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    Jay Gatsby Tragic Hero

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    Jay Gatsby‚ from The Great Gatsby‚ and Willy Loman‚ from Death of a Salesman‚ is considered tragic heroes because of their pitiful storylines; however‚ are Jay Gatsby and Willy Loman real tragic heroes? According to Aristotle‚ a tragic hero is a king that has flaws‚ makes mistakes‚ yet he realizes his mistake at the end of the story; the hero must also have a destiny bigger than he deserved‚ and have excessive pride (Tragic Hero defined by Aristotle). Arthur Miller believes the same characteristics

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    perhaps‚ that had gone into loving Daisy” (Pg 110) The Great Gatsby By ‚F. Scott Fitzgerald In the novel The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald ‚ he uses this particular quote to show the symbolism that Gatsby was trying to live in the past. Nick and Gatsby were talking about Daisy‚ Nick clearly tries to change Gatsby’s opinion. Fitzgerald He showed the motif of Time . And showed the theme of Reality‚ and the theme of memory. That Gatsby was living in a Fantasy instead of a reality‚ and that Nick

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    reality‚ a dream is unattainable; thus‚ one may often compromise or modify his dream in order for it to match or perhaps justify the practical. This imperfect reality generates an unattainable dream. Jay Gatsby’s disillusionment in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby permits Gatsby to imagine that which will never exist. When his reality and fantasy collide in such a way‚ his fantasy perishes‚ and additional conflicted dreams and imperfect reality ensue. Gatsby’s passion is an

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    Heli Nguyen 8/25/12 Word Count: 761 The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a novel about the upper-class American life in the 1920s. Specifically‚ it takes place from spring to fall in the year 1922. The ending of the novel is very tragic and gloomy. In the end‚ Myrtle‚ is ran over by Gatsby’s car‚ and the car does not stop; it keeps on speeding by. Tom is deeply affected by this because Myrtle was his girlfriend. George Wilson‚ Myrtle’s husband‚ finds out the owner of the yellow car

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    F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has to a great extent explored the moral issues implicit in his 1920’s context. Fitzgerald explores the lack of religion‚ the corruption of the American dream‚ and the superficial values of his society in order to make his society reflect on their own illusory existence. In the 1920’s‚ it was a time of rebellion where people breaked away from society’s boundaries and exploded with self-expression. Peoples’ standard of living rose dramatically due to the economic

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    as though rich and famous people are larger- than-life and virtually impossible to touch‚ almost as if they were a fantasy? In The Great Gatsby‚ set in two wealthy communities‚ East Egg and West Egg‚ Fitzgerald describes Gatsby as a Romantic‚ larger- than-life‚ figure by setting him apart from the common person. Fitzgerald sets Gatsby in a fantasy world that‚ based on illusion‚ is of his own making. Gatsby’s possessions start to this illusion. He lives in an extremely

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    In chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby Nick is invited to one of Gatsby’s extravagant parties. He arrives only to find he doesn’t know where Gatsby is‚ and then he runs into Jordan Baker. Together they set off to find Gatsby and they head to the library where they find “Owl Eyes”‚ a drunken man trying to get sober. After talking to “Owl Eyes” for awhile they head outside again where Nick unknowingly starts a conversation with Gatsby. After revealing himself‚ Gatsby tells Jordan that he would like to speak

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    Great Gatsby Analysis

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    bankrupt world‚ devoid of morality‚ and plagued by a crisis of character." "....I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ll be a fool - that’s the next thing a girl can be in this world‚ a beautiful little fool." The quote means to me that it is a man dominated world‚ and there is little hope against it. The world appears to be filled with people not having decent values‚ nor honest actions to allow prosperity. In the 1920s‚ the Great War leaving its scars on Europe‚ America‚ and as always‚ the people

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    06/07/2005 Period. 1 The Great Gatsby Essay In all human life relationships are very important‚ and this is shown in many different aspects of human life . Relationships are so significant that Authors often use them as the revolving point of their stories. Such as in The Great Gatsby the author F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the different relationships as the revolving point in his story. Fitzgerald shows how the relationships between the couples in The Great Gatsby are similar in many different

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    The Great Gatsby‚ a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is about the American Dream‚ and the downfall of those who attempt to reach its illusionary goals. This dream is different for different people‚ but in The Great Gatsby‚ for Jay‚ the dream is that through wealth and power‚ one can acquire happiness and lost love. To get this happiness Jay Gatsby must reach into the past and in order to relive an old dream of marrying Daisy‚ the foundation of his life. In order to do this‚ he must have wealth and

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