is Nick’s last compliment to Gatsby and why is it true?</b></center> <br> <br>Nick’s final compliment to Gatsby was "You’re worth the whole damn bunch of the them." This is true because Nick in the end of the novel admired Gatsby in some aspects. This quote is also true because compared to the carelessness of Tom and Daisy; Jay Gatsby was a great man. Another reason why the following statement is true is because in the end of the novel the reader can realize that Gatsby was the one person in the novel
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“They’re a rotten crowd…you’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.” To what extent do you agree with Nick’s comment? Nick’s observation that Gatsby is more worthy than the other characters in The Great Gatsby is true. At first he is hesitant to take a stand or to judge those with whom he comes into contact however‚ he begins to find everything about New York disgusting. Daisy’s inability to think about anyone else but herself and her wealth tarnishes her actions making her worthless however
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There is no doubt that Gatsby is "worth the whole damn bunch put together." Although he is naïve and obsessed‚ he also has a dream that he prepared to fight for‚ integrity to his friends and it is these qualities together with Gatsby’s inherent concern for others that make him morally superior to the "rotten crowd" particularly the Buchanans‚ Jordan Baker and Myrtle. To decide whether Gatsby is better than the other characters it will be necessary to analyse the characters and to compare and contrast
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Nick’s view that Gatsby is “worth the whole damn bunch put together”? The title character of The Great Gatsby is a young man‚ around thirty years old‚ who rose from an impoverished childhood in rural North Dakota to become fabulously wealthy. Indeed‚ Gatsby has become famous around New York for the elaborate parties held every weekend at his mansion‚ ostentatious spectacles to which people long to be invited. And yet‚ Nick Carraway’s description of the protagonist asserts that Gatsby seems curiously
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Nick’s view that Gatsby is “worth the whole damn bunch put together”? The title character of The Great Gatsby is a young man‚ around thirty years old‚ who rose from an impoverished childhood in rural North Dakota to become fabulously wealthy. Indeed‚ Gatsby has become famous around New York for the elaborate parties held every weekend at his mansion‚ ostentatious spectacles to which people long to be invited. And yet‚ Nick Carraway’s description of the protagonist asserts that Gatsby seems curiously
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Analysis of Jay Gatsby 1. Jay Gatsby is a young man‚ around thirty years old‚ who rose from an impoverished childhood in rural North Dakota to become amazingly wealthy. However‚ he achieved this lofty goal by participating in organized crime‚ including distributing illegal alcohol and trading in stolen securities. 2. From his early youth‚ Gatsby despised poverty and longed for wealth and sophistication. 3. Though Gatsby has always wanted to be rich‚ his main motivation in acquiring his fortune
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Eng. 116 TR 9:30-10:50 “Character Analysis” Jay Gatsby Jay Gatsby in “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of the most interesting males in fictional literature‚ even though he is not a dynamic and changing character during the novel. In fact‚ Jay Gatsby has changed little since he was a teenager. He was born as James Gatz to poor farmers in North Dakota and he decided at an early age that he wanted more out of life than North Dakota could offer. He leaves home to find excitement and
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Jay Gatsby Jay Gatsby‚ the main character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ is a materialistic man‚ trying to live out the American Dream in the 1920’s. But‚ his way of life does not get him the woman of his dreams‚ and eventually leads to his death. He is an extremely wealthy man‚ but despite all of his money‚ is very lonely. Although he never gets the woman he wants‚ Gatsby was a dreamer. He was motivated to reinvent himself and buy his way through life‚ with a dream to recreate
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Jessica Lennox January 30‚ 2013 Reading Literature 121E Mrs. Ford The Green Light vs. The Green Life “Gatsby believed in the green light‚ the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us…” (180) James Gatz‚ the protagonist of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ believes in the past and fantasy; these beliefs result in his death‚ making him a tragic hero. To resolve his internal conflicts‚ he constructs a new lifestyle with a new identity‚ a new look‚ and a new wallet‚ big enough
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If you are looking for a way to kill the American Dream‚ you should call a man named Jay Gatsby of West Egg‚ Long Island‚ New York. I think he’s found it. Jay Gatsby is a wealthy man who lives in one of the ¨Eggs¨ in New York. Jay Gatsby’s real name is James Gatz‚ and was originally born in North Dakota on a farm. While he was a young boy he had always thought that he was meant to become something more than a farmer from North Dakota. Because of this he leaves his home and meets a man named Dan Cody
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