.

However they will never be truely forgoten just what they accomplished will be lost until it is found again and we recognize the importance of it once again.