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    arrogant wiseguy‚ and then there is Jay Gatsby who is the more reserved and morally refined man of newly gained wealth. While both characters share a deep rooted love for Daisy‚ their characters differ greatly in how each expresses their love for her. Basically the dividing difference between Gatsby and Buchanan come from their backgrounds and rise to wealth. Both men have very different attitudes because of their money‚ mostly. To be more

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    Compare and Contrast Essay “Blessed are the dead that the rain falls on.”-The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald There are several things you can relate to with the book and the two movies. In the book there were many parts to relate to the two movies. In the first movie there were many things that movie number two didn’t have. In movie number two there were several things that movie number one didn’t have. This book and movie has been great to read and watch. In the book there was a tea party‚

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    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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    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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    Gatsby a man Daisy is in love with but then there’s her husband‚ Tom that she is scared to lose. Are Gatsby and Tom that much alike or is she just in it for the money? Daisy is all about money and she doesn’t care if it’s old or new she just wants it. Daisy had a whim when Gatsby came back because she wanted Gatsby even though she was married to Tom. Daisy only married Tom for his money but she was in love with Gatsby. Gatsby and Tom are alike in so many ways. Gatsby and Tom both have the idea

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    among two people often lead to negative consequences in the end. For instance‚ in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s‚ The Great Gatsby‚ the plot revolves around Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan’s love for Daisy‚ which later results in a huge fight. While Tom and Gatsby are both very different in the ways they love Daisy‚ they also demonstrate similarities‚ as they both want Daisy for themselves. Although Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan share many comparisons‚ these two men also have an even greater amount of differences.

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    The three main social classes in the Great Gatsby had many barriers and conflicts to overcome amongst each other and with themselves throughout the story. The three social classes in the story are the “new money” (Gatsby)‚ “old money” (Tom‚ Daisy‚ and Jordan)‚ and the “no money” (Myrtle and Wilson). The new money was Gatsby‚ He was a young‚ rich party man who threw parties every night. The old money was made up of Tom‚ Daisy‚ and Jordan. They all got their fortunes from pure ways; however they were

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    2014 Great Gatsby Literary Analysis In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald there are two men named Gatsby and Tom. They are both main characters and have great influence on the story. Gatsby and Tom have many similarities but also have many differences as well. These are two characters that have conflicts thought out the novel because of conflicting personalities and disputes over many situations. In this literary analysis of The Great Gatsby we will be comparing and contrasting Gatsby and

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    From experience I really enjoyed reading the book The Great Gatsby. I had many images in my head that I thought the movie would portray in a certain way. While watching the movie I was disappointed. Although some scenes were similar to the way I had imagined‚ they also left some parts out. Most of the audience

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