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    for his survival. Gatsby is a bootlegger because he was unhappy about his past about being lower class‚ & wants daisy back‚ which drives him to become wealthy. Daisy is unconscious that the way tom treats her makes her think women are fools‚ she starts to thing thinks she’s nothing of herself & allows tom to cheat on her Structure of Mind: separate motivations: Id (irrational and emotional part of the mind); the Ego (rational part); Superego (the moral part). Gatsby is driven by his desire

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    The Not-So-Great Gatsby

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    The Not-So-Great Gatsby The “Great Gatsby” is a man who knows what he wants. He is relentless in his pursuit for Daisy‚ the love of his life‚ and is determined to become the man he dreamt of being as a little boy. Many believe that his sense of hope and his determination make him great. But can a man who abandoned his parents and lied about his past‚ a man who mettles with crime and chases after a married woman really be “great”? I believe “The Great Gatsby” is not-so-great after all. James Gatz

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    The Great Gatsby Response

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    otherwise might. Avoid plot summary. The Great Gatsby takes place in 1922 following Nick Carraway‚ a bond salesman. Nick lives in a house in West Egg‚ an area for the‚ “newly rich‚” citizens. Next door is his a man he knows little about named Gatsby. Across the bay from where Nick and Gatsby live is a location called East Egg where the‚ “old rich‚” live. Nick’s cousin Daisy Buchanan and her husband live at East

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    Great Gatsby Movie

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    I chose The Great Gatsby to watch for my movie review because the movie gives you a look at how life was in the 1920s. The Great Gatsby was released in 2013 and is rated PG13 for violence and sexual content. The movie was 143 minutes long. Baz Luhrmann directed The Great Gatsby and takes place in 1922. Leonardo DiCaprio played Jay Gatsby who bought a mansion across the lake from the love of his life (Daisy) who is now married. Casey Mulligan plays daisy who is in a hard place deciding whether

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    The Great Gatsby. The first betrayal that takes place is Tom’s betrayal of Daisy. Tom betrays his wife Daisy when he has an affair with a woman named Myrtle. The second betrayal is Gatsby betraying himself. Jay Gatsby could have easily been a very successful man and could have done a lot of great things with his life. He instead wasted all his potential chasing after Daisy and trying to get her to notice him. The last betrayal that takes place is Daisy’s betrayal of Gatsby. Daisy led Gatsby to believe

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    Great Gatsby Setting

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    Fitzgerald use setting in Chapter 1 and 2 of The Great Gatsby? Fitzgerald uses setting throughout The Great Gatsby as a technique for suggesting the differences between the working and upper classes. During both Chapter One and Two of the novel Fitzgerald’s descriptions of the differing settings are extremely useful in developing the story and individual characters further. The first setting that Nick describes to us is the house of Gatsby himself. The house is described as a ‘colossal affair’

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    the great gatsby poem

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    The Great Gatsby Imagine falling in love‚ with the beauty of innocence‚ mangled with the wisdom of experience.   It would make you strive to be better than anyone thought you could be his external drive only he could see   Imagine having anyone your heart could desire. Anyone to be won. All the money you could aquire.   But it will make you greedy‚ And greed causes loss.   Imagine wanting nothing‚ and getting it.   That was Gatsby. He wanted to be Daisy’s idea of perfect.   And there he stand‚ way

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    Envy In The Great Gatsby

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    phrase “Green with Envy” is relatable in more than one way the the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A symbol is something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of relationship‚ association‚ convention‚ or accidental resemblance (Merriam-Webster). The story is set in the early twentieth century‚ a time referred to as the “Roaring Twenties.” A very affluent young man by the name of Jay Gatsby‚ who pursues a now love with an old flame‚ Daisy. Daisy Buchanan‚ loves Jay and

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    The Great Gatsby Motifs

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    In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ we follow a “commoner” around in a very rich environment. We witness the absurd and strange events that occur in East and West Egg‚ Valley of Ashes‚ and New York. Fitzgerald’s use of reoccurring motifs shows readers the characteristics of public and private parties. This motif ties all the events together‚ leading readers to make subconscious assumptions. At times of a big party or small meals‚ readers can expect alternate personas or the revealing of carefully guarded

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    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald reveals many things about society in the 1920s. Throughout the book‚ Fitzgerald suggests that people are not happy or satisfied with who they are‚ so they create perceptions around themselves to fit into society‚ whether it be for love‚ status‚ or wealth. Many people will do anything to impress those they love because the alternative is being alone. Some build their entire life and personality around those loves. For example‚ Gatsby has built his entire life

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