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    Willy Loman

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    Salesman”‚ exhibits the repercussions of denying the present reality‚ which prompts the individual to dwell upon the past for contentment‚ eventually leading to utter devastation. What does it really mean to deny reality? Through the play‚ Willy Loman illustrates this crippling behaviour. Willy shows that he is incapable of accepting the present truth that he is unsuccessful and unrespected. He dwells on the past and believes his previous “achievements” should score him recognition and prosperity

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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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    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 Tom

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    “The Great Gatsby” is a classic novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. He was an American novelist who is today regarded as one of the best writers in American History. “The Great Gatsby” novel has been read and is still being read in high schools all across America. Even though this novel has been around for decades it wasn’t until recently in the year of 2013 did the novel turn into a movie. Just like all movies based off of books and novels‚ the film makers have decisions on how faithful they will

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    Willie Lynch Letters: The Making of a Slave It’s amazing the words that Willie Lynch spoke about 300 years ago are still relevant today. In his speech he emphasized taking the differences between slaves and exploiting them. He used fear‚ distrust‚ and envy for control purposes. The slave owners knew the potential the slaves had however they possessed the missing ingredient which was mind control. If you can controls a slave mind by making them hate each other instead of loving each other you

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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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    idea that a person should use his life to make it the best that he believes it can possibly be‚ no matter what is done to achieve it. Two books that accurately portray this idea are The Sea Wolf by Jack London and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The characters of Jay Gatsby and Wolf Larsen validate the theory that life is created to live and grow into the most dominant form of that person in order to survive and thrive. In the novel The Sea Wolf by Jack London‚ the character of Wolf Larsen

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    The story of The Great Gatsby has a man named Gatsby in it. He was a rich man who lived next door to Nick Carraway. Gatsby had parties every Friday that would last all weekend. Nick was in the bond business along with the rest of his family. They both lived in West Egg. Nick lived between two big houses. Daisy Buchanan was cousins with Nick. Daisy’s husband had bought ponies. Nick liked Daisy’s friend Jordan and she did not want to talk to Nick. Tom was cheating on Daisy with Myrtle Wilson

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    novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ multiple parties are held demonstrating the culture of the 1920s. The narrator‚ Nick Carraway‚ goes to two parties in particular. He goes to his former classmate and cousins husband Tom Buchanan’s party in Manhattan and his next door neighbor Jay Gatsby’s party in West Egg. These two parties do more than just exemplify the 20s and recount Nick’s story‚ they reveal stuff about the two hosts. These parties reveal Tom Buchanan is egocentric and that Jay Gatsby’s life in West

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    The Great GatsbyJay Gatsby is a character bound by his origins. The proof of this can be found throughout the novel; Gatsby is a liar. He is rejected‚ more than once‚ by Daisy. Furthermore he seems unable to fully integrate into the ranks of the rich elite. Gatsby is never truly able to escape his downtrodden beginnings. James Gatsby was born James Gatz in a town in Minnesota. As a young man he was taken under the wing of a famous sailor‚ Dan Cody. The first thing that Gatsby does‚ when he

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