In the great gatsby story, how Tom misogynistic. thank you?
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he cheats on his wife and later he punches the girl hes dating when they get in an arguement.  but i can't remember any other circumstances that show him hating women..
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First of all, this is well written.  You have a strong thesis, and you keep that thesis throughout the essay.  Well done. There are just a few grammatical errors here and there.  \n\nSecond paragraph after "American dream" should be a semi-colon.  Hyphens are not generally used as punctuation in a formal essay.  "and to still be able to have a family"  is very choppy, consider "and still have a family" or something of the like.  In an essay regarding literature, you don't need to say "was shown" when referencing the book.  You can simply say "Gatsby had no friends, no one attended his funeral."  Try to avoid contractions like "didn't" "couldn't" "shouldn't" etc...spell them out "did not" "could not" "should not".  \n\n"Gatsby was very ambitious, as you can see..."  Essay's avoid second person you.  You can either leave that out all together, or you could say "the reader is aware that gatsby was very ambitious."  "Gatsby was trying to relive the past, but obviously that wasn't happening."  This falls under the second person you.  Consider "Gatsby was trying to relive the past, but the past was not going to happen again for him." or something along those lines. \n\nTry to avoid passive verbs/passive voice sentences.  Instead of "It was Daisy that ran over Myrtle" consider "Daisy ran over Myrtle."  It tightens your sentence and makes your point much clearer.\n\nInstead of "as you can see, Daisy inadvertantly lead to Gatsby's death."  you could say simply "Daisy's actions inadvertantly lead to Gatsby's death."  Also, in this section, the tense shift is a bit odd.  Instead of "Gatsby would never aquire the American Dream" consider "Gastby never aquired (aquires, whichever you prefer) the American Dream." \n\n"In this way Gatsby is a tragic hero. He went about it all with the best of intentions, but that was what led to his death in the end. That is what a tragic hero is. He or she has good intentions, but in the end, those intentions lead to his or her death."  This section is repetitious.  Your point is very clear, and concludes your thesis, but try something like "By the end of the novel, Gatsby symbolizes the very definition of a tragic hero.  He acts with the best of intentions.  Those good intentions ultimately lead to his death."\n\nAs I said, over all a very well written essay.  Most of the things I have suggested you change are simply to tighten your essay.  As I said, try to avoid the second person 'you' and contractions (don't, couldn't) in your essay.  Hopefully this has helped.  If you have anymore questions, or want to tell me to shove it that you don't need my suggestions ;) feel free to e-mail me. \nimhalf_the_sourgirl_iused_tobe\n@yahoo.com
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Juliet's attitude toward Paris is not a friendly one. The quote you've mentioned shows that she does not approve of him thinking of her as his lady or his wife because she is not (yet) married to him despite her father's promises and arrangements made. Probably she does not outright hate him but feels a resentment that he would simply assume her to be overjoyed at the arrangement of marriage she had no part in making.
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"It's a piece of laboratory equipment," Tom retorted.\n"I'm not a crook," said Nixon resignedly.\n"I want you in the Royal Navy," Tom said impressively.\n"I'm on welfare," said Tom dolefully.\n"I love Voltaire," Tom admitted candidly.\n"My Mama is German," Tom muttered.\n"I have to keep this fire lit!" Tom bellowed.\n"This is mutiny!" Tom said bountifully.\n"Ici nous voyons le tour Eiffel," Tom parried.\n"3.14159265," Tom enumerated piously.\n"What are those berries?" Tom rasped.\n"We're sailing near the Isle of Wight," Tom said insolently.
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This is a great website for analysis of books:\n\nhttp://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gatsby/section1.html\n\nLater in the evening Tom and Daisy ask Nick about his engagement. He tells them he is not engaged, and that it is all a gossipy misunderstanding. \n\nhttp://www.homework-online.com/tgg/chap01.asp\n\nDaisy Buchanan, who happens to be Nick's second cousin and the wife of one of his Yale classmates, a wealthy former footballer named Tom Buchanan. Nick learns that the Buchanan marriage is not particularly happy...\n\nQuote from the book:\n\n“You make me feel uncivilized, Daisy,” I confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. “Can’t you talk about crops or something?”\n\nI meant nothing in particular by this remark, but it was taken up in an unexpected way.\n\nBOTTOM LINE: Nick is re-acquainting himeself with three people who each love themselves more than anyone else in the whole world.  As he tells Daisy, he is an outsider to their clique and he is uncomfortable.
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i've only read the handmaid's tale.  that is a futuristic tale where the united states has become controlled by religious fundamentalists.  women become the property of men because if you interpret the bible literally it is a quite sexist document where women are literally the property of men.\n\none idea from that novel might be that men use the bible and religion as a way to subjugate women.  or that the bible was written at a time when women were treated badly and that it is absurd to use that book as a way to guide behavior between men and women today.\n\nche was a socialist of course.  a socialist believes that the state should control all means of production (i.e. all the factories).  whatever wealth is generated by the means of production should be distributed equally among all people.\n\nin the united states we are a capitalist country where private citizens (i.e. bill gates) own factories and whatever they sell they make profits from and they keep all the profits themselves.\n\nso the big philosophy that che had would be:  the state should create all goods and distribute the profits among everyone equally.\n\nhe would also believe that all people are equal and should ahve equal rights and that everyone deserves a good and free education and free medical care.\n\nyou might want to just google: che philosophy for more...
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[For whatever it's worth, I’ve tried recasting it, trying my best not to change the way you wanted to say what you wanted to say, relocating some of your ideas for a more unified presentation, better impact, all the while remaining consistent with your preference for the present tense. The paragraph breakdowns are more for consistency, flow and visual impact. Please verify your quotes; make sure they're verbatim and punctuated as they are in the book. Here goes:]\n\nFear is one of the most powerful emotions that control the way a human being acts in certain circumstances. It contributes to one’s instability and, ultimately, to irrationality.\n\nWilliam Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” is all about fear and its irrational consequences. It sheds light on that kind of fear that may not be of something physical at all. It is the irrational fear of fear itself, the big horrid “Beast of Fear” with claws, eyes, and teeth lurking inside us. It is the fear we prefer to ignore. In “Lord of the Flies,” it is the fear which leads to irrational acts.\n\nIn “Lord of the Flies,” the boys fear almost everything they see and hear on the island, assuming them to be beasts. As the novel progresses, their fear of the unknown beast becomes exceedingly powerful their attitudes towards it become increasingly irrational. Terror paralyzes their minds, leaving them too weak to face the truth about their fears. \n\nThe beast in the novel symbolizes fear flying around on the island. Fear is evident in all the boys, from the nightmares to the belief in the existence of a beast. From the moment the first littlun claims to have seen snake-monster in Chapter 2, even the hunters begin having nightmares of their own. In Chapter 5, Jack, addressing Ralph, says, “You said they dream and cry out. Now they talk not only the littluns, but also my hunters sometimes talk of a thing, a dark thing, a beast, some sort of animal.” (p. 83). Indeed, the boys’ fear of the beast becomes an increasingly important aspect of their lives. The fact that all the boys on the island are younger than thirteen greatly affects the amount of fear that control them. Their cries can only reverberate within the walls of their own nightmares.\n\nFurther, a little boy named Phil dreams of weird animals, saying, “And I was frightened…and then I saw something moving among the trees, something big and horrid.” (p. 85) His mind is so obsessed with “beasties” it simply refuses to accept the reality that it is Simon he see in the dark. As a matter of fact, imagination and fear shape their illusory description of the beast which the twins, Samneric, describe, “There were eyes, teeth, claws. The beast followed us, nearly touched me.” (p. 100) [Question: Is this the way you intended to write this part? Your original posting made them appear like sub-topics.] But beast, it was not; it was a dead parachutist.\n\nFear of the beast totally conquers their minds, making their brains too crippled to think straight. Their imaginations are so powerful, so overpowering and wild that they fail to see the fear for what it is: the beast that impels them to crime.\n\nFear so control them to the point of believing and doing anything, even trying to regain peace and freedom from fear itself by killing the beast. Thus, when Simon comes stumbling out of the dark forest while the boys are doing a victory dance, everyone surrounds him, chanting, "Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!" (p. 152) Believing him to be the beast, they poke savagely at him with their spears until the “Beast” is dead. The beast is dead, indeed, and fear has just taken an innocent life.\n\nHowever, not all the boys are too affected by fear. Ralph and Piggy struggle to be logical. \n\nWhen the topic of fear is brought up during one of their assemblies, Ralph declares boldly, “The thing is Fear can't hurt you any more than a dream. There aren't any beasts to be afrai
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The main theme of "The Great Gatsby" is the rise and fall of the American Dream. Look to the passage of the Dutch Settlers in the end of the book as an analogy of hope for a new start in America and then look to examples of how the main characters fail through their excess and misdeeds as to why the "Dream" falls.\n\nRacism is also a minor theme discussed through the book.
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I wish I had kept the essay I had written on this book last year, but I do remember some about Ralph.\n\nRalph used the conch shell as a method of gathering the group together, and in doing so, he took an iniative as a leader.  The novel foreshadows him as a good leader because of his physical stature (lean body, fair hair, good complexion).  He embodied all of these characteristics.  Ralph represents democracy and he sees the island as an opportunity to exercise his newfound strength.\n\nHe has some originality of ideas too, such as building shelter first, setting up the fire, the camp, directing who should do what jobs, finding hunters and others to gather fruit, and designating the "bathroom" spot so the tide clears up the waste.\n\nRalph is ineffective because he gets most of his ideas from Piggy and refuses to compromise with Jack and his choir.  Because of this, they separate and get into fights, thereby allowing themselves to transcend into savagery.  The more conflict, the worse his reliabiliy is.  Futhermore, Ralph buys into the theory of a "ghost" or "beast."  It is Simon that discovers the truth, although untimately he pays the price when trying to warn the others of his discovery about the parachuted man on the mountain.  \n\nAs far as his inability to remember his purpose, Ralph gets tied up in so many small conflicts over power.  Gradually, these get bigger and his leadership diminishes.  The final symbolism of his full loss of power  occurs when Piggy is killed and the conch shell is shattered.\n\nI hope this helps!
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The first answer is correct, the story is good.  It's a great example of how women were (and are still in some cases) treated and how detrimental it can be.  Definitely worth reading!!
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I didnt read this story for years, but i know i learned it in school. I might be able to look through my notes later and give you a more detailed response. Here is what i remember:\n\nI just a correction with what General wrote. The women went to a store right away to get a replacement. She did not have enough money, so she made a deal to pay it back slowly. She was indebted for many, many years. The rich lady got back the necklace right away. Years later the poor women met her, and was full of resentment. She told the lady, do you know what you did to me? The lady had no idea. When she told her all about what she did the lady couldnt believe it, she told her it was a fake.\n\nThe story has irony, the poor lady could now get the necklace back, and cash it in and be rich.\nPoint of view is also important to the story because we get to see the anguish the poor lady had. If it would be through the rich lady's eyes we would know all along that it was a fake. In this case it was a surprise.
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well, if the words to the song were about a man instead, would it be considered sexist?\n\ni think the issue of whatever gender a song lyric is addressed to does not matter, its about a certain type of person, rather than sex isnt it?
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MASTEROFGOATS-why is it that modern american women are the target of your bitterness?I am neither rich nor poor but I am CONTENT.I don't chase after money or power.Keep your biased comments to yourself.\nSorry Benam, but that answer rubbed me the wrong way.
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Hey! I'm doing that book in school too! \n\nFirst note the difference between the people in East Egg and the people in West Egg. The people of East Egg are the ones that were born rich (aristocrats) and the ones in West Egg are the people of new money, like Gatsby and Nick himself. Daisy and Tom are of East Egg. Being of old money they are used to being rich and live elegantly and have a good, well-known family background so they don't have to show it off. They are therefor referred to as members of "... a rather distinguished secret society." But Gatsby, being new to wealth, shows it off with lots of parties. He lacks the knowledge built up over generations, of how to speak correctly, how to dress with taste and how not to show off his immense wealth. Gatsby can never be anything more than lower class in manners, speech and behaviour, because people with 'old money' will not give away the secrets of their social code. Note that Gatsby holds his parties to attract Daisy. Funny, isn't it??!! Hope this helps!
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excellent book, I would suggest doing your own homework. But if you are just looking for some ideas to get you going then i can help. Have you actually read the novel?\n\nRalph\n\nRalph is the athletic, charismatic protagonist of Lord of the Flies. Elected the leader of the boys at the beginning of the novel, Ralph is the primary representative of order, civilization, and productive leadership in the novel. While most of the other boys initially are concerned with playing, having fun, and avoiding work, Ralph sets about building huts and thinking of ways to maximize their chances of being rescued. For this reason, Ralph’s power and influence over the other boys are secure at the beginning of the novel. However, as the group gradually succumbs to savage instincts over the course of the novel, Ralph’s position declines precipitously while Jack’s rises. Eventually, most of the boys except Piggy leave Ralph’s group for Jack’s, and Ralph is left alone to be hunted by Jack’s tribe. Ralph’s commitment to civilization and morality is strong, and his main wish is to be rescued and returned to the society of adults. In a sense, this strength gives Ralph a moral victory at the end of the novel, when he casts the Lord of the Flies to the ground and takes up the stake it is impaled on to defend himself against Jack’s hunters.\nIn the earlier parts of the novel, Ralph is unable to understand why the other boys would give in to base instincts of bloodlust and barbarism. The sight of the hunters chanting and dancing is baffling and distasteful to him. As the novel progresses, however, Ralph, like Simon, comes to understand that savagery exists within all the boys. Ralph remains determined not to let this savagery -overwhelm him, and only briefly does he consider joining Jack’s tribe in order to save himself. When Ralph hunts a boar for the first time, however, he experiences the exhilaration and thrill of bloodlust and violence. When he attends Jack’s feast, he is swept away by the frenzy, dances on the edge of the group, and participates in the killing of Simon. This firsthand knowledge of the evil that exists within him, as within all human beings, is tragic for Ralph, and it plunges him into listless despair for a time. But this knowledge also enables him to cast down the Lord of the Flies at the end of the novel. Ralph’s story ends semi-tragically: although he is rescued and returned to civilization, when he sees the naval officer, he weeps with the burden of his new knowledge about the human capacity for evil.\n\nJack\n\nThe strong-willed, egomaniacal Jack is the novel’s primary representative of the instinct of savagery, violence, and the desire for power—in short, the antithesis of Ralph. From the beginning of the novel, Jack desires power above all other things. He is furious when he loses the election to Ralph and continually pushes the boundaries of his subordinate role in the group. Early on, Jack retains the sense of moral propriety and behavior that society instilled in him—in fact, in school, he was the leader of the choirboys. The first time he encounters a pig, he is unable to kill it. But Jack soon becomes obsessed with hunting and devotes himself to the task, painting his face like a barbarian and giving himself over to bloodlust. The more savage Jack becomes, the more he is able to control the rest of the group. Indeed, apart from Ralph, Simon, and Piggy, the group largely follows Jack in casting off moral restraint and embracing violence and savagery. Jack’s love of authority and violence are intimately connected, as both enable him to feel powerful and exalted. By the end of the novel, Jack has learned to use the boys’ fear of the beast to control their behavior—a reminder of how religion and superstition can be manipulated as instruments of power.
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why are you such a sexist, i mean why didn't you ask women the  very same question? What do you think there aren't any well to do women out there? comon Scratch go scratch your eye balls out. you suck!!!! JUST WHEN I WAS BEGINNING TO LIKE YOU.
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"In my country they would go crazy for these 2.... her, not so much!"\n\n"I could not understand what this old man was talking about." - It was actually a feminist!