The Reckless Gatsby We live in mammonist world. Money is first. If we have a lot of money‚ we can buy almost everything. However‚ we cannot buy true emotions‚ such as love. Emotion is above money. We can buy person to work at your side. But making that person to be truly at our side‚ we should move his/ her true heart by spending a lot of time and show who you are and know how he/she is. Otherwise he/she will just pretend to be your side. From this point of view‚ F.Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The
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far-reaching novel The Great Gatsby‚ he presents us some crucial realities related to American society. One important aspect of these realities is crime. Every Saturday‚ Gatsby throws a party at his mansion: all the great and luxury of the young fashionable world come to show his extravagance‚ but he builds his fortune through distributing alcohol‚ gambling and bootlegging. However‚ the reason for Gatsby to take such great risk is neither money nor fame‚ for Nick has observed that Gatsby” grew more correct
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greatness. Jay Gatsby from “The Great Gatsby” is a great man in that his desires and passion are unparallel to other rich men similar to him‚ but his greatness is also questionable because of the crimes that he has aligned himself with. According to the book‚ Gatsby gained most of his wealth from participating in illegal activities. These activities soared Gatsby amongst some of the most powerful men in New York. The book is written in the viewpoint of Nick Carraway‚ who admires Gatsby. As a result
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point in a plot. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald the major moment of intensity in the novel is when Gatsby finally talks to Daisy for the fist time in years. When they finally reconnect Gatsby feels like it was a “terrible mistake.”(87) The situation is awkward in every aspect. Gatsby is so uncomfortable to be with Daisy he breaks Nick’s clock while in a fluster of her presence. Gatsby although more noticeably uncomfortable in Daisy’s presence‚ has Nick to point out that “Daisy’s
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the belief that anyone‚ regardless of race‚ class‚ gender‚ or nationality‚ can be successful in America. Once America started to become a popular society‚ people from all over the world made the decision to make the move. The time period of The Great Gatsby‚ the 1920s‚ was a big movement period in America. Unlike other countries‚ there was freedom in America‚ which was sought as the golden ticket for immigrants. The American Dream proves to be a proves a positive goal for people to strive for because
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settings. The narrator‚ Nick Carroway is the narrator and therefore the only viewpoint the reader has. Finally‚ the characterisation of some characters is very strong which helps tell the story in chapter 1 and give a starting judgement of these characters. Firstly‚ Fitzgerald describes the setting through the eyes of Nick Carroway and describes various settings within New York‚ Long Island (where the book is set). For example the comparison between the west egg and east egg. Nick Carroway’s house‚
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Heli Nguyen 8/25/12 Word Count: 761 The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a novel about the upper-class American life in the 1920s. Specifically‚ it takes place from spring to fall in the year 1922. The ending of the novel is very tragic and gloomy. In the end‚ Myrtle‚ is ran over by Gatsby’s car‚ and the car does not stop; it keeps on speeding by. Tom is deeply affected by this because Myrtle was his girlfriend. George Wilson‚ Myrtle’s husband‚ finds out the owner of the yellow car
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Morals and American Idealism in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a story of morals and American idealism‚ this being a major theme of the book‚ which is corrupted by using materials as its means. Nick‚ the narrator as well as one of the main characters of The Great Gatsby‚ has moved to the East coast from the West to learn the bond business. He rents a mid-sized bungalow on West Egg‚ where most of the other residents
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man he was. He was a bully that used his social status and strength to control and boss people around him. Jay Gatsby on the other hand was a caring business man who had met Daisy in Louisville while he was in the war before she was married. Daisy promised him she would wait for him but ended up marring Tom Buchanan due to pressure from her family. Jay Gatsby always hoped Daisy and he would be together again in the future. He tried making
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drama problem. In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Nick being the narrator‚ “accidently” gets influenced to join a love circle‚ but the thing is that nothing actually involves real love. Just for money and all the luxuries they each have. Nick still seems to see himself as a good Midwestern boy with high standards for everyone he meets‚ including himself‚ and prides himself on maintaining his standards‚ even in the corrupt‚ he is successful. Nick calls himself "one of the few honest
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