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    The Great Gatsby Summary

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    Summer Project 2012- “The Great Gatsby”: FULL SUMMARY OF “THE GREAT GATSBY”: During the 1920’s era‚ within the various movements of prohibition‚ women’s rights‚ and the Jazz Age‚ F Scott Fitzgerald bore a timeless novel by the name of “The Great Gatsby.” The predominant character‚ Nick‚ who duals as narrator‚ is indecisive but thoughtful. He lives in West Egg on Long Island Sound‚ amidst the aristocratic air and luxurious titles. Gatsby‚ Nick’s neighbor‚ whose affairs apart from his parts

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    Jong Un‚ and President of the United State of America‚ Donald Trump. However‚ what a lot of successful individuals lack in this corrupt world is honourability. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Nick is correct when he says to Gatsby “ worth the whole damn bunch of them put together” because Nick knows Gatsby is an honourable man. Gatsby’s honourability shows throughout the novel when he is pursuing Daisy‚ keeping faithful‚ and doing anything to earn Daisy. First off‚ in the novel

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    Sexism In The Great Gatsby

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    someone is sexist? In this context‚ someone is sexist if they belittle women or use stereotypical gender roles. An author who does this is F. Scott Fitzgerald. Born Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald on September 24‚ 1896‚ in St. Paul‚ Minnesota‚ Fitzgerald is an American short-story writer and novelist best known for his turbulent personal life and novels like This Side of Paradise‚ The Beautiful and the Damned and The Great Gatsby. The 1920’s was an era in which women had more freedom from the duties previously

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    Daisy-the Great Gatsby

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    April 22‚ 2013 Lit. Paper The Practical “Princess” In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ one of the main characters‚ Daisy Buchanan is perceived to be a very practical person. When describing someone as being "practical" it means that they are being realistic. This means a person makes sensible decisions and choices‚ especially the types of decisions and choices that you have to make every day.This person has a level head and can weigh out the options without being consumed

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    Great Gatsby Essay

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    In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ Daisy Buchanan is possibly the most mysterious and perhaps disappointing character. She captures the hearts of both Tom Buchanan‚ her unfaithful‚ though providing husband and Jay Gatsby‚ her lover from five years prior. Many disastrous incidents occurred in all aspects of the novel. It would be easy to blame all of them on Tom‚ because she was cheating on Daisy‚ or even Gatsby‚ because he lured Daisy in with his elaborate house and fancy shirts. But‚ all of the unfortunate

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    Likewise‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald has his own unique way which he uses in his works that differentiates him from all the other authors. Furthermore‚ in the Great Gatsby‚ a historical fictional novel‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald paints a picture of a lifestyle and a decade that is both fascinating and horrific which to most people‚ is evocative and makes them look at their way of life in a different way. His style‚ especially in the great Gatsby is described as “lushly evocative” because his works have a brilliant

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    In the book‚ “The Great Gatsby” the readers are able to see how F. Scott Fitzgerald uses multiple characters to create his story. These characters were important because they not only entertain the people‚ but they also contributed to the overall theme. One of the themes Fitzgerald was trying to convey was how the American Dream is not attainable or achievable. Each character’s actions in this book contributed towards the theme whether their part was big or small. The character’s actions and how

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    Scott Fitzgerald’s novels‚ it eats up and consumes his characters to the point of their deterioration. They all yearn for an outcome that they will never get‚ however they feel that the world owes whatever it is that they seek to them. Fitzgerald uses his characters to criticize the upper class’s greed‚ arguing that if someone achieves wealth‚ or is raised wealthy then it will lead to a feeling of entitlement. People who live affluently feel entitled to everything‚ especially love and money which

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    Great Gatsby Opinion

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    Colin Glassman English 1st Hour 4/15/2012 Great Gatsby Essay The book The Great Gatsby there are many themes‚ characters‚ and motifs. F.S. Fitzgerald uses all of them very well. That is why The Great Gatsby is one the greatest novels of all time. Its based on finding love in a world where its hard to find. In the novel Fitzgerald shows the many sides to life. The rich‚ the poor and the in between. He tells the story of a man who came from nothing and became very rich. He truly showed

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    Plaza Hotel in the movie “The Great Gatsby” closely depicts the way F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the scene in the novel. From the level of tension‚ the emotions expressed‚ and the dialogue used‚ the movie presents the same ideas as those written by Fitzgerald. In the novel‚ the tension begins to build from the moment the group enters the hotel room. Gatsby and Tom begin to make “pokes” at each other‚ rising the level of anxiety. Similarly in the movie‚ Tom and Gatsby openly express distrust and hate

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