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    age groups and backgrounds share this fear. Many individuals believe that to receive somebody’s affection‚ they must assimilate into that person’s society. Jay Gatsby‚ like any normal person‚ wants to fit into society. His feelings for Daisy make him strive to achieve that goal. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Jay Gatsby attempts to fit into Daisy’s society by any means available. The only way Jay makes enough money to enable him to be able to live near Daisy is by bootlegging

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    Dreams In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ the main character‚ Jay Gatsby lives a very contradicting life style. Jay Gatsby lives a very extravagant lifestyle filled with money‚ cars‚ and houses‚ but he is missing one thing‚ his love Daisy. Daisy Buchannan is Gatsby’s dream. Gatsby’s only wish is impossible to achieve because what he wishes is to have the relationship with Daisy like he did 5 years ago. Even though Gatsby seemed to have it all he really didn’t. He was

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    this quarter is creating a movie poster. The characters in The Great Gatsby will be used as comparisons to the celebrities. The main character in this novel is Gatsby. Gatsby is a 30 year old good looking man who easily attracts the ladies. Also‚ he happens to be extremely wealthy. Jay strives to achieve whatever goal he sets himself. In this novel‚ his goal is to make a fortune so he could live happily with the love of his love. Gatsby is a very open-minded‚ outgoing character. He seems to be trustworthy

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    The Great Gatsby is full of symbolism‚ particularly colors. Throughout the book the author uses them to represent different themes of the novel‚ and F. Scott Fitzgerald had the intent of applying color imagery to reflect a certain theme. Each particular color‚ chosen by Fitzgerald‚ issued to depict the thematic issues concerning the ideal to reality‚ as well as to show wealth and social status‚ as it pertains to personal desires. Many examples of color are used in this novel‚ each with a significant

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    conflict. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s groundbreaking novel The Great Gatsby has stood the test of time with its messages of how corruption‚ extravagance‚ and overindulgence can destroy people’s lives and relationships. Egotism can overtake the minds of virtually anyone who attempts to gain status and wealth. The gift of humility is something that would be hard to come by during the 1920’s in the American northeast. One character in The Great Gatsby that shows the vice of overindulgence is Mrs. Daisy Buchanan

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    which often last all through the night. Throughout his own life F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ (author of The Great Gatsby) had lived in the partying lifestyle of the roaring twenties. Many of his experiences directly relate to the novel as well as multiple characters. Having been around during the Jazz Age Fitzgerald used many of these influences in his novel‚ which mainly are partying‚ drinking and sex. Gatsby throws some of the most extravagant parties around‚ but fails to appear at any of them. Many townspeople

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    Description Behind Colors The Great Gatsby‚ was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ and began selling in the 50’s. The book was taken place in the 1920’s‚ also known as the “Jazz age.” Jay Gatsby sees a green light across the bay and decides it is time to re-meet the love of his life‚ Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby sets up Daisy for Tea at her cousin’s‚ Nick Carraway house‚ who happens to be Gatsby’s neighbor. Gatsby enters with a white suit‚ gold vest‚ and silver tie. To show off his success‚ his bright‚

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     Schulman English Honors 11 November 3‚ 2012 The Great Gatsby Jay  Gatsby from the 1920’s novel The Great Gatsby was many things. He was smart‚ brave‚ and of course great. However‚ in the story when he is murdered no one attends his funeral‚ but his father and only friend Nick. The reason no one shows up is because Jay was great for his accomplishments‚ not his character. Although he was called the “great” gatsby‚ he didn’t fit the full description. He wasn’t great for saving children from a burning building

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    In the book “The Great Gatsby”‚ arguably the finest work of art by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ none but a few people had the idealistic “American Dream.” To some characters‚ it seems that the American Dream has been replaced by just materialism and greed. What does the American Dream mean? What does it stand for? If a person has achieved their American Dream how should they go about living? The American Dream is the vision to be successful and to provide from our pocket to ourselves as well as our families

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    Throughout the novel‚ The Great Gatsby a common conflict of the corruption of American society and its means of materialism corrupting the American dream is expressed by F. Scott Fitzgerald. There is constant conflict among the wealthy‚ well to do class in America. Especially in the setting of Long Island‚ where resides the East Egg and the West Egg. The East and West Egg respectively represent the split among the upper wealthy class in society. The East Egg is of old money‚ aristocratic families

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