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    This is apparent when he cancels his biology by leaving home‚ changing his name‚ and leaving his heritage behind which was not done by following the past. In the past Jay Gatsby made‚ ’...a platonic conception of himself’. What Nick said about Gatsby’s platonic theory of himself was that Gatsby ’...was a son of God’. From Jay Gatsby’s theory he makes a ideal conception of himself‚ of which he

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    coin‚ and within this novel there is no exception to that rule. Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway are the embodiment of separate sides of the same coin. The title character of The Great Gatsby is a young man in his later twenties. While living in North Dakota in his youth‚ Gatsby despised being poor. Through his own willpower and determination‚ Jay Gatsby was able to rise from poverty and attain the riches that he had always desired. Jay achieved his goal of obtaining

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    Great Gatsby. The color green is also described as the color of balance‚ and is designated as the safe color. The characters that the color green represent the best are Jay Gatsby‚ Daisy Buchanan‚ and Tom Buchanan. Fitzgerald uses the color green to describe Jay Gatsby‚ Daisy Buchanan‚ and Tom Buchanan. The color green describes Jay Gatsby by associating him with money. “We both looked at the grass-there was a sharp line where my ragged lawn ended and the darker‚ well-kept expanse of his began” (Fitzgerald

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    live in. I am going to begin with Jay Gatsby and how he developed throughout the novel. We know right from the start the Gatsby is a super rich man who has massive amount of wealth but nobody knows where he achieved it. He throws huge parties which only rich people with high social status come and visits. In the rumors Gatsby is a spy he might of killed a man he graduated from oxford and so on and so forth. The first encounter between Nick and Jay Gatsby was at the party‚ Gatsby

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    thing I can think of is finding myself through Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Jay was a man who had only one fear‚ losing his true love‚ Daisy. However‚ I admire him not for his loving persona but for his dedication to success in life. He understands that in order to succeed‚ one must never give up‚ but must take all necessary measures to receive what one desires. Life is not just given to you‚ it requires effort and strength‚ and Jay Gatsby truly understands this. Gatsby

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    immoral habits. Jay Gatsby lives his life by the over bearing

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    Jay Gatsby himself is an illusion‚ whose loyalty and naive personality make him a victim of senseless people who lack morals. Given the name James Gatz at birth‚ he “invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen-year-old boy would be likely to invent” by taking his hopes and dreams and molding them into his new identity. He even goes as far as creating a new name‚ Jay Gatsby. He lived‚ and continues to live‚ the dreams of a seventeen year old boy. In reality‚ Gatsby creates a new‚ substantive

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    Britney 3 Britney Moncada Mrs. Schulman English Honors 11 November 3‚ 2012 The Great Gatsby Jay  Gatsby from the 1920’s novel The Great Gatsby was many things. He was smart‚ brave‚ and of course great. However‚ in the story when he is murdered no one attends his funeral‚ but his father and only friend Nick. The reason no one shows up is because Jay was great for his accomplishments‚ not his character. Although he was called the “great” gatsby‚ he didn’t fit the full description. He wasn’t great for

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    character like Nick to narrate his the story of Jay Gatsby‚ Daisy and Tom Buchanan‚ and the other characters of The Great Gatsby‚ because Nick had objective observation skills. As an outsider moving in‚ Nick was more believable. The story is told from Nick’s perspective and thus allows the reader to see all perspectives of the world in which he finds himself. We see the traditional old money values and hubris of Tom and Daisy. We can see the carefree attitude of Jay. we can see Jordan’s dishonesty and her

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    Fitzgerald’s Long Island-set novel‚ where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the prolific world of his neighbor‚ Jay Gatsby. Soon enough‚ however‚ Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby’s nouveau riche way of life‚ where obsession‚ madness‚ and tragedy await those who surround him. The setting is in Los Angeles‚ and is set in the present time. Main Cast Johnny Depp - Jay Gatsby Matt Damon - Nick Carraway Jessica Alba - Daisy Buchanan Mila Kunis - Jordan Baker Angelina Jolie -

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