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    Chinua Achebe “Women are taught to mother‚ while men are conditioned to dominate and control.” This book is about the story of a man‚ Okonkwo‚ who is a member in the Igbo community. You gain an insight on the life of their village as well as the certain roles in their society. In Things Fall Apart‚ the women are portrayed to do the stereotypical aspects of womanhood and men are portrayed to do the expected duties of men. First of all‚ with the female characters‚ they are portrayed to do womanly

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    quality attributes‚ define the character traits portrayed within‚ “The Great Gatsby‚” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This novel introduces the reader to a young women named Daisy‚ as it examines her relationship with her husband Tom. Their marriage lacks a deeply connected love. The reader is lead to believe that Daisy wed Tom for mostly money . On the other hand‚ before Daisy met Tom‚ she was passionately in love with Jay Gatsby. However‚ Gatsby had little money and Daisy wanted to find a well-off

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    the book The Great Gatsby readers soon discover that there are some characters that aren’t caring about their actions‚ or how they affect others. Examples of these characters are Tom and Daisy. In the beginning of the book I was lead to believe that Daisy and Tom were kind and caring people‚ but my impression was wrong. Tom and Daisy are insensitive and thoughtless‚ and they are selfish people that don’t care about who they hurt. Tom is very careless with his money‚ and flaunts about how rich he is

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    The Great Corruption of Gatsby The 1920s was the time of the Jazz Age when money was abundant. Most people were trying to impress others rather than living their own life. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ the theme was “love of money leads to corruption.” Money is not the problem in the story‚ but the love for it is what causes problems. Gatsby’s grand dream for wealth leads to his downfall. Nick Carraway stated to him‚ “ You can’t repeat the past”(111). He was throwing extravagant

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    trickery‚” but in The Great Gatsby‚ however‚ “honesty does not seem to determine which characters are sympathetic and which are not in this novel quite the same way that it does in others” (GradeSaver). F. Scott Fitzgerald has incorporated many different themes into The Great Gatsby‚ but one of the more prevalent themes is one of dishonesty‚ displayed through the characters’ various actions and affairs. Fitzgerald portrays this theme through the characters‚ Tom‚ Daisy‚ Myrtle‚ Gatsby‚ Jordan‚ and the

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    In the story women don’t seem to be “respected” in the society. People don’t think that they are capable of things. The view of people about women do not seem to be that great. It is shown in the story that Waverly is trying to win against male dominated activities such as chess. Bobby Fischer who was a chess champion‚ says‚ “There will never be a woman grand master." "Your move‚ Bobby‚” in a magazine caption. This shows that people think that women are not capable and do not have the power to win

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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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    characteristics that identify Jay Gatsby as a tragic hero. Some of the characteristics of a tragic hero include greatness‚ a weakness or a flaw‚ an undeserved fate and a punishment exceeding the crime. Jay Gatsby encompasses all of these characteristics of a tragic hero. Although‚ the author tries to portray Gatsby as a perfect person‚ there are still some flaws that are noticeable. Gatsby’s great life unwinds with the death of the tragic hero. ​We know that Jay Gatsby was esteemed by the way others

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    Symbols are always used in novels to help readers understand the story in-depth. In Francis Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ symbols are widely used for Jay Gatsby and George Wilson’s character development. Symbols such as the area where these two characters lived‚ the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg‚ and the cars in this story were all used for this. This novel was filled with symbols and symbolism‚ which try to convey Fitzgerald’s ideas to the reader. Symbols were constantly used in Fitzgerald’s novel

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    characteristics that identify Jay Gatsby as a tragic hero.  Some of the characteristics of a tragic hero include greatness‚ a weakness or a flaw‚ an undeserved fate and a punishment exceeding the crime.  Jay Gatsby encompasses all of these characteristics of a tragic hero.  Although‚ the author tries to portray Gatsby as a perfect person‚ there are still some flaws that are noticeable.  Gatsby’s great life unwinds with the death of the tragic hero.    We know that Jay Gatsby was esteemed by the way others

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