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    contributions regarding the fundamentals of human behavior‚ commonly recognized as psychological criticism. Such approach addressed new as well as debated subjects involving unconscious fear and repression. Additionally‚ the theory functions to correlate modern understanding of mental processes with literature and historical context. Jay Gatsby‚ a prominent figure throughout the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ portrays psychological forces of shame‚ grief‚ and fear of close familiarity‚ which shares correspondence

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    For Jay Gatsby to turn out all right at the end as the narrator promises‚ he must first be erased of his obscenity and indeterminacy. Barbara Will‚ the author of The Great Gatsby and The Obscene Word‚ argues in her criticism that only then can Gatsby come to stand as the vision of Americanism and‚ inevitably‚ America itself. The sociological criticism discusses the novel as the product of its time period‚ focusing on the American isolationist movement of the early 1920s and how‚ through the characters

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    The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald written in 1920’s criticizes the new woman by promoting patriarchy. Thought the story The Great Gatsby criticizes the new woman by displaying Feminist ideologies. The ideologies are as follows: Patriarchy‚ a society in which men hold most power: Traditional Gender Roles‚ where women are weak‚ emotional‚ while men are strong‚ and decisive: Good Girls/Bad Girls is where women who obey the traditional gender roles are “angels” while women who disobey

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    narrator of the novel called the “The Great Gatsby”. He is a young man that came from Minnesota and was educated at Yale and fought in World War I. He moves to New York to work and learn the bond business. His father taught him to be an honest‚ and trustworthy person growing him up. He was also told by his father to reserve judgment of people. After moving to West Egg‚ Nick finds himself meeting people and finding himself a best friend and next-door neighbor Jay Gatsby. West Egg is a very wealthy neighborhood

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    1925 American‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ is set in 1922‚ a time period commonly referred to as the ‘the Roaring twenties’ or the ‘jazz age’. This period in American history reflects the extremities of both romanticism and materialism‚ as well as a time of prosperity and the classic ‘American dream’ due to the conclusion of world war one. Love‚ hope and morality are reflected through the naivety of the time. Although a time of great societal change‚ 1840’s England still held traditional

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    Nick Carraway says “Dishonesty in a woman is never a thing you can blame deeply” In light of this comment‚ discuss how Fitzgerald presents the female characters in The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald uses the characters of Daisy Buchanan‚ Jordan Baker and Myrtle Wilson in his novel‚ ‘The Great Gatsby‚’ to portray his view on the changing morals and nature of women in 1920’s America. At a time surrounding the height of decadence and hedonism after the First World War‚ it is inevitable that the females

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    COMPREHENSIVE DELIVERANCE MANUAL The manual is not intended to: 1. Turn your whole ministry into solely a deliverance ministry. We live in a day when many ministers claim that God has called them to preach only a specific part of the gospel. We have been called to preach the WHOLE COUNSEL of God [Acts 20:27]‚ be it Salvation or Sanctification or Baptism of the Holy Ghost‚ Prosperity‚ Faith‚ and Deliverance etc. etc. We must be balanced and be careful of not to overemphasize or

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    statement with his set piece novel‚ The Great Gatsby which was written during 1925 that signified as the Roaring Twenties. The 1900’s came with great economic prosperity‚ which lead to people living luxurious lives‚ and throwing lavish parties. That specific time period‚ the women were held as hostages of leading and controlling their lives. At that present era‚ women were recognized as a major influence on the American culture. A feminist approach to The Great Gatsby focused on the female characters

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    long-lost lover‚ a dream only achieved by a lucky few. To forget the past and rekindle affection long forgotten‚ the romantic hopes of a passionate imaginary‚ too far removed from reality to face the truth. Yet Jay Gatsby (of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby) longed for more. Gatsby‚ born James Gatz‚ not only wish to reconnect with a lover of his past‚ Daisy‚ not only wished to have her fall in love with him again‚ but wished to erase five years of lapsed time between them‚ convincing her

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    The Vain Gatsby The American Dream is pursued in vain by the characters in The Great Gatsby‚ while the novel serves as a prophecy for The Great Depression. Life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness appear to be for sale to Tom and Gatsby‚ yet this only is an illusion. They end up destroying everything in their path to reach their goal. In this way‚ the novel predicts the looming Great Depression‚ through the waste of money and unsupportable lifestyles of Americans. Gatsby wastes all his money

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