1.38066 x 10-23 J K -1 Period 4 1/26/12 AP English Jay Gatsby‚ undoubtedly the most love-stricken character in The Great Gatsby‚ has shown moments of both hopeless romanticism and over-obsessiveness. He has based the past five years on a woman whom he has met only once and might never meet again. His unrealistic dream of someday courting this “golden girl” has clouded his mind and made him act only in pursuit of this fantasy. Jay Gatsby is a pathetic character because he allowed himself to be consumed
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Jееna Tijеrina Mrs. Linda Ramon AP-еnglish III Dеcеmbеr 18‚ 2014 A Psychoanalysis of Jay Gatsby A pеrsonal analysis of Jay Gatsby‘s pеrsonality shows that hе is a pathological narcissist. Thе thеmеs of pеrfеction and omnipotеncе in Gatsby‘s charactеr arе classic symptoms of narcissism‚ in which thе “еgo-idеal” has bеcomе inflatеd and dеstructivе. Gatsby‘s grandiosе liеs‚ poor sеnsе of rеality‚ sеnsе of еntitlеmеnt‚ and еxploitivе trеatmеnt of othеrs offеr furthеr еvidеncе for this thеory. In a pеrson
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THE WHISPERS OF JAY GATSBY There are numerous extraordinary stories and wild rumors about the mysterious Jay Gatsby. He is well known for throwing marvelous and fanciful parties that attract an eccentric crowd of people although they knew nothing about the host. This resulted in the increasing curiosity of the identity of Mr. Gatsby. Who is behind this mysterious façade? What is his background? What’s his purpose for throwing all these unbelievably imaginative parties? How did he become such an
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Gatsby’s Obituary Jay Gatsby was a beloved son and friend. He had been through a lot while he lived. Gatsby had served in the war. He had become a captain before he went to the front. He then got his majority and the command of the divisional machine guns following the Argonne battles. Before going to war he came from unsuccessful farmer parents. He tought he could better himself so he left his family. Gatsby had also met the love of his life‚ Daisy before the war. For five years his only dream
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Jay Gatsby believes he can buy happiness; and this is exhibited through his house‚ his clothes‚ and through Daisy. He owns a large portion of finances due to some mysterious source of wealth‚ and he uses this mystery source to buy his house‚ his clothes‚and Daisy‚ for awhile. Gatsby’s house‚ as Fitzgerald describes it‚ is "a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy‚ with a tower on one side‚ spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy‚ and a marble swimming pool and more than forty
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The Great Gatsby‚ Nick Carroway stumbles his way into a situation beyond repair between three lovers and past memories in the high class society of East and West Egg near the coast of New York. Longing to be accepted into the East egg society‚ the WWI veteran Jay Gatsby‚ formerly known as James Gatz‚ moved to a house near Nick’s in an effort to reinvent himself‚ which Fitzgerald used to eventually orchestrate Gatsby’s role as the overarching mystery of the story. Since the beginning‚ Gatsby was placed
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Jay Gatsby of The Great Gatsby is not the man people think he is. He is the embodiment of 1920s materialism. His extravagant lifestyle highlights his opulence‚ from his parties to his wardrobe. Gatsby’s past is a secret‚ unknown to most people‚ and has a web of lies surrounding it. His behavior is insanely immoral‚ from his affairs‚ to his bootlegging. In The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby often demonstrates his extravagance‚ immorality‚ and secretiveness. Jay Gatsby may seem very open‚ yet he keeps
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Argumentative Essay July 11‚ 2012 Zink The Life That Jay Gatsby Built For Himself In the novel “The Great Gatsby” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1920 illustrates the lifestyles of the wealth adapted throughout life by many that could possibly lead to fame or misfortune. One particular character that Fitzgerald focused on was Jay Gatsby. Gatsby was a man who was from the West Egg but portrayed to be someone from the East Egg all alone. Gatsby had good intentions but they did not fit his character
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Is Jay Gatsby a moral character? I think Jay Gatsby is not a moral character. I think so‚ because Gatsby uses people. He also lies about his past‚ his parents‚ and his life. He makes illegal money and hangs out with gangsters. This shows that Gatsby is not trustworthy. This also shows that Gatsby makes immoral choices. My first reason is that Gatsby uses people. I think so‚ because when Nick first saw Gatsby‚ while returning from Tom’s house
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Jay Gatsby is like the American government – the weak‚ dishonest‚ inefficient government we believe to be the best in the world. His individual qualities are ones that‚ when examined objectively‚ should be frowned upon. Like the government‚ we can hate these qualities but love the whole. From the beginning of The Great Gatsby‚ he is protected by the most influential character; the narrator. Because our first impression of Gatsby is provided by a biased friend of his‚ our view is skewed in his favor
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