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    In "The Great Gatsby"‚ Fitzgerald carefully sets up his novel into distinct groups but‚ in the end‚ each group has its own problems to contend with‚ leaving a powerful reminder of what a precarious place the world really is. Jay Gatsby falls in love with a woman of privilege and cannot have her because of the way he was born. He was less wealthy than her. Despite his best efforts to overcome his affliction‚ it is customary for rich to marry other rich and he can’t break the cycle. America is full

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    Ebb and the Great Gatsby

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    1925 American‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ is set in 1922‚ a time period commonly referred to as the ‘the Roaring twenties’ or the ‘jazz age’. This period in American history reflects the extremities of both romanticism and materialism‚ as well as a time of prosperity and the classic ‘American dream’ due to the conclusion of world war one. Love‚ hope and morality are reflected through the naivety of the time. Although a time of great societal change‚ 1840’s England still held traditional

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    Faces In The Great Gatsby

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    Faces of Jay Gatsby In the film and novel The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is a character with many faces‚ but essentially he has a few characteristics that do stand out. Gatsby shows the characteristics of a virtuous‚ enigmatic‚ and buoyant man. These characteristics shows Gatsby’s true self. Although he may seem corrupt and deceitful‚ Jay Gatsby distincts himself as a virtuous man. Gatsby created a belief in which he considered himself as an innocent‚ pure human being‚. Gatsby conserved

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    Marriage. This word carries a large amount of weight behind it. For better or worse‚ for sick or poor‚ and until death do we part. That’s a lot pressure for one word. Mankind was created imperfect. Humans aim to be flawless‚ but in reality we are flawed beyond compare. As humans we lie‚ have impulses‚ act on those impulses‚ and we are entitled to a few mistakes. The meaning of marriage has changed over the centuries‚ but the vows people make to each other have managed to stay the same. Throughout

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    The Great Gatsby Summary

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    Summer Project 2012- “The Great Gatsby”: FULL SUMMARY OF “THE GREAT GATSBY”: During the 1920’s era‚ within the various movements of prohibition‚ women’s rights‚ and the Jazz Age‚ F Scott Fitzgerald bore a timeless novel by the name of “The Great Gatsby.” The predominant character‚ Nick‚ who duals as narrator‚ is indecisive but thoughtful. He lives in West Egg on Long Island Sound‚ amidst the aristocratic air and luxurious titles. Gatsby‚ Nick’s neighbor‚ whose affairs apart from his parts

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    Jong Un‚ and President of the United State of America‚ Donald Trump. However‚ what a lot of successful individuals lack in this corrupt world is honourability. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Nick is correct when he says to Gatsby “ worth the whole damn bunch of them put together” because Nick knows Gatsby is an honourable man. Gatsby’s honourability shows throughout the novel when he is pursuing Daisy‚ keeping faithful‚ and doing anything to earn Daisy. First off‚ in the novel

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    Women in the Great Gatsby

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    Nick Carraway says “Dishonesty in a woman is never a thing you can blame deeply” In light of this comment‚ discuss how Fitzgerald presents the female characters in The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald uses the characters of Daisy Buchanan‚ Jordan Baker and Myrtle Wilson in his novel‚ ‘The Great Gatsby‚’ to portray his view on the changing morals and nature of women in 1920’s America. At a time surrounding the height of decadence and hedonism after the First World War‚ it is inevitable that the females

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    Great gatsby essay

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    The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald written in 1920’s criticizes the new woman by promoting patriarchy. Thought the story The Great Gatsby criticizes the new woman by displaying Feminist ideologies. The ideologies are as follows: Patriarchy‚ a society in which men hold most power: Traditional Gender Roles‚ where women are weak‚ emotional‚ while men are strong‚ and decisive: Good Girls/Bad Girls is where women who obey the traditional gender roles are “angels” while women who disobey

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    Daisy-the Great Gatsby

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    April 22‚ 2013 Lit. Paper The Practical “Princess” In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ one of the main characters‚ Daisy Buchanan is perceived to be a very practical person. When describing someone as being "practical" it means that they are being realistic. This means a person makes sensible decisions and choices‚ especially the types of decisions and choices that you have to make every day.This person has a level head and can weigh out the options without being consumed

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    Great Gatsby Essay

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    In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ Daisy Buchanan is possibly the most mysterious and perhaps disappointing character. She captures the hearts of both Tom Buchanan‚ her unfaithful‚ though providing husband and Jay Gatsby‚ her lover from five years prior. Many disastrous incidents occurred in all aspects of the novel. It would be easy to blame all of them on Tom‚ because she was cheating on Daisy‚ or even Gatsby‚ because he lured Daisy in with his elaborate house and fancy shirts. But‚ all of the unfortunate

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