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    The Great Gatsby Color

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    often times think of it meaning or signifying envy or sadness but that is not always the case. In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald there are many different colors used that signify much deeper things than just using the color to describe something. Fitzgerald’s emphasis on the green light throughout the novel plays a large role in relation to the love that Jay Gatsby has always had for Daisy. Throughout the novel the color green is brought up quite frequently. Fitzgerald uses

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    however‚ multiple traits may occur more than just a single trait. Nick’s traits vary which are displayed. For example‚ Nick’s humble traits symbolize sincere respect‚ apprehensive assertiveness‚ and self-effacing demeanor showing maturity within The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Sincere respect induces deep consideration and honest reverence in display Nick’s obedience. For example‚ deep consideration illustrates honesty making better friendship. Having deep thoughts‚ Nick possesses a strong concentration

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    Great Gatsby Symbolism

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    The symbols in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald in chapters 6-9 suggest that not everything is always as it seems and people may believe they know the whole truth‚ but that is not always the case. In chapter 6 of the Great Gatsby‚ everyone created a false sense of happiness in their lives‚ but in reality no one‚ but the eyes of Doctor T.J Eckleburg were the only ones that saw the harsh truth. T.J Eckleburg’s eyes symbolizes that not everyone knows the whole truth but the eyes of Eckleburg

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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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    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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    their happiness‚ they sometimes have to ignore everything that is obvious or real to the human eye. Sometimes having faith in things beyond the normal comprehension is greater than settling for what is known to be realistic. Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s‚ The Great Gatsby is shown to be one of a few who possess this special quality by creating an entirely different image of himself and clinging to the hope of being reunited with the one he loves most despite what others believed. Through Gatsby’s

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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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    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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    The Great Gatsby Past

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    of the nineteen twenties‚ ‘The Great Gatsby’‚ the plot is taken primarily in past tense of Nick Carraway’s perspective. While conversing with Jay Gatsby‚ Nick states “you cannot repeat the past” (9‚ 106‚ VI). Five years prior to the novel taking place‚ Gatsby is completely and utterly in love with a young woman‚ Daisy‚ but when he goes off to war‚ Daisy can wait no longer for him and marries a rich fellow of the name Tom Buchanan. This marriage is what triggers Gatsby to go back to the past and bring

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    beginnings of America‚ such as the setting of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ which is an example of this set in the 20’s. The characters in this novel are too fixed on material things‚ losing sight of what is really important. The characters in The Great Gatsby take a materialistic attitude that causes them to fall into a downward spiral of empty hope and zealous obsession. Fitzgerald contrasts Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway to display how the materialistic attitude of the 1920’s leads

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