Discuss the use of contrast as a literary device in The Great Gatsby byJeannette Ng 5.15 In the book‚ contrast is widely used to bring about the theme of class as well as to greater emphasize the characteristics of a particular character. The book contrasts the setting‚ West and East egg‚ as well as the characters‚ Gatsby and Tom‚ Wilson and Tom and Gatsby and Tom. 1Gatsby is contrasted with Tom in several ways. Tom is overpowering while Gatsby is more reserved. Tom is described as having ‘shining
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Tom and Gatsby are the same in the aspect of their values‚ but they differ in their life styles. Both Gatsby and Tom was adulteress because Gatsby wanted Daisy who was married and Tom was cheating on Daisy. But in contrast Tom was the big strong guy and Gatsby was smaller and not as well built. Tom and Gatsby were both rich and thought that money could buy anything and everything they wanted‚ both Gatsby and Tom used their money to impress people. Gatsby uses his for parties to get Daisy to come
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big part in telling if someone is lying or is telling the truth. Some thing are different than in the book. In the book you never get to see the characters but in the film you see all the characters. The film version puts everything in a little bit more detail the book doesn’t really do a good job in narrating the emotions and the intensity of the people in the courtroom. Atticus states in the book the ‘’Tom Robinson’s left arm has never had use so how cold he have hit her on the right side of the
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THE GREAT GATSBY IS GREAT Written by Tadau Kolli - 1st of March 2016 Copies of Fitzgeralds most famous work can be found in most English classrooms around the world‚ and many students have read it during their high school years. It is seen as one of the great American classics. But why is this particular novel so special? Does it deserve its place amongst the famous books in English literature? Here is why the Great Gatsby is still a great novel. First‚ let us take a look at the historical context
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The allusions in “The Great Gatsby” refer to many different pieces of literature. Such as The Bible. In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby Jay Gatsby is portrayed as a Christ figure due to his playing of the Father and Son‚ his giving and leadership‚ and his symbolic death. Jay Gatsby was his own role model. He acted as his own father when he recreated himself after meeting Dan Cody. Nick Carraway’s description was that Gatsby was‚ “A Son of God-a phrase which‚ if it means anything ‚ means just that-and
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The Great Gatsby features an epigraph by “Thomas Parke D’Invilliers” (a writer invented by Fitzgerald) about winning a lover by any means. How does this short poem set the scene for the 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
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Book Report for Prayer and Spirituality Course Title: The Great Gatsby Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons Copyright Date: April 10‚ 1925 1. What is the primary theme of this book? What is the basic message the author is trying to convey? 1) Fitzgerald portrays the 1920s as an era of decayed social and moral values‚ evidenced in its overarching cynicism‚ greed‚ and empty pursuit of pleasure. The reckless jubilance that led to decadent parties
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The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald I have not read other fiction by this author‚ but after my experience with this novel I plan to read more of his work as a result of his ability to poetically describe the extravagant scenes within The Great Gatsby and the sheer romance of Jay Gatsby dedicating his life to reuniting with his lost lover‚ Daisy‚ during one of his wild parties. I admire Fitzgerald’s brilliance and capability to conjure such a character as dynamic as Gatsby‚ and am curious as to
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In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald focuses on Daisy Buchanan’s relationship with Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby. Tom and Gatsby both love Daisy in different ways‚ but the fact that they both want Daisy as their own makes them similar. Both Tom and Gatsby share many similarities while having even a greater amount of differences. While differences are good‚ they sometimes lead to unhappiness‚ jealousy‚ and grief. Being wealthy is one of the things that Tom and Gatsby have in common. For both
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similarities and differences in the book and movie. In the book and movie ten people were asked to go to this island/mountain all at the same time‚ all thinking that they were going on a short vacation. What they didn’t know was that most of them would be killed. And then there were None and Ten Little Indians are different by the setting‚ characters‚ and plot. The setting is different because in the book they were all sent to a stranded island‚ but in the movie they were sent to a mountain. The
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