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    At the end of the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ George Wilson murders Jay Gatsby with a pistol. Most people would come to the conclusion that George Wilson is to blame for the death of Gatsby‚ but if we dig a little deeper‚ one could come to a different conclusion. I am of the opinion that Tom and Daisy are the true culprits of this crime. Later in the story‚ we learn that Daisy fell in love with Gatsby before she fell in love with Tom. After they met‚ Gatsby had to return to war‚ and because Daisy was

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    can be both a positive and negative quality. Hope is threaded into the following three pieces of literature: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou‚ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. In the preceding literature hope plays a strong role in improving characters’ lives. Hope helps some people and is useless to others. Langston Hughes writes‚ “Hold fast to dreams‚/ For if dreams die‚/ Life is a broken-winged bird‚/ That cannot fly.” This quote

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    Throughout out the novels‚ The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman‚ characters display the theme of the American Dream. Jay Gatsby and Willy Loman both share similarities along with differences in their view of the American Dream. The American Dream not only influences these characters beliefs‚ but also their motives‚ choices‚ and behavior. Both characters in the novel were both motivated by the ones that around them that influenced their idea of the American Dream. Gatsby can be described as a successful

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    Death of Hope The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ends with Gatsby’s death and Nick’s return to the Midwest. The author is illustrating throughout the novel the society’s views of the American Dream in the 1920s as the best way of life‚ but often it is not true and very few people end up living the dream. Fitzgerald exhibits this in The Great Gatsby through the downfall of the unhappy‚ yet wealthy‚ and through the lessons learned by the people surrounding them. The American society is corrupt

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    This PDF is brought to you in association with . . . The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald ©2007‚ 2002 by SparkNotes All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted‚ in any form or by any means‚ electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying‚ recording‚ or otherwise‚ without prior written permission from the publisher. sparknotes is a registered trademark of SparkNotes llc SparkNotes A Division of Barnes & Noble 76 Ninth Avenue New York

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    Meaning of Death

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    In this world death and afterlife still remains to be a mystery. Many people believe that they will go to either heaven or hell. It can be true‚ but until this present day‚ still there is no scientific explanation that can support the arguments. The word death can be defined scientifically or through spiritual belief. Base on scientific explanation‚ the word death can be describe as the permanent cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena that commonly bring about

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    happens to Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby is a novel told from the eyes of Nick Carraway. Jay Gatsby is an ordinary rich man from very humble beginnings. He threw grand and lavish parties‚ hoping that one day Daisy‚ the love of his life from 5 years ago‚ would stumble into his parties. He loved Daisy with all of his heart‚ even though loving Daisy cost him his entire life‚ and changed him altogether. Love was the death of Gatsby. Love caused Gatsby to take the

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    Is Gatsby great or not? Section 1: Gatsby is generous to the people at his parties. He throws banquets and spends a lot of money on food‚ preparations and entertainment. Gatsby is a generous host. “most people were brought” “Every Friday five crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiterer in New York--every Monday these same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulpless halves.” “At least once a fortnight a corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet

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    Great Gatsby & Atonement Explore how Fitzgerald presents doomed love in ‘The Great Gatsby.’ How does ‘Atonement’ illuminate this key aspect of Fitzgerald’s novel? In your response consider the authorial use of form‚ structure and language‚ context and some critical views. Give primary focus to the core text. 1920’s America was very much a materialistic society revolving around money‚ love being a simple emotion‚ unimportant and always coming second to luxury. This obsession with wealth

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    The Meaning of Work

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    | The Meaning of Work | MGMT314 D004 Win 12 | | | | | The Meaning of Work The meaning of work is just as different to people as the meaning of life. So many things are involved in what work really means. This includes morals and principles‚ personal work ethics‚ responsibility and the list goes on. When it comes to deciding the right combination one must remember to stay true to oneself in order to become honestly successful in the business world. Rationality is not an easy

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