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    Analyse how the setting helped developed an important theme? The novel ’The Great Gatsby’ by Scott Fitzgerald was considered by many to be an icon of its time. Fitzgerald uses the setting of the roaring 1920s in America to develop the theme of the corrupt American dream. He does this through exposing corruption underlying Gatsby’s wealth‚ desire for constant entertainment and the contrast between rich and poor in this era. Fitzgerald firstly develops this theme through exposing what happens

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    Jay Gatsby is one of the most interesting and memorable 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. Born as James Gatz to poor farmers in North Dakota‚ 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 wealth. While lounging on the beach one day‚ he sees a yacht docked off the coast. He borrows a boat

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    21 November 2013 Money in The Great Gatsby Gatsby has it all‚ the money‚ lavish parties‚ fame and many connections. But money can not buy love‚ class and happiness. Class is what separates the old money East Egg and the Nouveau riche west egg that is described as the "less fashionable" (Fitz-Gerald‚ 7) and although Gatsby has an equivalent amount of money as the Buchanans’ he is still known as the "newly rich" of Long island and couldn’t buy class that would impress the rather demanding Daisy

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    Summer Reading Essay The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is truly themed on greed and power creating corruption. Gatsby‚ one of the main characters started in the book as someone nick admired‚ worshiped‚ but all of that changed after experiencing the New York lifestyle. Gatsby turns from being an idol to someone with many problems. His lies lead him to great downfall and greed of being with Daisy‚ the love of his life. His life was perfectly fine until his encounter with Daisy‚ and his obsession

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    The Great Gatsby Book Report Project by Dylan Davis For my book report project I chose to do a graffiti wall for the book The Great Gatsby. I made a brick wall out of red poster board and drawn on lines for the bricks. I chose five words that I thought related to the book and spray painted them onto the wall to create a graffiti look. The five words I chose are party‚ dream‚ love‚ eyes‚ and death. Here are the reasons why I chose each of these individual words: Party: I chose the word party because

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    In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Daisy Buchanan‚ a selfish and careless woman‚ is the person with whom Jay Gatsby‚ the protagonist‚ is infatuated. When Gatsby first met her‚ she was a rich girl and he was just any other guy. To him‚ she was a goddess‚ and amazing woman he felt was above his standing. He was willing to do anything for her. Daisy is not capable of measuring up to Gatsby’s expectations. Contrary to Gatsby’s idealized view‚ Daisy is a self-centered girl. When Gatsby was called off to

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    The Great Gatsby through the Lens of Feminist Criticism Feminist Criticism examines the ways in which literature has been shaped according to the issues of gender. It directs its attention to the cultural and economic disparities in a “patriarchal” society that has hindered women from realizing their creative possibilities. Feminist critics argue that women are often identified as negative or passive “Objects” while men are defined as dominating “Subjects.” There are several assumptions and concepts

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    The Linguistic Style of F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby As The New Lexicon Webster ’s Dictionary of the English Language tells us‚ linguistics is the scientific study of language or languages whether from a historical and comparative (diachronic) or from a descriptive‚ structural (synchronic) point of view. Linguistics is concerned with the system of sounds of language; for example‚ sound change (phonology)‚ its inflections and word formation (morphology)‚ its sentence structure (syntax)

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    The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald makes trouble now seem a little less worrisome. Gatsby‚ the main character‚ must deal with war‚ betrayal of love‚ and illegal acts. Nick Carraway‚ the narrator‚ takes the reader on a journey not only through the novel but also his own life. He starts by saying that his father taught him to never hold people to the personal standards of one’s self in fear of misinterpreting the person as a whole. This advice is carried throughout the novel and is by far one of

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    Reading Assignment Gatsby The lavish extravagant persona of Jay Gatsby was fabricated over many years. As a boy born from poverty‚ James Gatz always saw himself as more than a farmer‚ but as the son of God. When a wealthy man Dan Cody is under the influence and in trouble at sea‚ James Gatz sees his chance to remake himself into the millionaire Jay Gatsby. The name Gatsby becomes a superpower and legendary figure to Long Island and New York inhabitants who attend his parties. Gatsby‚ a mysterious millionaire

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