In the beginning of The Great Gatsby‚ Nick Carraway‚ the narrator of the novel is portrayed as a humble and heavily inspired young writer. Carraway strongly admires Jay Gatsby‚ his rich next door neighbor. Although Carraway lives in West Egg‚ he is not as wealthy as those around him. East Egg is the part of Lost Island where Nick’s cousin‚ daisy‚ lives. Tom Buchanan‚ Daisy’s husband‚ seems to be having an affair with a woman in New york. In result of the love affair‚ Daisy expresses her emotions
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Maybe everyone‚ like Gatsby‚ has a wonderful illusion in life and love. Even if the reality of their own torture worn‚ it will not easily give up the ideal world. Gatsby was a young man in love with Daisy when he was young‚ but his impoverished home was not properly matched with a pampered Daisy door‚ a reality that dashed Gatsby’s fantasy for the first time. However‚ he was not defeated by reality. With his love for Daisy and his vision for the ideal‚ he vowed to become a millionaire and satisfy
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The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald Novel Characters: Nick Carraway (narrator): Born in Minnesota‚ educated at Yale‚ and a former soldier in WWI‚ Nick goes to NYC to become a stockbroker. He’s approachable‚ and therefore often ends up as other characters’ confidant. Nick lives in West Egg (new money section of Long Island) next to the rich and mysterious Jay Gatsby‚ who has long been in love with Nick’s cousin‚ Daisy. Jay Gatsby: His past is a mystery‚ but his
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The Great Gatsby Essay Imagine if the American dream turned into a nightmare. F. Scott Fitzgerald does this through the point of view of Nick Carraway in his novel‚ The Great Gatsby. Carraway moves next door to a mansion and is unsure who owns it. Soon after‚ Carraway is invited to an elaborate party thrown by a man named Gatsby‚ a man who is only known through rumors‚ and who also happens to be Carraway’s neighbor. When Carraway and Gatsby become close throughout the story‚ many secrets
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apart‚ and more often than not it’s better that people don’t hear the full story. The novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ outlines this point extraordinarily well. The first‚ and most powerful example from this novel‚ involves Wilson‚ the broken owner of a run-down auto shop. Wilson’s life came to a crashing halt when he discovered Myrtle‚ his wife‚ is having an affair. He immediately decides to skip town with Myrtle to escape the corruption of the east. He went from being a decently happy man‚ to a man who had
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becomes evident. It is quickly proven that this is not a life that keeps people satisfied for very long‚ and more times than not‚ leads to horrible outcomes. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ lying and deception leads to the ultimate downfall of many characters. The first character encountered in The Great Gatsby that deals with lying is Daisy Buchanan. Daisy is first seen in chapter one when Nick goes over to her house to catch up with her and her husband‚ Tom. Daisy is a woman of many emotions
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THE CARELESSNESS OF TOM‚ DAISY AND JORDAN IN THE GREAT GATSBY F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the author of the novel The Great Gatsby‚ depicts the rich as a fickle‚ unstructured group of people whose sole purpose in life is to make every waking moment as pleasurable as possible. By existing in this manner‚ the rich have no concern for the well being of anyone else‚ often including members of their own families. Although this carelessness is visible in the many characters in the story‚ it is most evident in
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symbolizes moral and social decay which is made from unrestricted pursuit of wealth. This is where the Wilson’s live‚ and is not high standard of living. The Valley of Ashes is the example how the rich indulge in nothing but for their own pleasures. The Wilsons lose their excitement when living the ashes‚ however the rich seem to get away with everything and the people of the ashes suffer from their mistakes. The Eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg The eyes of T.J. Eckleburg watch over the Valley Ashes. “God
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Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a classic American tragedy. The novel has all the basic elements necessary to classify a story as a tragedy: a tragic hero‚ his character flaw‚ and a twist of fate which results in the hero’s ultimate destruction. Jay Gatsby is the doomed tragic hero‚ blinded by his irrational dream to relive the past. Fate interferes in the form of the unexpected manslaughter of one character’s mistress by his wife. All these facets of the story come together to cause the end of Gatsby. In
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Plot summary The Great Gatsby Nick Carraway‚ a young man from Minnesota‚ moves to New York to learn about the bond business. He rents a house next door to the mysterious Gatsby‚ at West Egg‚ which is populated by the newly rich. Gatsby lives in a big mansion and he throws huge parties every saturday night. Nick is unlike the inhabitants of West Egg because of his connections to the more fashionable East Egg‚ home to the established upper class. He goes there to visit his cousin Daisy and her
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