Horatio Alger created the first pattern of having a character go through tough situations. This character was named Rick. He was modest and dependable. Fitzgerald changes the original characteristics of Horatio Alger’s archetype by having Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby contain different traits in order to have the American Dream viewed differently. Horatio Alger uses his character Rick from Ragged Rick to provide an example of the American Dream. Rick was put in multiple situations that were extremely
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uses symbolism throughout The Great Gatsby to show many ideas of the 1920’s life and who Jay Gatsby and the other characters really are. The symbols that are most present are colors‚ the eyes of T.J. Eckleburg‚ and Gatsby’s books. Fitzgerald uses the symbols; colors‚ The billboard‚ and Gatsby’s book to show America its idea of money and people. Colors such as green‚ yellow‚ gold‚ and white play a big role in showing the reader the real sides of characters such as Gatsby‚ Daisy‚ and Nick. It also shows
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Correspondingly‚ Fitzgerald‚ like all authors‚ wrote The Great Gatsby for a reason more than just the 1920s life in its splendor. In the book‚ The Great Gatsby‚ characters are wealthy seemingly beyond measure. For example‚ they have cars to take them to the fanciest party in East Egg‚ and the women can afford to stay home. East Egg stands out in contrast to West Egg with its glamour and excess‚ but much of that glamour comes with a price. Jewels replaced morality‚ and money replaced relationships
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Two Symbols from The Great Gatsby and Explain Their Relevance/Significance In The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the use of symbols throughout the book is very evident‚ and plays a large role in the book to help convey different underlying meanings. Two of the most apparent symbols in The Great Gatsby are colors‚ including the green light‚ and Dr. T.J. Eckleburg’s eyes on the billboard in the Valley of the Ashes. Colors symbolize a great deal in The Great Gatsby‚ and different colors
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their own manufactures even where they excel what come from abroad: This is the true state of Ireland in a very few words." His support for Irish causes has made him a renowned figure in modern Ireland. It is sad to those who walk through this great Town‚ or travel in the Country‚ when they see the Streets‚ the Roads‚ and Cabin-Doors‚ crowded with Beggars of the female Sex‚ followed by three‚ four‚ or six Children‚ all in Rags‚ and begging for money from every passerby. These Mothers instead of
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Gatsby and Reader Comparative Essay The values of each age are reflected in the texts which are composed in them. Both The Great Gatsby and The Reader are written with the values of each age in mind. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby examines the culture of the 1920s and the context that surrounded Fitzgerald whilst writing the novel. Bernhard Schlink’s The Reader is an investigation into the post World War II generation of Germany and the views from each generation. The Reader is written
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Colin Glassman English 1st Hour 4/15/2012 Great Gatsby Essay The book The Great Gatsby there are many themes‚ characters‚ and motifs. F.S. Fitzgerald uses all of them very well. That is why The Great Gatsby is one the greatest novels of all time. Its based on finding love in a world where its hard to find. In the novel Fitzgerald shows the many sides to life. The rich‚ the poor and the in between. He tells the story of a man who came from nothing and became very rich. He truly showed
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Psychology is defined as the study of mind‚ emotion and behavior. One major perspective within psychology is known as cognitive psychology‚ which is primarily concerned with the explanation of thought processes through the development of theoretical mental systems. Cognitivism is somewhat broad in its approaches to psychology and only linked in its goal to create hypothetical mental structures to explain behavior (“HSoP”). The exact origins of Cognitivism are difficult to pinpoint. Ideas
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Chapter 1: 1. Levity- lightness of mind‚ character‚ or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness. * “Most of the confidences were unsought- frequently I have feigned sleep‚ preoccupation or a hostile levity when I realized by some unmistakable sign that an intimate revelation was quivering on the horizon-…” (pg.5) 2. Supercilious- displaying arrogant pride‚ scorn‚ or indifference * “Now he was a sturdy‚ straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious
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Language in the Great Gatsby A key point for the structure is how Fitzgerald has played with the chronology; Nick’s narrative starts in the present and then from about chapter 4 onwards he starts to integrate stories of Gatsby’s past‚ however these are not in chronological order either! I think that this is because Fitzgerald understands that 1) the reader cannot absorb lots of information at once‚ 2) they will not understand/believe this information until they are interested in Gatsby and 3) it further
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