In the Great Gatsby‚ Tom and Daisy are a wealthy couple who currently live on East Egg on Long Island. They often to drift “wherever people played polo and were rich together” (page 6). As individuals‚ Tom‚ born into wealth is arrogant‚ cruel‚ racist and an adulterer. He feels superior because his money goes back generations. He does crazy things like transport “a string of polo ponies” east‚ and spends “a year in France for no particular reason” (page 6). He has a mistress who he flaunts around
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All he wanted was to make Daisy happy‚ to impress Daisy in hopes of winning her back. And even though he spent all this money on his party to impress‚ please‚ win back Daisy‚ in the end it was all for not. Daisy wasn’t happy nor pleased‚ which in turn meant Gatsby was unhappy. Regardless Gatsby still held onto the belief that he could buy his happiness which was Daisy Bucanon. Gatsby just didn’t understand money can’t buy happiness. "Money can’t
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Daisy Miller: Finding Personal Identity as an Ugly American Psychology 112 Vampire Academy for Phlebotomy and Psychology Dracula Smith September 20‚ 2010 Daisy Miller is forced to address her personal identity in the book because she is only able to identify with being American by putting down others she meets. By today’s standards‚ Daisy would be considered “fake” or disingenuous. For example‚ Daisy’s own family tells her secrets and hands out her real intentions to deceive others. Her brother
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money to try to impress Daisy and make her fall in love with him. Gatsby does everything to get Daisy’s approval‚ even [buying] a house so that Daisy would be just across the bay” and “throwing stunning parties for her” (85). Gatsby uses his house not as a home‚ but rather as a means to get to know Daisy and impress her with his large‚ beautiful home. As the novel advances‚ Fitzgerald makes the audience question Gatsby’s motives with Daisy. It is obvious that Gatsby loves Daisy‚ but Gatsby may love
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In the eighteen hundreds‚ life was very different from today. There were no televisions‚ washing machines‚ modern cooking ranges‚ or any modern appliance. Overall‚ life was much more difficult then than it is today. In these times‚ there were certain gender roles to which each respective sex had to adhere. There are certain gender roles even today‚ but these have evolved since earlier times. For example‚ in the 1800 ’s‚ women were expected to be the quintessential mother woman. They were expected
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twenty’s had been effectively eliminated as a people. His voyages were no small task for his men either‚ he lied to them in order to get them to go on the first voyage stating fewer leagues in his log than what they actually sailed‚ treated them poorly‚ and asked them to do heinous things. Of course there was some trading back and forth some good‚ some not so good‚ diseases spread through the Caribbean and Europe. Why would Christopher Columbus and his men endure all this? There has to be some reason
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themselves‚ and respect everyone. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch has only complete respect‚ for all whom he meets. He does not see the flaws of others‚ instead‚ he looks up to them for their strengths. Atticus has respect for everyone and treats them as his equals. This makes him naïve as he does not believe others could be dangerous or able to commit immoral actions. Atticus feels he has a moral obligation to provide justice in all situations without being influenced by his
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is achieved through hard work in order to obtain a lavish lifestyle. In this novel of material excess and extravagance‚ Daisy Buchanan is a static character whose traits are shown through indirect characterization. In the way that Daisy’s speech is revealed throughout the novel‚ it reveals that she is a
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girl can be in this world‚ a beautiful little fool”‚ Daisy says in the book The Great Gatsby written by F.Scott Fitzerald (20). In her mind‚ to be foolish is the best way to survive in the 1920’s in America‚ an era when women are not treated as fairly as men. Based on Nick’s narration‚ Daisy is an extraordinarily charming‚ desirable‚ but careless and selfish character who is married to a wealthy and‚ powerful‚ young man named Tom Buchanan. Daisy breaks the promise with Gatsby‚ as a smart and subtle
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People argue about if our founding fathers whether really were selfish then how is this country still standing. The colonist was mad that the British were taxing them without a say. They were also mad that the British for setting boundaries on what they could do. Even though the British helped them with wars and only taxed them to pay off debt‚ they were still in the wrong. The colonist were angry at the British and not giving them reprecipitation in parament. The colonist thought that they should
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