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    Why Is Jay Gatsby Great

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    Jay Gatsby can be considered “great” based on several aspects. First off‚ to get a real sense of his achievements‚ you have to know about his past. He was born James Gatz to an extremely poor farming family in North Dakota‚ and always hated his poverty. He ended up going to St. Olaf College in Minnesota‚ which he promptly dropped out of‚ because he was "dismayed at its ferocious indifference to the drums of his destiny.” He then went to Lake Superior‚ where he met and befriended a copper tycoon named

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    The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ has a rather ambiguous and inaccurate title. Narrator‚ Nick Carraway‚ re-tales a story that seems to be unfairly biased on the description of Long Island’s West and East Eggs‚ but also on the portrayal of the characters involved in this story‚ particularly‚ the portrayal of Jay Gatsby. In a world where corruption is around every corner‚ Nick is quick to dislike everyone that surrounds him‚ except for Gatsby‚ Nick grows admiration for a man that might

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    Jessica Lennox January 30‚ 2013 Reading Literature 121E Mrs. Ford The Green Light vs. The Green Life “Gatsby believed in the green light‚ the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us…” (180) James Gatz‚ the protagonist of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ believes in the past and fantasy; these beliefs result in his death‚ making him a tragic hero. To resolve his internal conflicts‚ he constructs a new lifestyle with a new identity‚ a new look‚ and a new wallet‚ big enough

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    Jay Gatsby Jay Gatsby‚ the main character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ is a materialistic man‚ trying to live out the American Dream in the 1920’s. But‚ his way of life does not get him the woman of his dreams‚ and eventually leads to his death. He is an extremely wealthy man‚ but despite all of his money‚ is very lonely. Although he never gets the woman he wants‚ Gatsby was a dreamer. He was motivated to reinvent himself and buy his way through life‚ with a dream to recreate

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    Is Jay Gatsby a moral character? I think Jay Gatsby is not a moral character. I think so‚ because Gatsby uses people. He also lies about his past‚ his parents‚ and his life. He makes illegal money and hangs out with gangsters. This shows that Gatsby is not trustworthy. This also shows that Gatsby makes immoral choices. My first reason is that Gatsby uses people. I think so‚ because when Nick first saw Gatsby‚ while returning from Tom’s house

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    Analysis of The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald’s character Jay Gatsby‚ in The Great Gatsby‚ is a naïve‚ lovesick young man that is sucked in by his dream of wealth. Gatsby is naïve in the fact that he believes himself to be in love with Daisy when in reality he is only infatuated with her because of her wealth and status and what both of these would mean to his overall status. Gatsby is hardworking and loyal to a fault‚ which reflects upon his innocence‚ but the worst of Gatsby’s characteristics

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    If you are looking for a way to kill the American Dream‚ you should call a man named Jay Gatsby of West Egg‚ Long Island‚ New York. I think he’s found it. Jay Gatsby is a wealthy man who lives in one of the ¨Eggs¨ in New York. Jay Gatsby’s real name is James Gatz‚ and was originally born in North Dakota on a farm. While he was a young boy he had always thought that he was meant to become something more than a farmer from North Dakota. Because of this he leaves his home and meets a man named Dan Cody

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    In the book‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the main character‚ Nick Carraway‚ changes significantly. He goes from being tired and worn out in the Midwest to being social and outgoing in the east. He goes from being intrigued about Jay Gatsby to seeing his true colors and feeling mixed emotions. Finally‚ he goes from being optimistic and hopeful about life in the east to being ashamed of the way he lives there. In the beginning of the story‚ Nick moves to West Egg‚ Long Island to start

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    Throughout The Great GatsbyJay Gatsby plays the main character. He is slowly introduced and revealed by Nick Carraway‚ his neighbor. Gatsby does both right and wrong things‚ he has acquired his great amounts of wealth through shady business and all to attain a financial situation that is equivalent to that of his love‚ Daisy Buchanan. Those actions and motives makes him a morally ambiguous character and greatly contributes to some of the bigger themes in the story as well as furthering the main

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    leader compile the information into one final presentation. Team assignment: * Your team will select one of the following characters from The Great Gatsby: * Nick Carraway * Jay Gatsby * Daisy Buchanan * Tom Buchanan * Jordan Baker * Myrtle Wilson * George Wilson * As a team‚ create a profile for that character as if he /she is a member of a modern day social networking site‚ such as Facebook or MySpace. * Your team’s final presentation

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