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    1. "But above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it‚ you perceive‚ after a moment‚ the eyes of Doctor T.J Eckleberg. They eyes of Doctor T.J Eckleburg are blue and gigantic- their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face‚ but instead from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a non-existent nose. Evidently some wild wag of an oculist set them there to fatten his practice in the borough of Queens‚ and then sank down himself into eternal

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    “How does Fitzgerald tell the story in chapter 1 of ‘The Great Gatsby’?” Fitzgerald opens the first chapter introducing us to Nick Carroway‚ who is clearly of first person narration and he is telling the story from the future. By telling the story as though it has already occurred‚ Fitzgerald has created the illusion that his main character has already experienced the events that are unfolding. This ensures that Nick is a retrospective narrator throughout the book but also obviously a bias story

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    Britney 3 Britney Moncada Mrs. Schulman English Honors 11 November 3‚ 2012 The Great Gatsby Jay  Gatsby from the 1920’s novel The Great Gatsby was many things. He was smart‚ brave‚ and of course great. However‚ in the story when he is murdered no one attends his funeral‚ but his father and only friend Nick. The reason no one shows up is because Jay was great for his accomplishments‚ not his character. Although he was called the “great” gatsby‚ he didn’t fit the full description. He wasn’t great for

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    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ a major theme is the American Dream versus Gatsby’s dream‚ the ideal dream‚ and the corruption and destruction of the dream. Fitzgerald reveals that the American Dream was transformed from a pure idea of security into a scheme of materialistic power. Through Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald showed the perseverance and hope the founding fathers had. Though the American Dream was corrupted‚ Gatsby’s was not. It was the "foul dust" who were corrupted that ended Gatsby and

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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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    Tate 4/27/14 Reflection essay chapters 3&4 Chapter 3 begins with a description of Gatsby’s legendary parties. ‘’There was music from my neighbor’s house through the summer night’’ is the first sentence of the chapter‚ and I think that it is a very short but good description of Gatsby’s parties that start early in the morning and last until the next one. Gatsby’s parties are legendary. The people Nick met so far‚ they all said that they know Mr. Gatsby from West Egg and had been to one of

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    The Great Gatsby Gatsby’s obsessive attachment for his dream to come true is his downfall and ultimately leads to his death. The Great Gatsby is book that explores a man who wants to make his unrealistic dream a reality. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses drama and imagination to draw the readers in. Gatsby’s dream is very unrealistic because it depends on other peoples actions‚ daisy’s love for tom‚ and because his dream would only work in a perfect world.             Gatsby’s dream is unrealistic because

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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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    characteristics that identify Jay Gatsby as a tragic hero.  Some of the characteristics of a tragic hero include greatness‚ a weakness or a flaw‚ an undeserved fate and a punishment exceeding the crime.  Jay Gatsby encompasses all of these characteristics of a tragic hero.  Although‚ the author tries to portray Gatsby as a perfect person‚ there are still some flaws that are noticeable.  Gatsby’s great life unwinds with the death of the tragic hero.    We know that Jay Gatsby was esteemed by the way others

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    Amy Robertson Great Expectations by Charles Dickens How does Charles Dickens use language to set the scene and introduce us to the characters and themes in the opening chapter? In chapter one Dickens draws you in and leaves you with a cliff hanger. The main points in chapter one is a young boy called Pip who is in a churchyard at his parent’s graves crying and shivering and conversation with a convict. Dickens introduces us immediately to Pip who is the narrator of the story looking back on

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