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    prude. Classes divided because some people had inherited wealth and other had work hard to earn their money. In The Great Gatsby‚ a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ these controversies that divided the generations of the 1920s included prohibition‚ and the right to personal freedoms and compares and contrast new money versus old money and modernism versus traditionalism. In The Great Gatsby‚ there is social dividing line that separates the aristocracy and those who are "would be" aristocracy. That diving

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    The Great Corruption of Gatsby The 1920s was the time of the Jazz Age when money was abundant. Most people were trying to impress others rather than living their own life. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ the theme was “love of money leads to corruption.” Money is not the problem in the story‚ but the love for it is what causes problems. Gatsby’s grand dream for wealth leads to his downfall. Nick Carraway stated to him‚ “ You can’t repeat the past”(111). He was throwing extravagant

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    has gradually transformed into a materialistic vision of having a big house‚ a nice car‚ and a life of ease. In the past century‚ the American dream has increasingly focused on material items as an indication of attaining success. In The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is a self-made man who started out with no money and only a plan for achieving his dream. He is so blinded by his luxurious possessions that he does not see that money cannot buy love or happiness. Fitzgerald demonstrates how a dream can

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    Published in 1925‚ The Great Gatsby became an immediate classic and propelled its author to fame. The novel captured the spirit of the "Jazz Age‚" a post−World War I era in upper−class America. However‚ Gatsby expresses more than the exuberance of the times. It depicts the restlessness and corruption that pervades the novel and "infects" the story and its hero too. Because the novel is not just about one man‚ James Gatz or Jay Gatsby‚ but about aspects of the human condition of an era‚ and themes

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    In the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald the fate of Jay Gatsby is important in conveying the writer´s theme‚ which is the American Dream and its failure. Gatsby´s American Dream is Daisy. He builds up his whole life around her‚ and he is willing to do everything for her. To achieve his dream Gatsby believes that he has to be wealthy and have a lot of money. He is so overwhelmed by luxury that he does not see that the money cannot buy him love and happiness. Gatsby thinks that if he

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    Nurakhunov Davran Id : 20122506 Date : 04.04.2013 Assignment : reflection The Great Gatsby After finishing The Great Gatsby we see a theme of what the past does to one man and his dream to obtain it.   Anger is what made Gatsby‚ his wealth and power were his goals of happiness and love. Gatsby supports this when he says to Tom‚ "she only married you because I was too poor and she was tired of waiting for me." Gatsby has never forgotten that if he had had the money when he first met her‚ then

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    Viviana Arvizu November 29‚ 2011 Period 3. AP Senior Literature The Great Gatsby Literary Analysis The American Dream is an idea that has been present since American literature’s beginning. Typically‚ the dreamer aspires to rise from rags to riches‚ while accumulating such things as love‚ high status‚ wealth‚ and power on his way to the top. The dream has variations throughout different time periods‚ although it is generally based on ideas of freedom‚ self-reliance‚ and a desire for something

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    born on September 24th‚1896 in St. Paul‚ Minnesota (“F. Scott”). He was an American novelist and is remembered for his boisterous personal life and the world renowned novel The Great Gatsby. Aspects of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s personal life‚ along with the culture of the roaring twenties‚ inspired the famous novel The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald was born the son of Mary McQuillian and Edward Fitzgerald (“F. Scott”). Fitzgerald started his writing career in high school and continued it at Princeton

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    Candace Dodson The Great Gatsby The four settings in the Great Gatsby can changes the image on the overall plot. Each one of them makes a different tone and enhances the image of the story line. East and West Egg are both wealthy places but‚ since they are located on opposite sides‚ their ideals are different. The Valley of Ashes is what everybody looks at as a burned out Hell. Manhattan would be best described as the purgatory on earth. These settings represent the distance between the classes

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    The Great Gatsby Essay Alaura Gartner What are personal desires? How do we make the decision to decide between our desires and choosing to conform? When making a decision between desires and conforming it is a difficult choice that we all face in our lives. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzerald it demonstrates the difficult conflict between what we want and conforming. When we have personal desires it can be difficult to conform. The first way in which Fitzgerald shows the idea

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