stereotyped and expected to conform to certain roles. Most often‚ women were seen as the inferior gender and were required to be deferential towards men. However‚ Fitzgerald challenges these assumptions with his novel The Great Gatsby. Through the lives of the women in The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald brings attention to the fact that during the 1920s‚ women were obligated to conform to a pervasive feminine ideal‚ but he also implies that women were often less ignorant and more independent than
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book when they can visualize stories come to life in their heads. In the books‚ The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald and The Old man and the Sea by Hemingway‚ bold images are released upon the reader. This allows readers to connect‚ find symbols‚ and create a deeper meaning. Within both of these novels‚ an atmosphere that beguiles the reader is created. The use of sensory images made these novels unforgettable classics. Images can often times create symbols within novels. In The Great Gatsby‚ the color green
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this quote from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald completely encompases the entirety of the novel of which it concludes. The meaning behind it serves its purpose as a message for the Modernist novel’s audience as well as a lesson for the intricate characters trapped in their pasts. The quote ends the novel saying that people want to reclaim an idealistic past‚ or a pure moment or memory‚ but when this desire for the past turns into an obsession‚ it leads to destruction. Gatsby believes throughout
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that he could meet his mistress Myrtle Wilson‚ who long desired to abandon her humdrum‚ sickly husband George Wilson. When Tom first took Nick to the garage‚ he intimidated him to not question Tom’s business ethic (Fitzgerald 25). Tom then told Dr. T. J. Eckleburg that Wilson “was so dumb that he” didn’t “know he was alive.” Tom‚ who often acted without purpose‚ intentionally took a different train from Myrtle so as to disallow rumors (Fitzgerald 26). Tom eventually “broke her nose with his open
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1. Agree or disagree: Nick‚ not Gatsby‚ is the hero of the story. The definition which you must use is as follows: A hero is a fictional character who is looked upon as having great strength and courage. I disagree with this statement because while Nick is the narrator of the story‚ he constantly addresses Gatsby as the better man and Gatsby was very courageous in trying to prevent people from getting hurt. Gatsby constantly tries to placate others when they get misfortune that is even remotely
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Colors and Descriptions for Emotion Colors within the novel are also used to stir the emotion of the reader. Fitzgerald changes the color of the car used by Gatsby at first it is cream colored‚ but it later changes to yellow the color of corruption and greed after Daisy and Gatsby strike and kill Myrtle. When Fitzgerald writes‚ “With enchanting murmurs Daisy admired this aspect or that of the feudal silhouette against the sky‚ admired the gardens‚ the sparkling odor of jonquils and the frothy odor
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The Great Gatsby Critical Analysis In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ symbolism is used quite often‚ but sometimes left to the readers on how to interpret it. Using colors in the novel was one big way that Fitzgerald used symbolism and quite possibly used it because of how the readers could interpret it. Looking at the colors in a symbolic way explains a few things that the reader my not catch on to by just reading the story. Yellow and gold‚ blue‚ and grey are only a few named colors
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inhearited "old money" and some found ways to obtain "new money". This decade was also when women’s rights became an important topic of debate. Femals began to re-invent themselves from the idea of the "traditional" woman. Women were beginning to work‚ pursue educations and careers; they were drinking openly‚ accompanying men while being unmarried‚ cutting their hair short and purposefully downplaying their femininity. In 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald published his novel The Great Gatsby‚
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Direct-Cameron Paul Good afternoon. Please state out your name and spell it out for the record. My name is Cameron Paul. P-A-U-L. What do you do for a living? I am a crime scene analyst with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Laboratory Service Division‚ also known as the State Laboratory. Currently‚ I conduct all ballistics and firearms analysis‚ in addition to my duties as a chief CSA. What is your relationship with this case? On May 22nd‚ I received a call from an
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shallowness were a major part of people’s characteristics in the 1920’s ‘easy money’ era because of the great economic boom. During this era‚ people earned their money by corruption with smuggling alcohol during prohibition. In addition‚ people earned their money by people unknowingly investing in major stocks. A few people earned their money with hard work; it was mostly made easily for them. Throughout the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the shallowness and hollowness of the
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