Jay Gatsby‚ the main character from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a fascinating character who takes on an interesting persona. Gatsby is so “great” because of his unusual nature of dealing with his lifelong problems and his status in society. Gatsby is a man who has many dreams‚ just like every other American citizen‚ but he pursues them to an abnormal extent to which many view him as “great.” Gatsby’s ultimate dream is to rekindle his relationship with Daisy‚ a girl that he viewed
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The Great Gatsby My assignment was to compare the novel The Great Gatsby to the movies which were made in 1974 and 2000.While the basic idea of the book was expressed in both movies‚ I choose a version of 1974 because it seemed to have more noticeable details than the version which was realized in 2000. In my opinion the 2000 version didn’t do a better job in expressing the ideas of the book. The 1974 version did an excellent job in portraying the Jazz Age. The scenes of Gatsby’s party
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Name Tutor Course Date Why Gatsby is great One of the outstanding pieces of classic American literature that many admire to read‚ especially in high school‚ is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The whole story detailed in this book took place during summer in a small town in Long Island. Fitzgerald details on issues of romance‚ wealth‚ adventure‚ American dream in order to attract the reader’s attention and take them back to the Jazz Age of the twenties. The most interesting concern arising
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The “Great” Jay Gatsby The word great has many meanings – outstanding‚ eminent‚ grand‚ important‚ extraordinary‚ noble‚ etc. - and varies along with the intent of the speaker and on the interpretation of the hearer. Someone may perceive something as great‚ and yet someone else may see that same thing as horrendous. The greatness of a being is not determined by themselves‚ but by those around them who experience‚ and perceive‚ their greatness through actions and words. In the book‚ “The Great Gatsby”
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100 Best / Favorite Movies of All Time: Halfway through writeups on my Top 100 movies. At this rate‚ I should be done around 20041.Godfather 2. Pacino was never better. The First Godfather is a great story. Godfather 2 is a great film. By bookending the first Godfather‚ we get 2 great actors‚ Pacino and Deniro‚ telling the story of America in the 20th century. Young‚ruthless and honorable‚ Vito Corleone is every immingrant who has had to fight in the land of opportunity. Older‚ ruthless‚ jaded and
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There are many attributes that take part in Gatsby’s greatness. However‚ some of Gatsby’s actions and wants tarnish his overall greatness. Jay Gatsby from “The Great Gatsby” is a great man in that his desires and passion are unparallel to other rich men similar to him‚ but his greatness is also questionable because of the crimes that he has aligned himself with. According to the book‚ Gatsby gained most of his wealth from participating in illegal activities. These activities soared Gatsby amongst
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The movie Lion‚ based on a true story‚ came out on September 10‚ 2016 and was directed by Garth Davis. This was a very entertaining movie with a lot of twists and turns. It shows the story of a child named Saroo‚ who was separated from his family at a young age. He gets adopted by an Australian family who takes very good care of him. As Saroo gets older he has an identity crisis and he asks many questions about who he is and where he came from. This transitions us into the main theme of the movie
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In his novel the Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald creates Gatsby as a character who becomes great. His life being as just an ordinary‚ lower-class‚ citizen‚ yet Gatsby still has a dream of becoming wealthy man. After meeting Daisy‚ he has a reason to strive to become prominent. Throughout his life‚ Gatsby gains the title of truly being great. Even before Gatsby is introduced‚ he is hinted at being out of the ordinary. The first evidence of this is when Nick says‚ "Gatsby turned out alright at the
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Making Dreams Come True The movie Miracle tells the inspiring story of the 1980 United States hockey team and their journey to becoming the best hockey team in the world. Any hockey fan would be a perfect contender for watching the movie. The movie explores the many struggles that the team has to face to conquer their way through the Olympics‚ including on and off the ice. At a time when the country is in a period of struggle with the Cold War‚ Coach Herb Brooks has goals for the team that seem
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"JAWS" This being my first time watching this movie‚ I was skeptical of whether or not I would like this particular film. For some unknown reason feature films that are shot on water I don’t particularly car for. With the knowledge of Speilberg being the director I was eager. The film being made in 1975‚ I was aware that this movie was a first for its time and for many people. After a little research and digging‚ I uncovered what I wanted to about this film. People before this film had very little
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