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    Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby "Does it sink like rotten meat or crust a sugar over like syrup sweet?" jay gatsby he want to be with daisy but he just dont realize that his dream was not complete and tom and daisy they was careless people they aint care about nobody else. Jay gatsby suffered "repetition compulsion" he wanted to repeat certain actions in particular the best one’s of his life with daisy. "Cant repeat the past?" he cried incredulously. Why of course you can" jay gatsby talked alot about

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    with Daisy Buchanan in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The novel‚ as a whole‚ is an intricate love story between them. Both characters live off of their romanticism and realism that has controlled every decision and motives they have made. Gatsby’s sole dream is to focus on trying to get what he had in the past with Daisy‚ as the narrator tries to pull Gatsby to reality and face the present‚ he retorts “Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!"(Pg. 116). As for Daisy‚ she

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    Daisy has been described as ‘selfish and shallow’. How far would you agree that this is how Fitzgerald portrays her? Daisy Buchanan‚ in Fitzgerald’s 1920s American novel: ‘The Great Gatsby’‚ is the love of Jay Gatsby and the person he has devoted the last five years of his life to. Initially‚ Fitzgerald portrays her as pure‚ attractive and innocent‚ but gradually reveals her selfish and shallow personality. Ultimately‚ the reader feels that she is not a worthy objective of Gatsby’s dedication.

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    novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ it was evident that Tom and Daisy had an unstable relationship. Both Tom and Daisy come from wealthy backgrounds and the upper echelon of society. Tom is a small man hiding in a big hose with an equally large ego. Daisy is a hospitable character who is forever in love with having a rich and lavish lifestyle. Though big‚ strong‚ and arrogant‚ Tom still shows that he cares a little bit for Daisy. Tom and Daisys main commonality is money. Daisy did not marry Gatsby even though

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    Daisy change the point view of love along with the society change. Because of the society of Daisy in is a mix with corruption‚ and Hedonism. Which means everyone are pursuing money‚ status‚ and become wealthy. In the book the Great GatsbyDaisy ‚who is a young‚ pure‚ and “white” woman‚ loves Gatsby‚ who is a poor young boy‚ when they first meet each other. There is an evidence that it shows Daisy has loved Gatsby at first. According to the author Beeb‚ “Daisy remembers Gatsby with more than just

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    The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald shows that money isn’t a problem.Gatsby likes to have big parties he is having a specific party to invite Daisy the girl he likes.He invites random people he doesn’t know all he wants is to talk to daisy. Gatsby is a very wealthy person he shows through his lifestyle described by nick. Nick describes Gatsby’s lifestyle when he states his Rolls-Royce became an omnibus because bearing parties to and from the city. Also his Rolls Royce became

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    The disloyalty exhibited by Tom and Myrtle shows that Fitzgerald’s attitude toward the affair was very disgusted and unclassy. Due to the fact that Tom has a beautiful wife and a daughter and everything else he could ask for‚ and Myrtle having husband who is very loving and loyal. Fitzgerald’s attitude towards the affair is very disgusted for the reason that Tom and Myrtle both are having the affair for their own satisfaction and selfish reasons. While on one hand‚ Tom is purposely acting out because

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    to a gigantic mansion owned by a man named Jay Gatsby. One day‚ Nick drives over to East Egg to have lunch at the Buchanans; Daisy Buchanan is his cousin and Nick formally knew her husband‚ Tom from Yale. Nick

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    realizes that Gatsby and Daisy are having an affair. With this knowledge‚ Tom verbally attacks Gatsby after he tells him to leave Daisy alone. As a result‚ Gatsby changes his tone by having a quiet response to a loud‚ feverish response and is prompted to reveal the ongoing affair between him and Daisy. Gatsby affirms to Tom that Daisy never loved him and the only reason their marriage existed was because of his infirm financial state at the time and she was tired of waiting for him. Gatsby adds that

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    Daisy Buchanon stated “I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world‚ a beautiful little fool.” (Fitzgerald 21) In doing so‚ Daisy voices her hopes for her two-year-old daughter to Nick Carraway (cousin) and Jordan Baker (friend). As a reader‚ this quote provides much leeway for thought and analysis. One might find themselves trying their greatest to interpret this quote while reading the first chapter of The Great Gatsby. When reading the first chapter and especially

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