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    of this ideal‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby portrays the life of Jay Gatsby‚ and his interactions with different people from various socioeconomic

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    In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald illustrates the destructions and immorality‚ caused by the unrestrained pursuit of wealth‚ through the symbolism of the village of ashes and Gatsby’s feelings for Daisy. The valley of ashes in The Great Gatsby symbolize the negative byproducts of the endless pursuit of wealth during the 1920s. Although the Industrial Revolution brought countless technological advancements‚ the pollution and dumping from smokestacks and factories‚ responsible for the manufacturing

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    Is the American Dream still alive in The Great Gatsby? from my personal view on reading the great Gatsby the American Dream was dead. Although there was corruption which still today there is corruption in the government. Many things have changed but others have stayed the same since 1920. People do not take marriage seriously anymore and people have different beliefs since the 1920’s. Furthermore‚ we could see some of these examples from the book that F.Scott Fitzgerald wrote in 1920‚ F.Scott Fitzgerald

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    How great is gatsby?

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    How Great is Gatsby? The term ‘Great’ can be interpreted in a variety of ways. Fitzgerald doesn’t mention the word great in his book‚ ‘The Great Gatsby’ apart from in the title; this incredibly short title shows a lot of meaning behind the character of Gatsby. It could be ironic‚ mysterious or an ode to Gatsby himself. However the title could be alluding to Gatsby’s great heart or love with Daisy The name ‘Great Gatsby’ immediately invokes the thought of a showman or a magician‚ especially with

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    The Great Gatsby Theme

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    Calves In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald the characters idolize one another’s images and social class; which in part is determined by one’s education. The main character Gatsby is critiqued by many different people throughout the novel for who he is‚ where he came from‚ what he owns‚ and how he managed to obtain it. The Golden Calves in the lives of the people in west pertain to an image one must uphold. Education is an idol worshipped by the characters in The Great Gatsby. The people

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    are several setting within the novel “The Great Gatsby.” Each of the setting within the story contributes to the growth of the story‚ the Midwest‚ East and West Egg of Long Island and Manhattan and an industrial area of Queens the novel calls the Valley of Ashes. The main setting of “the Great Gatsby” is the time period during prohibition. In a time period where alcohol was illegal we find all of the charters enjoying social drinking at every event. Gatsby throws elaborate parties where free food

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    narrator of the novel called the “The Great Gatsby”. He is a young man that came from Minnesota and was educated at Yale and fought in World War I. He moves to New York to work and learn the bond business. His father taught him to be an honest‚ and trustworthy person growing him up. He was also told by his father to reserve judgment of people. After moving to West Egg‚ Nick finds himself meeting people and finding himself a best friend and next-door neighbor Jay Gatsby. West Egg is a very wealthy neighborhood

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    of the greatest American novels‚ The Great Gatsby.  Harry Hansen suggests‚ “The Great Gatsby is American to the Core” he adds‚ “Fitzgerald knows his time and his people.”       Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born September 24‚ 1896‚ in St. Paul Minnesota.  His mother‚ Mary McQuillan‚ made a tiny fortune as wholesale grocers‚ and his

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    in The Great Gatsby Lizhe I.Introduction: 1. About the novel: The Great Gatsby‚ the exemplary novel of the Jazz Age‚ stands as the supreme achievement of his career. T. S. Eliot read it three times and saw it as the "first step" American fiction had taken since Henry James; H. L. Mencken praised "the charm and beauty of the writing‚" as well as Fitzgerald’s sharp social sense; and Thomas Wolfe hailed it as Fitzgerald’s "best work" thus far. The Great Gatsby was published

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    The Great Gatsby Analysis

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    The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is often referred to as the great American novel. The book’s immense symbolism and its many messages make The Great Gatsby a novel that has the ability to appeal to all who read it. Religion plays a key role in the book. For instance‚ religious beliefs in the 1920s influenced the main characters of the story in a significant way. The Valley of Ashes that is described in chapter two may also help to represent the moral dilapidation that the rich undergo

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