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    with a girl‚ Zelda‚ well she ended up leaving him because he was poor‚ and she would be living a lifestyle she’s not used to. When Fitzgerald gets money‚ and becomes well off Zelda comes running back‚ they get married‚ travel together‚ and have a kid this is when he wrote “The Great Gatsby”. Jay Gatsby is not in love with Daisy‚ he loves the idea of being with her. Jay Gatsby is obsessed not in love. If Gatsby were to be in love with Daisy he would have chased after her‚ rather than waiting for her

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    being rich‚ but that wasn’t his goal. In order to reach his goal in life and be truly happy he needed to be with the one person he loved and that was Daisy. Similar to this idea in the book‚ The Wolf Of Wall Street‚ Jordan Belfort the main character always wanted more and more as he could never settle for what he had. Because of this‚ he continued to get wealthy. Even with all the money he made‚ Jordan realized that to actually be happy he wanted to have power over everyone and be able to do what he

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    Many celebrities had their start from places and jobs you may not probably think they ever did since they’re all so famous and probably such posh socialites right now. Who would imagine a famous action star used to be a garbage truck driver? Well‚ it’s best not to judge. These stars also tried to pay their bills before they became famous. John Boyega is not an exception. The Star Wars star was once a stock photo model. One wouldn’t have imagined it but someone at the University of Nebraska saw

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    kpop industry and even though his manager tries to get him into every fucking possible party out there‚ Yoongi somehow manages to get around them. After a couple of them he quickly understood how much he actually despises them. Even when he wasn’t this popular‚ everyone tried to get something from the boy. He knows that that’s the point‚ but he still doesn’t understand why someone willingly would go to such events. So‚ after three or four experiences like that was enough to Yoongi to promise to himself

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    during chapter 5 when Daisy sees Gatsby’s collection of shirts‚ Daisy supposedly falls in love with him again but it is obvious that she only loves his wealth. The Jelly Bean uses foreshadowing to hint at the idea that Jim will fall in love with Nancy‚ this is seen when Jim starts running into his old friends before the war. When he runs into Nancy he wishes he knew how to dance as a way to impress her. Jim also hints that he will make himself worth something in order to win Nancy after finding out that

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    Great Gatsby represents a corruption of the American dream. The characters in this book try to achieve this dream which most of them involve gaining wealth and social standards. They all end up failing one way or another because of their lifestyle. Gatsby himself represents the corruption of the American dream. Before Gatsby’s dream was corrupted‚ he believed that personality was important to be successful. He also kept this notebook when he was a child filled with many ideas of himself trying to improve

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    “Two Scavengers in a Truck‚ Two Beautiful People in a Mercedes” was written by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. This poem is about two scavengers on its way home and seeing two rich people in a Mercedes‚ who was just about to go to work. The writer show social Inequality by imagery‚ similes and irony. The whole poem was very descriptive‚ the images are show clearly which makes the readers easy to picture the differences between the rich and poor. In line three and four it describe the scavengers as “A bright

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    Blue is a color that can be associated in a many ways and is symbolic throughout the novel. Lonely‚ illusions‚ fantasy are three words that are exemplify themes within this color. Jay Gatsby’s illusions throughout the novel are evident‚ he is chasing relationship that is not meant to be with the wealthy Daisy. Upon the realization that Daisy had married Tom Buchanan‚ Gatsby took it upon himself to change significantly. The change is influenced by a man named Dan Cody‚ the transformation occurs at

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    wealthy individuals in the roaring twenties. Fitzgerald uses this motif of carelessness in order to convey the idea that as the lure of the American Dream becomes too great‚ people will often lose their sense of moral values and will

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    of recollections. At times inelegant and strained but others‚ placid. In my memory you have always lived on‚ but the culpability in my heart tiptoes out when the sun reposes and the moon is thrown upon the firmament. All of which is compressed into this short letter you are reading. An adventurous and greedy man I am‚ I do admit. But please do understand my coveting of the gold and glory. “I and my companions suffer from a disease of the heart which can be cured only with gold”. Which eventually

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