The possibility of attaining membership to the “rather distinguished secret society” in the 1920s filled many with the fantasy of obtaining wealth‚ status‚ and power (22). The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is set in the fictitious East Egg and West Egg of New York City in the 1920s. Nick Carraway‚ the narrator‚ explains his experiences with wealth and the wild and reckless lifestyle it brings. Through a series of scenes depicting reckless and impulsive behavior‚ Fitzgerald emphasizes the carelessness
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The Great Gatsby and Today ’s Society In American society‚ the way people act is quite an interesting‚ yet confusing subject to look at. If you were to look closely at the behavior and the thinking of the average American man in the modern day‚ you would see that he is not too different from a man that lived one hundred years ago in America. Obviously many things have changed in society that make a man different nowadays compared to one hundred years ago‚ but the point is that‚ in general‚
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THE GREAT GATSBY In his most fully realized artistic achievement‚ Fitzgerald creates a rich pattern of evocative language and some equally provocative symbols to carry the weight and meaning of his ideas. In this presentation I will be showing how three of these symbols are used to represent what Fitzgerald views as the most pressing problem of his society; the dangerous reality of pursuing dreams obsessively. I will be looking primarily at the valley of ashes‚ T K Eckleburg and the green light
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For Jay Gatsby idealism and truth play important roles in how he chooses to live his life as well as how others view his life. Every individual holds different ideals and matters of what they believe to be the truth. For individuals existence and truth pertains to only what the person knows and believes in; therefore‚ how one perceives things to be is how they exist. For Gatsby the only Daisy that exists is perfect and the embodiment of everything he desires. For the narrator‚ Nick Carraway‚ the
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Kelsey English 11 November 12‚ 2012 In The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald expresses many themes. One of the biggest themes of this novel is moral corruption. The definition of morals is concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior‚ and the goodness or badness of human character. Fitzgerald does a great job of using this novel to show how the 1920s really were. He uses some of his own personal experiences in this masterpiece‚ which is one of the reasons why he is known as one of the
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The 1920s when‚ “The parties were bigger‚ the pace was faster‚ the shows were broader‚ the buildings were higher‚ the morals were looser‚ and the liquor was cheaper” (Tales of a Jazz Age). This was the time when Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald got the chance to explore the world‚ and grow his beliefs on it. He went into it with a rule the world attitude and left it a suffering alcoholic. What happened? Life happened. Reality hit during WWI when he realized he didn’t want to die in the war and become
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Part I: Character Behavior Consequences Jay Gatsby Self absorbed He’s let down when all of his action don’t give him the results he wants. Daisy Buchanan Careless‚ selfish She gets the attention she seeks and the guilt becomes too much; especially when the tables turn and she finds out Tom is cheating. Tom Buchanan Firm‚ barbaric He loses his mistress and his wife begins to have an affair. Jordan Baker Self-centered ‚ dishonest Nick leaves her forever. Myrtle Wilson
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Title: The Great Gatsby Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Date of original publication: 1925 Genre: fiction‚ novel‚ drama Historical information about the period of original publication: The novel was published during a time known as the “Roaring Twenties”. There was economic prosperity and America became a consumer society. There were many cultural and social reformations. Jazz music became popular‚ and flapper women emerged. Flapper women were women who wore makeup‚ short skirts‚ and kept their hair
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Behind the false portrayal of the flappers‚ The Great Gatsby crookedly exhibits the effect of jazz music on racism. The motion picture is full of jazzy music. J. Gatsby’s parties in the film have a high content of jazz style music‚ as well as a variety of different people attending his flings. Inside of a speakeasy Nick Carraway and Gatsby are in‚ jazz music is playing while blacks interact with Whites. However what is most interesting is while Gatsby and Carraway drive to the speakeasy‚ Carraway spots
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Dream The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ portrays a society of high social standings‚ immense wealth‚ and love. This can be classified as the American Dream. If an individual is determined‚ that individual has a reasonable chance and holds the hope for acquiring wealth‚ and the happiness and freedoms that go with it. In essence‚ the American Dream gives the chance to gain personal fulfillment‚ materially and spiritually. In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald depicts the American
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