The Great Gatsby: Reader Response Jewels Hinton Wishum English 11 P5 “This isn’t just an epigram--life is much more successfully looked at from a single window‚ after all.” (Fitzgerald 4). This Novel is like an exceptionally elongated poem. Poems are usually meant to be taken apart and analyzed because there are many ways to view it. The Great Gatsby is a fine example of this. There are many symbols and representations of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s view of the 1920’s as a whole. He demonstrates
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Fitzgerald’s tells of the differences in his novel by showing the varying virtues that come with this type of lifestyle. As Nick Carraway makes his way to New York City he does not loose his sense of self. And as we go through this story with Nick an read about the extravagance that was so prevalent in that era‚ we see that Nick holds on to some of the simplicity of being from out West‚ as a symbol of this his house is in West Egg the lesser of the two Eggs. He also holds on to the lessons his dad taught
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book because it symbolizes the the hazy and eluding future with Daisy that Gatsby was trying to reach. One of the most important representation of the green color is the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock that Gatsby was extending his arm out to. This symbol leads to the theme of the American dream because Gatsby went from poor to rich to reach his goal but failed. Nick claims‚”Gatsby believed in the green light‚ the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eludes us then‚ but that’s
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willing to change who they are for someone else and to what extent they will go to in order to impress another person. This theme is continuously shown throughout the novel by Gatsby’s endless love for Daisy. Gatsby was always very poor when he was younger but wanted to be rich only to impress Daisy. His whole life since he met her he was trying to be someone he was not. In this case he was blinded by her love and only wanted to be rich just so he could be with her. Gatsby also got a huge house across
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The 1920s was a booming decade for the people in America. The economy was up and many Americans became very successful. The novel‚ The Great Gatsby especially highlights the upper class. The characters in the book that fit this role are Tom‚ Daisy and Gatsby. The author F. Scott Fitzgerald connected the values and goals of the characters and the theme of the book with the theme of the 1920s. The values of the characters in The Great Gatsby are very important to the overall plot of the book. The
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the past. Once they reunite‚ he seems unsatisfied with Daisy because of this huge dream and t seemed like Daisy could not fulfill it. Nick Carraway‚ Daisy’s cousin and also the narrator‚ was in a way‚ was Gatsby’s guardian. Fitzgerald uses‚ simile‚ diction‚ imagery and paradox to express the guardian-like behavior Nick shows towards Gatsby. After the death of the Great Gatsby‚ Nick mentions that “He had come a long way to this blue lawn‚ and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly
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financially gaining through violation of laws and unethical practices. In the article‚ he informs the readers that leading banks‚ such as J.P. Morgan Chase‚ are risking thousands of Americans out of jobs and money. Despite such illegitimate behavior‚ this criminal activity is not affecting their reputation. Even the bankers‚ who work in the bank‚ are actively engaged for their own individual gain‚ yet these individuals are not being charged against their crimes. Eskow disputes‚ “In fact‚ bankers’ bonuses
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Phoniness is a term used to denote something artificial or fake‚ however this definition can extend to an individual’s attitude as well. This is a major theme discussed in J.D. Salinger’s book‚ The Catcher in The Rye. The main character‚ Holden Caulfield is a troubled young teenager who has a cynical outlook on society and has been expelled from many schools. In general‚ as well as in the novel‚ the desire to achieve a certain economic status leads to phoniness within society‚ which invalidates an
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What is it that can drive a man with so much passion? Maybe it’s the lust of the flesh perhaps. And what of a woman? What makes her heart flutter with indecision and pure pressure? In this story "The Great Gatsby." By F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ we see a man by the name of Jay Gatsby who is still deeply in love with a woman who is already married to someone else. Daisy Buchanan is a very wealthy pinup girl living in the 1920’s in East Egg New York with her husband Tom Buchanan. Little does she know
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hypocrite. Tom Buchanan displays a significant amount of arrogance in this novel. First‚ Tom Buchanan loves Daisy‚ that is why he married her‚ but he is also in love with Myrtle Wilson‚ his mistress. “Tom’s got some woman in New York” (Fitzgerald 15). This quote shows that Tom has another woman in New York. A lot of people say that Myrtle is only with Tom because of his money‚ but he doesn’t see it. Daisy knew all along
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