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    people in America. The economy was up and many Americans became very successful. The novel‚ The Great Gatsby especially highlights the upper class. The characters in the book that fit this role are Tom‚ Daisy and Gatsby. The author F. Scott Fitzgerald connected the values and goals of the characters and the theme of the book with the theme of the 1920s. The values of the characters in The Great Gatsby are very important to the overall plot of the book. The characters values seem to only be about

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    Daisy in the Great Gatsby

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    Is Daisy really worth it? Is anyone? Answer: No. “I tried to think about Gatsby then for a moment‚ but he was already too far away‚ and I could only remember‚ without resentment‚ that Daisy hadn’t sent a message or a flower.” (174) Gatsby’s life was entirely dedicated to pursue one dream. He wanted to be with Daisy. He wanted her to love him like she said she would and how he still did. "I don’t think she ever loved him. You must remember‚ old sport‚ she was very excited this afternoon...Of

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    The Great Gatsby Essay

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    The Great Gatsby Essay By- Happy Bhoombla English- 3A Date-9/28/10 The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a story about a wealthy man named Gatsby. Gatsby lives a luxuriant life in West Egg of New York. Gatsby’s wealth has an unknown secret because nobody seems to know where his wealth emerged from. Despite of having so much fortune‚ Gatsby’s true American dream has not been achieved. In the great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald develops Gatsby as a failed American dream to show the

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    Greed In The Great Gatsby

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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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    Money In The Great Gatsby

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    Money plays an extremely important role in “The Grape Gatsby”‚ and it affects the way the entire plot plays out. Money is seen as a source of power‚ and people with money are more respected. Often‚ the characters are more concerned about money than happiness. They will do anything for money‚ and to be able to buy the “perfect life”. However‚ this is not possible‚ and the flaws are evident throughout the text. In the book "The Great Gatsby"‚ the characters value money more than anything else‚ and

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    The Great Gatsby Summary

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    numbers people were doing "stunts" all over the garden‚ while happy‚ vacuous bursts of laughter rose toward the summer sky." -Pg. 47 vacuous (adj) - marked by lack of ideas or intelligence; devoid of serious occupation "I had expected that Mr. Gatsby would be a florid and corpulent person in his middle years." -Pg. 49 corpulent (adj) - having a large bulky body "But young men didn’t - at

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    The Great Style of Gatsby

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    The Great Style of Gatsby Chapter 7 "Her voice is full of money‚" he said suddenly. (pg. 127) Nick constantly observed Daisy’s character --which was clearly a challenge-- since he could never put her into words. Once Gatsby described her as full of money‚ this statement agreed with the previous claims made by Nick. She was youthful‚ rich in nature‚ and loved by all for her bright personality. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses slight apostrophe and hyperbole to describe her voice being full of money‚ when

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    is Symbolism?."). In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ symbolism such as weather‚ colors‚ and water‚ and objects are used throughout the story to surround Gatsby and give the novel’s theme a deeper meaning that is difficult to put in words. Symbols act as a chain between the theme of the story and the story itself. This happens by

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    intriguing exchange between Nick and Gatsby takes place near the end of Chapter Six: “I wouldn’t ask too much of her‚” Nick says “You can’t repeat the past.” “Can’t repeat the past?” Gatsby cries out. “Why of course you can!” (p. 110). How does the past impinge upon the present in the lives of both Nick and Gatsby? Should we see Gatsby as eccentric in his view that one cannot merely repeat‚ but change‚ the past by starting over? Past and Hope in The Great Gatsby Mason Scisco “So we beat on‚ boats

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    a series of imperfections that can make living really great or very unpleasant. Living the American Dream is living in perfection‚ and that by definition is not possible‚ thus deflating our precious American Dream. F. Scott Fitzgerald proves this fact in The Great Gatsby‚ through his scintillating characters and unique style. Characters in books often mirror the author’s feelings towards the world around them. In The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald suggested the moral decline of the period

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