Arush's Blog

 I wanted to talk about Aesop's fable "The Miser and His Gold" and the similarities with it and Fitzgerald's short story "The Diamond As Big As The Ritz". "The Miser and His Gold" is about this Miser who had a bunch of gold. He would put his gold under a tree in his garden. The Miser would never actually use the gold as currency or anything, he would simply just go to the hole and admire his wealth. Soon after, a robber would notice the Misers hole and its contents. So this robber went to the Misers house, dug up the gold, and stole it. The next day, the Miser goes to his hole in order to admire his wealth once again but finds nothing in the hole. Outraged, the Miser outcries and rips his hair out, attracting the attention of his neighbors. His neighbors go to his house, and he explained how he would go to his hole and admire his gold. One of the neighbors asked "Did you ever take any of it out" and the Miser would reply with "Nay, I...

 In Fitzgerald's novel, "The Great Gatsby", The American Dream is one of many ideas that are prominently highlighted throughout the novel. Even though he isn't an immigrant, I think Gatsby still embodies The American Dream. He grew up with poor parents and hoped to find and create wealth, which he does. He owns a massive mansion and is well known all around New York City. The American Dream is something that is relatable to my parents as well, they grew up in India with little. They did all of their schooling and studies in India and wanted to come to America in order to get viable jobs not only for themselves but for future generations. They had this desire to get jobs, to properly support themselves, and once they did, they settled knowing how much privilege they had now. When it comes to privilege in "The Great Gatsby", Tom Buchannen is one of the characters who don't seem to understand how privileged they actually are. He once says "It's up ...