Space’. Personal Space may be denned as the area individuals maintain around themselves into which others cannot intrude without arousing discomfort (Hayduk‚ 1978). Personal Space is often described as a bubble of space surrounding a person. Buchanan‚ Goldman & Juhnke (1977) defines Personal Space as ‘a physical space surrounding an individual which‚ when intruded upon‚ generates an observable reaction of discomfort or flight’. The first factor to be considered that influences a person’s personal
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intellectual‚ or cultural values” according to; dictonary.reference.com - the psychology behind this is that materialism restricts a person’s ability to function as a social being to their full potential. We see this is the characters of Daisy Buchanan and Tom Buchanan‚ more relevantly known as "old money". Nick‚ the narrator‚ reflects upon these two characters as "careless people..- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money of their vast carelessness.."
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share a love for materialism they are very different personality-wise. Camelot courtiers such as Gawain are very dedicated to their code of chivalry and value chastity. This is found when Gawain refuses Lady Bertilak’s advance. On the other hand‚ Tom Buchanan cheats on Daisy with Myrtle Wilson even though Daisy knows it. In summary‚ Fitzgerald beginning with Nick Carraway telling us about his father’s advice serves a purpose to establish Nick as a credible and objective narrator. Nick comes off as a
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because they have money. The theme of the novel is revealed through the characters and their actions. Some people saw the chance to get rich by selling alcohol‚ but because alcohol was illegal it was a big risk. One of Fitzgerald’s characters‚ Tom Buchanan stated “I found out what your ‘drug stores’ were. ... He and this Wolfshiem bought up a lot of side-street drug stores here in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter. That’s one of his little stunts.”(141). In this quote‚ Tom says that Jay
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Fitzgerald uses an anaphora to emphasize the smallness of the apartment: “a small living room‚ a small dining-room‚ a small bedroom…” The dinner party at the Buchanans’ is more elegant‚ more refined. In both parties‚ however there is an air of boredom and unhappiness. Fitzgerald introduces the McKees mainly to highlight the social stratification of the period. They serve as opposites to the Gatsby crowd. An asyndeton
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CHAPTER 2 1. Why does the Valley of Ashes exist in this novel? Who is T. J. Eckleburg‚ and why is he here? -to show how there is an area of poverty‚ even though there are two luxurious cities surrounding this area called the Valley of Ashes -it may represent the image that may be hidden in the West and East Eggs -T. J. Eckleburg seems to be of somebody in the higher class -He is here to represent God; “look out of no face..from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a non-existent
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novel to come? Why do you think Fitzgerald would open The Great Gatsby with a fictional epigraph‚ rather than a real quote or poem? 2. Compare East Egg and West Egg. What kinds of people settle on each side of the bay? Why would a couple like the Buchanans reside in East Egg‚ and men like Nick and Gatsby on the other side? How does the division between these two villages compare to differences between the American East and West? East versus WestThe Midwestern states and the Eastern states of America
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In the 1925 novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ American author F. Scott Fitzgerald tells a story of the effects that societal class has on love. This story creates the basis for Fitzgerald’s views on the American dream‚ which varies personally for each character of the novel. Although the American dream is different for each character‚ Fitzgerald proves that they each have an American dream or goal set in mind. All the dreams have a coherent goal of happiness experienced through love. Although every character
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When Gatsby first meets Daisy while serving in the military he lies about his past to convince her that he was worthy of her love. Daisy had promised to wait for Jay; however she married Tom Buchanan in 1919 while Jay was in Oxford following the war. From that moment on Jay Gatsby dedicated himself‚ and all that he would obtain‚ in the pursuit of Daisy. Most of the information received about Gatsby is withheld until fairly late in the novel
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Jay Gatsby is not a great man by any means. Jay Gatsby is stubbornly narrow-minded‚ and refuses to accept the reality that he cannot be with Daisy Buchanan. Jay Gatsby is unable to let go of the few moments he shared with Daisy years ago‚ before he was shipped off to Europe to fight in the Great War. While he is away‚ Daisy marries Tom Buchanan‚ yet Gatsby still tries to win her hand. Instead of moving away from Daisy and starting a new life‚ Gatsby moves across the bay from her and insists he
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