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    11/21/13 The Great Gatsby 1. Is Gatsby an admirable character? Quote: “There’s the kind of man you’d like to take home and introduce to your mother and sister.” Yes in my opinion I do believe that Gatsby is an admirable character. Reason why is because he has changed his life from being dirt poor to filthy rich; all just to make his life better and to get the girl of his dreams‚ Daisy. He is very dedicated to what he wants in life and won’t take no for an answer. Gatsby well work as much as

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    In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ many of the characters were careless and superficial. They would only care for themselves and not worry about how the things that they do would affect others. Throughout the novel‚ Daisy‚ Tom‚ and Jordan proved this idea. The major theme of The Great Gatsby is that immoral people take no responsibility for there actions‚ and don’t worry about how they affect other people. This is proved by Nick and Jordan’s conversation about cars‚ the motif of cars‚ Myrtle’s

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    CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT In a novel the narrator is the vehicle‚ the one telling the story to the reader. Laying out critical information‚ describing the setting‚ creating mood and atmosphere‚ and generating information upon which we create our opinions on characters and events in the novel. These are classically what we associate the narrator with regard to the novel and its progression. The characters that the author describes are the major focus of the novel. Characters change and develop over

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    The Great Gatsby Journal Chapter 1 Summary- In Chapter 1‚ the reader finds that Nick Carraway‚ a moral and tolerant man from the Midwest‚ narrates and takes the role of author for the rest of the story. Throughout the book‚ the reader looks at the happenings through Nick’s eyes and finds out what he is thinking. Chapter 1‚ like many chapter 1’s‚ starts out with someone or something explaining themselves and showing how their life has gone thus far. The Great Gatsby is no exception. Nick says that

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    The 1920’s were a time of moral decadence due to people striving to do what it takes to achieve the American Dream. Many people were greedy and inconsiderate of the people they affected by making the decisions that would only benefit them. Jay Gatsby’s way of achieving his American Dream is frowned upon by society due to his actions. Gatsby‚ in The Great Gatsby‚ demonstrates moral decadence through the selfish decisions he made‚ trying to win over a woman with his wealth‚ and his change from childhood

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    Herp Derp Ms. Jones ENG3U0 December‚ 17‚ 2012 The Lack of Justice and Karma in the Conclusion of The Great Gatsby and Society Good people are not always rewarded‚ and people who commit felonies and do wrong are not always punished. Imagine a man who tries to be nice‚ honest‚ and friendly. One night police end up at your door and you are suddenly the suspect for your friends’ murder. This is sadly the case for James Driskell (Howe). In September of 1990 his friend‚ Perry Harder‚ was shot in

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    David Trask once said‚ commenting on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby that "The Great Gatsby is about many things‚ but it is inescapably a general critique of the ’American Dream’ and also of the ’agrarian myth’ - a powerful demonstration of their invalidity for Americans of Fitzgerald’s generation and after." Fitzgerald defiantly breaks down the societal boundaries of the 1920’s and creates a new societal example. Although the country was rooted in the American Dream‚ or what they thought was

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    Great Gatsby “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall‚” (Fitzgerald). In “The Great Gatsby” there are so many provocative and cryptic characters that have secrets to hide. A static character is a character that stays the same from beginning to end which in this case are many from this particular book. Tom Buchanan and Jordan Baker are two characters from this story that are “static characters”. A character that shows a lot of change in their personality is a dynamic character and

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    Jay R. Vargas was born in Winslow‚ Arizona he is 78 years today Jay R. Vargas was born July 29‚ 1938 his sign is a leo. He is a Military veteran who was awarded the prestigious Medal of Honor in 1970 for his bravery during the Vietnam War. His Father was Hispanic and his Mother was Italian. Vargas has 3 older brothers that also fought in the war. Vargas had several awards the Medal of Honor‚ Bronze Star‚ Silver Star‚ Silver Oak Leaf Cluster‚ Combat Action Ribbon ‚ Vietnam Service Medal‚ Purple Heart

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    Gatsby usually driving illegal‚ but he never care about ticket because “[he] was able to do the commissioner a favor once. …” Normally when we talking about a friend‚ we will say his name first and then introduce other things‚ but Gatsby only said “The commissioner”. He was do the commissioner’s identity a favor‚ but not the person who is the commissioner. The friendship between Gatsby and the commissioner is built on status‚ it’s still a kind

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