Jay Gatsby‚ being the main character of the novel “The Great Gatsby”‚ is an important character in terms of how the theme of moral decay of the American Dream is being displayed. Jay Gatsby was not introduced with much information until later on throughout the novel. Gatsby doesn’t even speak until later on in Chapter 3‚ which is quite unusual since the story is based on him hence “The Great Gatsby”. Gatsby was a liar to everyone to try to achieve greatness‚ a thought inspired by the idea of the
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On September eighteenth in 1873‚ Jay Cooke and Company officially declared bankruptcy‚ and in doing so set off a series of financial crises that plunged the western world into an economic depression that lasted six long years. The collapse of American economic structure had been brewing for a long while‚ as in Europe the crash came early in May of that year. Surging to export into the Eastern economic vacuum‚ American businesses overstretched themselves and wound up in the same state as the Europeans
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REFLECTION/ REACTION PAPER After watching the movie in the cinema‚ I decided to compare Jay Gatsby from Francisco Reteche. When I first saw Gatsby‚ I already noticed one similarity that I can pair with Reteche wherein they were both mysterious in the starting part of the story and we could not predict what were they thinking. There were still some similarities that I noticed between the two of them like their main problem was about a girl wherein they wanted to be with a certain girl who left them
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things just did not seem to matter as much as they do now. This may not seem as hard as it sounds. The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ paints a picture of what the time period was like. It was a time known as the "Jazz Age"‚ where the economy was on an upswing and money was easy to be had. Prohibition was in affect‚ and bootlegging was a highly lucrative but shady business venture. Jay Gatsby most likely took part in bootlegging‚ which is how he accumulated his vast amount of money. Tom Buchanan
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Jay-Z for years has been arguably one of the best rappers in the industry. He is one the world’s best selling artist of all time‚ selling more than 100 million records also receiving 21 Grammy Awards. Jay-Z was never handed anything in life‚ he worked for all of his success and risked a lot to be where he is today. Born and raised in the projects and into a poor family sat him up for failure but Jay-Z beat the odds to be where he is today. He now raps about his success and tells a story to the people
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Jay Gould was born on May 27‚ 1836 in Roxboro‚ New York. His parents were Mary More and John Burr Gould. As a child‚ Gould studied at local schools and the Hobart Academy in New York. His father was a farmer but Gould decided not to follow his footsteps. Jay Gould’s first job was working as a bookkeeper for a blacksmith. While working for the blacksmith he was able to see how the business world worked. The blacksmith then started to offer Gould half interest in the blacksmith shop. As Jay grew
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”-Sandford Wall. The American is defined as the traditional ideals such as equality‚ democracy‚ and prosperity that serve as a common foundation for the people of the United States. In literary workings such as Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ The Great Gatsby‚ “The Necklace”‚ and “The Road Not Taken”‚ the authors prove that the American Dream is attainable due to the fact that many America’s are successful in acquiring independence‚ economic prosperity‚ and finding love. One way in which the American
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Jesica Jaramillo English III The Great Gatsby Essay 3/20/14 In The Great Gatsby novel Jordan and Nick are a couple and they stay in a relationship together until nearly the end of the summer. In the new movie Jordan and Nick are not considered a couple‚ at one of Gatsby’s parties Jordan is whisked away by a male companion. In the movie it shows Myrtles sister Catharine giving Nick a pill she said she got from a doctor in Queens and that does not come up anywhere in the novel. In the movie
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“Jay Gatsby embodies the beauty of the American Dream” To what extent and how do you agree with this interpretation of ‘The Great Gatsby’? The United States Declaration of independence in 1776 stated that all people have the right to “Life‚ liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. This is seen by many to express the vital spirit of the American Dream. Any individual‚ no matter their culture‚ social class or background‚ should be able to reach success and achieve their ambitions through hard work
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The Great Gatsby Narrative Technique The narrative technique employed by Fitzgerald is believed to have been derived from Joseph Conrad‚ a writer Fitzgerald admired‚ who used a similar technique in Heart of Darkness (1902). Type of narrator First person narrator (Nick Carraway) Everything narrated by Nick is coloured by his character. His narration is not a neutral affair. The narrator is a participant in the story who is‚ however‚ more of a spectator than a protagonist.
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