1. In my opinion‚ some people are rich because of they are born rich‚ or they worked hard in life to become rich. For example‚ Donald Trump’s sons and daughters were born rich and are used to the expensive lifestyle because they have lived it every day since they were born. Some people are poor because of the decisions that they made in life which caused them to be that way‚ such as not choosing to go to school‚ or finding a way out of being poor rather than staying stagnant. Also some were born
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The American Dream The Great Gatsby is a movie directed by Baz Luhrmann. The movie represents the novel ‘’The Great Gatsby’’ written by Scott Fitzgerald. It is Scott’s analysis on the American society during the Roaring Twenties. The characters represent the American Dream. The main-characters in this story are Jay Gatsby‚ Nick Carraway‚ and Daisy Buchanan. When Nick Carraway moves to New-York he buys a house on West Egg‚ Long Island. His neighbour is the wealthy and mysterious man named
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In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn‚ The Dark Horse directed by James Napier Robertson‚ and A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin love brings out the worst in characters. Some characters are selfish in love‚ they use love as justification for their questionable actions‚ and they love power more than other people. The main story line in Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is that Amy is framing her husband Nick for her murder. She sets up an elaborate scheme to hurt
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Kamryn Green Wealth‚ Power‚ and Morality in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald focuses on the wealthy class that live in New York‚ and takes place during the “Roaring Twenties”‚ and era of economic prosper and recklessness after World War I. Fitzgerald highlights the irresponsibility and lack of morality that derives from wealth. Throughout the novel‚ there are a number of characters that abuse their wealth or power in a way to excuse their moral irresponsibility. Through
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What is it about The Great Gatsby that keeps people gasping for air? That’s a simple question: the triangle of three main characters of course. Gatsby‚ Daisy‚ and Nick are a triangle of events themselves. What causes this? Many things‚ but everything begins when Nick meets Gatsby and reunites with Daisy. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel of numerous uncontrollable twists and turns. In this novel Gatsby is trying to reconnect with Daisy through her cousin Nick. Gatsby‚ Nick‚ and
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Dakota Gravitt The Great Gatsby (2013) Movie Analysis “The Great Gatsby” movie‚ made in 2013 featuring Tobey Maguire‚ Leonardo DiCaprio‚ and Carey Mulligan‚ is a film based on a book by the same name written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film is about Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire)‚ a bond salesman living in the 1920s‚ before the market crash‚ who moves near the shores of New York City over the summer and encounters his mysterious neighbor‚ Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio). His rich neighbor would
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This next literature I will be discussing is “Don Quixote” written by Miguel De Cervantes which has a powerful message of social classes. This story tells you a lot about social classes and how it everyone is treated differently within the classes. Don Quixote is an old man who has read a lot of books about knights and decides to be come one. He is a very weather man and is one of the smartest people in his town. He set off on a great adventure in pursuit of eternal glory and drops what everything
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A Shared Identity Identity is both necessary and important and to all‚ promoting individuality and characteristics that make each person their own. The countless books telling stories of dystopian societies‚ where one person is no different from the other‚ represent the way a society would become in the absence of individual identity. It is the defining quality that makes one human‚ molding morality into its distinct and unique forms. One such example of identity that is impactfully associated
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1. Introduction America was in a jazz age in 1920s. Its economy developed so fast that most American people had begun to get a sense that “World War I” had brought so many material benefits to them‚ with unprecedented enthusiasm; they closed doors to purchase wealth and pleasure insanely. They not only think they are placed in one of the most brilliant era in human’s history and mesmerize in it‚ but also believe that the time will continue endlessly. Social structure and people’s behavior and psychology
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In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ the main character Jay Gatsby is the tragic hero in the novel. Gatsby is a rich man who falls in love with a woman from his past‚ but could not be with her; instead‚ he ended up alone and was killed. Gatsby was a poor young man who fell in love with a wealthy lady‚ Daisy Buchanan. Daisy was in love with Gatsby as well‚ but because of war‚ he had to leave her so they were not able to see each other again for years. She ended up marrying Tom Buchanan because
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