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    destroying their own dreams. When Gatsby was trying to remake his past with Daisy‚ He messed up his own American-Dream‚ which was being successful. In Scott F. Fitzgerald’s Novel The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby past created an obsessive illusion‚ a vision of himself and Daisy living in a perfect world‚ in which lead him to destroy his own life. It is Gatsby’s ideas and illusions created by his past that blind him to reality. The authors use betrayal in the Great Gatsby to describe the characters to get

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    The Great Gatsby portrays three different social classes: “old money” (Tomand Daisy Buchanan); “new money” (Gatsby); and a class that might be called “no money” (George and Myrtle Wilson). “Old money” families have fortunes dating from the 19th century or before‚ have built up powerful and influential social connections‚ and tend to hide their wealth and superiority behind a veneer of civility. The “new money” class made their fortunes in the 1920s boom and therefore have no social connections and

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    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 with resulting behaviors. Throughout such novel‚ the character of Gatsby is depicted to derive shame‚ primarily due to an undesired past. According

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    In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the character Jay Gatsby always has an air of mystery surrounding him. Is Jay his real name? How did he get all of his money? What is he doing in New York? No one knows‚ that’s what makes him mysterious. Being ambiguous is a big trait of the color orange. However‚ that is not the only trait of the color orange. Optimistic attitudes‚ Impulsiveness‚ and Risk taking are also common traits of the color orange. After analyzing the story‚ it becomes blatantly

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    Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is said to be a great man‚ but he is not as great as the title says. The novel is about Gatsby‚ a conniving business man‚ who lies in order to fit in with the wealthy. Gatsby starts out as a poor young man from the mid-west. Everyone knew him by James Gatz before he met Dan Cody. When he leaves home‚ he meets Dan Cody who he ends up working for as an apprentice. When he meets him he introduces himself as a new man‚ Jay Gatsby. This is when Gatsby’s

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    (Aristotle). This is what the great Greek philosopher‚ Aristotle‚ believes a drama must have to be great‚ which he explains in his essay Poetics. Aristotle believed that it was possible to categorize works of art‚ namely dramas‚ as being better than another by the use of his “rubric.” Basically‚ Aristotle says that to be a great drama‚ the drama must: have a clear protagonist that the audience identifies with‚ the protagonist must have a downfall and while watching

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    INTRODUCTION TO THE GREAT GATSBY (Advanced English 11) (S11) Considered the finest of Fitzgerald’s works‚ The Great Gatsby (1925) is a story of a man with a dream that symbolizes the corruption of the American Dream. The novel recounts a summer in New York City when Nick Carraway meets Jay Gatsby and finds himself involved with the man’s wealth and his obsessive desire to make contact with Carraway’s cousin‚ Daisy Buchanan. Through a series of flashbacks‚ the novel reveals the life of James Gatz

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    Wealthy Love The Great Gatsby was a very twisted book so many things happened and it did not seem to add up. F. Scott Fitzgerald did not seem to know how to name “The Great Gatsby” at first‚ it is full of themes and some major themes were love‚ wealth and cheating. Therefore‚ a better title would be Wealthy Love. Almost every character in the book is wealthy or is thriving to be wealthy. Tom and Daisy were a wealthy couple‚ Jay Gatsby grew up with old money and Nick did as well. Myrtle

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    The Great Gatsby Essay Maddie Heap Period 8B The Great Gatsby is a brilliant novelization about two very different men who make acquaintances under the circumstances of love. Nick Carraway is a cousin with Daisy Buchannan‚ the woman with whom Jay Gatsby has been madly in love with for the past 5 years. He has done nothing but throw rich and extravagant parties in his colossal mansion that he purchased just to get her attention. But she never made an appearance. If Gatsby could have anyone in the

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    chapter 5 of the book great gatsby ‚Analysis Memorable Quote Daisy is overwhelmed by the great value of the shirts from England. Also overwhelmed by Jay Gatsby’s wealth. Strong emotional reactions shows what a materialistic person Daisy is - comes from the fact that Gatsby is finally wealthy enough for her to be with and her realization that she should have waited for Gatsby who eventually became rich and powerful. Also could imply that she is upset about the fact that Gatsby now seems more successful

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