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    Shallowness of the Upper Class One of the main themes of The Great Gatsby ‚ by Scott Fitzgerald‚ is the shallowness of the upper class. This idea of shallowness is expressed frequently through the main characters Daisy and Tom. They are occasionally compared to the other two main characters Gatsby and Nick. The story takes place in 1920s America in Long Island‚ New York during prohibition. Prohibition was a time period where alcohol was made illegal‚ but if you were part of the upper class

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    Gatsby’s American Dream by ANONYMOUS In the novel The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald discusses what the American dream really is and the lengths that people go to pursue it. Before World War I‚ the American Dream was comfortable living‚ a decent job‚ and a content family. After the war though‚ the nation changed along with the perception of the ideal life in America. The American Dream suddenly became an illusion‚ and people no longer strived for middle class‚ but for everything they

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    Fitzgerald’s use of flashback in The Great Gatsby proves to be an effective tool in order to reveal information from the characters’ past. These flashbacks are effective because they allow the reader to know and understand the character better before a situation in the novel arises. Three examples of flashbacks that Fitzgerald uses are when Jordan explains to Nick how and when she first met Gatsby on page 79‚ when Nick explains to the reader how Gatsby got his name and what his childhood was

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    For my book report‚ I chose to read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is a novel set in the twenties when the American economy was soaring (SparkNotes…). I choose this book because I had it in my bookshelf for a long time‚ but never found time to read it. I had no expectations of this book because I had never heard anything about it‚ and the summary on the back was un-descriptive. In this paper I will accurately and specifically go into the characters of the book‚ and present the themes

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    The Great Gatsby “The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart‚ and all they can do is stare blankly.” In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald presents his audience with a novel with intricate symbolism. Nick Carroway‚ the protagonist‚ has recently moved from the Midwest to get his career started in New York. He lives on the island of West Egg the poorer side of town‚ across from East Egg the wealthier side of town. In East Egg are where his pompous

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    see when you pick up this book is the Title "The Great Gatsby" So already you expect Gatsby to great before you have even opened the book. As the first chapter unravels The Narrator and Gatsby’s Neighbor Nick Carraway‚ tells us plainly that he loathes Gatsby‚ however by the end of the paragraph he describes Gatsby’s character as "gorgeous". He also says "No Gatsby turned out alright in the end." From now we begin to wonder about how great Gatsby really is? On one hand he is "vile" because Carraway

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    trickery‚” but in The Great Gatsby‚ however‚ “honesty does not seem to determine which characters are sympathetic and which are not in this novel quite the same way that it does in others” (GradeSaver). F. Scott Fitzgerald has incorporated many different themes into The Great Gatsby‚ but one of the more prevalent themes is one of dishonesty‚ displayed through the characters’ various actions and affairs. Fitzgerald portrays this theme through the characters‚ Tom‚ Daisy‚ Myrtle‚ Gatsby‚ Jordan‚ and the

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    Nick describes himself as “honest” but in the final chapter Jordan Baker disagrees’. To what extent does Fitzgerald portray Nick as honest? Assess whether the reader is supposed to believe that Nick is “honest”? The ‘honest’ narrator Nick is far from truthful. Created as a pseudo-alias to reflect Fitzgerald’s own ideals‚ Nick represents a slightly more sober and realistic view of the grossly decadent world he lives is. Although this may not be entirely free of bias‚ the character is level-headed

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    Jake Ellis Mr. Paul O’Hearn Honors British Literature May 5‚ 2013 The Great Gatsby: Corruption of the American Dream In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald writes about the dominant theme of the corruption of the American Dream by materialism. The rise of materialism in the Roaring Twenties shows how people would involve themselves in illegal activities just to achieve their vision of the American Dream. Most of the time people’s view of the American Dream was a fantasy and never truly obtainable

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    of Jay Gatsby‚ who is urbane and world-weary. Gatsby is really nothing more than a man desperate for love. Overview: The Great Gatsby The novel’s events are filtered through the consciousness of its narrator‚ Nick Carraway‚ a young Yale graduate‚ who is both a part of and separate from the world he describes. Upon moving to New York‚ he rents a house next door to the mansion of an eccentric millionaire (Jay Gatsby). Every Saturday‚ Gatsby throws a party at his mansion and all the great and the

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