Good afternoon teachers and students,
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past" The concluding words of Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, illustrate our reluctance to move beyond the past. However, the novel urges us to accept change, as our rejection will lead to a failure to deal with life. We also need to initiate change in order to attain contentment as suggested by Miroslav Holub's "The Door" and Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice".
"Go and open the door". The imperative command in Miroslav Holub's poem epitomises "The Door"'s primary theme…
