wondering off into the city where he has his apartment which he keeps for the affair he has with Myrtle Wilson. Tom feels no guilt for cheating on Daisy with Myrtle he tries keeping them in what he believes is there place. For example once at a party Myrtle was speaking of Tom’s wife Daisy and he had told her to stop but she replied “I’ll say her name whenever I want to Daisy! Dai- Then making a short deft movement‚ Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand (41).” This
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Fitzgerald’s book‚ The Great Gatsby‚ tells the story of social classes and a wealthy man who lost the love of his life. This man‚ Jay Gatsby‚ is born poor‚ but he works his way into becoming rich‚ and thus being the symbol of new money. Daisy Buchanan‚ Gatsby’s lover‚ is born as old money and lives in East Egg with her husband Tom Buchanan‚ and is a glamorous person. Gatsby always loves Daisy‚ but was unable to marry her because he was poor and Daisy loves rich men‚ so Tom marries her. Gatsby attempts to stop
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The American Dream: dead or alive? In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ the theme can be separated into two major aspects. First‚ love versus money- criticizing the corruption of the American dream‚ and second‚ “sight and insight”-the perception that there is no all seeing presence (higher accountability) in the modern world. The American Dream is not dead it is‚ however‚ very corrupted. First‚ the issue of love versus money‚ the criticizing of the corruption of the American dream‚ to show this
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Shallowness of the Upper Class One of the main themes of The Great Gatsby ‚ by Scott Fitzgerald‚ is the shallowness of the upper class. This idea of shallowness is expressed frequently through the main characters Daisy and Tom. They are occasionally compared to the other two main characters Gatsby and Nick. The story takes place in 1920s America in Long Island‚ New York during prohibition. Prohibition was a time period where alcohol was made illegal‚ but if you were part of the upper class
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Compare and contrast the presentation on the destructive nature of love and desire in The Tempest‚ The Great Gatsby and Rapture. (Word count 3081) The complexities of love and desire are repeatedly illustrated in all three texts. Shakespeare‚ Fitzgerald and Duffy depict the destructive nature of love and desire through the themes of greed‚ selfishness and obsession. These are conveyed through metaphors‚ similes and personification. The most prominent technique used by all the writers to demonstrate
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Reading Assignment Gatsby The lavish extravagant persona of Jay Gatsby was fabricated over many years. As a boy born from poverty‚ James Gatz always saw himself as more than a farmer‚ but as the son of God. When a wealthy man Dan Cody is under the influence and in trouble at sea‚ James Gatz sees his chance to remake himself into the millionaire Jay Gatsby. The name Gatsby becomes a superpower and legendary figure to Long Island and New York inhabitants who attend his parties. Gatsby‚ a mysterious millionaire
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The Great Gatsby Outline I. Introduction A. Symbolism B. Thesis Statement: In the classic novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ the author‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ creates a satirical work of literature that uses symbolism to point out geographical and environmental characteristics throughout the different settings of the story. II. Color A. Symbolic location of the green light. III. West Egg and East Egg A. Geological and social values portrayed IV. Valley
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In the novella of The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald the Great Gatsby eventually gets unravels throughout the story. Gatsby does not realize‚ but Daisy was truly showing different sides of Gatsby in how he opened up. “Nobody’s coming to tea. It’s too late!” (Fitzgerald 85). The quote explains how Gatsby is becoming a nervous man when he never use to show this side of himself before. He would always have a barrier up to prove how tough he is. Gatsby over some time had told Nick his true past from
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Seven Deadly Sins and Seven Cardinal Virtues: The Great Gatsby In the book of Proverbs‚ it is written that there are “six things the Lord hates‚ and the seventh His soul detests.” Those seven deadly sins are: lust‚ gluttony‚ greed‚ laziness‚ anger‚ envy‚ and pride. In contrast to the seven deadly sins‚ there are seven heavenly virtues. These virtues are: purity‚ self-control‚ charity‚ diligence‚ forgiveness‚ kindness‚ and humility. In The Great Gatsby‚ author F. Scott Fitzgerald designs the characters
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald was written and set in the 1920’s‚ a decade known as the "Jazz Age." Fitzgerald described it as a time when "the parties were bigger‚ the pace was faster‚ the buildings were higher‚ the morals were looser." 1 It was just after the 1st World War and the young generation began to rebel. The young women (known as the flappers) would have their hair styled into short bobs‚ would wear clothes that were much shorter than before and smoke of
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