Prompt 4 In The Great Gatsby most of the characters are only seen for their status in society‚ a good example is Gatsby because everyone sees him as a rich and mysterious man. I believe social status should not matter at all to anyone. I believe Fitzgerald is in line with my thoughts on the topic. The characters that care most and or least about social status are Nick‚ Tom‚ and Gatsby. Nick Caraway‚ one of the only characters to not care about their social status is Nick because he is more down to
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Daisy‚ and began to clog on the brick fireplace. Then she remembered the heat and sat down guiltily…” (Fitzgerald 116) This statement is vital to the impact and emotion in this part of the book. As a result of Daisy’s movement‚ jitteriness‚ and inability to really stay still‚ it can be determined that she is on edge and nervous. By not coming right out and saying that she is nervous‚ Fitzgerald creates an “actions speak louder than words” kind of feeling.
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The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s takes place sometime around 1922. The story is told by one of the main characters‚ Nick Carraway‚ a midwest native who moves to New York in search of the American dream. Nick‚ who is a writer‚ moves right next door to millionaire Jay Gatsby and across the bay lives his cousin Daisy and her husband Tom‚ who happens to also be rich. Throughout the story Nick is introduced into the‚ captivating world of the wealthy and is a first hand witness of the
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Do you believe in the American Dream? What is the American Dream‚ really? F. Scott Fitzgerald has a pretty good idea of what that dream might be. In his book‚ The Great Gatsby‚ all the characters are attempting to become happier with their lives. The characters in the novel are divided into two groups: the rich upper class and the poorer lower class (West Egg and East Egg). Though the main characters only try to make their lives better‚ the American Dream they are all trying to achieve is eventually
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In The Great Gatsby‚ there are a variety of themes. Of all the themes the book has to offer‚ the film captures best‚ the lack of morals and the corruption of the American Dream. Towards the beginning of the film when Nick first meets Myrtle she is immediately showing her lack of morals by the way she interacts with Tom‚ giving Nick a sense of their secret affair. In addition‚ the party she hosts at the apartment is over the top inappropriate compared to the one in the novel as Nick is exposed to
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Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Only Yesterday‚ by Frederick Lewis Allen are great representations on how America was in the nineteen-twenties. During this time‚ the very first world war had just come to an end‚ leaving many people with the feeling of disillusionment. The result of this feeling led people into thinking that money was all that mattered at the end of the day. In this era‚ people put business before God‚ resulting in a huge rise of new money for young and old people. Fitzgerald expresses
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without consequence. F. Scott Fitzgerald breaks out of this mold to tell us the other sides of the story readers are so used to hearing. Like every classic American Dream‚ it is the tale about a person who wishes for all the good things in life and uses hard work and determination to make their dream a reality. But as Fitzgerald shows us in “Winter Dreams‚” it may seem like the perfect life but sometimes it is not what one expects it to be. In “Winter Dreams‚” F. Scott Fitzgerald uses his main character
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I believe that the subject that ties these two books together is the idea of the pursuit of the American dream and how each individual in America can pursue their dream in whatever way they choose. The differences between the subjects of these books is what the American dream actually means to each person and if it is actually attainable. Nick‚ Gatsby‚ Tom‚ and Daisy are all searching for their own personal American dream‚ but it is unclear whether they all can actually attain it. A clear example
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The Roaring Twenties In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby‚” the narrator‚ Nick Carraway‚ moves to West Egg to work as a bond trader in Manhattan. He grew up in a prominent family. He came from an old money family in Chicago. He attended Yale University and is known as a very well rounded man. This novel is based off of the 1920’s era. It was named the Roaring Twenties after the Great War when the United States underwent a change in radical and social reform. During this period‚ society was
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If I could relive any moment of my life I would easily choose that night at Gatsby’s party. It truly was an unforgettable experience and was like no other party I have ever attended! Words can’t even describe how breathtaking and extravagant his mansion was. I had heard all these wild stories from different people of a party that took place at West Egg but I had never really payed close attention of who the host was. It had almost felt as if everyone who lived in Long Island had gone to these well
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