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    In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the character Jay Gatsby always has an air of mystery surrounding him. Is Jay his real name? How did he get all of his money? What is he doing in New York? No one knows‚ that’s what makes him mysterious. Being ambiguous is a big trait of the color orange. However‚ that is not the only trait of the color orange. Optimistic attitudes‚ Impulsiveness‚ and Risk taking are also common traits of the color orange. After analyzing the story‚ it becomes blatantly

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    How far does characterisation contribute to the way in which the reader responds to events in the novel? Characters in The Great Gatsby are well-educated. Their speech and dialogue reflect this education‚ which in turn reflects their wealth and social status. I have chosen to analyse page 37-39’s language in relative of how characterisation contributes to the way the reader responds to this passage. Fitzgerald presents chapter 3 in many ways‚ like chapter 2‚ moving from one party to another

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    Lies In The Great Gatsby

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    Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is said to be a great man‚ but he is not as great as the title says. The novel is about Gatsby‚ a conniving business man‚ who lies in order to fit in with the wealthy. Gatsby starts out as a poor young man from the mid-west. Everyone knew him by James Gatz before he met Dan Cody. When he leaves home‚ he meets Dan Cody who he ends up working for as an apprentice. When he meets him he introduces himself as a new man‚ Jay Gatsby. This is when Gatsby’s

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    Love In The Great Gatsby

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    Wealthy Love The Great Gatsby was a very twisted book so many things happened and it did not seem to add up. F. Scott Fitzgerald did not seem to know how to name “The Great Gatsby” at first‚ it is full of themes and some major themes were love‚ wealth and cheating. Therefore‚ a better title would be Wealthy Love. Almost every character in the book is wealthy or is thriving to be wealthy. Tom and Daisy were a wealthy couple‚ Jay Gatsby grew up with old money and Nick did as well. Myrtle

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    Sexism In The Great Gatsby

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    American short-story writer and novelist best known for his turbulent personal life and novels like This Side of Paradise‚ The Beautiful and the Damned and The Great Gatsby. The 1920’s was an era in which women had more freedom from the duties previously imposed on them‚ however Fitzgerald decides to portray women in his novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ as foolish and disloyal‚ ultimately bringing upon the downfall of men. The novel is set in the Roaring 20’s and it is narrated

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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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    after the “great American dream” like everyone else. He then realizes‚ how low the people were in achieving that goal‚ this could be seen when Jordan was cheating while playing golf. He also saw the carelessness these people have in doing things. They are only skin deep in who they are‚ like the main person described in the story‚ Gatsby‚ who is only known for his money and by his name‚ but not by who he really is. At the end‚ Nick realizes all this and changes his views on the Great American Dream

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    The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ elegantly captures the essence of the Jazz Age‚ the soaring prose reflecting a time defined by glittering dynamism and evolution while underscored with rampant excess and moral decay‚ as detailed in Nick Carraway’s account of his experience in New York City. Although the titular character’s motivations‚ the pursuit of the time he lost with Daisy‚ is the main force driving the plot of the novel‚ The Great Gatsby is undeniably a coming-of-age novel revolving

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    MY FIVE YEAR PLANMAKAYLA G. MALLOY SEPTEMBER 26‚ 2014 MY FIVE YEAR PLAN The biggest question asked of us high school students is the‚” Are you going to college?” “Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years? Where do you plan on attending?” questions. Now some of us already have a plan set in action and others our age don’t even know if they want to go to college or not. I am asked these questions 30 million times a day. I’ve always wanted to go to college to become either an

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    is Symbolism?."). In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ symbolism such as weather‚ colors‚ and water‚ and objects are used throughout the story to surround Gatsby and give the novel’s theme a deeper meaning that is difficult to put in words. Symbols act as a chain between the theme of the story and the story itself. This happens by

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