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    Is Jay Gatsby Tragic?

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    Tragic Jay Gatsby Many characters in novels may be considered to be tragic. These characters are considered tragic because of one character trait they possess that leads to their eventual demise. Jay Gatsby is a tragic character in a unique way. That is‚ he has many negative traits‚ but only one of these traits leads to his eventual downfall. Of all the character traits that Jay Gatsby possessed‚ his excessiveness in everything he did was what led him to his ultimate downfall. Jay Gatsby

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    Analysis Of Jay Gatsby

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    In “The Great Gatsby”‚ one of the major characters that confronts a mystery is Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is a man who believes that his dreams will turn into reality and his biggest dream was to win back the love of his life Daisy. Gatsby is presented as a distant and mysterious host of luxurious parties thrown at his mansion every week. These parties were filled with a lot of people he did not know. The thing that makes Gatsby very mysterious is that no one knows anything about his past and the parties

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    Jay Gatsby Facts

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    In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald he explains to the reader in a distinctive way who Jay Gatsby is. This new man who is secretly in love with Daisy and has lots of new money‚ is living in West Egg.‚ this mysterious character is revealed to us by the narrator Nick Caraway. Rumours and facts are revealed to us in the first five chapters. At the beginning of the novel‚ Jay Gatsby is described to us as a mysterious man who is really shy; we also know nothing about him.

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    Analysis Of Jay Gatsby

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    Jay GatsbyCharacter Analysis The novel’s title character Jay Gatsby is a complex and confusing man. At the start of the novel Mr Gatsby is built up in Nick Caraway’s with rumours and little snippets of information but we never get any actual proof of his character and nick only catches glimpses of him. The effect of the rumours that are produced by so many people is that when Gatsby gives information about himself‚ Nick is forced to compare it with the rumours that he’s been supplied with and

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    The Death of Jay Gatsby

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    The Death of Jay Gatsby The responsibility of a murder is not always completely traced back to the killer. Sometimes‚ there is a person who directly‚ or indirectly‚ motivates the murder. The killing of Jay Gatsby is not excluded. His murder could have been prevented if a few instances were a little different. Interestingly enough‚ Daisy Buchannan accounts for three strong points as to why she should be held responsible for the death of Gatsby. The events that made Gatsby’s murder a reality

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    Essay On Jay Gatsby

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    Jay Gatsby‚ otherwise known as James Gatz‚ (Fitzgerald 9899) is the definition of larger than life. He is the type of person that has a cool‚ calm‚ and collective personality that everyone wants to be around. Gatsby has an elegance about him that everyone craves to have. He has his own swagger‚ and more money than anyone could ask for. It seemed as if it was impossible for Jay to die‚ but he did. George Wilson shot him. Even though Gatsby died from Wilson’s bullet (Fitzgerald 161162)‚ he created

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    Jay Gatsby Personality

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    Jay Gatsby‚ also known as Gatsby‚ is one of the most important characters in the story and shows many different personality and character traits from anyone else. He was a flat character. Gatsby did not change much from the moment Nick met him till the day he fell over dead in his own pool. He was very wealthy and everyone in the story seems to know how he became so wealthy in a different way. Although Gatsby seems to be the one that would be around everyone all of the time he is remarkably shy.

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    Characterization of Jay Gatsby In the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Jay Gatsby is portrayed as a successful‚ larger-than-life young man‚ representing the “American Dream.” He is a romantic idealist who wishes to fulfill his dreams by amassing wealth in hopes of impressing and eventually winning the heart of the love of his life‚ Daisy. Jay Gatsby is a tragic hero in this novel‚ whose flaw lies in his inability to accept reality. His own corruption suggests the dishonesty of the current

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    Monologue Of Jay Gatsby

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    the life of a great man – Jay Gatsby. I have not known Gatsby for very long‚ I only met him recently after becoming his neighbour. Gatsby was extremely generous‚ ambitious and good hearted. To start I must highlight my disappointment. Not in Gatsby but those around him. This commemoration of him having so few attendees disappoints me considering that a few days ago he had floods of the wealthy attending his extravagant parties. It is sickening to think that after all Gatsby did for these people to

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    Aspect Of Jay Gatsby

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    There are aspects of Jay Gatsby that call into question; “who is Gatsby? What does he do? How did he get his money? ” The story takes place in New York during‚ 1920s of when the prohibition liquor can about; Well Mr. Gatsby’s money did not come from inheritance‚ as he would like people to believe‚ but it came from organized crime he was involved in. So‚ Gatsby has profited greatly from selling liquor illegally. In addition‚ while people come to Gatsby’s parties for a good time and free liquor‚ no-one

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