the “American Dream” can be interpreted in many different ways. The novel The Great Gatsby symbolizes the “American Dream” by F Scott Fitzgerald. The central character Jay Gatsby thinks money is the answer to anything he encounters. Gatsby desire started when he was a child and through his hard work he attained financial prosperity. Jay has everything except the object he most desires‚ Daisy; he believes he can win over Daisy with wealth‚ that he could achieve the ideal she stood for through his material
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central character‚ Jay Gatsby’s‚ personality. The green light reveals hope in Gatsby’s future. His mansion is also a symbol‚ representing his wealth but also how he still wishes to be classed higher in society. The Eggs also represent the barriers between the upper and lower classes of Long Island. First of all‚ the colour green that is displayed through the light that Gatsby notices "[Daisy] always [has on] that burns all night at the end of [her] dock" (91) represents Jay Gatsby’s jealousy
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and allegories‚ as Gatsby is represented as a social outcast (in the eyes of those whom are “old money”)‚ and Hughes’ speaker is ostracized due to the color of his skin. In chapter 6‚ Nick [Fitzgerald] shows the use of metaphors through stating “that Jay Gatsby‚ of West Egg‚ Long Island‚ sprang from his Platonic conception of himself”‚ and later referring to Gatsby as the “son of God”(Fitzgerald‚ 6)‚ to emphasise Gatsby’s invention of his ideal persona through comparing the
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materialistic Fitzgerald’s characters start idealizing not only their way of life but their feelings‚ too. Their existence seems to be a theatre performance‚ where the actors are obviously overacting. 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
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in giving up his self respect and morals for the pursuit of monay and status. The green light on the dock represents the distance between Jay Gatsby and Daisy. A physical distance because thought they were once deeply in love‚ Daisy felt inclined or was internally forced by social expectations to marry a man with money‚ Tom‚ and not a “poor boy” at the time Jay. He spends his time and money attempting to get Daisy’s attention and impress her by flaunting his money. She still considers him to be a
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choice displayed in literature however in the novel The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby must choose to follow his heart that tells him to chase his ex lover Daisy Buchanan or move on in life and be free from the hardships of love. The quote by George Moore displays the hardship of making a choice in life and can be proven true in both the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird and its character Atticus as well as the Great Gatsby and its character Jay Gatsby. In the events that unfold in the Great Gatsby by‚ F.
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happiness because even the richest‚ most powerful person in the world‚ at the end of the day‚ is not satisfied without people to share their life with. Everyone needs that one special person that helps them and supports them. In The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby has a lot of money‚ but isn’t really happy because he has created a vision of himself and Daisy is living in a perfect world‚ which lead him to destroy his own life because he is refusing to see the truth. One night after the party
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Miracle Some might say that to live the American dream u have a fancy house‚ job‚ cars and family. In reality the American dream can be expressed in a number of ways. Many say that through hard work and dedication these goals of the American dream can be fulfilled. This is shown in [The Great Gatsby]‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Also in the movie “Miracle” where the main Character‚ Herb Brooks does anything that he could to achieve that ultimate goal of the American dream by showing Change‚ Determination
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Scott Fitzgerald‚ is another great example of this. The characters that Fitzgerald were created to show how corrupted the American Dream was. Many of the characters‚ such as Jay Gatsby‚ who corrupted his way to the top by selling alcohol during times when it was illegal to do so‚ represented this corruptness. He committed all these crimes just to become wealthy and gain the attention of Daisy‚ the actual American Dream. The
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of the new technology in your case study. How has it enhanced audience engagement and activity? (32Marks) Robyn Fenty‚ well known for her stage name ‘Rihanna’s a Barbadian recording artist and actress. Signed on to ROC nation record label‚ run by jay-z an ex-musician in the hip-hop world. Rihanna’s music is related to her life and of her womainity‚ which is shown across by her music video and also by song lyrics. The target audience for Rihanna would be from the ages of 18 and onwards and she
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