buys Myrtle symbolizes their relationship‚ she believes that he might one day leave Daisy however Tom sees Myrtle only as his pet obvious through his degrading treatment‚ such as in New York when “making a short deft movement‚ Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand.” In the end Myrtle’s love for the idea of wealth and luxury which Tom represented was what got her killed‚ the epitome of failure. Even with Daisy and Gatsby’s relationship in the end Daisy’s materialistic nature is what prevailed
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has to act in everyday life. Gatsby and Nick travel through the Valley of Ashes at ‘great speed’‚ symbolizing Gatsby’s reluctance to be left in the middle‚ to not be on top in the wealthy part of New York anymore‚ as last time he was left he lost Daisy . They are stopped by police officers‚ who when shown a card by Gatsby leaves them alone‚ ‘Sorry Mr. Gatsby sir’ this shows the height of materialism and how the rich can easily manipulate the law due to their wealth. Fitzgerald uses this to introduce
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the novel‚ has always loved just one girl by the name of Daisy. Early on in the book Gatsby’s true feelings emerge about Daisy. He is said to have lied about his family‚ wealth and social status to purely make himself “worthy” of her. Without his lies‚ Daisy would never have even considered marrying Gatsby because of his financial situation. Gatsby‚ at this point‚ is called away in the war and later attends Oxford College in England. Daisy waits and waits for Jay‚ but begins to move on in life.
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The Green Light in The Great Gatsby The flashing light at the end of the dock across the water is first symbolically associated with Daisy. However‚ throughout the novel it gains new aspects and connotations‚ covering a full circle at the end of the novel. Throughout the novel the green light symbolizes various elements: Daisy’s love‚ money‚ renewal‚ death‚ and American Dream. The green light is introduced in chapter one for the first time: He stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a
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me what his real motives were‚ which was to invite Daisy‚ a married woman over to my house in order for Daisy to meet Gatsby again. I thought Gatsby living just across my cousin Daisy’s house was just a coincidence but this obviously wasn’t the case after Jordan told me that it was all for Daisy. Daisy was his only motive. He was madly in love with Daisy‚ yet it’s been five years they haven’t spoken. There was green light in front of Buchanan’s dock that I have seen Gatsby looking and stretching
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discover that the green light is at the end of Daisy’s dock and is a symbol of Gatsby dream and hope for the future. On page 115‚ Fitzgerald proceeds to compare Gatsby green light to the green beast of the world. This demonstrates that even though Daisy is a symbol of power and wealth‚ there are underlying evil aspects that surround the beauty and comfort and envisaged by Gatsby. The word time appears 450 times in the novel either by itself or in a compound word. Fitzgerald obviously wanted to emphasize
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young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald ’s magnum opus‚ The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence‚ idealism‚ resistance to change‚ social upheaval‚ and excess‚ creating a
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when Tom and Daisy tell Wilson that he was the one to have hit Myrtle (161). Wilson proceeds to go to Gatsby’s house‚ and Gatsby pays the ultimate price when he suffers a fatal gunshot wound from Wilson (162). While his death was tragic‚ it was more his forced acceptance of the blame than anything that is representative of his lack of understanding of the game. Being unable to prove that it was not him that hit Myrtle‚ since he was murdered‚ he was forced to be a scapegoat for Daisy for the murder
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mystery of the story. Since the beginning‚ Gatsby was placed as a bootlegger and killer‚ yet still held allusive parties which always attracted the residents of the area; however‚ the they could only accuse him of his overwhelming passionate love for Daisy Buchanan‚
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main three female characters are presented to be Daisy Buchanan‚ Jordan Baker and Myrtle Wilson; although these women have different qualities and in some ways different lives‚ they could be seen to all conform to the patriarchal norms of society at the time with the men with which they interact and fall in love‚ or lust‚ in one way or another‚ for each different part of society they live in. In the novel there are‚ however‚ exceptions to this. Daisy and Jordan Baker are both presented as the “flapper”
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