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    Color Great Gatsby

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    It was once said by the great abstract artist Pablo Picasso that colors‚ like features‚ follow the changes of the emotions. That is exactly what F Scott Fitzgerald shows and does in his popular novel The Great Gatsby. Readers follow the journey of Nick Caraway‚ a new comer to New York City‚ where he learns of the rags and riches of the 1920’s. Scott sprinkles symbolism throughout the book to get his readers thinking. He particularly likes using colors to fulfill this deed. Fitzgerald uses the colors

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald explores the decline of the American Dream in one of his most famous novels‚ “The Great Gatsby.” Jay Gatsby is an elite of East Egg who has committed his life to regaining Daisy Fay‚ his ex-lover. His wealth‚ however‚ is constantly shadowed by the more sophisticated members of West and East Egg so Gatsby is constantly forced to play catch up in order to impress Daisy with his possessions. Although this book only takes place over a few months‚ it represents the entire time period

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    The Great Gatsby: Realism

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    The Great Gatsby: Realism F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has been labelled a masterpiece‚ and perhaps even one of the greatest novels of all time. In order to be revered as a classic‚ a novel must have one or more qualities that place it above the rest. One of The Great Gatsby’s best qualities is Fitzgerald’s incredible use of realism. This realism is evident in the development of plot‚ setting‚ and characters throughout the novel. The Great Gatsby is well known for its deeply entangled

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    The Great Gatsby Seminar

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    The Great Gatsby by Cooper‚ Niamh‚ Alex‚ Will and Jakob Daisy’s Voice • ‘a deathless song’ - her seemingly eternal youth • goal of an eternal‚ perfect life relates back to the common idea of the American dream • Daisy’s voice is ‘full of money’ - reflects the kind of life she lives. • ‘high in a white palace the Kings daughter‚ the golden girl’. • symbolise the hollowness and materialistic nature of the upper class. The Green Light • represents Gatsby’s hopes and dreams for the future • Gatsby

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    Giacomo Giorgi CP English 11 Weather Does weather affect the mood of situations? In the novel “The Great Gatsby‚” by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ there are moments where atmospheric conditions set a mood of follows the emotions and action of the novel. This technique is also used quite a bit in many other novels‚ and even in movies. Weather‚ although it has almost subliminal results‚ tend to enhance the feeling evoked by the story in the movie or novel. This technique was used a lot by William Shakespeare

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    The narrator of the story‚ Nick Carraway‚ has just returned from war and goes east to work. In flashbacks he reveals the story of Jay Gatsby‚ his next-door neighbor. The nine chapters develop around seven parties interspersed with flashbacks. Nick meets Jordan Baker‚ Daisy’s friend from Louisville‚ who reveals that Tom is having an affair with Myrtle Wilson‚ the wife of a garage owner in the Valley of Ashes. Nick is shocked at the lack of morality in every level. At the second party‚ Tom introduces

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    Makes “The Great GatsbyGreat? After nearly one hundred years since its publication‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is critically acclaimed to be the Great American Novel‚ with millions of copies being sold annually. Fitzgerald’s pioneering material‚ brilliant structure‚ and deconstruction of the highly-sought after American Dream transforms the slim novel into a true masterpiece.The story of greed‚ envy‚ jealousy‚ and wealth implores readers to re-read and decipher its deeper-meanings‚ and serves

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    Great Gatsby Essay

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    Great Gatsby Essay The 1920s in America was a time of festivities‚ glamorous parties and illegal drinking. This was just in the east. The west was the exact opposite to the east. While the east was a place of no moral values‚ the west held on to more traditional values. It was also a time in which a woman was seen as nothing more than a pretty face and a stay at home mother. It was unacceptable for woman to have an education‚ she was to be seen but not heard. The Great Gatsby

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    The Great Gatsby Essay

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    Money  symbolize  certain  statuses  in  the  world.  In  the  novel  “The  Great  Gatsby”  by  F.  Scott  Fitzgerald  portrays  these  views  of  money  among  the  characters  in  the  novel.  Personally‚  I  think  that  money  doesn’t   buy  you  happiness.  It  may  make  you  feel  happy  for  a  short  period  of  time  but  not  forever.  Happiness  is a feeling from within‚ money doesn’t  relate to it. In The Great Gatsby‚ it proves that  it  doesn’t  matter  how  wealthy  you  are  you  can’t 

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    In "The Great Gatsby"‚ Fitzgerald carefully sets up his novel into distinct groups but‚ in the end‚ each group has its own problems to contend with‚ leaving a powerful reminder of what a precarious place the world really is. Jay Gatsby falls in love with a woman of privilege and cannot have her because of the way he was born. He was less wealthy than her. Despite his best efforts to overcome his affliction‚ it is customary for rich to marry other rich and he can’t break the cycle. America is full

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