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    Gatsby is the host of an extravagant party during this chapter. Though he hosts the party‚ he still remains in the background adding to the mysteriousness of his character. He watches everyone closely‚ but does not partake in the drinking and dancing‚ as one would expect. Gatsby’s behavior is perplexing to Nick because all of the stories he has heard about Gatsby indicate he would be the center of attention at his own gala event. Nick again equates Gatsby to near god-like perfection when describing

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    conversation with Nick‚ Gatsby‚ who has many belittling rumors surrounding him‚ tries to get Nick to sympathize with him by describing himself as a nice person who has gone through “hard” times‚ but his attempts are unsuccessful. Because of the rumors‚ Nick wants to know more about Gatsby because‚ “[He] had talked with him perhaps six times in the past month and found‚ to [his] disappointment‚ that [Gatsby] had little to say‚” which led Nick to believe there was something suspicious about Gatsby. (64) Over the

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great American masterpiece‚ The Great Gatsby is not a love story between two people as most would think; it’s more of a love story between a character and the characters American Dream. This 1920 style novel is set upon characters that are so caught up in a mental dream the reality sets back in and kicks them in the face. Jay Gatsby‚ a man with a mysterious past suddenly swoops in and has intentions to win back a long lost love‚ Daisy Buchanan with the help of his lower class

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    The Great Gatsby is a novel that is treasured as a renewable book in American literature collections. Read among a variety of age groups‚ it holds testament to its honorary title. The missive of the how the pursue of American dream can lead to consequences and decoration are not only evident in the star characters‚ but in the relevance of modernity‚ drama‚ and composition in F. Scott- Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is not a story about Jay Gatsby. It is a story about the green light

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    such as money in The Great Gatsby. Daisy falls in love with Gatsby‚ who is a poor man at the time‚ and when Gatsby leaves for the war‚ Daisy marries Tom Buchanan‚ who is a rich man‚ because he is “old money‚” meaning he will always have the money and status to support Daisy. When Gatsby returns from the war‚ his pursuit of Daisy’s love reveals his materialism and he eventually becomes rich for Daisy and believes that he can win her back because he now has money. The Great Gatsby demonstrates the way

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    Great Gatsby Essay In the 1920’s America was experiencing a time period known as the Jazz Age. Many people were beginning to find success financially and happiness was in the air. Jay Gatsby is a successful young man. He throws parties at his home hoping to find love. Gatsby’s parties are both exciting yet destructive. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby‚ analyzing specific words‚ images‚ and figurative language‚ the reader can draw to conclusion that the party was enchanting‚

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    Gatsby’s Obituary: Nick’s Point of View Jay Gatsby‚ my close friend and neighbor was a successful bachelor who created an aura of mystery. Gatsby‚ a man in his mid thirties‚ died an unexpected death. A car repairman‚ George Wilson‚ from the Valley of Ashes‚ murdered Mr. Gatsby. During the last moments of Mr. Gatsby’s life‚ he was lying on a mat in his pool. It was the first time he had been in his pool the whole summer. While relaxing on his pool mat‚ he was shot to death. The scene was

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    The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a novel that focuses on many darker themes than most books would have for the time period it came out. One main theme that recurs again and again‚ shaping the plot to fall the way it falls‚ is the decline of the American Dream. The American dream shows up time and time again throughout the novel‚ but as the novel progresses the readers get to watch as the dream crashes into a downward spiral along with many of the main characters‚ and with the

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    The Maid “Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.” -Sophocles. Up to chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ there are recurring rumors about Gatsby’s background including that he had killed a man‚ is of German descent‚ and is a bootlegger. These rumors portray Gatsby as a man other than himself‚ but whether this is true is still uncertain. However‚ Nick’s keen awareness of Gatsby’s servants raises suspicion and allows readers to attain evidence that reveals Gatsby’s

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    “That some achieve great success is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.” This quote has to do with the two stories because each character can achieve whatever it is that they want is‚ just showing that everyone can succeed in their goals somehow. In the novel The Great Gatsby and the play A Raisin in the Sun‚ There are many different types of dreams that each character wants to achieve. The characters in each story‚ Nick Carraway‚ Daisy Buchanan‚ Jay‚ Gatsby‚ Walter Lee Younger‚ Beneatha

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