Alan Ladd

The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Citizen Kane a movie directed by Orson Welles are both monumental stories in American society as they both represent the American dream at it’s most brilliant high. The Great Gatsby is all about time and the American dream; it is essentially what consumes Gatsby. Both Kane and Gatsby are representations of the American dream, and as we read into their stories we see that time and the dream become so intertwined that it is hard to see them apart

Jedediah Leland is referred to as Charles Kane’s “closest friend,” I believe the same can be said of Nick’s relationship to Gatsby. Perhaps, in the latter’s instance, not so much a “friend” but rather an exceptionally close acquaintance. Nick and Leland share a few similarities, their close connection to Gatsby and Kane respectively as well as their clear admiration and endearment towards them. They both hold high standards for these men and are disappointed when they realize that they are capable

The are some very strong statements to be made, that the Great Gatsby and Citizen Kane can be the undisputed iconic stories of their respectful American media; less so for their competence (which is monumental but in the Great Gatsby, not fully dominant) in their media, rather for their nature as masterful visions of a typical American theme. This theme is the pursuit of perfection despite great success, of the emptiness of wealth, and of striving for an ideal world that may not exist. This is common

the 1950s and 1960s. At the same time, Hollywood rumors of Alan Ladd’s homosexuality were spreading. A psychoanalysis theory of film of proposes that dreams and films are symbolic fulfillments of the unconscious and repressed wishes. Granted, it is unethical and the antithesis to queer theory if “queer” is fixed and placed on someone. However, because of the homophobic culture and society of the 1950s, I argue that Shane allows Alan Ladd to dream and express repressed homoeroticism of his unconscious

The Great Gatsby and Citizen Kane are both stories in which the main character wants to get back to times before where they presently are. In both stories they have an object that symbolizes a time and person they wish to be. For Gatsby it is the green light and for Kane it is Rosebud. What I want to explore is what happens when theses symbols are no longer symbols, but memories. First I want to talk about Gatsby, in the book the green light symbolizes Daisy, which we find out in the fifth chapter

Synthesis Essay- Attila the Hun MSgt Aaron M. Hazen Class 17B Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officers Academy 30 January 2017   Attila the Hun History has Attila, King of the Huns labeled as a barbaric savage that lacked refinement. The Huns had a powerful leader who used critical thinking to become one of the most powerful leaders of the time. He civilized the Huns and changed his people from a nomadic lifestyle that dated back 32 generations. He developed cities and gained territory for

In 448 AD, Greek writer and historian Priscus journeyed from Constantinople to meet with Attila the Hun. Pricus wrote down the events of his journey, leaving one of the few first-hand accounts of a diplomatic meeting with the Huns. His writings can tell us much about how the Huns interacted with other cultures and societies and how Attila—specifically—welcomed his guests to his court. Europe, in the 5th century, was undergoing many societal changes. Many of these changes were associated with the

There are many ancient sources stating that the Huns themselves were barbaric nomads. Ammianus Marcellinus, a Roman writer states in the History of Rome, that “The nation of the Huns surpasses all other barbarians in wildness of life… They fight in no regular order of battle… It must be owned that they are the most terrible of warriors because they fight at a distance with missile weapons having sharpened bones admirably fastened to the shaft. When in close combat with swords, they fight without

graphic novel that transcends this undue criticism of comic books. It is, “One of the first instances ... of [a] new kind of comic book ... a first phase of development, the transition of the superhero from fantasy to literature." (Klock, pgs. 25-26) Alan Moore’s story offers an immersive and complex plot that raises all sorts of moral questions. It is an extraordinary work of literature that occupies a well

Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country takes place during the late 1940’s in Southern Africa. Specifically, in High Place, Ndotsheni, and Johannesburg. It takes place during a time of social change. There is racial inequality taking place during the late 1940’s. The novel shows what it was like to be living during this time. Cry, the Beloved Country has an urban and crowded feeling for most of the novel. This novel is written in past-tense, third-person omniscient point of view. Occasionally, the