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    Book adaptations are a huge trend in the modern era of cinema and the entertainment business in general. Almost every book‚ whether fictitious or not‚ has been made into a 2 hour long film that usually gets popular. Movies like It‚ The Hunger Games and Goodfellas are good examples. For this case of book adapted to big screen Hollywood films‚ I’m using the film Zodiac. It kinda feels obvious why a book this big would get a adaptation equally as big. From what I had gathered from a bit of commentary

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    perhaps‚ that had gone into loving Daisy” (Pg 110) The Great Gatsby By ‚F. Scott Fitzgerald In the novel The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald ‚ he uses this particular quote to show the symbolism that Gatsby was trying to live in the past. Nick and Gatsby were talking about Daisy‚ Nick clearly tries to change Gatsby’s opinion. Fitzgerald He showed the motif of Time . And showed the theme of Reality‚ and the theme of memory. That Gatsby was living in a Fantasy instead of a reality‚ and that Nick

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    The Great Gatsby Gatsby’s obsessive attachment for his dream to come true is his downfall and ultimately leads to his death. The Great Gatsby is book that explores a man who wants to make his unrealistic dream a reality. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses drama and imagination to draw the readers in. Gatsby’s dream is very unrealistic because it depends on other peoples actions‚ daisy’s love for tom‚ and because his dream would only work in a perfect world.             Gatsby’s dream is unrealistic because

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    The Great Gatsby: Did Money Kill the Great? Many people claim that The Great Gatsby is the quintessential American novel. This is due to the reoccurring theme of the book of the rise and fall of the American dream. The book is very significant because of its relation to the time period in which it was written and the actual events that were taking place in the world in and around the 1920’s. This period was called the "Roaring 20’s" because of the economy at the time was through

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    characteristics that identify Jay Gatsby as a tragic hero. Some of the characteristics of a tragic hero include greatness‚ a weakness or a flaw‚ an undeserved fate and a punishment exceeding the crime. Jay Gatsby encompasses all of these characteristics of a tragic hero. Although‚ the author tries to portray Gatsby as a perfect person‚ there are still some flaws that are noticeable. Gatsby’s great life unwinds with the death of the tragic hero. ​We know that Jay Gatsby was esteemed by the way others

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    characteristics that identify Jay Gatsby as a tragic hero.  Some of the characteristics of a tragic hero include greatness‚ a weakness or a flaw‚ an undeserved fate and a punishment exceeding the crime.  Jay Gatsby encompasses all of these characteristics of a tragic hero.  Although‚ the author tries to portray Gatsby as a perfect person‚ there are still some flaws that are noticeable.  Gatsby’s great life unwinds with the death of the tragic hero.    We know that Jay Gatsby was esteemed by the way others

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    Seminar Essay The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald While reading the classic novel The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the reader can clearly see how this story can be viewed through the Marxist Lens. Through tales of trial and desperation‚ the story reveals what can happen when money and social class come into play. The author clearly portrays how the American dream can cause people to lose sight of the important things in life‚ and how people always want to make it to the top‚ no

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    By: Sarah Nealis A Critical Review: The Great Gatsby By: Sarah Nealis The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a universal and timeless literary masterpiece. Fitzgerald writes the novel during his time‚ about his time‚ and showing the bitter deterioration of his time. A combination of the 1920s high society lifestyle and the desperate attempts to reach its illusionary goals through wealth and power creates the essence behind The Great Gatsby. Nick Carraway‚ the narrator‚ moves to a quaint neighborhood

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    Othello and Gatsby are both driven to make themselves heroic Othello was a reputable general in Venice Italy. His war s stories were heroic which his wife Desdemona used to love hearing. It was hard for Othello to accomplish these extraordinary difficult goals‚ because the people of Venice did not accept him for he was black. Desdemona’s father Brabantio could not withstand the fact she secretly married to a black man‚ but Iago is a character that could not stand Othello’s standing at all. Gatsby on the

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    Getting Trapped in One’s Dream In the words of the great rock band‚ The Beatles‚ it is said‚ “For I don’t care too much for money‚ for money can’t buy me love.” For his entire life‚ Jay Gatsby tried to rise up his social economic status to have the girl of his dreams marry him. The attempt to capture the American dream was the main focus of this novel. Gatsby devoted his whole life trying to achieve his so-called dream but failed to do so at the end. He misunderstood the real meaning of his own

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