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    theme of the aspect of American values Such as the Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald uses a variety of characters that express the message of failure but Gatsby is one of the characters that focuses on the truth value of knowledge‚ claims about the past and the meaning it obtains. Gatsby uses his attempts to accomplish those dreams and expresses his reasons of why Failure is the most communicating theme throw-out the novel. The author Fitzgerald uses Gatsby a Character in the novel that communicates a message

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    beginnings of America‚ such as the setting of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ which is an example of this set in the 20’s. The characters in this novel are too fixed on material things‚ losing sight of what is really important. The characters in The Great Gatsby take a materialistic attitude that causes them to fall into a downward spiral of empty hope and zealous obsession. Fitzgerald contrasts Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway to display how the materialistic attitude of the 1920’s leads

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    Following the accident a man Known as Jay Gatsby has been found shot dead at a pool side. It is to be said that the women ran over in the car accident and the man involved in the shooting have links. The police have been told by local residents that George Wilson Husband of Myrtle Wilson who died in the car accident has been looking for Jay Gatsby as he is rumoured to be the driver of the car that hit Myrtle Wilson. Soon after the shooting of Gatsby‚ Wilson was found dead himself‚ after a team

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    Romantic Love is never ending‚ Just like Jays love for Daisy.The Great Gatsby ‚ written by F.Scott Fitzgerald takes place in New York during the 1920’s. Fitzgerald writes about a mysterious young man going from rags to riches in order to fulfill his "American Dream". This book is about a man named Jay Gatsby trying to win over the love of his life Daisy Buchanan. Even though she is already married to Tom Buchanan she still loves Jay. Her long lost love. Gatsby throws these elegant parties and does everything

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    The Task: ANALYZE how Fitzgerald uses literary and/or rhetorical ELEMENTS (PLURAL!!!) to effectively reveal ONE major theme in The Great Gatsby. Basically‚ you are analyzing how Fitzgerald uses writing style to present and enhance his thematic message. As you read each of these‚ ask yourself… • what is being argued‚ if it’s worth arguing‚ and what could be improved. • if each thesis statement would allow for a essay that effectively fulfills the assignment. • if these thesis statements

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    1920s served as the time of flourishing culture and endless opportunity. The American Dream surged through the veins of many people‚ giving them hope that they could succeed in life. With his novel The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald creates Jay Gatsby‚ a man that resonates with many readers. Jay grows up poor‚ and after being exposed to places of wealth and love‚ he devotes his life to the conquest of these goals. He invests his time and effort into achieving his dreams‚ but unfortunately‚ he succumbs

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    The Great Gatsby and Today ’s Society In American society‚ the way people act is quite an interesting‚ yet confusing subject to look at. If you were to look closely at the behavior and the thinking of the average American man in the modern day‚ you would see that he is not too different from a man that lived one hundred years ago in America. Obviously many things have changed in society that make a man different nowadays compared to one hundred years ago‚ but the point is that‚ in general‚

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    chapter 5 of the book great gatsby ‚Analysis Memorable Quote Daisy is overwhelmed by the great value of the shirts from England. Also overwhelmed by Jay Gatsby’s wealth. Strong emotional reactions shows what a materialistic person Daisy is - comes from the fact that Gatsby is finally wealthy enough for her to be with and her realization that she should have waited for Gatsby who eventually became rich and powerful. Also could imply that she is upset about the fact that Gatsby now seems more successful

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    INTRODUCTION R edemption is the focus of the passages‚ and both authors have different views. Lossky portrays a biblical‚ orthodox and concise description of the suffering and death of Jesus‚ who defeats the law of sin and death‚ so reconciliation between man and God is possible. The focus merely on suffering and death portrays the passage as mainly pessimistic. The Gilkey passage is subjective and explanatory. Gilkey asserts the Hellenic method of salvation by living a ‘perfect’ life as impossible

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    classic novel The Great Gatsby‚ James Gatz‚ better known as Jay Gatsby shows this to be true. He grew up in North Dakota and came from a poor family. He strived for a better life‚ a life better than the one he grew up with. ”So he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen year old boy would be likely to invent‚ and to this conception he was faithful to the end.” (Fitzgerald 104)

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