January 2012 Many books have a specific theme. A specific theme in the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is the American Dream. The American Dream is having material success‚ family‚ equality‚ and that you worked hard to earn success. The theme of The American Dream is shown in the main character in the book‚ Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby‚ the main character of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby symbolizes the American dream. The American dream offers faith in the possibility of
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The narrater of F. Scott Fitzgerald novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ I chose the contact information street name and address. I chose the address because it is base off the real house of Gatsby’s Mansion and Nick lived next door to him. The town was where the Gatsby Mansion was located‚ so I based my location of the house to where the real one would be at. The phone number is based on the area code to what the Great Neck would be. The email is simple and you want to be easy and recognizable. You don’t want
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Nick Carraway inside of Nick Carraway Personality traits allow a writer to create vivid images of his characters. These traits are shown through actions because they are exhibited through behaviors. According to Physcology.about.com‚ “the trait theory suggest that individual personalities are composed of broad dispositions such as central and secondary traits” (Par. 5).Each character in a literacy work has a unique trait; however‚ multiple traits may occur more than just a single trait. Nick’s traits
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room “bloomed with light”. Contrarily‚ Jay Gatsby is described with more night oriented adjectives. At the end of chapter 1‚ Nick sees Gatsby with his arms stretched toward the “dark water”‚ and he disappears to leave Nick alone in the “unquiet darkness”. In chapter 3‚ Gatsby appears after the narrator states that “the moon has risen higher”. In real life‚ the moon gets its light from the sun‚ and these descriptions could symbolize something that Jay Gatsby wants from Tom Buchanan. Undoubtedly‚ the
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Tom was not afraid to take Nick to New York so that he could meet his mistress Myrtle Wilson‚ who long desired to abandon her humdrum‚ sickly husband George Wilson. When Tom first took Nick to the garage‚ he intimidated him to not question Tom’s business ethic (Fitzgerald 25). Tom then told Dr. T. J. Eckleburg that Wilson “was so dumb that he” didn’t “know he was alive.” Tom‚ who often acted without purpose‚ intentionally took a different train from Myrtle so as to disallow rumors (Fitzgerald 26)
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Summer Project 2012- “The Great Gatsby”: FULL SUMMARY OF “THE GREAT GATSBY”: During the 1920’s era‚ within the various movements of prohibition‚ women’s rights‚ and the Jazz Age‚ F Scott Fitzgerald bore a timeless novel by the name of “The Great Gatsby.” The predominant character‚ Nick‚ who duals as narrator‚ is indecisive but thoughtful. He lives in West Egg on Long Island Sound‚ amidst the aristocratic air and luxurious titles. Gatsby‚ Nick’s neighbor‚ whose affairs apart from his parts
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The novel 《The Great Gatsby》written by Scott Fitzgerald is often classified as a masterpiece about American dream，and it is believed to be written in 1925. It is a time that the entire America was under the strong influence of the Roaring twenties，and as we know， Scott Fitzgerald is a distinguished representative of the Lost generation in America. As a result‚ this novel is influenced by the thoughts of the lost generation.The essential thought of the lost generation is loneliness and disillusion
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Symbolism in the Great Gatsby Oxford dictionary defines symbolism as the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. F. Scott Fitzgerald‘s novel The Great Gatsby is about a man out of place trying to fit in with a crowed that he does not belong in and failing. Jay Gatsby is a mysterious ‘New money’ millionaire living in West egg and is trying to get back his love of his life; his neighbor Nick who is old money narrates the story. Nick is the intermediary of these many different stories and knows
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to as the Demoniac Servant? Is there a specific reasoning for this? Compare and contrast Tom and Gatsby. Who do you think is a better man? If neither‚ explain why. Literary Device: Climax The climax of this novel is when the secret relationships are publicly revealed and addressed. Mr. Wilson finds out
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The Great Gatsby: Materialism The quote "material without being real" shows the emptiness of an existence with the realization of a tainted ideal. Fittingly‚ this quote from Nick is placed after Daisy leaves Gatsby. Nick is imagining what Gatsby would be thinking if he had understood that the goal‚ winning Daisy and her materialistic insubstantiality‚ was unworthy of his effort. Fitzgerald does not specifically state if Gatsby is or is not waiting for the phone call from Daisy. If Gatsby
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