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    The main characters in both F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and William Shakespeare’s Macbeth appear stable and successful on the outside‚ but inside they are engaged in a constant struggle with their dreams. Gatsby tries to win back the girl of his dreams by becoming something he’s not‚ a member of high society; while Macbeth believes the prediction of the witches that he will be king and spends his life trying to make it come true. Both characters are willing to risk everything in pursuit

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    real stuff‚ the authentic‚ traditional‚ "old money" – not these new-fangled dollar bills. So you have Gatsby’s party‚ where the turkeys are "bewitched to dark gold‚" and Jordan’s "slender golden arm[s]" (3.19)‚ and Daisy the "golden girl" (7.99)‚ and Gatsby wearing a gold tie to see Daisy at Nick’s house. But yellow is different. Yellow is fake gold; it’s veneer and show rather than substance. We see that with the "yellow cocktail music" at Gatsby’s party (1) and the "two girls in twin yellow dresses"

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    Dream in the book “The Great Gatsby” There are many examples of meaning of the American Dream in the book “The Great Gatsby” by F.Scott Fitzgerald. In the book author shows us people‚ who started from nothing and achieved so many heights‚ no matter from which social class they came. However‚ we can also see that these money and status do not guarantee your happiness. “The Great Gatsby” is an example that actual American Dream is unachievable because for Jay Gatsby‚ money did not bring his beloved

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    The Great Gatsby After reading "The Great Gatsby” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and watching the film directed by Jack Clayton‚ I noticed a few plot‚ character‚ and theme changes. As I was watching the movie I began to ask myself why did Jack Clayton take this event out or why did he add in this particular event? Was it for the sake of time or the fact that it was not an important part in the book? So I began to write notes and started to compare the great novel to the film. The novel The Great

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    Alexander Vu 10/31/12 Period 4/5 Gatsby Research Essay Gatsby and The Lost Generation F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in a turbulent‚ contradictory time period. It was a time of great prosperity‚ as well as poverty. Many were excited and happy that the First World War had ended‚ but those that came back from the war were disillusioned with society and all the prosperity that was occurring‚ the horrors of war still fresh in their minds. Fitzgerald utilized these contrasting views of society‚ that

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    2/28/11 Gatsby Love is underhanded. A feeling of intimacy is wonderful but conniving‚ it is as perishable as the bond man has to it. For every sensation of pleasure there is the feeling of devastation that appears when it is stripped away. In The Great Gatsby‚ Gatsby’s dependency on the inaccessible is his demise. Gatsby is doomed from the day he left for war he left the world he loved and expected it to remain inactive in his absence‚ but for Daisy to remain stagnant while Gatsby progressed

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    begins chanting Daisy’s name. Tom responds by breaking her nose‚ bringing the party to an abrupt halt. Nick leaves‚ drunkenly‚ with Mr. McKee‚ and ends up taking the 4 a.m. train back to Long Island. Chapter 3 Summary One of the reasons that Gatsby has become so famous around New York is that he throws elaborate parties

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    The Great Gatsby- Chapter 6 A. 1. Fitzgerald’s use of a flashback is more effective than chronological order because it made Gatsby a mystery at the beginning of the book‚ until now‚ about half way through. 2. As Dan Cody’s assistant‚ Gatsby was employed under the title’s of steward‚ mate‚ skipper‚ secretary‚ and sailor. Cody had a tendency to drink a lot and knew what kinds of things he did when he was drunk‚ so therefore put more and more trust in Gatsby. He had come to be this employee when

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    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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    "Isolation of man" are two main themes for the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Some readers might agree that isolation of man is the dominant theme but i support that reality versus illusion is more a dominant theme in the book because the situation of Gatsby being isolated is due to his own illusion. One reason that readers might agree that isolation of man is the dominant theme in the book The Great Gatsby is because Gatsby always find himself alone after his party. Even though he

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