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    The Death of Jay Gatsby

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    The Death of Jay Gatsby The responsibility of a murder is not always completely traced back to the killer. Sometimes‚ there is a person who directly‚ or indirectly‚ motivates the murder. The killing of Jay Gatsby is not excluded. His murder could have been prevented if a few instances were a little different. Interestingly enough‚ Daisy Buchannan accounts for three strong points as to why she should be held responsible for the death of Gatsby. The events that made Gatsby’s murder a reality

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    Jay Gatsby Influence

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    have all learned from our past‚ so do characters from books and novels. Even though most of us learn frok the past‚ there are also some who do not‚ and are stubborn enough to resist change. In the novel " The Great Gatsby‚" there is a character named Jay Gatsby‚ although his real name is James Gatz. He is the perfect representation of this prompt because he has gone through many past experiences that influence his life in the present‚ which ironically the book is not told by really two years in the

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    Aspect Of Jay Gatsby

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    There are aspects of Jay Gatsby that call into question; “who is Gatsby? What does he do? How did he get his money? ” The story takes place in New York during‚ 1920s of when the prohibition liquor can about; Well Mr. Gatsby’s money did not come from inheritance‚ as he would like people to believe‚ but it came from organized crime he was involved in. So‚ Gatsby has profited greatly from selling liquor illegally. In addition‚ while people come to Gatsby’s parties for a good time and free liquor‚ no-one

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    Jay Gatsby's Life

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    James Gatz: a child born into poverty‚ a college dropout‚ and a fighter in a gut-wrenching war. Jay Gatsby: an extravagant party thrower‚ a wealthy tycoon‚ and a man clothed in mystery. By just glancing at the major details of James´s and Jay´s life it would be easy to consider them to be totally different characters. Despite how things first appear‚ both men make up only one real character and his dynamic persona. Mr. Gatsby is no doubt a complex character in the book ¨Great Gatsby¨. In the title

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    Jay Gatsby Downfall

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    success or greatness. Fitzgerald is saying that the people who pursue the “American dream” can never be satisfied because they will always strive for more. Tom Buchanan’s life represents the typical “American dream” in the 1920’s‚ Myrtle Wilson and Jay Gatsby represent why the “America dream” corrupts and destroys. The desire

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    Jay Gatsby: the Romantic Hero” Jack Gatz‚ better known as Jay Gatsby‚ is an idealistic dreamer who lives in the past‚ wishing for a relationship with the lovely Daisy Buchanan. He romanticizes the present‚ and cannot let go of events that occurred years ago. Though the world Gatsby is in moves rapidly around him‚ he is forever stuck in the haze of yesterday. He is a Romantic idealist living in the wrong time‚ and is therefore set up to fail due to forces he does not comprehend. Gatsby is a true

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    Jay Gatsby's Dream

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    In the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ it is more than obvious that Jay Gatsby’s dream is to refurnish the love that once was between him and Daisy. Throughout the novel‚ it has been stated by Gatsby himself-and certain other characters in the book- that the one thing he wanted in life was to be back with Daisy and have back their love. At the beginning of the novel Nick’s conversation with Jordan is about Gatsby and his almost-obsessive intentions with Daisy‚ “the modesty of the demand shook me. He

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    Jay Gatsby Transformation

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    Jay Gatsby – He is a young man who is immensely rich. He had said his fortune had come from an inheritance which he used to travel the world on his own until some of the money was used up to where he settles into a mansion in the village of West Egg on Long Island. He is probably most known for the grand parties he threw so often‚ yet never fully attended his own ones. By that of he would never be too active in what was going on at the time‚ be it mingling with the party guests‚ or dancing to

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    Is Jay Gatsby Selfish

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    Let’s put all his pretenses aside‚ Jay Gatsby is a nervous boy in love. It is only when Daisy returns to his arms when his dreams come true. In a strange way‚ Gatsby isn’t evil or greedy‚ he’s just like the rest of us: yearning for love and his perfect lover. One aspect of Gatsby’s greatness is the sheer magnificence of his dreams‚ the very nature of them. I don’t mean his pursuit and attainment of wealth: the gorgeous house‚ big yellow car‚ flashy wardrobe. His dream was even more ambitious. He

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    1.38066 x 10-23 J K -1 Period 4 1/26/12 AP English Jay Gatsby‚ undoubtedly the most love-stricken character in The Great Gatsby‚ has shown moments of both hopeless romanticism and over-obsessiveness. He has based the past five years on a woman whom he has met only once and might never meet again. His unrealistic dream of someday courting this “golden girl” has clouded his mind and made him act only in pursuit of this fantasy. Jay Gatsby is a pathetic character because he allowed himself to be consumed

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