-Rabo is a WWII veteran, and Tim O'Brien is a Vietnam veteran.
-Tim is driven by his past experiences in the war, the majority of his thoughts and actions are influenced by his experience in the war.
-Rabo's war experience is less prominent. He writes about being in the war and losing his eye, but he never talks about it more than that.
-Tim goes into detail about the war in his novel, his experiences how he felt, how the war affected his love life. Rabo never says his reasons for going into the war.
-Throughout both of these books the paragraphs or stories are cut up in to smaller sections to make it seem like your reading less at a time. By using this style the author attracts the reader by breaking up what’s going on so they have to continue to find out, but the next part to a story may not be right in the next paragraph it could be 3 or 4 paragraphs away.
Bluebeard-Death of a Salesman
-In Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman is a unsuccessful salesman who no one likes. Rabo is similar to Willy in that no one likes his paintings, his art teacher in college said that his art was "soulless" and that she couldn’t take him as a student. - The novel Bluebeard and Death of a Salesman accurately illustrates a failing American family. The Loman’s are emphasized as the modern American family that failed at achieving happiness. Rabo’s family coincided perfectly as his kids hated him, as Biff and Happy hated their father Willy. Both families viewed there father as a failure, since they both failed at achieving the American dream. In addition, both families were formed out of lies and deception rather than love and relationships. The faith which both families had, was also similar. Willy committed suicide and left the dying family to his kids and his wife, while Dorothy and the kids left Rabo for good. Both families were forced to accept reality without a father and to take on a new lifestyle.
Bluebeard-Gatsby -Both Gatsby and Rabo are single men living in extravagant mansions on the beach in New York towns. Both of these men struggle with keeping strong relationships with woman.
-Gatsby has unmentioned servants that work for him and he throws lavish parties and flaunts his wealth. On the other hand, Rabo lives a silence, avoiding people at all cause.
-Gatsby earned his money from bootlegging speculative trading, as for Rabo, he inherited his money from his dead wife.
-Gatsby throws away his money on parties while Rabo uses his money towards paintings and food for his /frequent visitor, and his only living friend Slazinger.
-Gatsby moved to his mansion to follow a woman which he never got and Rabo moved there with his wife who passed away.
-In the novel The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby shares similar traits however; he contradicts the actions of Rabo Karabekian in many ways. Fitzgerald illustrates Gatsby as a social loveable man, who throws extravagant parties. Nevertheless, Rabo is depicted as the opposite of Gatsby. He lives in a disclosed house and avoids confrontation from others. Rabo lived an honest and childish life, while Gatsby lived a life of mischief and lies. A similarity which both Rabo and Gatsby share is that they both grew up from poverty. In addition, they both fought in WWII, but neither shares much information on the adventures which took place during war. Nonetheless, the end of Fitzgerald novel The Great Gatsby contradicted Kurt Vonnegut’s theme Bluebeard. In the conclusion of the novel The Great Gatsby, Gatsby was murdered and Carraway mentions that the faith of the American dream is a myth. He believed that we as Americans can keep paddling are boats toward the light, but we will never reach it. However, Vonnegut's ending of Bluebeard had a positive ending. Rabo finally found peace within himself and was able accept his meat as a part of his soul. He mentions that he was reborn from the help of Mrs. Berman and now he has finally achieved the American dream. The Great Gatsby and Bluebeard are perfect examples of how each book depicts the American dream as a myth and a reality.
-Rabo is a WWII veteran, and Tim O'Brien is a Vietnam veteran.
-Tim is driven by his past experiences in the war, the majority of his thoughts and actions are influenced by his experience in the war.
-Rabo's war experience is less prominent. He writes about being in the war and losing his eye, but he never talks about it more than that.
-Tim goes into detail about the war in his novel, his experiences how he felt, how the war affected his love life. Rabo never says his reasons for going into the war.
-Throughout both of these books the paragraphs or stories are cut up in to smaller sections to make it seem like your reading less at a time. By using this style the author attracts the reader by breaking up what’s going on so they have to continue to find out, but the next part to a story may not be right in the next paragraph it could be 3 or 4 paragraphs away.
Bluebeard-Death of a Salesman
-In Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman is a unsuccessful salesman who no one likes. Rabo is similar to Willy in that no one likes his paintings, his art teacher in college said that his art was "soulless" and that she couldn’t take him as a student.
- The novel Bluebeard and Death of a Salesman accurately illustrates a failing American family. The Loman’s are emphasized as the modern American family that failed at achieving happiness. Rabo’s family coincided perfectly as his kids hated him, as Biff and Happy hated their father Willy. Both families viewed there father as a failure, since they both failed at achieving the American dream. In addition, both families were formed out of lies and deception rather than love and relationships. The faith which both families had, was also similar. Willy committed suicide and left the dying family to his kids and his wife, while Dorothy and the kids left Rabo for good. Both families were forced to accept reality without a father and to take on a new lifestyle.
Bluebeard-Gatsby
-Both Gatsby and Rabo are single men living in extravagant mansions on the beach in New York towns. Both of these men struggle with keeping strong relationships with woman.
-Gatsby has unmentioned servants that work for him and he throws lavish parties and flaunts his wealth. On the other hand, Rabo lives a silence, avoiding people at all cause.
-Gatsby earned his money from bootlegging speculative trading, as for Rabo, he inherited his money from his dead wife.
-Gatsby throws away his money on parties while Rabo uses his money towards paintings and food for his /frequent visitor, and his only living friend Slazinger.
-Gatsby moved to his mansion to follow a woman which he never got and Rabo moved there with his wife who passed away.
-In the novel The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby shares similar traits however; he contradicts the actions of Rabo Karabekian in many ways. Fitzgerald illustrates Gatsby as a social loveable man, who throws extravagant parties. Nevertheless, Rabo is depicted as the opposite of Gatsby. He lives in a disclosed house and avoids confrontation from others. Rabo lived an honest and childish life, while Gatsby lived a life of mischief and lies. A similarity which both Rabo and Gatsby share is that they both grew up from poverty. In addition, they both fought in WWII, but neither shares much information on the adventures which took place during war. Nonetheless, the end of Fitzgerald novel The Great Gatsby contradicted Kurt Vonnegut’s theme Bluebeard. In the conclusion of the novel The Great Gatsby, Gatsby was murdered and Carraway mentions that the faith of the American dream is a myth. He believed that we as Americans can keep paddling are boats toward the light, but we will never reach it. However, Vonnegut's ending of Bluebeard had a positive ending. Rabo finally found peace within himself and was able accept his meat as a part of his soul. He mentions that he was reborn from the help of Mrs. Berman and now he has finally achieved the American dream. The Great Gatsby and Bluebeard are perfect examples of how each book depicts the American dream as a myth and a reality.
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