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    come to life in their heads. In the books‚ The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald and The Old man and the Sea by Hemingway‚ bold images are released upon the reader. This allows readers to connect‚ find symbols‚ and create a deeper meaning. Within both of these novels‚ an atmosphere that beguiles the reader is created. The use of sensory images made these novels unforgettable classics. Images can often times create symbols within novels. In The Great Gatsby‚ the color green is mentioned many times by Nick

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    Everyone has their own morals which molds them into who they are. This also often determines the choices they make. From the book The Great Gatsby‚ Nick has a decision to make based upon his standards and values of living. His decision in this case is determining what his next step would be after knowing the broken relationship between Tom and Daisy. Both Tom and Daisy are identified to value money and love more than anything else. Money plays a big role in their lives‚ because it shapes their reputation

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    Two Symbols from The Great Gatsby and Explain Their Relevance/Significance In The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the use of symbols throughout the book is very evident‚ and plays a large role in the book to help convey different underlying meanings. Two of the most apparent symbols in The Great Gatsby are colors‚ including the green light‚ and Dr. T.J. Eckleburg’s eyes on the billboard in the Valley of the Ashes. Colors symbolize a great deal in The Great Gatsby‚ and different colors

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    The Great Gatsby as a Satire Satire is an implement used by authors to point out a flaw of society or group of people in general. There are different levels of satire that the author can use. For example‚ the author may employ a type a formal satire known as Juvenalian satire. Here‚ the writer points out a subject with anger and contempt for it in a bitter fashion. There is also the contrasting form of Juvenalian satire called Horatian satire. Here‚ the writer points out a subject with

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    Sexism In The Great Gatsby

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    American short-story writer and novelist best known for his turbulent personal life and novels like This Side of Paradise‚ The Beautiful and the Damned and The Great Gatsby. The 1920’s was an era in which women had more freedom from the duties previously imposed on them‚ however Fitzgerald decides to portray women in his novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ as foolish and disloyal‚ ultimately bringing upon the downfall of men. The novel is set in the Roaring 20’s and it is narrated

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    Betrayal in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925. It is recognized as the “Great American Novel” as it shows great wealth‚ partying‚ jazz music and many other aspects of the “American Dream”. In his novel‚ he displays a lot of symbols‚ and themes including wealth‚ greed‚ and the most vivid‚ betrayal. Betrayal can upset many people and ruin many people. Betrayal was demonstrated throughout the entire novel with a lot of connections

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    The Great Gatsby Symbolism

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    The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a novel filled with symbolism with different meanings. The Great Gatsby is written in Nick Carraway’s perspective‚ who was once Gatsby’s neighbor in West Egg. The story begins when Carraway moves into West Egg from the Midwest to seek out his fortune as a bond salesman. Nick then meets Gatsby on his dock long towards West Egg from East Egg. With the help of Nick‚ Gatsby finally reunites with his past love‚ Daisy Buchanan‚ who is married to Tom

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    The Great Gatsby: Prohibition The Great Gatsby is set in 1920’s which is the heart of the gangster era in America. Along with gangsters comes organized crime specifically bootlegging alcohol during prohibition. Prohibition was brought about in 1920 by the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution‚ and it ended in 1933‚ it was ratified by the Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution. Bootlegging in the 1920’s is the way many people got rich‚ including the main character in The Great Gatsby‚ Jay

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    Daisy in the Great Gatsby

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    Is Daisy really worth it? Is anyone? Answer: No. “I tried to think about Gatsby then for a moment‚ but he was already too far away‚ and I could only remember‚ without resentment‚ that Daisy hadn’t sent a message or a flower.” (174) Gatsby’s life was entirely dedicated to pursue one dream. He wanted to be with Daisy. He wanted her to love him like she said she would and how he still did. "I don’t think she ever loved him. You must remember‚ old sport‚ she was very excited this afternoon...Of

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    people in America. The economy was up and many Americans became very successful. The novel‚ The Great Gatsby especially highlights the upper class. The characters in the book that fit this role are Tom‚ Daisy and Gatsby. The author F. Scott Fitzgerald connected the values and goals of the characters and the theme of the book with the theme of the 1920s. The values of the characters in The Great Gatsby are very important to the overall plot of the book. The characters values seem to only be about

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