Category: Reality

The intention of this essay is to consider the representation of illusion and reality throughout F. Scott Fitzgeralds novel The Great Gatsby (1925). It shall focus on characters and their perception of the illusions and realities that they represent, such as Nick Carraways illusion of what he perceives Gatsby to be and what in reality,…

The short story, The Black Cat, was written by Edgar Allan Poe. The main characters are the speaker, his wife, and a black cat named Pluto. The conflict occurs when the speaker constantly gets mad at everyone and suddenly snaps, committing a crime. The speaker grew up with a childhood filled with abuse, and as…

Virtual reality is an artificial environment that is created with the help of technological innovation and presented to a user in such a way that they create a very different understanding, which is very different from the real life as we are used to.The ability to view images in 3-D has been enabled through the…

In todays generation, it is evident that media and information technology is widely used by people all across the globe. Kids and teens are taking massive amount of it everyday. As I grew up, I became more and more interested on media and information technology. I constantly engage with it. It played a vital role…

Love and Vertigo is a contemporary autobiographical novel that maps the lineage of the speaker Grace and her parents imminent immigration to Australia. The novel moves through three pertinent spaces of Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia and intriguingly all these three spaces are interlocked with cultural and political myths and trauma. Hsu-Ming Teo in her text…

For as long as the world has existed, individuals have had doubts about what does and what does not exist. Even today, there are individuals who strongly believe that the world is flat, or that the earth is the center of the universe. Even more so, there are groups and communities dedicated to eliminating the…

Every decision, every breath one takes, and every step one ever walks brings one closer to a single goal  to find the meaning of life. The summation of ones decisions, steps, and movements through life shapes ones individual existence and leads to proliferation of the damning idea of finding that sense of meaning. For…

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.- William Arthur Wart. In my opinion, I feel that there is not a fine line between optimism and reality. The reason being that the feeling of optimism can brighten and influence what you say and your interactions with…

The world revolves around me is a fallacy that most people commit just about every day. Although they do not realize they are doing it, it just happens. This fallacy falls under the self-evidence, which is talked about as part of egocentrism, and is not egocentrism itself, but a fallacy that falls in the line…

The Truman Show offers viewers a great insight into the concept of discovery by presenting themes of Descartes perception and reality and the power of media are prevalent in the process of discovery promoting a sense of reality and awareness of ones place in life. In this film directed by Peter Weir, the viewers are…