Analyzing Symbolism in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is about corruption and life in the raring 1920’s. In Fitzgerald’s master piece of a story‚ he presents a life learning and exciting story that any person of any age can enjoy‚ but if the reader really puts the effort into “reading between the lines” they will grasp the symbolic meanings that he uses throughout the whole story. Fitzgerald uses these symbols to provide images/representations about what it was
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Take home test 1. Gatsby is a great guy‚ Gatsby is deeply fall in love with Daisy‚ compare to Tom’s love his love is selfless that he can put away everything he has for Daisy. Tom has a mistress outside and never care Daisy’s feeling‚ Gatsby is rich man who can get everything he want but he still deeply love Daisy. “There is always a halt there of at least a minute‚ and it was because of this that I first met Tom Buchanan’s mistress.” (Fitzgerald 24) and “He knew that when he kissed this girl‚ and
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uses the quote “They were careless people‚ Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness”(187) to portray his theme of how the old aristocracy is so used to relying on money and being the dominant class of society that they completely disregard others feelings and remain careless‚ living in a world of gilded reality. Tom Buchanan’s actions throughout the novel portray the ideal man
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Careless Characters and How Their Choices Affect Them in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald October 4‚ 2010 Honors English 11 Dr. Lane To be careless is to be free from anxiety or to not pay attention to what one does. There are several characters throughout the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald that could be labeled as careless. Nick Carraway witnesses these careless people and the choices they make while he is living in New York. It is because of these people that
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Nick Carraway says “Dishonesty in a woman is never a thing you can blame deeply” In light of this comment‚ discuss how Fitzgerald presents the female characters in The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald uses the characters of Daisy Buchanan‚ Jordan Baker and Myrtle Wilson in his novel‚ ‘The Great Gatsby‚’ to portray his view on the changing morals and nature of women in 1920’s America. At a time surrounding the height of decadence and hedonism after the First World War‚ it is inevitable that the females
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To live a lie is to live a way that is dishonest because one is pretending to be something that they aren’t‚ to themselves or to other people. This lifestyle is and has been practiced by Americans of every social status. Today‚ society holds high expectations of what women and men should do just to gain love‚ acceptance‚ and significance. People choose to be true to their invented self rather than who they truly are‚ with the belief that this will help them accomplish dreams of perfection. Living
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and opportunities. Fitzgerald uses Gatsby’s obsessed pursuit of Daisy to serve as a sardonic portrayal of the polluted and eventually failed American dream. The corruption of the American dream is shown in this novel as a product of class disparity. In the years following her families’ initial rejection of him because of social status‚ Gatsby deemed it necessary to build an empire of wealth before even attempting to contact Daisy. Fitzgerald uses this rejection to communicate that Gatsby was made
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distinguished nothing except a single green light…that might have been the end of a dock” (152). The light was on the end of a dock‚ the Buchanan’s dock. Gatsby was reaching out for Daisy‚ he longed for her love‚ yet‚ he knew he could not have her. This scene expresses the American Dream for Gatsby. He did what ever he could to be in the spot he was‚ at the time‚ to be close to Daisy‚ yet he was so far away. Tom Buchanan‚ Daisy’s husband‚ was another barrier apprehending Gatsby from his American Dream. He did
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As the driver headed to my residence‚ I knew Gatsby was still confounded about tonight’s events. I knew better than to assume Gatsby would let Daisy take the blame for the death of Mrs. Wilson. I was aware that this night had intimidated him. Gatsby was not easily frightened but tonight would alter his future‚ I was more than terrified to leave him there all alone. But I did. When I returned home I headed straight for the mattress. I was sound asleep until it crept to the hour of one‚ the sound
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versions of the American Dream‚ but because they have distorted views of themselves and the world they live in‚ neither is able to reach his goals. Gatsby’s only motivation becoming rich is to win Daisy Buchanan’s heart. Gatsby throws lavish parties and lies about his background in an attempt to prove to Daisy that he is worthy of her. Similarly‚ Willy comes home to his family and brags about the sales he has made‚ when in reality‚ his boasts are mere lies that he tells in order to be loved by his family
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