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    Tom Buchanan is a super-rich‚ hyper-masculine‚ aggressive thirty years old married man‚ who inherited his money from his parents. Not the most likable of the characters of the book and we don’t get a chance to see him in a more sympathetic way. He belongs to a so-called "old money" group of people‚ class‚ which families are well known and respected. When tom was young‚ he moved to east in order to attend Yale university‚ where he also met his wife’s cousin Nick Caraway at the University’s social

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    The Great Gatsby Analysis

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    Diction: In the Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald utilizes a heavily elegant and sometimes superfluous diction which reflects the high class society that the reader is introduced to within the novel. The speaker Nick Carraway talks directly to the reader. The diction is extensively formal throughout the novel using high blown language the borders on being bombastic. An example of this formal language is seen when Nick states‚"The truth was that Jay Gatsby‚ of West Egg‚ Long Island‚ sprang from his Platonic

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    reading ‘The Great Gatsby’‚ I was inspired to write a literary piece with the purpose to inform and entertain the young adult reader about a materialistic distortion of the American Dream of self-determination and self-improvement‚ as the theme of identity was foreseen by all characters and with the help of stimulus texts such as ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘The Diamond as big as the Ritz’‚ I incorporated some of Fitzgerald’s ideas of mysterious characters by choosing what sides of the characters’ personalities

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    “jPod” and “The Great Gatsby”‚ explore this theme of identity through; creation of a persona for personal gain‚ the impacts to that persona and internal turmoil that can be caused by external influences‚ and the potential harsh realization of reality that stems from filling a persona. The characters in both novels‚ much like many people in real life‚ strive to accomplish many goals‚ mainly stemming from social and romantic origins‚ and in order to achieve these goals‚ characters will take the role

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    Is Gatsby really 'Great'?

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    The "Great Gatsby" is essentially about the rise and fall of the American Dream‚ and what meaning that held for Gatsby. It is also about how the American Dream is seen by Gatsby‚ not to obtain something materialistic‚ money‚ but to reach a goal not in keeping at all with what the American Dream stands for. For him the American Dream is a vehicle toward his goal. The greatness of "Gatsby" can be explored through a variety of viewpoints. One can compare his successes and failures and then weigh them

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    The Great Gatsby Analysis

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    DREAM • DISCUSS VARIOUS ART AND LITERATURE PIECES AND THEIR RELATION TO THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD THE GREAT GATSBY THE GREAT GATSBY IS A FICTION NOVEL WRITTEN IN 1925 BY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD. ( SCOTT‚ 1925) THE GREAT GATSBY THE GREAT GATSBY IS HIGHLIGHTED WITH THEMES OF EXPLOITATION‚ FANTASY‚ CONFLICT‚ SOCIAL TURMOIL‚ AND EXCESS. TOGETHER‚ THESE CREATE A PICTURE OF THE ROARING 20’S THAT HAS BEEN LABELED AS AN ADVISORY TALE REGARDING THE AMERICA DREAM. ANY FISH TODAY 1857 WILLIAM

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    Anthony David 10/5/17 Throughout the novel‚ The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald‚ we get to know the characters so well that we can anticipate their next move because they always do the same thing and the characters are very predictable. For starters‚ Daisy only cares about herself and her image. In the early 1900’s‚ Daisy and Jay were in a relationship. After Jay went to war‚ she didn’t stick around for him to come back. She went out the next day and found a wealthy guy to take her in. Although

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    The Great Gatsby Symbolism

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    The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a novel filled with symbolism with different meanings. The Great Gatsby is written in Nick Carraway’s perspective‚ who was once Gatsby’s neighbor in West Egg. The story begins when Carraway moves into West Egg from the Midwest to seek out his fortune as a bond salesman. Nick then meets Gatsby on his dock long towards West Egg from East Egg. With the help of Nick‚ Gatsby finally reunites with his past love‚ Daisy Buchanan‚ who is married to Tom

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    Great Gatsby

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    COMPREHENSIVE DELIVERANCE MANUAL The manual is not intended to: 1. Turn your whole ministry into solely a deliverance ministry. We live in a day when many ministers claim that God has called them to preach only a specific part of the gospel. We have been called to preach the WHOLE COUNSEL of God [Acts 20:27]‚ be it Salvation or Sanctification or Baptism of the Holy Ghost‚ Prosperity‚ Faith‚ and Deliverance etc. etc. We must be balanced and be careful of not to overemphasize or

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    Truth in the Great Gatsby

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    Seth Shearer English III Mrs.Hausberger Truth in The Great Gatsby The Golden Age‚ a time when money was abundant. Wealthy family’s always demanded to impress others rather than living their own life. How did wealth seem to develop with scandals and how would dreams contribute to destiny? In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel "The Great Gatsby" Nick Carraway’s great American dream was to controlled the truth in which he lives his life. Money

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