In chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby‚ conflict between Tom and Gatsby rises. The main source of their conflict is how Gatsby has “new money” and Tom has “old money‚” and Gatsby is in love with Tom’s wife‚ Daisy. According to Tom who lives in East Egg‚ he pictures himself above Gatsby for having to work for his money. Considering himself above Gatsby in social ranking‚ Tom states‚ at Gatsby’s party‚ “‘I didn’t hear it. I imagined it. A lot of these newly rich people are just big bootleggers‚ you know’”
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lifestyles‚ they all fall into 4 categories. When discussing the predicament of Daisy and Nick‚ he says‚ “There are only the pursued‚ the pursuing‚ the busy‚ and the tired.” Everyone we have met thus far in the Great Gatsby falls into one or more of these category. Gatsby himself is clearly busy‚ and also pursued by many for his charm and riches‚ while also ceaselessly pursuing a relationship with Daisy. Nick may not realize it‚ but he is pursued by many as a companion. Perhaps this is because he
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Rick Fei Mr. Ireland English III 1/10/2013 Take home test 1. Gatsby is a great guy‚ Gatsby is deeply fall in love with Daisy‚ compare to Tom’s love his love is selfless that he can put away everything he has for Daisy. Tom has a mistress outside and never care Daisy’s feeling‚ Gatsby is rich man who can get everything he want but he still deeply love Daisy. “There is always a halt there of at least a minute‚ and it was because of this that I
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Published in 1925‚ The Great Gatsby is a novel that describes the lavish lifestyle of the elite in 1922. During this time of economic prosperity and prohibition‚ Americans became increasingly commercialized and demanding in regards to their possessions. There are always two sides to each coin‚ and within this novel there is no exception to that rule. Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway are the embodiment of separate sides of the same coin. The title character of The Great Gatsby is a young man in his later
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great gatsby Character |Behavior |Consequences | | |Jay Gatsby | He had a overzealous need for| He lost daisy because of his eagerness for money | | |money and would sacrifice | | | |anything to get it | | |Daisy Buchanan | Never attached her self to
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald takes place in the 1920s‚ otherwise known as the Roaring 20s‚ or the Jazz Age. The antagonist‚ Nick Carroway‚ moves next to Jay Gatsby‚ a wealthy “old money” class man. Nick moved to West Eggs‚ a middle-upper class town bordering East Egg. Nick and Gatsby are frequent partygoers‚ especially to Gatsby’s owned parties. The basic premise is that Gatsby is after Daisy‚ Nick’s cousin. In this novel‚ Fitzgerald portrays the new money class as having a bad reputation
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time. People are causally talking and laughing. Men and women from all around are having the “time of their life.” However‚ the lifestyle of the city‚ money‚ and connections don’t always create fulfilled‚ happy lives. For Daisy Buchanan‚ Nick Carraway‚ and Jay Gatsby‚ they are never alone but always isolated. Daisy Buchanan uses her need for attention and people to adore her most likely to cover up her fear of isolation. From the beginning Daisy has virtually been alone. Her husband Tom was not even
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Nick tells this story in recollection. After all of the events that occur‚ he relives the events after knowing what they lead to. While telling the story‚ Nick realizes that he is responsible for Gatsby’s death. Nick blames himself for facilitating the events that led to the end result of Gatsby getting shot‚ and ultimately assumes responsibility for Gatsby’s death.. By reintroducing Daisy and Gatsby‚ Nick realizes that he sparked the fire that leads to Gatsby’s death. When Gatsby is over at Nick’s
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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 millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald’s magnum opus‚ The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence‚ idealism‚ resistance to change‚ social upheaval‚ and excess‚ creating a
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Longing For the Past With the moonlight beating down on Gatsby with an almost sad‚ dim glow‚ Gatsby’s heart slowly breaks watching Daisy and Tom share a meal‚ talking‚ neither of them unhappy‚ just peaceful. Gatsby knows he has lost‚ but he is unable to let go of Daisy‚ and thus‚ he waits outside of her and Tom’s apartment until the early hours of the next morning just holding on to the smallest bit of hope that he has left. At this point‚ Gatsby is pathetically waiting for what he had been hoping for
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