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    The Great Gatsby Analysis

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    written task have written for part 4‚ will be based on The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. For this creative assignment I have rewritten a section of the novel from Gatsby’s point of view‚ instead of Nick’s. The section I have chosen comes from chapter 5. Gatsby and Daisy have not seen each other in years‚ and Gatsby has arranged to meet Daisy at Nick’s house. I have chosen to rewrite this scene because I believe that the way Gatsby is portrayed by Nick is very different from the way he actually

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    The narrator of the story‚ Nick Carraway‚ has just returned from war and goes east to work. In flashbacks he reveals the story of Jay Gatsby‚ his next-door neighbor. The nine chapters develop around seven parties interspersed with flashbacks. Nick meets Jordan Baker‚ Daisy’s friend from Louisville‚ who reveals that Tom is having an affair with Myrtle Wilson‚ the wife of a garage owner in the Valley of Ashes. Nick is shocked at the lack of morality in every level. At the second party‚ Tom introduces

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    Irresponsible relationships(Great Gatsby) A responsible marriage is when both sides of the relationship take responsibility for their actions‚ for one another and most importantly are not having affairs with others. When there is lack of responsibility‚ things are at risk to be destroyed or lost. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald all of the marriages fail to show any signs of responsibility through their actions. We see three main relationships throughout the novel that

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    how he feels about Gatsby until now. Nick has finally come to the conclusion that Gatsby was one of the few honest people in his life‚ even though he lied about his past‚ Gatsby had been a genuine person. Nick is “alone” in his decision‚ because other than Gatsby’s father‚ Nick was the only friend that attended his funeral. Nick comes to the realization that Tom‚ Jordan‚ and Daisy are all self-centered and Gatsby was the only genuine person. Dan Cody was the person who got Gatsby involved in bootlegging

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    The Great Gatsby is a magnificently written story about the loss of love‚ the problems of American wealth‚ and the reality of life. With these themes in mind‚ it is important to remember that in our complex reality‚ not all men are only sexually attracted to women as some would commonly assume. The character of Nick Carraway in F. Scott Fitzgerald ’s The Great Gatsby can be characterized as sexually ambiguous and emotionally insecure. On the one hand‚ Nick Carraway is a person who came from an upper

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    Iop the Great Gatsby

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    An Analysis of The Valley of Ashes and The Eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg as symbols in The Great Gatsby The 1920s are generally regarded as a decade of cultural and economic prosperity. The American economy boomed following the end of World War I‚ becoming an industrial powerhouse because as the other countries were building themselves back from the rubble‚ America was implementing policies of “laissez-faire”‚ promoting business growth under minimal regulation. As the rich became richer‚ the poor

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    parts of the book The Great Gatsby is whether Gatsby was really great after all. He really isn’t great at all but he works hard to try to me others believe he really truly is great. He live is a world of fairy tales‚ over romanticized details‚ and surrounds him self with people who puss up his over sized ego. Being a great‚ good honest person was not at all Gatsby. I think Gatsby was great to the people that got to know him‚ but to most Gatsby was just a GREAT mystery. Gatsby become obsessed with

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    Is Gatsby really 'Great'?

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    The "Great Gatsby" is essentially about the rise and fall of the American Dream‚ and what meaning that held for Gatsby. It is also about how the American Dream is seen by Gatsby‚ not to obtain something materialistic‚ money‚ but to reach a goal not in keeping at all with what the American Dream stands for. For him the American Dream is a vehicle toward his goal. The greatness of "Gatsby" can be explored through a variety of viewpoints. One can compare his successes and failures and then weigh them

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    Faces In The Great Gatsby

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    Faces of Jay Gatsby In the film and novel The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is a character with many faces‚ but essentially he has a few characteristics that do stand out. Gatsby shows the characteristics of a virtuous‚ enigmatic‚ and buoyant man. These characteristics shows Gatsby’s true self. Although he may seem corrupt and deceitful‚ Jay Gatsby distincts himself as a virtuous man. Gatsby created a belief in which he considered himself as an innocent‚ pure human being‚. Gatsby conserved

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    Bennett 1  Brad Bennett     Mrs. Beemer    English 11    2 December 2014    Great Gatsby Research Paper    The idea of the two sides of Gatsby with historical influence from bootlegging in  the 1920’s shows the theme of appearance vs. reality.  Bootlegging is defined as alcoholic liquor being unlawfully sold or made without  registration or payment of taxes. Prohibition is defined as ​ the prevention by law of the  manufacture and sale of alcohol‚ especially in the US between 1920 and 1933. 

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