n H o a i T h u Hoang Thi Phuong Anh H a n o i U n i v e r s i t y‚ A p r i l ‚ 2 0 t h 2 0 1 5 Outline Part 1:Introduction - Plots - Characters Part 2: Influences on the novel - Historical context - Similarities between author’s life and the novel Part 3: The American dream - What is the American dream? - Reflection of American dream on the Great Gatsby - What can we learn from the Great Gatsby? References Nick Carraway Novel’s narrator‚ from Minnesota Educated at Yale Fought in W.W
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Gerald’s‚ The Great Gatsby‚ wealth is a form of escapism for the many rich Americans in the early 1920’s due to the hollowness that they feel but never show because they throw parties often to distract themselves‚ the rich have no social manners or grace‚ and many people at the parties are social climbers who crave for wealth to obtain the supposed answer to the problem of depression. III. In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ the rich throw parties to hide the present problems of the great depression from
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The Great Gatsby Outline A.I.Title- Stuck going Backwards B. O.S- Time is the one thing that keeps going and never stops. Every day we’re told that we don’t have much time left in our daily life. People will tell you to enjoy every single second of your life because you won’t be able to enjoy it again. The past is something that we can’t go back yet‚ you think about it as time goes by. The past can contain beautiful or horrific moments of your life. If those who suffer a bad past‚ they would want
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Stephen Bielecki February 2‚ 2011 English 6‚ Period 3 The Great Gatsby Quote Analysis Outline I. Introduction A. The Great Gatsby B. Francis Scott Fitzgerald C. “God knows what you’ve been doing‚ everything you’ve been doing. You may fool me‚ but you cannot fool God!” – George Wilson‚ Page 167 D. When George Wilson noticed that his wife was cheating on him; his comparison to God was that of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg’s billboard in the Valley of Ashes. The eye’s looked over all of the evil of
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Thesis statement: Jay Gatsby has to strive; that makes him keep going and feeling alive. II. Jay Gatsby’s childhood A. As a young man‚ Jay Gatsby dreams of being rich. 1. Nicks explains what Gatsby has told him. 2. From that moment on‚ he never seems to lose hope. B. Jay Gatsby is a man with questionable morals right. 1. When Daisy comes to tea at Nick’s house‚ that is the moment Gatsby meets her again. 2. Nick explains He stepped outside and then came back inside and realized that he cannot
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Is Gatsby great or not? Section 1: Gatsby is generous to the people at his parties. He throws banquets and spends a lot of money on food‚ preparations and entertainment. Gatsby is a generous host. “most people were brought” “Every Friday five crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiterer in New York--every Monday these same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulpless halves.” “At least once a fortnight a corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet
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Shallowness of the Upper Class One of the main themes of The Great Gatsby ‚ by Scott Fitzgerald‚ is the shallowness of the upper class. This idea of shallowness is expressed frequently through the main characters Daisy and Tom. They are occasionally compared to the other two main characters Gatsby and Nick. The story takes place in 1920s America in Long Island‚ New York during prohibition. Prohibition was a time period where alcohol was made illegal‚ but if you were part of the upper class
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The Great Gatsby Outline I. Introduction A. Symbolism B. Thesis Statement: In the classic novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ the author‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ creates a satirical work of literature that uses symbolism to point out geographical and environmental characteristics throughout the different settings of the story. II. Color A. Symbolic location of the green light. III. West Egg and East Egg A. Geological and social values portrayed IV. Valley
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Gatsby was great. Not so because of all his wealth‚ but because of his persistence in fighting for his American Dream‚ which witnessed his pure love towards Daisy. Gatsby can be viewed as a tragic figure in the story. When he is first introduced‚ he seems to be surrounded by people and wealth. However‚ as the story progresses‚ we identify that everything in his life is fabricated. The true Gatsby‚ Jay Gatz‚ came from a humble background. When Jay Gatz fell in love with Daisy that came from a well
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The Vapidity of the American Dream: Characterization in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald’s seminal work‚ The Great Gatsby‚ offers insights into the use of literary devices in combination with brilliant narrative development. A good deal of the novel’s true genius rests in the character descriptions. For the most‚ they are not pleasant or sympathetic. Indeed‚ Wilson stated‚ “The only bad of it is that the characters are mostly so unpleasant in themselves that the story
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