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Gatsby’s Parties: Emblems of Democracy or Mass Conformity?

Gatsby’s Parties: Emblems of Democracy or Mass ...

Why are Gatsby's parties repeatedly compared to amusement parks. How does Fitzgerald use these parties to offer a commentary on modern life?

Gatsby’s Parties: Emblems of Democracy or Mass ...

Why are Gatsby's parties repeatedly compared to amusement parks. How does Fitzgerald use these parties to offer a commentary on modern life?

The Critique of Racism in The Great Gatsby

The Critique of Racism in The Great Gatsby

In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the bigoted character of Tom Buchanan to critique the pseudo-scientific discourse of white supremacy that was being popularized in the 1920s.

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The Critique of Racism in The Great Gatsby

In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the bigoted character of Tom Buchanan to critique the pseudo-scientific discourse of white supremacy that was being popularized in the 1920s.

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Technology and Labor in The Great Gatsby

Animated Objects & Alienated Labor in The Great...

In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald offers a narrative representation of Marx’s theory of “commodity fetishism.” Inert objects are endowed with their own agency and value — while humans aren't. Why?

Animated Objects & Alienated Labor in The Great...

In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald offers a narrative representation of Marx’s theory of “commodity fetishism.” Inert objects are endowed with their own agency and value — while humans aren't. Why?

Automobiles and Car Accidents in The Great Gatsby

Automobiles & Reckless Driving in The Great Gatsby

Automobiles play a central role in both the plot and the symbolic meanings which Fitzgerald develops in The Great Gatsby. How do the novel's careless drivers expose the moral decay of the modern era?

Automobiles & Reckless Driving in The Great Gatsby

Automobiles play a central role in both the plot and the symbolic meanings which Fitzgerald develops in The Great Gatsby. How do the novel's careless drivers expose the moral decay of the modern era?

Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

Rhetorical Devices in Julius Caesar: Mark Anton...

William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar is a treasure trove of rhetorical devices. What devices does Mark Antony employ in his famous speech at Caesar’s funeral?

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Rhetorical Devices in Julius Caesar: Mark Anton...

William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar is a treasure trove of rhetorical devices. What devices does Mark Antony employ in his famous speech at Caesar’s funeral?

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Teaching Macbeth: Duality, Role Reversal, & Psychological Complexity

Teaching Macbeth: Duality, Role Reversal, & Psy...

Shakespeare's Macbeth is a play with unprecedented psychological complexity. Each character is constructed as the site of dual and dueling personality traits!

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Teaching Macbeth: Duality, Role Reversal, & Psy...

Shakespeare's Macbeth is a play with unprecedented psychological complexity. Each character is constructed as the site of dual and dueling personality traits!

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