The 1920s was the age of riches, partying, social prosperity, and jazz. The author F. Scott Fitzgerald commonly wrote about his depictions and beliefs of this era through his modern novels which usually conveyed a meaningful message to his readers. The character type of the ‘Golden Girl’ often appears throughout Fitzgerald’s work as a staple […]

CEMETERY DAY/NIGHT This prison of past lives sits nestled on the corner of the street, although the prison is unlike any other. The people that retire eternally here aren’t because of legal reasons, wrongful crimes, or for robbing the bank dressed in a black ski mask. They are exiled here due to a power much […]

One of the major influences of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ is the idea of ‘The American Dream’ or rather the myth of it! The American Dream is an ideal “of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or […]

The term ‘golden girl’ is used to describe a popular, successful and all round ‘perfect’ girl according to standards of society. Everyone loves and admires Daisy Buchanan so you could say she gives the illusion of being the perfect ‘it’ girl. Although we learn this may not be a completely true and honest term, she […]

Nick Carraway plays as the narrator and a main character of this novel. He moves from Minnesota after fighting in WW1 and studying at Yale to New York to pursue in the bonds business. Carraway can be described as very passive, honest, tolerant, reserved and a good listener. He lives in a small simple house […]

Jay Gatsby: he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen-year-old boy would be likely to invent costume – Fitzgerald uses clothing along with many other techniques to express certain themes with Gatsby. He wears many expensive shirts and fabrics in colours such as white, gold, silver and pink to represent the wealth […]

In the film, The Adjustment Bureau directed by George Nolfi, our main protagonist, David Norris, battles his profound love for Elise against the odds of his planned fate. Nolfi uses a range of film techniques such as lighting, camera angles and sound/music to develop the main idea that if you work hard enough you are […]

In this scene, the director uses a long shot to portray David’s character and to build on our idea of what is happening. David, one of our main protagonists, is shown as isolated, lonely and dark. The opening two minutes display a scene of David on his own and solitary, it then cuts to a […]

The idea of ‘fate’ is largely used in William Shakespeare’s play, ‘Romeo and Juliet’. He uses a number of devices to convey this belief, such as metaphors, foreshadowing and coincidental incidents. These techniques give us the concept that your life is already premeditated and laid out. This all relates to pinpoint the time and what […]

Statement: Romeo is an impulsive character who lets his emotions dictate his actions. Quotation: “.. and fire-ey’d fury be my conduct now!” Explanation: To ‘conduct’ something means to control or lead it. Romeo is stating here that his ‘fire-eyd fury’ (anger), was directing his actions at that moment. This causes him to kill Tybalt out […]