Life after Gatsby "Alternative Ending" What would life have been like for the people who had an emotional connection to Gatsby? After his death‚ only a few people were affected. Nick would have benefited from Gatsby’s company as a friend and as a colleague‚ considering the emotional ties they had between themselves. Gatsby’s life would have turned out how the reader and Gatsby pictured; Daisy wouldn’t have any complaints‚ she would have had exactly the guy she had dreamed of. Even though
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seem. When a man such as Jay Gatsby seems like he has his whole life figured out‚ he is really at the starting line trying to fulfill his American dream. However‚ when things are not looking so bright in Willy Loman’s business and family situations‚ Willy is looking for all the negatives instead of focusing on the positives. Willy Loman from Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” is a more successful character compared to Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby in their family situations
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hero accomplishes extraordinary things that usually are not common in most people. In The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the hero and protagonist proves to be Jay Gatsby‚ a single-minded‚ successful‚ yet imperfect man. His early life was one of poverty and he rose over this to obtain astonishing wealth in his later life‚ which revolved around his former love interest that he would never let go. Gatsby overcame significant setbacks holding onto an optimistic outlook‚ strengthening his power and
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Posted by Nicole Smith‚ Dec 6‚ 2011 Fiction No Comments Print The Great Gatsby is the story of eccentric millionaire Jay Gatsby as told by Nick Carraway‚ a Midwesterner who lives on Long Island but works in Manhattan. Gatsby’s enormous mansion is adjacent to Carraway’s modest home‚ and Carraway becomes curious about his neighbor after being invited to one of his famous parties. Nick soon learns that Gatsby is in love Daisy Buchanan‚ Nick’s cousin and the wife of one Tom Buchanan‚ an acquaintance
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In The Great Gatsby‚ a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ a wide array of seemingly different characters came together through a series of wild events. While these characters all seemed very different on the outside‚ and clearly represented different ideas‚ some of the characters had startling similarities that at first may have gone unnoticed. This was especially true between the characters of Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby. While they appeared to be opposites at the beginning of the story‚ as their lives
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Comparing Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan The book "The Great Gatsby" is beautifully written with the intention of providing the reader a clear view of the wealthy (through the eyes of Nick Carraway) during the Roaring Twenties. Two characters that are very important to the story and eventually end the story are Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan. Though they have some similarities‚ their personalities‚ jobs‚ and lovers are very much different in the way they live their lives throughout the story. Both
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literature‚ including F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ the words of Eugene O’Neil are undeniably and vividly illustrated valid on innumerable occasions. The American Dream‚ dissected to its bare skin and bones‚ is all about prosperity and the relentless pursuit of happiness through material possessions. However‚ what does the dream evolve into once the ideals and goals have been fulfilled? The protagonist of Fitzgerald’s novel‚ Jay Gatsby‚ receives a first hand lesson that the fulfillment of
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Jay Gatsby is the type of man that falls hopelessly in love with a women. Gatsby cannot help but be a hopeless romantic‚ he fell head over heels in love with Daisy Buchanan the girl of his dreams. In both the movie and the book he expected things to return to what they were. Gatsby wished he and Daisy could live how he had planned‚ a long life of love without Tom. He had wished to return to the time when he could love Daisy out in public when he was the only man for her. Jay Gatsby shows his romanticism
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thinks of Gatsby as a “home wrecker” and a criminal. He cannot see any of Gatby’s virtues‚ but rather focuses on and exaggerates his questionable behavior (pursuing Daisy and bootlegging). Nick‚ on the other hand‚ sees both Gatsby’s virtues and faults and presents them to the reader from a neutral point of view. “Who is Gatsby anyhow?” demanded Tom suddenly.”Some big bootlegger?” (PG 104) • This quote reveals Tom’s suspicions of Gatsby’s wealth. Even though Tom doesn’t know that Gatsby is involved
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respect exhibited by Nick Caraway towards Jay Gatsby shows that Fitzgerald’s attitude towards respecting others was to become acquaintances before deciding whether they deserved respect or not. The mysterious Jay Gatsby has only been met by a few‚ and a stranger to Nick until he attends Gatsby’s party. Many characters wonder the nature of Gatsby‚ drawing conclusion and spreading rumors that he has killed a man and was a German spy during World War I. Gatsby knew of these rumors but decided to stay
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