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    Maybe everyone‚ like Gatsby‚ has a wonderful illusion in life and love. Even if the reality of their own torture worn‚ it will not easily give up the ideal world. Gatsby was a young man in love with Daisy when he was young‚ but his impoverished home was not properly matched with a pampered Daisy door‚ a reality that dashed Gatsby’s fantasy for the first time. However‚ he was not defeated by reality. With his love for Daisy and his vision for the ideal‚ he vowed to become a millionaire and satisfy

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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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    In the novel‚ the color green is associated with Gatsby many times whether it be related to his envy‚ his money‚ or his thoughts. Gatsby is filled with jealousy when he is unable to attain Daisy since she already belongs to another man‚ Tom. Green also represents the power and influence of money‚ which Gatsby has plenty of. Later in the novel‚ Michaelis‚ the witness of the car accident that killed Myrtle‚ “wasn’t even sure of [the death car’s] color – [but] he told the first policeman that it was

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    What makes “The Great Gatsby” so “Great”? Is it the charm the protagonist displays in his efforts to impress his love? Is it the vivid descriptions of the ostentatious ways the wealthy live? Perhaps one of the biggest lures for this novel is the representation of Jazz era America it paints. F. Scott Fitzgerald paints a vivid and eloquent‚ if somewhat dark‚ picture of the Jazz Age and the American dream that resonates in one’s soul. The novel adheres to the theme of the Jazz Era. The Jazz Era was

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    This is impersonated in Buchanan’s failure to adhere to the institution of marriage‚ as seen in his affair with Myrtle Wilson. Conversely‚ Gatsby appears to embody the supposition of the traditional American

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    Fools In The Great Gatsby

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    of people‚ and people are such fools to begin with‚ that it is compounding a felony” (Robert Benchley). The average person does not always make smart decisions‚ and alcohol tends to worsen that issue. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ many characters cope with their problems by drinking their lives away. But‚ what they do not realize‚ is that drinking makes their problems worse and makes their behavior portray them as unintelligent. Through the poor decisions made at social

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    Avery.W The Great Gatsby Quotations 1) “Gatsby turned out all right at the end‚ it is what preyed on Gatsby‚ what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men” Importance: Although we don’t meet Gatsby until chapter 3‚ this quote allows us to know what Gatsby is like in chapter 1. Symbolism: “Foul dust” symbolizes the valley of ashes that is in between the east egg and west egg. The land symbolizes as

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    The novel The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald details the character’s quest for materialism and how they each become engulfed by the obsession for more‚ consequently leading to their desensitization to the meaningful aspects of life. Daisy’s lust to further her elite social status led her to choose her husband for wealth rather than love which was ultimately the catalyst to her world coming undone. Myrtle fantasized about an alternate reality that consisted of lavish material items that

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    Symbolism of The Great Gatsby By Michelle McInnes The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg are a symbol of karma and overall morality in the eyes of the judgements of a higher power and of Nick‚ who came from a much more wholesome and less distorted part of America. Their meaning for Gatsby is assumed to be his ultimate failure in giving up his self respect and morals for the pursuit of monay and status. The green light on the dock represents the distance between Jay Gatsby and Daisy. A physical distance

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    The Great Gatsby Influence

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    literary work critically evaluated the Jazz Age‚ also known as the 1920s. It was published in New York in 1925. This novel explained the American Dream during the 1920s and had paved it ways through generations. According to Smiljanic (2011)‚ “...The Great Gatsby has become one of the most cited‚ criticized and analyzed pieces of fiction in the history of American literature”. F. Scott Fitzgerald published his novel at the age of 23 and was regarded as the speaker of the Jazz Age. His novel illustrated

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