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    trying to go back in the past can be very difficult but‚ trying to recapture the past exactly how it used to be is even harder because things never go back to how they were before‚ something always changes and will never be the same. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald one sees how hard Gatsby tries to make things right with Daisy and go back to the ways things used to be. One also sees Gatsby trying to go back into the past not realizing that the past will never be the future.

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    The past is what creates the present‚ it is the reason why things happen now. Basically without the past there is absolutely no present. The past is what creates who we are and what we now are. Just like in The Great Gatsby all of the characters went through some phase in their lives that made them who they were at the end of the book. Gatsby‚ the main character for example‚ had gone through many somewhat unfortunate events before he was able to become rich and known by some people. When he was

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    “No man is rich enough to buy back his past.” This is a quotation by the famous Irish writer and poet Oscar Wilde. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the character’s attempt in trying to recapture the past is highly noticeable. Gatsby‚ who is the main character in the novel‚ tries extremely hard to bring back the past. His longing for something he knew years ago drives him to great lengths to get what he has always wanted. Gatsby finds great success in the bootlegging industry in order

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    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel written in the past. The characters chase visions of the future that are determined by their past‚ which leads them to tragedy. The protagonist‚ Jay Gatsby‚ has dedicated his entire life to recapturing the perfect past with his soul mate‚ Daisy. Even though he believes that recreating the past is his life’s goal‚ this leaves a tragic‚ heart-breaking‚ and disastrous ending to the novel. When Nick Carraway‚ the narrator‚ tells Gatsby that you can’t

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    only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” This statement is very true because some people that never move on from something sad tend to be depressed. There are also other people that do not believe that the past is gone‚ and think that things never changed. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Jay Gatsby resembles the second kind of person as Gatsby fails his dream of being with a woman‚ Daisy‚ because he is misleading‚ and unable to recreate his past. Gatsby and Daisy are

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    “The Great Gatsby‚” more details about Jay Gatsby’s mysterious past are revealed. Nick initially reflects on his first impression on Gatsby which is based on rumours and questions surrounding Gatsby. Gatsby’s stories fascinate Nick‚ but Nick is doubtful that he is being told the entire truth. From Nick’s perspective‚ Gatsby has a very charismatic personality‚ which makes many people believe the things that he says. Throughout the first few chapters‚ Jay Gatsby’s mysterious character and past is the

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    Reliving the past almost reflects how grandparents talk about how things were better‚ easier‚ and more fun when they were younger. F. Scott Fitzgerald shows how some characters will do almost anything to get what they have desired for so long‚ even though in some cases‚ they can no longer have it. In the 1920s people went out and had a lot of fun‚ and in The Great Gatsby characters enjoyed the fun they once had and try to relive it. F. Scott Fitzgerald expresses characters who are still trying to

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    novel The Great Gatsby includes many characters that have difficulties with their past. Jay Gatsby is one of those characters and he must contend with his past. Gatsby’s relationship to the past is what makes problems arise in this novel and the characters take decisions from there. Gatsby had a past that he kept secret‚ he hardly brought up that conversation and lied about it when it was necessary. For example‚ James stated that he came from a formal wealthy family. The truth was that Gatsby actually

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    Life is a balancing act between the past‚ present‚ and future. Expressing guilt and regret about the past is almost instinctual‚ but we accept that it is unchangeable and we put it behind us. However‚ there are some‚ who so desperately cling to the idea of the past and believe that they have the power to repeat it. While an action can be repeated in order to emulate an action of the past‚ the entirety of the moment can never be recreated. This is due to the fact that unlike a physical action‚ the

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    The Great Gatsby is a book staged during the Jazz Age period. It was a time which was also known also as the ’roaring twenties’‚ after World War I. America was going through a massive change and social reform. The poor and middle class had a chance to rise to be with the much higher class of the social system. It was known as the American Dream. In which where anyone could rise up to wealth. It was also romantic and innocent dream of living the morally perfect life. Unfortunately enough‚ although

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