extraordinary. In F Scott Fitzgerald’s fictional novel set in the 1920’s The Great Gatsby the protagonist Jay Gatsby is a tragic hero. Jay Gatsby has three noticeable characteristics: a tragic flaw‚ is responsible for his own downfall‚ and is from noble birth. Therefore‚ in F Scott Fitzgerald’s 1920 book The Great Gatsby the protagonist is a tragic hero. As a result of Gatsby having a tragic flaw he is a tragic hero. Gatsby is incapable of letting go of the past and moving on. “‘You ought to go away‚’
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literature‚ including F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ the words of Eugene O’Neil are undeniably and vividly illustrated valid on innumerable occasions. The American Dream‚ dissected to its bare skin and bones‚ is all about prosperity and the relentless pursuit of happiness through material possessions. However‚ what does the dream evolve into once the ideals and goals have been fulfilled? The protagonist of Fitzgerald’s novel‚ Jay Gatsby‚ receives a first hand lesson that the fulfillment of
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Jay Gatsby‚ born James Gatz‚ the son of poor farmers‚ “sprang from his platonic conception of himself” (Fitzgerald 98). Thanks to a job on millionaire Dan Cody’s yacht‚ Jay was inspired to change his way of life. Despite his mysterious past‚ including rumours that he killed a man‚ Gatsby was in every way a tragic hero. After meeting a beautiful girl named Daisy in Louisville‚ Gatsby spent his whole life fighting to be with her. He was too poor to ever be seen with her‚ so he got in deep with some
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English 10/31/12 In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ there are many characters throughout the story. However‚ Daisy Buchannon seems to stand out the most to me. She is a beautiful‚ young girl with many different sides to her personality. She can be innocent‚ and then she surprises everyone with her promiscuous and careless attitude. Her personality and looks pull in a man named‚ Jay Gatsby‚ who unfortunately falls in love. Daisy‚ soon becomes the central corruption of Gatsby’s
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and the physical strength of an individual. Jay Gatsby‚ of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ fails to reach his ultimate dream of love for Daisy in that he chooses to pursue it by engaging in a lifestyle of high class. Gatsby realizes that life of the upper-class demands wealth to become priority; wealth becomes his superficial goal overshadowing his quest for love. He establishes his necessity to acquire wealth‚ which allows him to be with Daisy. The social elite of Gatsby’s time sacrifice
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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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flappers‚ prohibition and affairs. Such is the life in The Great Gatsby‚ The Great Gatsby is a classic novel in which money is the center of many characters’ lives; however‚ that money could not buy happiness. Gatsby being one of thoes main characters tries to use his money and status to gain back his love that he once lost. Although the nightlife was all glitter and glamor at West Egg‚ when the lights went out‚ money could not buy Jay Gatsby happiness. "She only married you because I was poor and
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8‚ Fitzgerald uses Jay Gatsby as a symbol for the reality of the American Dream with his failure to achieve the goals he had been working towards on his time on West Egg. His first failure occurs at the start of chapter eight when Gatsby gets home after a night of waiting on Daisy. “’Nothing happened‚’ he said wanly. ‘I waited‚ and about four o’clock she came to the window and stood there for a minute and then turned out the light’” (Fitzgerald 147). With this statement‚ Gatsby is telling Nick the
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the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ there are multiple prominent characters. F. Scott Fitzgerald gives a lot of information on Gatsby‚ Daisy‚ Nick‚ Tom‚ Mrytle‚ Jordan‚ and Mr. Wilson. All these characters are in some way connected to one another. Each of these characters have a uniqueness about them‚ but they also have many similarities. Some of the character traits that are prominent in this book are greed‚ love‚ hope‚ pride‚ ignorance‚ lust‚ lying‚ and trust. Gatsby and Nick are two
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thinks of Gatsby as a “home wrecker” and a criminal. He cannot see any of Gatby’s virtues‚ but rather focuses on and exaggerates his questionable behavior (pursuing Daisy and bootlegging). Nick‚ on the other hand‚ sees both Gatsby’s virtues and faults and presents them to the reader from a neutral point of view. “Who is Gatsby anyhow?” demanded Tom suddenly.”Some big bootlegger?” (PG 104) • This quote reveals Tom’s suspicions of Gatsby’s wealth. Even though Tom doesn’t know that Gatsby is involved
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