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    Name Tutor Course Date Why Gatsby is great One of the outstanding pieces of classic American literature that many admire to read‚ especially in high school‚ is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The whole story detailed in this book took place during summer in a small town in Long Island. Fitzgerald details on issues of romance‚ wealth‚ adventure‚ American dream in order to attract the reader’s attention and take them back to the Jazz Age of the twenties. The most interesting concern arising

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    this quarter is creating a movie poster. The characters in The Great Gatsby will be used as comparisons to the celebrities. The main character in this novel is Gatsby. Gatsby is a 30 year old good looking man who easily attracts the ladies. Also‚ he happens to be extremely wealthy. Jay strives to achieve whatever goal he sets himself. In this novel‚ his goal is to make a fortune so he could live happily with the love of his love. Gatsby is a very open-minded‚ outgoing character. He seems to be trustworthy

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    In 1917‚ Jordan saw Daisy Fay in her car with a man that Jordan had never seen before. Jordan had always admired Daisy and became decent friends with her over the years. Jordan had heard a rumour that Daisy was in love with the guy in the car‚ and his name was Jay Gatsby. Supposedly‚ Jay Gatsby had to go overseas and Daisy’s parents would not let her say her goodbyes. Over time‚ Daisy became fond of another man named Tom Buchanan. The day before her wedding‚ Daisy received a letter from Jay Gatsby

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    This book‚ The Great Gatsby‚ written by F Scott. Fitzgerald in 1925‚ is a novel dedicated to the inhabitants of wealth‚ power‚ and social status. It was mainly about this astonishingly wealthy man known as Jay Gatsby who dreamed of revitalizing the love that was once present between him and Daisy Buchanan. Fitzgerald has written this story as a connection to his past life to show that acquiring the American Dream is not always accessible. Throughout the story‚ the author has embedded many symbolic

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    Ireland English III 1/10/2013 Take home test 1. Gatsby is a great guy‚ Gatsby is deeply fall in love with Daisy‚ compare to Tom’s love his love is selfless that he can put away everything he has for Daisy. Tom has a mistress outside and never care Daisy’s feeling‚ Gatsby is rich man who can get everything he want but he still deeply love Daisy. “There is always a halt there of at least a minute‚ and it was because of this that I first met Tom Buchanan’s

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    Gatsby Essay Marriage‚ the sacred union of two people promising to become one. But what if marriage is not what it seems; what will happen then? Do people chose to work on it or do they give into lust and the temptation of someone new. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby‚ many characters continually give into lust and temptation thus committing adultery. Because of the lack of morality among various characters from all social classes‚ it has been proven that it is impossible to escape

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    January 18‚ 2012 Great Gatsby Essay Most people get out of bed with ambitions of accomplishing goals and dreams for themselves for the sense of fulfillment. But rarely you’ll find people who don’t; instead you’ll find people who just can’t let go of the past‚ which could easily just lead them to a horrendous death. On Long Island in the summer of 1922‚ Gatsby is a perfect role model of exactly that. Gatsby grew up a poor Midwesterner and fell in love with

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                                   04/12/2015  The Great Gatsby ​                                                                                                    E Block  Mr.Carter    English III : American Literature        An unbroken series of succesful gestures :           The Great Gatsby has some really interesting facts about women in the days of the 20’s. The  most significant and  relevant women in this book are Daisy Buchanan‚ Jordan baker and  Myrtle Wilson‚ wthout any of them the whole story would not be the same anymore

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    Morals and American Idealism in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a story of morals and American idealism‚ this being a major theme of the book‚ which is corrupted by using materials as its means. Nick‚ the narrator as well as one of the main characters of The Great Gatsby‚ has moved to the East coast from the West to learn the bond business. He rents a mid-sized bungalow on West Egg‚ where most of the other residents

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    mean to be great? In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the author introduces a character known as the‚ “GreatGatsby‚ but is this character truly great? I think that the character‚ the Great Gatsby truly is great because of the following reasons. The Great Gatsby’s born name is James Gatz. He was born poor‚ in poverty in which he knew he didn’t belong. He always knew he was destined for greatness and power beyond anyone’s imagination. However‚ despite his great poverty stricken

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