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    Assignment Nine: The Great Gatsby 1. Why do you suppose Daisy is always dressed in white? Is it symbolically important? There is a great deal of color symbolization within “The Great Gatsby‚” and Daisy’s clothes are just one example of symbolically important color. In the beginning of the novel‚ Daisy is always dressed in white‚ which is a representation of her innocence and purity. Through Gatsby’s eyes‚ Daisy is void of any imperfections‚ and much like an angel‚ she glows white in his eyes. Fitzgerald

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    In the excerpt‚ "Self-Reliance" written by American writer‚ speaker‚ and key figure in the Transcendentalist movement Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ the ideas of intuition‚ independence‚ and inherent goodness in humans and nature are promoted. Throughout the excerpt‚ Emerson emphasizes that by being self-reliant and avoiding conformity‚ you will transform into a better version of yourself. People must follow their conscience and reject the opinions of society to reach self-actualization when an individual

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    The Great Gatsby Do you ever sometimes wish you have everything in life? In fact‚ each and everyone in the world wish or want something. Like love‚ hope‚ wealth and etc. These topics are seen in the book called “The Great Gatsby.” In America‚ as a whole‚ they have this “American Dream” where they all want to be independent and being optimistic about their future‚ pretty much everything great in life. But not everyone in America achieves these dreams because of the distraction around‚ sometimes

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    Great Gatsby: Chapter two feb‚18th‚2013 PLOT -Tom Buchanan takes Nick to George Wilson’s garage‚ which lies at the edge of the valley of ashes. - He then meets women named Myrtle‚ who Tom is having an affair. - Nick‚ then is forced to travel with Tom and Myrtle to the city. There‚ Tom and Myrtle decide to have a vulgar party with Myrtle’s sister‚ Catherine‚ and a couple named McKee. - The group gossip about Jay Gatsby. There rumors start to stir up when Catherine begins to tell the

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    The Great Gatsby Essay Alaura Gartner What are personal desires? How do we make the decision to decide between our desires and choosing to conform? When making a decision between desires and conforming it is a difficult choice that we all face in our lives. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzerald it demonstrates the difficult conflict between what we want and conforming. When we have personal desires it can be difficult to conform. The first way in which Fitzgerald shows the idea

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    Section: CURRENT BOOKS IN REVIEW The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli (Cambridge University Press‚ 1991. lvi + 226 pages. Illustrated. $27.95) Even if Scott Fitzgerald is‚ as someone suggested years ago‚ essentially a one-book author‚ only a prig would dispute either the stylistic beauty or the cultural importance of The Great Gatsby. With so much of the novel’s plot achieved through motif and symbol‚ with so much of its atmospheric intensity concentrated in the

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    The Great War‚ America promised a limitless amount of both social and financial opportunities for anyone inclined to pursue a hard working lifestyle--An American Dream. But for others striving and realizing for the dream had altered them‚ as they acquired wealth to only pursue the pleasure. In the novel The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the lives of three characters present the emptiness that result when wealth and pleasure have ended in themselves. These characters Jay Gatsby‚ George

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    “The officer looked at Daisy while she was speaking‚ in a way that every young girl wants to be looked at some time…” (75) The Great Gatsby Love‚ love‚ love; the only thing everybody talks about. Every movie‚ every series‚ every story talks about how two people fall in love and live happily ever after. All stories get to the conclusion that the love the couple shared was unique and that the two lovers matched perfectly together. But what happens when two lovers do not belong to the same social

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    Seven Deadly Sins and Seven Cardinal Virtues: The Great Gatsby In the book of Proverbs‚ it is written that there are “six things the Lord hates‚ and the seventh His soul detests.” Those seven deadly sins are: lust‚ gluttony‚ greed‚ laziness‚ anger‚ envy‚ and pride. In contrast to the seven deadly sins‚ there are seven heavenly virtues. These virtues are: purity‚ self-control‚ charity‚ diligence‚ forgiveness‚ kindness‚ and humility. In The Great Gatsby‚ author F. Scott Fitzgerald designs the characters

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    The Great Gatsby Essay The American dream has a different meaning to every United States citizen. For some it is the dream of equality and freedom‚ for others it is a dream of a fulfilled life or even a dream of fame and wealth. In general‚ the American dream can be defined as being the opportunity and freedom for all citizens to achieve their goals and become rich and famous only if they work hard enough. In The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald proves‚ through the characters Myrtle‚ Daisy and Gatsby‚ that

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