take over the wealth of Sleepy Hollow and cash it in for his own personal gain. According to Thompson‚ “The gently insinuating manipulator hopes to appropriate the immense treasures of this Dutch stronghold and then utilize them to make his fortune‚ be it one way or another.”
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were what was happening‚ as illustrated by Jay Gatsby hosting extraordinarily flamboyant parties and Tom’s continuous little excursions to his apartment in New York to have fun. Everybody during this era was out to have a good time. The characters are realistic. Jay Gatsby symbolizes those who‚ during this era‚ sought to fulfill the “American Dream” ; a dream of wealth and success‚ gained through hard work and success. Fitzgerald accurately describes the “American Dream” when he wrote‚ “Americans
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is to have a relationship with her‚ and reasons in the beginning they have opposite outcomes. In 10 things I Hate About You Patrick eventually falls in love with Kate and in TOTS Petruchio never actually falls in love with Kate only with her money. This difference may be because of the time period change. When TOTS was written women didn’t really have much of a choice in what happened in their life but in 10 Things I Hate About You Kate has that control. In TOTS Petruchio marries Kate for her money
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has Nick to point out that “Daisy’s embarrassed too.” (87) During there first words they talked about how long it had been and Gatsby remembered the exact time it had been‚ it would be “ five months next November.”(87) The turning point of this particular scene comes when nick comes back to the room and realizes that Gatsby “literally glowed.”(89) Gatsby and Daisy had been left alone by Nick and when he comes back in he describes a scene that a question had just been answered‚ the question
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a harsh view of American business that not only contradicts‚ but also befouls the values of the "American Dream." The idealistic importance of fairness‚ equality‚ and the idea that hard work brings success included in this "dream" of American society is clearly not reality in this play. The values of work ethic‚ and equal opportunity are betrayed‚ and there is a notable presence of racism‚ sexism‚ and an savage system of "dog-eat-dog" competition. A main focus of the play is the never-ending
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The Jazz Age was depicted as an era of freedom‚ revolution‚ fantasy‚ and mostly‚ corruption. The inhabitants of America during the time were jubilant over the victories of World War I and very much enjoyed the wealth brought on by the spoils of war. Many were busy as they tried to build big businesses to monopolize the flow of money‚ and legalities did not matter as long as the people got what they wanted. The people sought to use the new-gained wealth to make their fantasy ideals to become a reality
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plays a part in Gatsby’s own death. Gatsby’s car is first mentioned in chapter 3 when Nick hears music coming from Gatsby’s house and says that “on week-ends his Rolls-Royce became an omnibus‚ bearing parties to and from the city. . .” (43). In this part of the book‚ the car serves as a sort of characterization for Gatsby. In chapter four we learn even more about the car; Nick describes the car as “a rich cream color‚ bright
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He also uses this symbolism to express his view of the American Dream at this time in history. Fitzgerald communicates the American Dream as something that will ultimately always end in failure because the goals people set are unachievable. Green‚ the most dominant color in the book‚ symbolizes
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the Great Gatsby‚ Gatsby chased after Daisy for years. Daisy is what made him feel whole and he had chased wealth and done unfavorable activities just to receive her love again. This money chipped away at his core and turned him into a whole different person. He even changed his name and stopped contact with his family. This new money made him feel lonely and even when he threw his lavish parties‚ he would stand alone in the crowd. At the end‚ he was very unhappy and he died that way. At his funeral
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the Great Gatsby” (Donahue‚ “Five reasons ‘Gatsby’ is the great American novel”). Fitzgerald’s language is pristine. It could be argued he “makes phrases complicated.” Not only is it pleasurable to marvel at‚ but the the time and viewpoint at which this story is being narrated is to be accounted for. Nick Carraway is of high wealth and life‚ and it reflects in the language. The style only serves to further naturalize the setting and aid readers to cherish the novel. It is the 1920s‚ after all. “But
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