The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ portrays the Jazz Age and the people living during the time. The reader watches the unfortunate story of the mysterious Jay Gatsby and his love for Daisy Buchanan through the eyes of Nick Carraway. His semi-involved character witnesses the events unfold right in front of his eyes as he lives next door to Gatsby. Critics often regard this tale of love‚ betrayal‚ and immoral living an essential classic for all high-school students. The cover provides
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How does Fitzgerald tell the story in Chapter 2? In chapter 2 Tom takes Nick to the Valley of Ashes where he meets Myrtle and is taken to their New York apartment. Once there he meets friends of Tom and Myrtle the McKee’s and Myrtles sister Catherine. They have a party and Nick gets drunk for second time in his life‚ at the end of the chapter‚ Tom punches Myrtle’s nose because she keeps talking about Daisy. F Scott Fitzgerald uses a variety of techniques in chapter 2 in order to tell the story‚
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Some readers are irritated by Nick Carraway as a Narrator. What is your view of Fitzgerald’s use of Nick Carraway as a narrator? Some readers can be hugely irritated by Nick as a narrator because he can be seen as lacking insight and very unperceptive ultimately this makes the reader feel wary about trusting Nick. He cannot give an accurate account of what has happened between Gatsby and Daisy before he met them. To make up for his lack of information‚ he turns to other sources such as Jordan Backer
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In the essay "Rewriting American History‚" Frances Fitzgerald makes the statement‚ "each generation of children reads only one generation of schoolbooks. The transient history is those children’s history forever--their particular version of America." I agree with this statement. Based on my personal experience with history textbooks‚ I agree with the fact they only teach "generations" a certain part of history. If we keep teaching by generations we might lose our history. The stories that I’ve been
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Preface Jerome introduces his book as being commendable nor for its style or relevance‚ but rather for its straightforward truth. He insists that the boat trip he details actually took place‚ and that the characters he speaks of are actual humans‚ not literary constructions. He believes that no other books can claim to be more truthful‚ and hopes that its simplicity helps his message come across more clearly. Chapter 1 The narrator‚ J.‚ is smoking in his room with his friends‚ George and William
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Amy J. Fitzgerald conducted a research article on ‘‘It’s a Horrible Coincidence’’: Corporate Responsibility and the 2007 Pet Food Recall. The purpose of the article is to expose corporate crime‚ and it’s affair with the media. The article is mainly based on the 2007 pet food recall incident‚ involving Menu Foods. Furthermore Amy touches on Tembec‚ which is a company that produces seafood and livestock. In addition‚ Amy discusses how China fits into this study. Finally she puts the microscope on Menu
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Following direction is a fundamental skill‚ taught from an early age. While it may seem logical and even straightforward to follow directions--be they navigational directions‚ product-usage directions‚ or procedural or instructional directions‚ failure to follow directions can be a waste of time. Other times‚ though‚ failure to follow directions can be harmful or even fatal. Product Safety Not following the directions on a bottle of medication can lead to poisoning‚ overdosing‚ or clashes with other
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Classic authors persist due to unique qualities that elevate them from their time. F. Scott Fitzgerald found success for his ability to foster “a close relationship with the reader through the voice of his fiction‚ which was intimate‚ warm‚ and witty” (Keshmiri 78). It begs to question how he managed to organize words that would instigate such distinct feelings in the reader. Despite his novels being in prose‚ they share many qualities with poetry that utilizes precise word choice‚ figurative language
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A Story’s Portrayal of its Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul‚ Minnesota in 1896 and became one the most renowned American authors of his time. F. Scott Fitzgerald attended Princeton University only to leave without a degree and join the army. While stationed near Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ he met Zelda Sayer‚ whom he would later marry‚ and who would influence many of Fitzgerald’s stories. Fitzgerald is best remembered for his depiction of America in the 1920s
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“Rich girls don’t marry poor boys.” When Fitzgerald wanted a change of scenery while living in France‚ he wanted to write a novel that was different. Charles Scribner 3 wrote that “From the start Fitzgerald wanted The Great Gatsby to be a consciously artistic achievement‚ something beautiful and simple and intricately patterned.” (F Scott Fitzgerald on Writing The Great Gatsby) Fitzgerald considered Gatsby to be his “ imaginary eldest brother‚” (F Scott Fitzgerald on Writing The Great Gatsby) he wanted
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