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    January 2012 Many books have a specific theme. A specific theme in the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is the American Dream. The American Dream is having material success‚ family‚ equality‚ and that you worked hard to earn success. The theme of The American Dream is shown in the main character in the book‚ Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby‚ the main character of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby symbolizes the American dream. The American dream offers faith in the possibility of

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    Symbolism in The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ author of The Great Gatsby‚ uses symbolism throughout the novel to create the characters and events of the post World War I period. Colors are one way symbolism was used to develop the characters’ personalities and set up events. This is shown by colors like the green at the end of Daisy Buchannan’s dock‚ the color of Jay Gatsby’s car and how Myrtle and Jordan surrounded themselves by white. Other symbolisms used to set up events are the difference

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    Great Gatsby Thesis

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    Thesis: The pursuit of the American Dream is a dominant theme throughout The Great Gatsby‚ which is carried out in various ways by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ how the author represents this theme through his characters and their actions is one small aspect of it. Fitzgerald’s dominant theme in The Great Gatsby focuses on the corruption of the American Dream. By analyzing high society during the1920s through the eyes of narrator Nick Carraway‚ the author reveals that the American Dream has transformed

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    Kelsey English 11 November 12‚ 2012 In The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald expresses many themes. One of the biggest themes of this novel is moral corruption. The definition of morals is concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior‚ and the goodness or badness of human character. Fitzgerald does a great job of using this novel to show how the 1920s really were. He uses some of his own personal experiences in this masterpiece‚ which is one of the reasons why he is known as one

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    Title: The Great Gatsby Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Date of original publication: 1925 Genre: fiction‚ novel‚ drama Historical information about the period of original publication: The novel was published during a time known as the “Roaring Twenties”. There was economic prosperity and America became a consumer society. There were many cultural and social reformations. Jazz music became popular‚ and flapper women emerged. Flapper women were women who wore makeup‚ short skirts‚ and kept their hair

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    critics still feel is the best novel ever written about World War I. A Farewell to Arms was published in 1929 and solidified Hemingway’s reputation as one the greatest writers of his generation. In the late 1930’s‚ Hemingway ventured to Spain to give his encouragement to the Loyalists fighting in the Spanish Civil War. His experiences as a war correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance would inspire his other great war novel‚ For Whom the Bell Tolls. The Old Man and the Sea (1952)‚ a

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    The Great Gatsby Quotes

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    THE GREAT GATSBY QUOTES 1. I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world‚ a beautiful little fool. Explanation Daisy speaks these words in Chapter 1 as she describes to Nick and Jordan her hopes for her infant daughter. While not directly relevant to the novel’s main themes‚ this quote offers a revealing glimpse into Daisy’s character. Daisy is not a fool herself but is the product of a social environment that‚ to a great extent‚ does not value intelligence in women

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    Great Gatsby Assignment

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    Following the accident a man Known as Jay Gatsby has been found shot dead at a pool side. It is to be said that the women ran over in the car accident and the man involved in the shooting have links. The police have been told by local residents that George Wilson Husband of Myrtle Wilson who died in the car accident has been looking for Jay Gatsby as he is rumoured to be the driver of the car that hit Myrtle Wilson. Soon after the shooting of Gatsby‚ Wilson was found dead himself‚ after a team

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    Great Gatsby Reality

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    In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald… During the 1920s‚ the American Dream was a provincial ideology that influenced the popular belief of achieving vast prosperity despite privilege through hard work. However‚ in The Great Gatsby‚ an obsession with the accumulation of a vast fortune and the pursuance towards his dream proves ultimately fatal. According to Marius Bewely‚ emerging from the pursuance of the American Dream is the rejection of limits and an attempt to hide the covert boundary between

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    All throughout A Farwell to Arms the protagonist struggles with power. Frederic Henry wishes to free himself from warfare and live with his lover Catherine Barkley. After the first year of warfare‚ during winter‚ Henry is allowed to take leave; giving him a glimpse of what is to come once he leaves the medical groups he is in. Once Henry returns to the front he visits his friend Rinaldi and the new nurse Catherine. After he meets Catherine‚ they soon begin to fall in love. Thus leading into a

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