Alexander Vu 10/31/12 Period 4/5 Gatsby Research Essay Gatsby and The Lost Generation F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in a turbulent‚ contradictory time period. It was a time of great prosperity‚ as well as poverty. Many were excited and happy that the First World War had ended‚ but those that came back from the war were disillusioned with society and all the prosperity that was occurring‚ the horrors of war still fresh in their minds. Fitzgerald utilized these contrasting views of society‚ that
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Gatsby’s American Dream by ANONYMOUS In the novel The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald discusses what the American dream really is and the lengths that people go to pursue it. Before World War I‚ the American Dream was comfortable living‚ a decent job‚ and a content family. After the war though‚ the nation changed along with the perception of the ideal life in America. The American Dream suddenly became an illusion‚ and people no longer strived for middle class‚ but for everything they
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incarnation was complete." (Fitzgerald 110) 3. “When they met again‚ two days later‚ it was Gatsby who was breathless‚ who was‚ somehow‚ betrayed. Her porch was bright with the bought luxury of star-shine; the wicker of the settee squeaked fashionably as she turned toward him and he kissed her curious and lovely mouth. She had caught a cold‚ and it made her voice huskier and more charming than ever‚ and Gatsby was overwhelmingly aware of the youth and mystery that wealth imprisons and preserves‚ of
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In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby time is very precious and important. Chapter six Jay Gatsby invited his love Daisy and her husband to one of his parties. Gatsby wanted her to love everything about it but he had a feeling she didn’t. At the end of the chapter we see a conversation between Nick and Gatsby‚ he explains to Nick how he wants Daisy to tell Tom she never loved him and for her to go off with how they were going to five years ago. Fitzgerald uses time as a theme to alter the way
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The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald is a brilliant masterpiece in the world of literature which is packed with a lot of irony and . It is one of the greatest books ever written and one of the best books that I’ve ever read. The Great Gatsby can be interpreted in many ways. There are many themes but the main theme of the book‚ in my personal opinion‚ is the states the American Dream. One of the literary devices author uses to interpret central idea of the text is setting. Setting is the surroundings
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Oral Commentary on the “The Great Gatsby” Chapter 9‚ pg 189 “On the last night‚ with my trunk packed and my car sold to the grocer‚ I went over and looked at that huge incoherent failure of a house once more. On the white steps an obscene word‚ scrawled by some boy with a piece of brick‚ stood out clearly in the moonlight‚ and I erased it‚ drawing my shoe raspingly along the stone. Then I wandered down to the beach and sprawled out on the sand. Most of the big shore places were closed now and there
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respect others and the true value of money. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is a mysterious character who comes off as one person‚ but is someone completely different. He encounters battles with love and develops his only real relationship with Nick‚ who stays with him through everything. Gatsby is a materialistic‚ corrupt racketeer whose immorality leads him to his untimely/imminent demise. Gatsby has this extreme idealism that he bases his life off of and when he comes back
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Seven Deadly Sins and Seven Cardinal Virtues: The Great Gatsby In the book of Proverbs‚ it is written that there are “six things the Lord hates‚ and the seventh His soul detests.” Those seven deadly sins are: lust‚ gluttony‚ greed‚ laziness‚ anger‚ envy‚ and pride. In contrast to the seven deadly sins‚ there are seven heavenly virtues. These virtues are: purity‚ self-control‚ charity‚ diligence‚ forgiveness‚ kindness‚ and humility. In The Great Gatsby‚ author F. Scott Fitzgerald designs the characters
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ambitious and declared himself as King. He was defeated by the army and died (Wikipedia contributors). The allusion of “the Dukes of Buccleuch” (Fitzgerald 3) in the Great Gatsby foreshadows Jay Gatsby’s ambitious “American Dream” of creating himself from beginning and implies his devotion in pursuing dreams. The allusion foreshadows that Gatsby is living in an illusion he creates. In the beginning of the novel‚ Nick introduces himself and his family. “[W]e have a tradition that we’re descended from the
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Compare and contrast the presentation on the destructive nature of love and desire in The Tempest‚ The Great Gatsby and Rapture. (Word count 3081) The complexities of love and desire are repeatedly illustrated in all three texts. Shakespeare‚ Fitzgerald and Duffy depict the destructive nature of love and desire through the themes of greed‚ selfishness and obsession. These are conveyed through metaphors‚ similes and personification. The most prominent technique used by all the writers to demonstrate
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