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    in The Great Gatsby Lizhe I.Introduction: 1. About the novel: The Great Gatsby‚ the exemplary novel of the Jazz Age‚ stands as the supreme achievement of his career. T. S. Eliot read it three times and saw it as the "first step" American fiction had taken since Henry James; H. L. Mencken praised "the charm and beauty of the writing‚" as well as Fitzgerald’s sharp social sense; and Thomas Wolfe hailed it as Fitzgerald’s "best work" thus far. The Great Gatsby was published

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    of the most renowned literature known to the United States. One of the famous books written in this time was The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925. Included in the Modernism Era were the focus on trends and the extreme effect materialism makes on the society of the 1920’s. With the materials that one might own‚ it became their new way of life. In The Great Gatsby there are many signs of materialism and love for manufactured goods. Gatsby’s brilliant and luscious house was built

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    such as money in The Great Gatsby. Daisy falls in love with Gatsby‚ who is a poor man at the time‚ and when Gatsby leaves for the war‚ Daisy marries Tom Buchanan‚ who is a rich man‚ because he is “old money‚” meaning he will always have the money and status to support Daisy. When Gatsby returns from the war‚ his pursuit of Daisy’s love reveals his materialism and he eventually becomes rich for Daisy and believes that he can win her back because he now has money. The Great Gatsby demonstrates the way

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    1.10 the Great Gatsby

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    Part I: Character Behavior Consequences Jay Gatsby Self absorbed He’s let down when all of his action don’t give him the results he wants. Daisy Buchanan Careless‚ selfish She gets the attention she seeks and the guilt becomes too much; especially when the tables turn and she finds out Tom is cheating. Tom Buchanan Firm‚ barbaric He loses his mistress and his wife begins to have an affair. Jordan Baker Self-centered ‚ dishonest Nick leaves her forever. Myrtle Wilson

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    Themes In The Great Gatsby

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    The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a novel that focuses on many darker themes than most books would have for the time period it came out. One main theme that recurs again and again‚ shaping the plot to fall the way it falls‚ is the decline of the American Dream. The American dream shows up time and time again throughout the novel‚ but as the novel progresses the readers get to watch as the dream crashes into a downward spiral along with many of the main characters‚ and with the

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    carelessness‚ selfishness and apathy. Finally‚ at the end of the novel‚ she not only lets Gatsby take the fall for murder‚ but flees the east coast with Tom without a return address‚ so to speak. Jay Gatsby encapsulates the dichotomy of illusion / reality the most. His whole “aristocratic” pose is a front for his criminal operations. His slight British accent is feigned. In the first few chapters of the novel‚ Gatsby remains a mysterious figure. We only hear snippets of information about him from various

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    Disillusion of Great Gatsby

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    Gatsby’s” American Dream" in The Great Gatsby The disillusionment of the American Dream is a frequent but important written theme in the American literature. Fitzgerald’s famous book The Great Gatsby is one of the most important representative works that reflects this theme. F. Scott Fitzgerald is best known for his novels and short stories which chronicle the excesses of America’s Jazz Age during the 1920s. His classic twentieth-century story of Jay Gatsby examines and critiques Gatsby’s particular

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    Psychology is defined as the study of mind‚ emotion and behavior. One major perspective within psychology is known as cognitive psychology‚ which is primarily concerned with the explanation of thought processes through the development of theoretical mental systems. Cognitivism is somewhat broad in its approaches to psychology and only linked in its goal to create hypothetical mental structures to explain behavior (“HSoP”). The exact origins of Cognitivism are difficult to pinpoint. Ideas

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    The Great Gatsby

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    Chapter 1: 1. Levity- lightness of mind‚ character‚ or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness. * “Most of the confidences were unsought- frequently I have feigned sleep‚ preoccupation or a hostile levity when I realized by some unmistakable sign that an intimate revelation was quivering on the horizon-…” (pg.5) 2. Supercilious- displaying arrogant pride‚ scorn‚ or indifference * “Now he was a sturdy‚ straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious

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    The Great Gatsby‚ a novel of forbidden love and disarray‚ we look at the novel and see the character‚ Jay Gatsby‚ as someone who has to contend with the aspects of his past. The frame narrative of the novel follows Nick Carrway‚ a reserved and quietly judge mental young fellow‚ who observes the success and demise of the "Great Gatsby" and becomes haunted by the people around him. Furthermore‚ we look at the past of Jay Gatsby‚ his dreams‚ and the analyzation of the literature due to the character’s

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