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    This novel is centered in New York‚ where Wall Street was the ‘King’ of the USA. The Great Gatsby takes place during “The Roarin’ 20s‚” a period of sustained economic prosperity‚ was going strong. In fact‚ Richard Godden from the English department of the University of Kent stated: “To see in 1925 was to see through the stencil of the commodity

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    The pursuit of love can feel like an endless journey‚ never ceasing until you’ve found the one. The Great Gatsby is a story told from the perspective of Nick Carraway‚ an up-and-coming bond salesman living in a small cottage in West Egg next to the affluent Jay Gatsby. Across the bay in East Egg is Nick’s distant cousin Daisy Buchanan and her husband Tom. “anyone lived in a pretty how town” can be interpreted as a poem about two lovers‚ named anyone and no one. They lived together happily and when

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    in harms way to accomplish your dream? The name of this book is titled “The Great Gatsby” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In this essay you will follow the tale of how one man’s dream ended in shame and sorrow‚ find out how his dream wrote his future and change his past. The american dream is envisioned as a husband‚ a wife‚ with two children ( a boy and a girl) with a nice fenced house with both both parents working a great paying stable job. However this dream was not able to be achieved by everyone

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    a series of imperfections that can make living really great or very unpleasant. Living the American Dream is living in perfection‚ and that by definition is not possible‚ thus deflating our precious American Dream. F. Scott Fitzgerald proves this fact in The Great Gatsby‚ through his scintillating characters and unique style. Characters in books often mirror the author’s feelings towards the world around them. In The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald suggested the moral decline of the period

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    The Great Gatsby is a classic tale that has been interpreted very differently throughout time. One prominent source of constant debate lies in the main character‚ Jay Gatsby. In the novel’s title‚ Gatsby is misleadingly referred to as being “great”. However‚ the events that transpire within the novel paint a very different picture of this man. Despite the title of his story‚ Jay Gatsby is dishonorable‚ immoral‚ a phony‚ and is‚ in fact‚ very far from greatness. To elaborate‚ when Gatsby meets Daisy

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    *All page numbers listed first are for the paperback‚ Scribner books.* *All page numbers listed second are for the hardcover blue/gray books.* Chapter 1 ―Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone‚ just remember that all the people in this world haven‘t had the advantages that you‘ve had‖ (11). ―In consequence‚ I‘m inclined to reserve all judgments‚ a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores…Reserving judgments is a matter of infinite

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    The settings and backdrops in The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ are essential elements to the formation of the characters‚ symbolic imagery and the overall plot development. Fitzgerald uses East and West Egg communities to portray two separate worlds and two classes of people that are technically the same their status‚ but fundamentally different in their ideals. The physical geography of the settings is representative of the distance between classes of the East and West Eggers. Every

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    Chapter 1 "His speaking voice‚ a gruff husky tenor‚ added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed. There was a touch of paternal contempt in it‚ even toward people he liked ­ and there were men at New Haven who had hated his guts." -Pg. 7 fractious (adj) - unruly‚ quarrelsome‚ irritable. "Something was making him nibble at the edge of stale ideas as if his sturdy physical egotism no longer nourished his peremptory heart." - Pg. 20-21 peremptory (adj) - admitting of no contradiction‚ often

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    The Great Style of Gatsby Chapter 7 "Her voice is full of money‚" he said suddenly. (pg. 127) Nick constantly observed Daisy’s character --which was clearly a challenge-- since he could never put her into words. Once Gatsby described her as full of money‚ this statement agreed with the previous claims made by Nick. She was youthful‚ rich in nature‚ and loved by all for her bright personality. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses slight apostrophe and hyperbole to describe her voice being full of money‚ when

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    Chapter 1. Nick introduces himself and shows that he is tolerant of others and non judgemental. Nick does not like the lifestyle of New York and decides to move to the Midwest. Nick rents a small house in the West Egg. Nick goes to his cousin Daisy’s house for dinner. We are introduced to Daisy’s husband‚ and we learn that he is powerful and is also cheating on Daisy. Daisy seems to be afraid to confront Tom about this problem because she is drawn in by Tom’s wealth and does not want to lose it

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