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    In the Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald’s cynicism about the american dream in the 1920s is represented by the characters Gatsby‚ Daisy‚ and Nick. America was changing because in the 1920s an era of unexpected prosperity and material excess. Decayed social and moral values. Rising stock market equals lots of newly wealthy people spending money at unprecedented levels. These changes affected fitzgerald’s belief because he believed people had grown cynical‚ greedy‚ and obsessed with the empty pursuit

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    Ethan Moran Period 4 Harrell Great Gatsby Chapter 1 Questions- 1) How does the narrator describe Gatsby? – At first the narrator describes him like ”extraordinary gift for hope and a romantic readiness”. 2) From where did the narrator come and why? – The narrator‚ Nick‚ came from the Midwest‚ Minnesota specifically to learn the bond business. 3) Describe the narrators house. - Nick lives a in a small house between two mansions. 4) Describe the Buchanans house. – A gigantic mansion

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    Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby begins with an epigraph‚ this epigraph could be interpreted as a poetic device that foreshadows the plot of the novel. “Then wear the gold hat‚ if that will move her...Lover‚ gold-hatted‚ high-bouncing lover..." The poem is a piece of advice that urges the reader to attain wealth for him to gain his love interest’s affections‚ just like Gatsby attained wealth for him to win Daisy’s love. The concept of Gatsby donning a gold hat could be seen as Gatsby putting on his Oxford

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    Analysis of “Materialistic Perception” in F. Scot Fitzgerald Using Marxist Literary Criticism Compiled by Akhmad Kusuma Wardhana Bachelor Degree of English Department Faculty of Humanity Airlangga University Chapter I 1.1 Introduction The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious

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    Renowned actor Chris Colfer once said‚ “People are not born heroes or villains; they’re created by the people around them.” By definition‚ a villain is a character in a book‚ play‚ film‚ etc.‚ that harms other people. In The Great Gatsby‚ author F. Scott Fitzgerald displays Jay Gatsby as an everyman‚ who strives to obtain his goals. Gatsby’s determination and values are traits that are admired by Nick‚ the narrator of the book‚ who consistently “finds [himself] on Gatsby’s side.” However‚ due to his naivety

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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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    Film is a controversial topic in that saying it is portrayed differently by each view‚ much like a piece of artwork. While the plot is usually universally followed‚ the details within the film are up for interpretation by the actors‚ directors‚ viewers‚ and critiques. The music within a film is often deliberately chosen to persuade the audience to feel a certain emotion and to react. For movies that are set within a specific time frame‚ the music is highly important. The director and composer must

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    In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald uses the narrator Nick Carraway to provide the opportunity for readers to recognize and analyze themes and ideas portrayed throughout the novel. Whether it be text-to-self‚ text-to-text‚ or text-to-world‚ there are definitely many text connections that can be made after reading this novel‚ or at least half of it. While reading the novel‚ I noticed that I can very much relate to it. As a high school student‚ and being a teenage girl at that

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    In my opinion the most important theme of The Great Gatsby is Friendship. There are so many friendship’s in this novel and it is important to the readers that there are mysteries going on in between these friendships. Without friendship in this novel there is just wealth and that would make the novel less appealing. There are good friendships‚ such as Nick and Tom‚ and there are not so good friendships‚ such as Tom and Gatsby. Friendship is the main theme in this novel. Nick was Gatsby’s only true

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    In The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the narrator vicariously recounts Jay Gatsby’s flaw as his inability to distinguish between reality and illusions‚ which can be seen through his persistent goal of acquiring the wealth and power of the individuals who are considered “old-money.” Although the social hierarchy established by the classification of individuals as either “old-money” or “new-money” made attaining a different status an elusive task‚ Gatsby chooses to ignore this reality. He instead

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