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    Giacomo Giorgi CP English 11 Weather Does weather affect the mood of situations? In the novel “The Great Gatsby‚” by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ there are moments where atmospheric conditions set a mood of follows the emotions and action of the novel. This technique is also used quite a bit in many other novels‚ and even in movies. Weather‚ although it has almost subliminal results‚ tend to enhance the feeling evoked by the story in the movie or novel. This technique was used a lot by William Shakespeare

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    What aspects of gender roles have changed from the past to the present? How are the gender stereotypes different? In the past‚ men were stereotyped as having more power over women in terms of marriage and citizenry. As time has gone forward‚ there has been more gender equality and fighting for women’s rights‚ so men have lost power and say in relationships and as citizens. The sources The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ “Our Deportment‚ or the Manners‚ Conduct‚ and Dress of Refined Society

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    Great Gatsby Essay The 1920s in America was a time of festivities‚ glamorous parties and illegal drinking. This was just in the east. The west was the exact opposite to the east. While the east was a place of no moral values‚ the west held on to more traditional values. It was also a time in which a woman was seen as nothing more than a pretty face and a stay at home mother. It was unacceptable for woman to have an education‚ she was to be seen but not heard. The Great Gatsby

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    January 3‚ 2012 Ms. Giorgio AP English The Great Gatsby Winter Break Assignment Chapter 5 1) Gatsby’s actions in preparing for Daisy’s arrival seem both flamboyant and absurd. What does he do? Why? * Gatsby prepares for Daisy’s arrival by sending a man to mow Nick’s lawn‚ buys an innumerable amount of flowers‚ gets twelve lemon cakes and Gatsby himself arrives in a “white flannel suit‚ sliver shirt‚ and gold-colored tie.” Gatsby does all of this in order to impress Daisy‚ after not

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    Money  symbolize  certain  statuses  in  the  world.  In  the  novel  “The  Great  Gatsby”  by  F.  Scott  Fitzgerald  portrays  these  views  of  money  among  the  characters  in  the  novel.  Personally‚  I  think  that  money  doesn’t   buy  you  happiness.  It  may  make  you  feel  happy  for  a  short  period  of  time  but  not  forever.  Happiness  is a feeling from within‚ money doesn’t  relate to it. In The Great Gatsby‚ it proves that  it  doesn’t  matter  how  wealthy  you  are  you  can’t 

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    In "The Great Gatsby"‚ Fitzgerald carefully sets up his novel into distinct groups but‚ in the end‚ each group has its own problems to contend with‚ leaving a powerful reminder of what a precarious place the world really is. Jay Gatsby falls in love with a woman of privilege and cannot have her because of the way he was born. He was less wealthy than her. Despite his best efforts to overcome his affliction‚ it is customary for rich to marry other rich and he can’t break the cycle. America is full

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    In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Fitzgerald has made effective use of symbolism. The Great Gatsby‚ is about Jay Gatsby and his quest for his own American dream‚ the love of his life‚ Daisy. The story is narrated by Nick Carraway‚ a young man who moves in next door to Gatsby and becomes friends with him. The Great Gatsby has three main themes. These are materialism and wealth‚ the american dream and appearance and reality. Fitzgerald has used symbolism and theme along with other techniques

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    The symbols in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald in chapters 6-9 suggest that not everything is always as it seems and people may believe they know the whole truth‚ but that is not always the case. In chapter 6 of the Great Gatsby‚ everyone created a false sense of happiness in their lives‚ but in reality no one‚ but the eyes of Doctor T.J Eckleburg were the only ones that saw the harsh truth. T.J Eckleburg’s eyes symbolizes that not everyone knows the whole truth but the eyes of Eckleburg

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    the night. Gatsby believed in the green light‚ the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then‚ but that’s no matter – tomorrow we will run faster‚ stretch out our arms farther….And one fine morning---- So we beat on‚ boats against the current‚ borne back ceaselessly into the past. (ending paragraphs‚ Chapter IV) Fitzgerald’s last words of the novel sum up the ending and clearly convey the idea of human nature yearning for the past. Commenting about Gatsby‚ color imagery

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    perception of his identity… Feeling that Gatsby would not want to go through a funeral alone‚ I tried to find people to come to Gatsby’s funeral‚ but those who pretended to be his friends and attended all his extravagant parties every Saturday night refused to come. Even Gatsby’s partner Wolfsheim‚ with whom he had been involved in many illegal activities‚ didn’t want to attend the funeral. Gatsby’s father came from Minnesota‚ bringing a self-improvement plan that Gatsby had written as a boy. He showed

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