Jay Gatsby is a new money who made living as a bootlegger. Gatsby tried to use the fancy story to cover his real identity‚ the son of a poor farmer of North Dakota. That’s because he despised poverty and he was self-abasement about his childhood. So he decided to make up a story in order to pretend like an old money. He even changed his name ‘James Gatz’ to ‘Jay Gatsby’‚ but his new name didn’t help him to cover the insecure side of his heart. He wanted to get people’s recognition‚ while he was afraid
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The Great Gatsby is a book full of conflict and surprises. Daisy and Myrtle were the two important woman characters in the story. They are two interesting woman who turns the story upside down. There’s many differences between the two characters. Daisy had her own view on the world‚ about a girl’s perspective. “That’s the best thing a girl can be in this world‚ a beautiful fool.” (D. Buchanan). She is a blond headed woman from Louisville‚ she is the wife of Tom Buchanan. Daisy and Myrtle were different
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Myrtle Wilson represents a female character that failed to gain the American dream. In contrast to Daisy Buchanan and Jordan Baker‚ she was poor. Through the choice of clothing and becoming Tom Buchanan’s mistress‚ she attempts to enter the elite. She clearly enjoys‚ however briefly‚ the feeling of well-to-do. She is behaving like a wealthy lady‚ despite the fact that she is not. Through Myrtle’s secret relationship with Tom‚ not only did she gain power and dominance‚ but also a glamorous life that
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Adam Ross 30 January 2013 English 11-2 Mr. Willis The Great Gatsby Character Analysis: George Wilson “Wilson was so sick that he looked guilty” (Fitzgerald 138 ). After a car strikes his wife Myrtle‚ George Wilson passes the blame to himself out of longing and guilt. Instead of pointing a finger‚ Wilson diligently accepts the circumstances in the novel The Great Gatsby. Focusing on the prosperity and grandeur of the 1920s‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book depicts the affairs and personalities of the
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The Great Gatsby: Tom And Wilson Most people think that your level in society or the amount of money in your bank account will dictate every event in your life. But sometimes the amount of money you have does not protect you from bad situations. In The Great Gatsby‚ Wilson is the husband of Myrtle who is Tom Buchanan’s mistress. Eventually Tom’s wife Daisy will begin an affair with Gatsby and he will be in the same position as Wilson. Due to the wealth gap between Tom and Wilson you may think they
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Distinct differences and similarities play a key role between people; in the lives of the people they affect. Myrtle Wislon‚ from The Great Gatsby‚ in an interestingly depicted character who experiences her fair share of negative emotions. Additionally‚ from The Great Gatsby‚ we are introduced to Daisy Buchannan. Likewise to Myrtle‚ Daisy also experiences the same emotions; however‚ Daisy is not illustrated the same. For instance‚ one of the traits the women both portray in this novel is unhappiness
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While reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald one particular character stood out more than the rest. George Wilson was that person. In all the parts that he was in‚ they always seemed to leave an impression on me. It was easy to relate to him through the problems that he faced. His personality and his way of reasoning things out were very familiar to me. In the book he was described as a weakling‚ a servant‚ and a murderer. These three personality traits build up his character.
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studying literature. The character of James Gatz‚ alternatively known as Jay Gatsby‚ is a prime example of the American Dream and could be considered an exact definition of what the American Dream represents. He starts out with his innocent dream of wanting to be worthy enough of Daisy’s love; but in doing so becomes involved in some illegal activities in order to achieve what Daisy requires of someone she loves‚ wealth. Gatsby goes from a young military officer‚ who is extremely poor and has essentially
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The disloyalty exhibited by Tom and Myrtle shows that Fitzgerald’s attitude toward the affair was very disgusted and unclassy. Due to the fact that Tom has a beautiful wife and a daughter and everything else he could ask for‚ and Myrtle having husband who is very loving and loyal. Fitzgerald’s attitude towards the affair is very disgusted for the reason that Tom and Myrtle both are having the affair for their own satisfaction and selfish reasons. While on one hand‚ Tom is purposely acting out because
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throughout the novel is oblivious to the fact that Tom‚ her husband‚ has an intimate relationship with the character Myrtle in a very public way. This is one of the ways in which we‚ the reader‚ sympathise towards Daisy‚ not only because of the fact that Tom is cheating on her with other characters but‚ the public way in which this affair is being carried out with everyone aware of Tom and Myrtles relations‚ other than Daisy yet saying very little to her about it. We further sympathise with Daisy over this
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