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    Additionally‚ Tom and Daisy have incompatible traits like George and Myrtle’s traits‚ which creates for their relationship to rapidly decline. Tom and Daisy have opposite attributes that go against one another‚ which makes for an unsuccessful relationship. As Kenneth Eble states‚ “Tom Buchanan‚ in the description of his physical strength‚ his past history‚ his arrogance and his uncertainty‚ his sensuality and his prudishness‚ is exactly right. Daisy is probably the weakest of the main characters

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    Throughout the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ it was evident that Tom and Daisy had an unstable relationship. Both Tom and Daisy come from wealthy backgrounds and the upper echelon of society. Tom is a small man hiding in a big hose with an equally large ego. Daisy is a hospitable character who is forever in love with having a rich and lavish lifestyle. Though big‚ strong‚ and arrogant‚ Tom still shows that he cares a little bit for Daisy. Tom and Daisys main commonality is money. Daisy did not marry

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    In The Great GatsbyGatsby and Tom have different personalities‚ but they both have their life of luxury in common‚ as well as their love for Daisy. Just like in reality‚ we have things in common with people around us. Sometimes we may get intimidated by certain people because of their personality‚ but the intimidation could also be because we do not know them that well. Sometimes we make assumptions about people because of how they act. Once we get to know them we might find out that our assumptions

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    Tom is angry because he gradually realizes that Gatsby and Daisy are having an affair. With this knowledge‚ Tom verbally attacks Gatsby after he tells him to leave Daisy alone. As a result‚ Gatsby changes his tone by having a quiet response to a loud‚ feverish response and is prompted to reveal the ongoing affair between him and Daisy. Gatsby affirms to Tom that Daisy never loved him and the only reason their marriage existed was because of his infirm financial state at the time and she was tired

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    Daisy is a victim of complex needs and desires who deserves more pity than blame” In the light of this comment‚ compare and contrast the presentation of central female characters in the two novels you have studied. Both Plath and Fitzgerald effectively present female characters in “The Great Gatsby” and “The Bell jar‚” In The Great Gatsby female characters are presented via social class and relationships with other characters. The Great Gatsby presents the various characteristics of women

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    suffusive theme throughout The Great Gatsby . The fact that we never really know the characters‚ and the corrupt immoral things they do‚ directly represent the 20’s high society lifestyle. The characters continued to cheat on their spouses‚ let money become their obsession‚ and debated the American dream for the hopes of one day obtaining happiness. But the fact remains that they have no true morals or ideals of themselves as individuals. These are a group of people who --no matter how cocky and self-

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    The Great Gatsby‚ and it gives us an insight into the gender roles of past WW1 America. Throughout the novel‚ women are portrayed in a very negative light. The author’s presentation of women is unflattering and unsympathetic. The women are not described with depth. When given their description‚ Fitzgerald appeals to their voice‚ “ she had a voice full of money”‚ their looks “her face was lovely with bright things in it‚ bright eyes‚ and a bright passionate mouth”‚ and the way in which they behave

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    the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ there are multiple prominent characters. F. Scott Fitzgerald gives a lot of information on GatsbyDaisy‚ Nick‚ Tom‚ Mrytle‚ Jordan‚ and Mr. Wilson. All these characters are in some way connected to one another. Each of these characters have a uniqueness about them‚ but they also have many similarities. Some of the character traits that are prominent in this book are greed‚ love‚ hope‚ pride‚ ignorance‚ lust‚ lying‚ and trust. Gatsby and Nick are two

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    The Character of Tom Jones in the Novel Tom Jones A character study always shows the good and evil side of a man. Here in this assignment I have to unfold the characteristics of Tom Jones- the protagonist of the novel Tom Jones. No man is without mistakes. But it is also true that totally corrupted person is rare. Here in this novel from a general esteem one can say that Tom is a playboy and has no moral ethic. But if one knows Fielding’s view of virtue then he is sure to uphold Tom’s character

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    In the book the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. They’re three women named Daisy‚ Jordan and Myrtle. All three of these women have differences but in a way all three women are similar.To compare and contrast between Daisy‚Jordan and Myrtle we need to know the charter trait of each charter. Each lady have different lives Daisy is a rich women that loves hiding from her problems behind a wall of money‚ Jordan is a women that live for the fine things in life and prefers money then people feelings

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