The Great Gatsby: A Cautionary Tale In the 1920’s‚ there was a nationwide belief that the American Dream was dead. However‚ Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald believed wholeheartedly in the American Dream‚ just not the corrupted version of it which permeated the lifestyles of Americans in the 1920’s. In response he wrote a certifiable exposé on corruption in the form of his most popular work‚ The Great Gatsby. This 1925 masterpiece is a realistic fiction novel narrated from the point of view of Nick
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the person you love? In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Jay Gatsby‚ a self-made man from West Egg goes through extraordinary lengths to impress the love of his life‚ Daisy. The plot of The Great Gatsby is fabricated by the deliberate use of symbolism and characters. The author’s use of symbols gives a more intense meaning to ordinary objects and makes the reader contemplate the meaning of them. Jay Gatsby’s mansion is heavily symbolized in the novel. Nick Carraway‚ Gatsby’s
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and can see how he to Biblical stories. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ the intriguing and mysterious character Jay Gatsby is undoubtedly represented as a Christ figure. Fitzgerald uses strikingly similar characteristics between Gatsby and Jesus‚ resulting images to the Bible and Gatsby’s ultimate death echoing that of Jesus’ crucifixion to relate Gatsby to Christ. Jay Gatsby‚ displays various qualities and characteristics of Jesus Christ that relates to Jesus (Dilworth). He rows out to
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of the 20th century personified the struggle for equality as discrimination based on race and sex still existed and for many people achieving equality was only a dream . In the books "The Bluest Eyes" and "The Great Gatsby‚ the characters of Jay Gatsby and Percola Breedlove chase their dreams and struggle with being accepted and treated as equals with the society that they live in. Thesis: Through the archetypes of the Jungian Lens‚ the main protagonists exemplify similarities in their
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In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby isn’t like any other New Yorker‚ he is from the West‚ and gives respect to everyone that comes upon his presence because he has one goal he focused on as he went to the war and one common goal that every American wants to achieve. He was friendly to many people‚ not by talking or knowing them‚ but by the use of his money. He threw enormous parties every weekend for one reason‚ they were all for his one dream‚ to fall in love with Daisy Buchanan
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Another famous characteristic of the American dream is the idea of success against all odds. This is shown through the life of Jay Gatsby‚ who focused all his attention to living the dream and becoming an American hero. Ever since he was young‚ Gatsby worked hard on becoming a great man. This is documented in Gatsby’s copy of the adventures of Hopalong Cassidy‚ who was another
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The Sacrificing Love Titanic and The Great Gatsby movies are both based on a touching love story. Even though the actual stories are different‚ the main theme remains love. The romantic plot makes watchers fall in love in the story of the movies. These movies surpass all the rivals in luxury and opulence. Titanic and The Great Gatsby are epic movies with their heartbreaking plot‚ distinguishable music‚ and unforgettable and tragic ending. Titanic One of the most romantic and at the same time
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for an instant‚ and then concentrated on you‚ with an irresistible prejudice in your favor. It understood you so far as you would like to be understood‚ believed in you as far as you would like to believe in yourself.” (Fitzgerald 48) Nick believed Jay Gatsby was strong-minded and resolute in his odyssey; he believed Gatsby was great. A great man is selfless‚ honest‚ and trustworthy. He is sincere‚ has strong values‚ and does things for the benefit of others. Greatness means to be everything that
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Demoralization of Characters in The Great Gatsby The novel The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is considered one of the best books ever written by an American author. Before being deployed into the military‚ Jay Gatsby falls in love with a beautiful girl named Daisy. While he is away he believes she will stay loyal to him‚ but she ends up marrying a wealthy polo player named Tom Buchanan. She disbands Gatsby without hesitation because Tom has money and Gatsby was poor. From that day
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story that 60 Minutes aired was an interview with Jay Leno on him leaving The Tonight Show after 22 years. The interviewer Steve Kroft‚ asks Leno a lot of personal questions about why he’s leaving the show‚ how he feels‚ and what his plans for the future are. (Leno‚ 2014) These two programs‚ even though they are very similar‚ were rather easy to compare. Because of the interviews conducted‚ it was a little easier to see that the interview with Jay Leno was a little more credible because it was just
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