right for the people and not big businesses in the economic world. Two major leaders and Presidents of the United States‚ of this time were Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Though both men contributed so much while in office‚ which one had the greater impact? Even though their achievements are equal in most areas‚ Wilson took the cake with his actions to exempt unions from being prosecuted as trusts. Roosevelt entered office because the current President‚ McKinley‚ got assassinated. His personal
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In the case of Myrtle Wilson‚ she is restricted by her need for financial security‚ which at the time a woman could not realistically provide herself. "I married him because I thought he was a gentleman..but he wasn’t fit to lick my shoe...he borrowed somebody’s best suit to get married in." Myrtle expresses how he does not believe George Wilson is a fit suitor purely because he has a poor financial status. In Bruenig‚ E.S. (2015)
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Before this‚ Gatsby was driving on the road out of control and accidently ran over Myrtle. He never stopped the car and tried to help her‚ but decided to drive away hoping nobody would catch him. Wilson took action and thought it was Tom. Tom did not want to get hurt‚ so he told Wilson that the car that ran over Myrtle was Gatsby’s. Wilson came over to Gatsby’s house and shot him dead with a revolver. “‘…His hand was on the revolver every minute he was in the
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These characters are Daisy‚ Myrtle‚ and Jay Gatsby. These three characters are all connected in some way. Daisy and Jay use to have an undying romance when Jay was in World War I. Daisy promised to wait for him when he left for the war‚ but married Tom Buchanan. Tom and Daisy’s main focus was money. Daisy did not marry Gatsby even though they were in love because he was poor and could not provide her with the life she wanted. She and Tom were in love at one point‚ but he had the money to
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social system. Feelings are what matter. The way characters feelings travel across one another‚ George Wilson is sensing things from his wife‚ Myrtle. He doesn’t know if he should believe it or not “He had discovered that Myrtle had some sort of life apart from him in another world‚ and the shock had made him physically sick” (Fitzgerald 160). George Wilson can’t deal with the fact that Myrtle has a lover. She has some sort of independent existence. Marriage is supposed to be about joining your lives
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Erik Rhodes Mr. Clyne Period 2 3/20/13 Great Gatsby Rhetorical Analysis: Social Classes of the 1920s The Great Gatsby is a perfect example of a Golden Age book. Even though it was not written in what one considered the Golden Age‚ it is a book that represents the extravagance in life. The Great Gatsby is full of symbolism that represents what some might refer to as the cast system (a.k.a. – social structure). F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby to highlight the wide abyss between
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The Great Gatsby-Literary Analysis Throughout the novel themes are fit in and seen through various characters.. Wealth and style is depicted constantly when details of characters and their lifestyle are given‚ as it is such an important part to characterization. During the 1920’s wealth was a huge part of society. The actions of the characters‚ what they own‚ and how they behave‚ are all good examples of ways to show their style‚ another massive part of society and social standing of that
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Textual Intervention – Ramneet Ubbi This textual intervention is taken place when Wilson arrives to meet Myrtle and leave Wilson alone. The intention is to refer to the American Dream in a lower-socioeconomic area. Wilson bathed in the thin layer of dust that concealed a small Ford. It was crouched down begging for mercy in its operation. His skin was grey as if no sunlight had ever managed to pierce through his garage and onto him. Melting like ash. A tiny‚ shattered glass forged a reflection
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The American Dream The Great Gatsby is a movie directed by Baz Luhrmann. The movie represents the novel ‘’The Great Gatsby’’ written by Scott Fitzgerald. It is Scott’s analysis on the American society during the Roaring Twenties. The characters represent the American Dream. The main-characters in this story are Jay Gatsby‚ Nick Carraway‚ and Daisy Buchanan. When Nick Carraway moves to New-York he buys a house on West Egg‚ Long Island. His neighbour is the wealthy and mysterious man named
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in the 1920s. Lastly‚ Gatsby seems to represent Jesus in the novel‚ while T.J. Eckleburg represents God Himself and Wilson represents Judas. Overall‚ while there are many symbols in the Great Gatsby‚ religion is one that seems to come up
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