” Don’t just stand there, get the extra blankets. take them to your bed… help me pick him up and carry him to lisel’s room. Schnell!” page 336 “.. her framed photo of Hitler was taken from the wall and thrown to the floor. the man was positively mugged and beaten to a glass-shattering pulp. […]
In 1929, Germany entered a time of economic depression and the unemployment rate was high. The Nazis capitalized on the situation by criticizing the ruling government and began to win elections. In January 1933, Hitler was appointed German chancellor. This is when every aspect of life was to be controlled by the Nazi government Hitler […]
Color The first reference to color in ‘The Book Thief” is displayed on the cover where there are red splotches beside a unrevealed and mysterious character. Red symbolizes passion, anger and willpower and is the color of blood and fire. I’m predicting that because of the color red is on the cover it will be […]
Mise en Scene- The arrangements of anything visual in the frame Lighting- Light that can be a variant anges of places that have an effect on the mood and help convey the ideas and characters mood. High key and low key are the two lighting types. Symbolism- collections of related metaphors of symbols that are […]
Flying into the unknown with the feeling of uncertainty of leaving the safety and warmth of being at home. Flying with people who will have a different perspective of how things should be done. Basically flying with people that might like to live a different lifestyle to me. Although these thoughts were roaming around inside […]
The Protagonist takes a similar journey. Gatsby grows up in the middle-east with not a lt of money. He then leaves the family behind and becomes rich and famous. He then becomes obsessed with a girl (Daisy) and builds his life for her. They take a break fr years but then come together again and […]
West Egg- Valley of Ashes- failed New York- opportunity/illusion `F. Scott Fitzgerald critics society through his language feature in the Great Gatsby Novel by using setting. He shows the idea of how the American dream is False (valley of ashes), illusion (New York) and corrupt (West Egg). The American dream is the dream that everyone […]
The valley of ashes is a setting in the Great Gatsby that illustrates the failure part of The American Dream. The American Dream is the dream where everyone has equal opportunities and that hard work pays off. The valley of ashes is the failure as these people work so hard but they gain nothing out […]