Who is the “Owl-Eyed Man” and what is he so fascinated by in Gatsby’s library?
Answer: The Owl-Eyed Man is a character from <em>the Great Gatsby</em>. He is fascinated because the books in Gatsby's library are real.
Explanation:
The Owl-Eyed Man is a character from Fitzgerald's novel <em>the Great Gatsby</em>. We never learn his real name, but we do find out that he is middle-aged and wears enormous owl-eyed spectacles.
Owl Eyes and Nick stumble across each other at Gatsby's party. Owl Eyes is surprised that the books in Gatsby's library are real. Since he knows that Gatsby is pretending to be someone he is not, he believed that Gatsby must have put cardboard imitations on the shelves. He is fascinated by the actual effort Gatsby put in projecting an image of himself. The Owl-Eyed Man knows that Gatsby is not being honest, but does not judge him for that. He even admires Gatsby for creating such a great illusion.
Could Fitzgerald be using him as a symbol for the concern he (Fitzgerald) had for the state of the “modern world” during the 1920’s?
Answer:
The novel is set in 1922, at the beginning of a decade known in the United States as ''the Roaring Twenties''. This time period was characterized by increased spending, new styles of dressing and new music genres. Back then, people rejected traditional values and spent time dancing and attending parties. Many Americans spent a fortune on expensive clothes.
Fitzgerald makes us see the world through the eyes of the "Owl-Eyed Man''. It could be argued that, in this way, he criticizes the state in the society in 1920s. People bought expensive goods only to impress other people. Instead of focusing on their inner happiness, it seems that people only cared about how others perceived them. This is particularly seen in Gatsby's character. Gatsby wants to present himself as an educated man who earned his wealth through hard work, even though he did not even graduate from Oxford, and only spent five weeks there. Moreover, it is possible that he was engaged in criminal activities, and thus earned the money. Although he feels empty inside, Gatsby wants other people to recognize his success and wealth.
The answer is B. consonance
Answer:
D
Explanation:
A colonnade is a long series of columns lined up in a row that are covered by a roof. The roof is often decorated to add to the elegance of the colonnade, and there is often a small wall more more than a foot or two feet high on either side to add an extra flourished.
There are also colonnades that are built in curves, circles, or semicircles, and others that bildt indoor with vaulted ceilings.
Answer:
A. The connotation suggests that the narrator is annoyed by indicating that the counselor is being too aggressive in her questioning.
Explanation:
There are two types of meaning a word possesses:
- Denotation - explicit or literal meaning;
- Connotation - an emotional or cultural association that a word carries.
When someone is pushy, they are constantly trying to get something or to make someone do something. Such behavior often makes other people annoyed. So, the narrator is also annoyed, which is confirmed by the second sentence: <em>I didn't realize that thinking about my future could be such a chore</em>.
Thus, the correct option is A.
Hardin's metaphor describes a lifeboat bearing 50 people, with room for ten more. The lifeboat is in an ocean surrounded by a hundred swimmers. The "ethics" of the situation stem from the dilemma of whether (and under what circumstances) swimmers should be taken aboard the lifeboat.
Hardin compared the lifeboat metaphor to the Spaceship Earth
model of resource distribution, which he criticizes by asserting that a
spaceship would be directed by a single leader – a captain – which the
Earth lacks. Hardin asserts that the spaceship model leads to the tragedy of the commons. In contrast, the lifeboat metaphor presents individual lifeboats as rich nations and the swimmers as poor nations.
Other issues which can be raised include:
<span>Is it acceptable to deny an obviously dying passenger food and water to save it for others with a better chance to make it?<span>Is it acceptable to jettison the dying passenger (knowing they will die within minutes) to make room for someone else?</span><span>If food is low:
<span>is cannibalism of corpses acceptable after they die?is it acceptable, if it is certain they are going to die in a day or
two, to murder them to preserve resources or to let someone on the
boat?is it acceptable, if it is certain they are going to die in a day or
two, to murder them in order to commit cannibalism of their corpse
where this will allow the survivors to survive for several additional
weeks?</span>
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Lifeboat ethics is closely related to environmental ethics, utilitarianism, and issues of resource depletion. Hardin uses lifeboat ethics to question policies such as foreign aid, immigration, and food banks.
