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    The Great Gatsby Money

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    In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby‚” the predominant theme is money cannot buy love or happiness. This theme is shown through five symbols: Gatsby’s golden toilet seat‚ Myrtles dress‚ Gatsby’s house‚ the conflicts at Gatsby’s parties‚ and Gatsby’s act of replacing the woman’s dress that ripped at one of his parties. The description of Gatsby’s golden toilet seat is just one example of the countless amount of luxurious material goods that Gatsby has collect over the years; none of

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    1.10 the Great Gatsby

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    Part I: Character Behavior Consequences Jay Gatsby Self absorbed He’s let down when all of his action don’t give him the results he wants. Daisy Buchanan Careless‚ selfish She gets the attention she seeks and the guilt becomes too much; especially when the tables turn and she finds out Tom is cheating. Tom Buchanan Firm‚ barbaric He loses his mistress and his wife begins to have an affair. Jordan Baker Self-centered ‚ dishonest Nick leaves her forever. Myrtle Wilson

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    The Great Gatsby: Materialism The quote "material without being real" shows the emptiness of an existence with the realization of a tainted ideal. Fittingly‚ this quote from Nick is placed after Daisy leaves Gatsby. Nick is imagining what Gatsby would be thinking if he had understood that the goal‚ winning Daisy and her materialistic insubstantiality‚ was unworthy of his effort. Fitzgerald does not specifically state if Gatsby is or is not waiting for the phone call from Daisy. If Gatsby

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    Wealth‚ Love‚ and the American Dream It has been said that F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is about the pursuit of the American dream. It has also been said that the novel is about love‚ ambition‚ and obsession. Perhaps both are true. Combined‚ these themes may be understood in their most basic forms among the relationships within the novel. After all‚ each character’s reason for belonging to a relationship speaks very strongly of what really makes him tick; each character’s manifestation

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    Who is this Gatsby? People are left with an elusive impression about Gatsby’s personality and life. Should I make any judgements based on the party? Should I imagine what I don’t know? No‚ I will not follow the phonus balonus and stick to my belief of reserving all unnecessary judgements. Gatsby remains a mysterious person. It seems that everybody has got something to say about this guy and his unusual social skills. Oh‚ well. I know my onions! “Jordan‚ you seem to have changed overnight‚” I am following

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    In the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ “The Great Gatsby”‚ he clearly shows that the search for the American Dream leads to demise. Throughout the book Gatsby seeks wealth‚ love‚ and social acceptance and is disappointed in the final result. In my end view after reading this novel‚ there seems to be true standing factors of why the realities of both the wealthy and working classes have such an unspoken‚ yet mutual aroma that they breathe. My own opinion of the ‘American Dream’‚ is working hard for

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    Great Gatsby Assignment

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    Following the accident a man Known as Jay Gatsby has been found shot dead at a pool side. It is to be said that the women ran over in the car accident and the man involved in the shooting have links. The police have been told by local residents that George Wilson Husband of Myrtle Wilson who died in the car accident has been looking for Jay Gatsby as he is rumoured to be the driver of the car that hit Myrtle Wilson. Soon after the shooting of Gatsby‚ Wilson was found dead himself‚ after a team

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    have results that can come back and affect the outcome of one’s life. This idea is supported in the literary works of Great Gatsby and Lord of the Flies‚ where the choices and actions of the characters caused them great pain. The words of L.M Montgomery in F.Scott Fitzgerald’s the Great Gatsby‚ a story of a man’s unfailing love for a woman. This story finds Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan as these lovers who were reconnected after what seems like an eternity. This reunion reignites old

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    The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ elegantly captures the essence of the Jazz Age‚ the soaring prose reflecting a time defined by glittering dynamism and evolution while underscored with rampant excess and moral decay‚ as detailed in Nick Carraway’s account of his experience in New York City. Although the titular character’s motivations‚ the pursuit of the time he lost with Daisy‚ is the main force driving the plot of the novel‚ The Great Gatsby is undeniably a coming-of-age novel revolving

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    so we beat on‚ boats against the current‚ borne back ceaselessly into the past” The ending line in The Great Gatsby‚ spoken by the narrator Nick Carraway‚ who reflects upon Gatsby’s life‚ likening him unto a boat against the current of the times. Nick’s avid description of the hardships Gatsby faced has more dimension than the utter surface it surmises. Nick’s farewell is infused with Gatsby as a character that further examination pinpoints the underlying meaning that Fitzgerald clearly wrote. Gatsby’s

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