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    born on September 24th‚1896 in St. Paul‚ Minnesota (“F. Scott”). He was an American novelist and is remembered for his boisterous personal life and the world renowned novel The Great Gatsby. Aspects of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s personal life‚ along with the culture of the roaring twenties‚ inspired the famous novel The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald was born the son of Mary McQuillian and Edward Fitzgerald (“F. Scott”). Fitzgerald started his writing career in high school and continued it at Princeton

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    Whether it’s the lavish parties or immoral behavior of the upper class‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”‚ in the beginning of the story seems to be going for the shock value. The books repeats and focuses on how much the rich don’t care for societal norms‚ and shows the reader just what happens when a normal person tries to become like them. Fitzgerald shows Gatsby as an attractive personality that doesn’t bother following the rules if it means achieving his dream. However‚ that isn’t all

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    Buchanan and his wife Daisy‚ and there he meets Jordan Baker‚ who becomes a romantic interest. Later in the summer‚ Nick and Jordan meet over tea‚ and Jordan tells him that Jay Gatsby had met and fallen in love with Daisy before World War I‚ and soon the two fall in love again. On the drive home from a hotel‚ everyone but Gatsby and Daisy stumble upon a car accident in which Myrtle‚ Tom’s mistress‚ had been killed. Tom believes Gatsby had been driving‚ but Nick learns it was Daisy. Sometime later‚ Nick

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    The Great Gatsby Color

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    think of it meaning or signifying envy or sadness but that is not always the case. In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald there are many different colors used that signify much deeper things than just using the color to describe something. Fitzgerald’s emphasis on the green light throughout the novel plays a large role in relation to the love that Jay Gatsby has always had for Daisy. Throughout the novel the color green is brought up quite frequently. Fitzgerald uses the color

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    American’s had the right to the pursuit of happiness instead of automatic happiness? Did he believe happiness was unachievable? In the book ‚ The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald‚ Jay Gatsby is in the pursuit of happiness trying by all means necessary to achieve this goal‚ the goal that all human kind shares‚ happiness. For his entire life‚ Jay Gatsby has been striving to find happiness. From when he was a young boy keeping a journal on how to better himself‚ until his adulthood where he worked

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    THE GREAT GATSBY

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    American society‚ people starts to wear less clothe and automobiles and radio came and made peoples life a lot more effective. During the 1920s their were riches and poor ‚ there were New Money ‚ Old Money ‚ Some Money‚ and No Money. In the book the Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald did a very good job at describing just how much difference their were between the rich and the poor.There are many scenes in the book that are very comparable to the real time of the 1920s‚ all can be compared from the way the two different

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    The Great Gatsby (Short)

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    ClassicNote on The Great Gatsby Chapter One The narrator‚ Nick Carraway‚ begins the novel by commenting on himself: he says that he is very tolerant‚ and has a tendency to reserve judgment. Carraway comes from a prominent Midwestern family and graduated from Yale; therefore‚ he fears misunderstanding those who haven’t enjoyed his advantages. He attempts to understand people on their own terms‚ rather than holding them up to his personal standards. Nick fought in World War I; after the war‚ he

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    (Aristotle). This is what the great Greek philosopher‚ Aristotle‚ believes a drama must have to be great‚ which he explains in his essay Poetics. Aristotle believed that it was possible to categorize works of art‚ namely dramas‚ as being better than another by the use of his “rubric.” Basically‚ Aristotle says that to be a great drama‚ the drama must: have a clear protagonist that the audience identifies with‚ the protagonist must have a downfall and while watching

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    Is Gatsby really 'Great'?

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    The "Great Gatsby" is essentially about the rise and fall of the American Dream‚ and what meaning that held for Gatsby. It is also about how the American Dream is seen by Gatsby‚ not to obtain something materialistic‚ money‚ but to reach a goal not in keeping at all with what the American Dream stands for. For him the American Dream is a vehicle toward his goal. The greatness of "Gatsby" can be explored through a variety of viewpoints. One can compare his successes and failures and then weigh them

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    Throughout F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ the unfortunate reality of loneliness consumes the lives of the majority of the characters. The time period portrayed in this novel‚ the 1920’s‚ had brought about several changes for people. It was highly common for large groups of people to join together for parties with endless drinking‚ dancing and celebrating. However‚ when the night was over and the festivities finished‚ most people were forced right back into their regular everyday lives feeling

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