Comparison of Great Gatsby and Sonnets from the Portuguese...

How does the treatment of similar content in The Great Gatsby and the prescribed poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning reflect changing values and perspectives? Throughout different time periods in history, perspectives change. With changing perspectives, artists and authors convey their feelings for particular social issues in varying ways through their texts. As the prescribed text, â€Å"The Great Gatsby† by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the prescribed sonnets from â€Å"Sonnets from the Portuguese† by Elizabeth Barrett Browning show, we can see the changes in perspective from the Victorian Era, compared to that of the Post-WWI period, the roaring 20’s. A comparison of these texts lets us see a change in society’s view on love, the role of women in†¦show more content†¦We see how she requires more than to be loved as merely a possession to her husband, Robert Browning, but for him to â€Å"†¦love on through love’s eternity†. On the other hand, in FSFs â€Å"GG†, love has a different, more materialistic meainig. As the American Dream was based largely around money and other materialistic possessions, its influence was spread into many aspects of society including a persons’ love for another. Love may have been based around ones wealth. We can see that in â€Å"GG†, Daisy’s ‘love’ for Gatsby is driven by materialistic items as shown by Daisy in â€Å"It makes me sad because I’ve never seen such – such beautiful shirts before†. Another reflection of changing values in society is marriage. EBB wrote during a time where once a woman became married to a man, she then became his property. Women could not manage their own sexual activity, and were defenceless against physical abuse inflicted by the man. We can see in Sonnet I how ‘a voice said in mastery while I strove, ‘Guess now who holds the!’ ‘Death’, I said†¦Ã¢â‚¬â„¢Not death but loves’, allowing us to interpret this in many ways. Personally, I interpreted this second person speaking as Robert Browning, her husband, speaking of being her ‘master’ and also Browning’s feelings of hate or ‘deathly feelings’ of this, but it also shows how Robert Browning will also lover her forShow MoreRelatedEssay on Comparison Between the Great Gatsby and Ebb Sonnets1078 Words   |  5 Pages‘A deeper understanding of aspirations and identity emerges from considering the parallels between the Great Gatsby and Browning’s poetry’. Compare how these texts explore aspirations and identity? Both the texts ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F.Scott Fitzgerald and ‘Sonnets from the Portuguese’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning explore the ideas of aspirations and identity developing a deeper understanding of the texts. Both texts share these ideas through the characters and the values of idealism and hopeRead MoreAn Analysis Of Elizabeth Barrett Browning s Sonnets Of The Portuguese And F. Scott Fitzgerald s Pros Fiction2027 Words   |  9 Pagesin human societies of various eras. The comparative study of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s â€Å"Sonnets of the Portuguese† and Scott Fitzgerald’s Pros fiction â€Å"The Great Gatsby† allow for a thorough evaluation of the relationship between the texts contexts and values. Both composers craft arguments on the nature of and value of life itself within the framework of love and spirituality. Browning, however writes from the perspective of a woman challenging values of the conventions of the Vic torian era. WhilstRead MoreAnalysis Of Elizabeth Barrett Browning s Sonnets Of The Portuguese And Scott Fitzgerald s Pros Fiction The Great Gatsby2019 Words   |  9 Pagesand the writers intended discourses. The comparative study of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s sonnets of the Portuguese and Scott Fitzgerald’s Pros fiction ‘The Great Gatsby’ allow for a thorough evaluation of the relationship between the texts contexts and values. Both composers craft arguments on the nature of and value of life itself within the framework of love and spirituality. Browning, however writes from the perspective of a woman challenging values of the conventions of the Victorian era. Whilst