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    The Great Gatsby Response

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    otherwise might. Avoid plot summary. The Great Gatsby takes place in 1922 following Nick Carraway‚ a bond salesman. Nick lives in a house in West Egg‚ an area for the‚ “newly rich‚” citizens. Next door is his a man he knows little about named Gatsby. Across the bay from where Nick and Gatsby live is a location called East Egg where the‚ “old rich‚” live. Nick’s cousin Daisy Buchanan and her husband live at East

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    The Great Gatsby Imagine falling in love‚ with the beauty of innocence‚ mangled with the wisdom of experience.   It would make you strive to be better than anyone thought you could be his external drive only he could see   Imagine having anyone your heart could desire. Anyone to be won. All the money you could aquire.   But it will make you greedy‚ And greed causes loss.   Imagine wanting nothing‚ and getting it.   That was Gatsby. He wanted to be Daisy’s idea of perfect.   And there he stand‚ way

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    I chose The Great Gatsby to watch for my movie review because the movie gives you a look at how life was in the 1920s. The Great Gatsby was released in 2013 and is rated PG13 for violence and sexual content. The movie was 143 minutes long. Baz Luhrmann directed The Great Gatsby and takes place in 1922. Leonardo DiCaprio played Jay Gatsby who bought a mansion across the lake from the love of his life (Daisy) who is now married. Casey Mulligan plays daisy who is in a hard place deciding whether

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    The Great Gatsby. The first betrayal that takes place is Tom’s betrayal of Daisy. Tom betrays his wife Daisy when he has an affair with a woman named Myrtle. The second betrayal is Gatsby betraying himself. Jay Gatsby could have easily been a very successful man and could have done a lot of great things with his life. He instead wasted all his potential chasing after Daisy and trying to get her to notice him. The last betrayal that takes place is Daisy’s betrayal of Gatsby. Daisy led Gatsby to believe

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    The Great Gatsby Theme

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    The Great Gatsby explores a number of themes‚ none is more prevalent than that of the corruption of the American dream. The American dream is the concept that‚ in America‚ any person can be successful as long he or she is prepared to work hard and use their natural gifts. Gatsby appears to be the embodiment of this dream—he has risen from being a poor farm boy with no prospects to being rich‚ having a big house‚ servants‚ and a large social circle attending his numerous functions. He has achieved

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    Envy In The Great Gatsby

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    phrase “Green with Envy” is relatable in more than one way the the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A symbol is something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of relationship‚ association‚ convention‚ or accidental resemblance (Merriam-Webster). The story is set in the early twentieth century‚ a time referred to as the “Roaring Twenties.” A very affluent young man by the name of Jay Gatsby‚ who pursues a now love with an old flame‚ Daisy. Daisy Buchanan‚ loves Jay and

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    The Great Gatsby Motifs

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    In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ we follow a “commoner” around in a very rich environment. We witness the absurd and strange events that occur in East and West Egg‚ Valley of Ashes‚ and New York. Fitzgerald’s use of reoccurring motifs shows readers the characteristics of public and private parties. This motif ties all the events together‚ leading readers to make subconscious assumptions. At times of a big party or small meals‚ readers can expect alternate personas or the revealing of carefully guarded

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    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald reveals many things about society in the 1920s. Throughout the book‚ Fitzgerald suggests that people are not happy or satisfied with who they are‚ so they create perceptions around themselves to fit into society‚ whether it be for love‚ status‚ or wealth. Many people will do anything to impress those they love because the alternative is being alone. Some build their entire life and personality around those loves. For example‚ Gatsby has built his entire life

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    Great Gatsby Paper

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    January 2012 Many books have a specific theme. A specific theme in the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is the American Dream. The American Dream is having material success‚ family‚ equality‚ and that you worked hard to earn success. The theme of The American Dream is shown in the main character in the book‚ Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby‚ the main character of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby symbolizes the American dream. The American dream offers faith in the possibility of

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    The inspiring and Heartfelt story The Great Gatsby was written by F.Scott Fitzgerald . The Great Gatsby novel falls under the genre of ‘Romance’ Nick Carraway‚ is a young man from Minnesota who moves to Long Island New York in the summer of 1922. He rents a house in the West Egg district of long island. Nick’s next door neighbour in West egg is a mysterious man named Jay Gatsby who lives in a gigantic mansion and throws extravagant parties every Saturday night. Nick’s cousin Daisy Buchanan lives

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