The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald Penguin Books 1950 172 pages $8.99 The great American classic- The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a story one man’s troubles and persistence for the girl of his dreams seen through the eyes of both the narrator and a character- Nick Carraway. The protagonist of the story‚ Jay Gatsby has waited 5 years for his “golden girl” to reappear in his life and is willing to do whatever it takes to get her. Party after party he hosts and no show
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Final for The Great Gatsby: The final for this book will be a written essay using evidence to prove your point. You will also be showing off your abilities to use academic English (vocabulary and sentence structures) and functional grammar. You will be required to use at least one example of parallelism and use both the semi-colon and colon. Choose from one of these prompts to write your essay: a. Is F. Scott Fitzgerald writing a love story that embraces American Ideals‚ or a satire that
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Reading novels written almost a hundred years ago‚ such as The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ allows us now to analyze class division and find parallels to our world now. The novel constantly displays how social classes were divided through conflicts that can easily be overlooked‚ but do speak volumes about the culture of the 1920’s. We observe that the proletariat is dependent on the bourgeoisie‚ which suggests that the proletariat is subject to use by the bourgeoisie at their own desire for
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number of lifestyles‚ they all fall into 4 categories. When discussing the predicament of Daisy and Nick‚ he says‚ “There are only the pursued‚ the pursuing‚ the busy‚ and the tired.” Everyone we have met thus far in the Great Gatsby falls into one or more of these category. Gatsby himself is clearly busy‚ and also pursued by many for his charm and riches‚ while also ceaselessly pursuing a relationship with Daisy. Nick may not realize it‚ but he is pursued by many as a companion. Perhaps this is because
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• “I bought a dozen volumes on banking and credit and investment securities‚ and they stood on my shelf in red and gold like new money from the mint‚ promising to unfold the shining secrets that only Midas and Morgan and Maecenas knew.” (4) The name Midas is a classical allusion that refers to King Midas‚ the man who was given the ability to turn anything he touched to gold. Morgan is a historical allusion to J. Pierpont Morgan‚ a successful‚ wealthy banker and financer‚ who dominated corporate
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Serly Andrias Period 5 April 25‚ 2013 Contrast Gatsby and Tom People should be defined by their beliefs‚ values‚ and interests which vary from experiences they have had in life. However‚ the main factor that defines how worthy a man is for Daisy is their wealth rather than their attributions. The plot of The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald is mainly revolved around Tom and Gatsby’s love for Daisy and the struggles that comes with it. Tom and Gatsby are both very different characters from the way
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In The Great Gatsby‚ the narrator describes the scene at a large and lavish party he attends. The author uses vivid language to capture the atmosphere and feeling of the party. In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald uses varied sentence structure and descriptive word choice to convey the endless excitement of the party. Fitzgerald uses varied sentence structure by using polysyndeton and asyndeton. He also uses lengthier sentences with less punctuation throughout. Polysyndeton is used in the quote
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the train. Tom takes Nick and Myrtle to New York City‚ to the Morningside Heights apartment he keeps for his affair. Here they have an impromptu party with Myrtle’s sister‚ Catherine‚ and a couple named McKee. Catherine has bright red hair‚ wears a great deal of makeup. The group proceeds to drink excessively. Nick claims that he got drunk for only the second time in his life at this party.The ostentatious behaviour and conversation of the others at the party repulse Nick‚ and he tries to leave. At
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successes can’t be achieved even with devotion‚ as exhibited by Fitzgerald’s demoralizing representation of American ideals of success and Hurston’s rebellious demeanor towards assimilation. First and foremost‚ in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ the thematic message was a protuberant aspect in the novel’s
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Oral Commentary on the “The Great Gatsby” Chapter 9‚ pg 189 “On the last night‚ with my trunk packed and my car sold to the grocer‚ I went over and looked at that huge incoherent failure of a house once more. On the white steps an obscene word‚ scrawled by some boy with a piece of brick‚ stood out clearly in the moonlight‚ and I erased it‚ drawing my shoe raspingly along the stone. Then I wandered down to the beach and sprawled out on the sand. Most of the big shore places were closed now and there
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