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    “The Great Gatsby illustrates perfectly the divisions between rich and poor” consider how effectively this is achieved in the opening two chapters Fitzgerald uses language in order to create a clear division between the rich and the poor. In many ways such as the use of colour imagery and the description of people and places‚ a clear division between classes can be seen. Although‚ through the actions of the people in these classes Fitzgerald makes the division seem less prominent. Firstly‚

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    The Great Gatsby is a modern classic of the early twentieth century‚ a novel which truly captured the luxurious atmosphere of the “Jazz Age.” It is a moniker given to the 1920’s which is suitable‚ as the spread of wealth led to a decade of glamor and decadence. Among the variations of the novel’s themes‚ the one moral that is evident and shadows over the rest of the “American Dream‚” is the ideal that a person of any racial or financial background could start a new life in America and live in riches

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    beginnings of America‚ such as the setting of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ which is an example of this set in the 20’s. The characters in this novel are too fixed on material things‚ losing sight of what is really important. The characters in The Great Gatsby take a materialistic attitude that causes them to fall into a downward spiral of empty hope and zealous obsession. Fitzgerald contrasts Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway to display how the materialistic attitude of the 1920’s leads

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    The interpretation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s work: The Great Gatsby This Research‚ paper – which is a mixture of a book review and an analysis of a problem - will present ideas about searching the American Dream in connection with The Great Gatsby and the main characters and how succesfully they could live the American Dream according to the work of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Moreover‚ this research paper will be about some interesting symbols by Fitzgerald. Also‚ it will give some general information

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    statement with his set piece novel‚ The Great Gatsby which was written during 1925 that signified as the Roaring Twenties. The 1900’s came with great economic prosperity‚ which lead to people living luxurious lives‚ and throwing lavish parties. That specific time period‚ the women were held as hostages of leading and controlling their lives. At that present era‚ women were recognized as a major influence on the American culture. A feminist approach to The Great Gatsby focused on the female characters

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    after the “great American dream” like everyone else. He then realizes‚ how low the people were in achieving that goal‚ this could be seen when Jordan was cheating while playing golf. He also saw the carelessness these people have in doing things. They are only skin deep in who they are‚ like the main person described in the story‚ Gatsby‚ who is only known for his money and by his name‚ but not by who he really is. At the end‚ Nick realizes all this and changes his views on the Great American Dream

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    Money and The Great Gatsby Though the Great Gatsby is only nine chapters long‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald was able to convey many messages in this short book. The most recurring and powerful message was one dealing with money. In the roaring 1920’s when The Great Gatsby took place‚ how you obtained your money was very important and determined who you acquainted yourself with. It basically came down to the fact that there were two classes of people‚ those who were born with money and those who had to

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    such as money in The Great Gatsby. Daisy falls in love with Gatsby‚ who is a poor man at the time‚ and when Gatsby leaves for the war‚ Daisy marries Tom Buchanan‚ who is a rich man‚ because he is “old money‚” meaning he will always have the money and status to support Daisy. When Gatsby returns from the war‚ his pursuit of Daisy’s love reveals his materialism and he eventually becomes rich for Daisy and believes that he can win her back because he now has money. The Great Gatsby demonstrates the way

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    Summary of “The Great Gatsby” The Great Gatsby is a book about rich people that are fighting about women‚ money etc. After I read this book I realized that even if you are rich you don’t have to be happy. There are two main characters: Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby‚ both rich men. Here’s the story in a short version... Nick Carraway is a young man from a wealthy family‚ living in a Middle Western city. The Carraway’s are something of a clan actually

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    In "The Great Gatsby"‚ Fitzgerald carefully sets up his novel into distinct groups but‚ in the end‚ each group has its own problems to contend with‚ leaving a powerful reminder of what a precarious place the world really is. Jay Gatsby falls in love with a woman of privilege and cannot have her because of the way he was born. He was less wealthy than her. Despite his best efforts to overcome his affliction‚ it is customary for rich to marry other rich and he can’t break the cycle. America is full

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