The Great Gatsby Commentary This extract explores the introduction to Gatsby’s character and the curiosity felt towards him by the main character Nick Carraway‚ as well as the beginning of their friendship. The opening line of this extract opens with a contrast between the party and the introduction to Gatsby’s character. The atmosphere of the party is created by the noun “lull” which is a temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity
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known as F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is credited to creating arguably one of the most famous and renowned American novels of all time: The Great Gatsby. He was presented with many hardships in his career as an author‚ and unfortunately he did not overcome his‚ thought to have been‚ failure of a novel. He loved writing about wealth and cultural extravagance. In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald was very fluent with explaining The American Dream; it was to achieve success in wealth and fame in the 1920’s
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will bring people happiness in his novel‚ The Great Gatsby. Nick Carraway‚ the narrator‚ tells about three characters that are not what they seem. A wealthy man‚ Jay Gatsby‚ spends his whole life trying to find happiness in money and material things. Daisy and Tom are fake and too careless to know what true reality is. In the novel‚ things may not be what they appear as shown by the illusion Gatsby lives‚ Daisy’s attitude‚ and Tom’s relationships. Gatsby lives an illusion that his wealth will lead
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In "The Great Gatsby"‚ Gatsby was desperately in love with Daisy‚ but she was married. He does not have any contact with her for years‚ so during that time of his scheming in wooing her‚ he begins to misconceive the image of Daisy as a different person than what she actually was which ultimately leads to his downfall. Gatsby and Daisy were in love before Gatsby had to go off to war. During that time‚ Daisy got married to Tom Buchanan. Upon Gatsby’s return‚ every single decision he has made was
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temporarily bloomed in the 1920`s. Essentially‚ the Jazz Age was a time period of economic prosperity‚ where the economic prosperity was increasing‚ though in contrast‚ the moral values of individuals were decreasing. In the literary classic novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald uses his characters to explore this morality. This is clearly apparent through the character Nick Carraway‚ who represents a symbol of honesty‚ and Jordan Baker‚ who represents a symbol of dishonesty. To begin‚ Nick Carraway
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live in the East Egg are generally more well off and would most probably live a hedonistic lifestyle whereas the people in the West Egg are more likely to be less well-off and unable of living the hedonistic lifestyle‚ expect in rare occasions e.g. Gatsby. Continuing with the setting‚ the Buchanan’s house is also described as quite a luxury. ‘A sunken Italian garden‚ a half-acre of deep‚ pungent roses‚ and a snub-nosed motor-boat that bumped the tide offshore.’ This description shows the beauty
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So Close‚ Yet So Far By Jacob Trieber Baz Luhrmann resurrected the dying story of “The Great Gatsby” from the 1920’s by modernizing it to appeal to today’s audiences. People almost 100 years ago had greatly varying morals and lives compared to those of today‚ which Luhrmann realized and took that as a chance to tweak the storyline to grasp the attention of newer viewers. Anyone who has read the novel can instantly tell how different it is from the movie. Nonetheless‚ Luhrmann’s style and idea to
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used to add deeper meaning to the story or hint at an emotion or attitude towards something without directly stating it. Sometimes they are obvious while other times sometimes they are hidden‚ regardless‚ they are used to enhance the story. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Fitzgerald uses symbolism to create a more realistic story for the reader. Although‚ many symbols are present throughout the story‚ Gatsby’s house represents something more than just a luxurious building; his house reveals
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illuminates the bright blue gardens. I watch the short-haired girls‚ watching them swoon freely‚ Us men getting drunk‚ drinking champagne by the sea. I watch and examine the stars glistening high in the sky‚ I know I am at one of the parties of the Great Gatsby. I watch the girls show off their new diamonds and new dyed hair‚ The contemptuous men finding their affairs I watch them banter about their lavish vacations overseas This is West
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to take on a leader position. Therefore‚ the reader considers Ralph a completely developed character. Similarly‚ in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby‚ while the remainder of characters remain flat‚ Nick Carraway evolves into a round character through his developing moral judgments about Jordan Baker‚ Tom and Daisy Buchanan‚ and Jay Gatsby. As the narrator and an intricate character in the plot‚ Nick Carraway probes into the lives of the other characters and then forms judgments upon
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