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    ‘The novel paints a world of desolation and despair.’ How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of The Great Gatsby? I completely agree with this view everyone is in despair at some stage in the novel and everyone is depressed even if they don’t show it. Myrtle and Wilson are an unhappily married couple‚ they live in a small rundown town. Myrtle is Wilson’s everything‚ he loves her so much and everything he does is to please her. Myrtle is having an affair with Tom Buchanan. Wilson

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    The Great Gatsby (Novel) Author Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald Purpose To show the author’s conflicting feelings about the Jazz Age Relationship with the Author and the Characters  Fitzgerald and Carraway  Thoughtful young man from Minnesota  Educated at an Ivy League school  Moves to NYC after the war  Found the new extravagant lifestyle seductive and exciting  Fitzgerald and Gatsby  Idolizes wealth and luxury  Falls in love with a beautiful young woman while at military

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    Abidi‚ 1 The Deceitful Green Light Green is the color of hope and it is viewed as one of the most important symbols in The Great Gatsby. Gatsby believed in the power of green light and its ability to provide him with everything that he desired. He felt that it could take away all his worries and create a prosperous life for him. Gatsby is characterized as being naïve since his dreams led him from rags to riches‚ and he was able to see a new developed America. Clearly‚ the green light

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    far-reaching novel The Great Gatsby‚ he presents us some crucial realities related to American society. One important aspect of these realities is crime. Every Saturday‚ Gatsby throws a party at his mansion: all the great and luxury of the young fashionable world come to show his extravagance‚ but he builds his fortune through distributing alcohol‚ gambling and bootlegging. However‚ the reason for Gatsby to take such great risk is neither money nor fame‚ for Nick has observed that Gatsby” grew more correct

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    2013 The Great Gatsby Paper In the beginning of Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Nick doesn’t care too much for Gatsby‚ but later Nick begins to like Gatsby‚ and by the end‚ Nick and Gatsby become best friends. It is sort of weird how their relationship develops‚ and the reason it develops. Nick and Gatsby seem to be two totally different people‚ but I guess opposites attract. In the beginning of Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Nick doesn’t care too much for Gatsby. Nick thinks that Gatsby is kind

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    The great flaw in Gatsby’s character is his excessive obsession. We find out towards the middle of the book Gatsby is obsessed with Daisy to the point that his life is ’Daisy’. He throws extravagant parties in hopes her being there. He purchases a palace of a mansion simply because it is close to Daisy’s home. He makes a living only to prove himself worthy to Daisy. He lives for ’Daisy’‚ but he does not live for the living Daisy. Gatsby is so infatuated with ’Daisy’ that he is bent on the magnificent

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    The Great Gatsby My assignment was to compare the novel The Great Gatsby to the movies which were made in 1974 and 2000.While the basic idea of the book was expressed in both movies‚ I choose a version of 1974 because it seemed to have more noticeable details than the version which was realized in 2000. In my opinion the 2000 version didn’t do a better job in expressing the ideas of the book. The 1974 version did an excellent job in portraying the Jazz Age. The scenes of Gatsby’s party

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    x 10-23 J K -1 Period 4 1/26/12 AP English Jay Gatsby‚ undoubtedly the most love-stricken character in The Great Gatsby‚ has shown moments of both hopeless romanticism and over-obsessiveness. He has based the past five years on a woman whom he has met only once and might never meet again. His unrealistic dream of someday courting this “golden girl” has clouded his mind and made him act only in pursuit of this fantasy. Jay Gatsby is a pathetic character because he allowed himself to be consumed by

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    Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman and Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby dedicate their lives to searching for different versions of the American Dream‚ but because they have distorted views of themselves and the world they live in‚ neither is able to reach his goals. Gatsby’s only motivation becoming rich is to win Daisy Buchanan’s heart. Gatsby throws lavish parties and lies about his background in an attempt to prove to Daisy that he is worthy of her. Similarly‚ Willy comes home to his family and

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    asked to describe Daisy Buchanan right after reading The Great Gatsby‚ you would more than likely describe her as superficial‚ shallow‚ fake and ditzy. However‚ there is another part of her that she hides from everyone‚ even herself. Under the surface‚ there is a reservoir. That is her character‚ and it takes Jay Gatsby to stir the waters and bring the cleanest form of Daisy to the surface. At first look‚ Daisy is a totally flat character. She came from money and wealth‚ she is currently wealthy

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