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    The Great Gatsby

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    Dear Prince of Denmark‚ Words cannot explain how miserable I am‚ due to all the despairing events that have been occurring in my life. You may believe that the loss of your father‚ King Hamlet‚ and your mother’s hasty marriage may be all of end all. All of those events in your life aren’t compatible with all the sorrow I’ve received from Daisy‚ Tom‚ and everyone who I’ve been associated with throughout my entire life. All of the people I thought were my friends‚ never attended my funeral. It

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    “The Great Gatsby”‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ all of the characters have a color that represents their personality. Firstly‚ the color green makes me think of Jay Gatsby. This color fits Gatsby well because green symbolizes hope and wealth. Throughout the book‚ Gatsby never loses hope that he will one day soon see Daisy again after 5 years. “Gatsby believed in the green light‚ the orgastic future that year by year recedes before.” (pg 180). This quote helps prove why the color describes Gatsby because

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    treated as an unwelcomed guest‚ and the author begins to illustrate and convey the feelings of entrapment and constraint to the reader in this passage‚ often done with symbolic representation of emotion through the weather and nature in gothic novels such as this. She combines this symbolism with desolate diction and structure that mimics Jane’s daily life to communicate the feeling of imprisonment and constraint experienced at Gateshead. When one lives life without love‚ in an atmosphere of

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    The weather was described at the beginning and end of major events. Even though‚ weather is something that happens in real life. It represents something more significantly and different than what is being read. The day of the clutter’s being found the sun was shining through the windows‚ it was a bright sunny day. This shows the opening of the Clutter’s case‚ it shows the reader opening the mystery of what could happen. The weather changes shortly the day after to grey

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    The Great Gatsby Analysis

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    Introduction “The Great Gatsby” is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published in 1925‚ it is set on Long Island’s North Shore and in New York City from spring to autumn of 1922. The novel takes place following the First World War. American society enjoyed prosperity during the “roaring” as the economy soared. At the same

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    In his novel the Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald creates Gatsby as a character who becomes great. His life being as just an ordinary‚ lower-class‚ citizen‚ yet Gatsby still has a dream of becoming wealthy man. After meeting Daisy‚ he has a reason to strive to become prominent. Throughout his life‚ Gatsby gains the title of truly being great. Even before Gatsby is introduced‚ he is hinted at being out of the ordinary. The first evidence of this is when Nick says‚ "Gatsby turned out alright at the

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    The “Great” Jay Gatsby The word great has many meanings – outstanding‚ eminent‚ grand‚ important‚ extraordinary‚ noble‚ etc. - and varies along with the intent of the speaker and on the interpretation of the hearer. Someone may perceive something as great‚ and yet someone else may see that same thing as horrendous. The greatness of a being is not determined by themselves‚ but by those around them who experience‚ and perceive‚ their greatness through actions and words. In the book‚ “The Great Gatsby”

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    Gatsby was a man who had wounded love‚ but only loved one woman. The novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ draws a tragic life of him. Gatsby failed on his first love with Daisy‚ whom later married a rich man named Tom. Gatsby resents himself without money. Naturally‚ he obsesses earning money and authority. Afterward‚ he hosts a colossal party every night. He achieves the aspiration waiting to meet Daisy again. However‚ Daisy betrays Gatsby putting the guilt of car accident on Gatsby made by her. One surprising

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    Jay Gatsby‚ the main character from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a fascinating character who takes on an interesting persona. Gatsby is so “great” because of his unusual nature of dealing with his lifelong problems and his status in society. Gatsby is a man who has many dreams‚ just like every other American citizen‚ but he pursues them to an abnormal extent to which many view him as “great.” Gatsby’s ultimate dream is to rekindle his relationship with Daisy‚ a girl that he viewed

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    Name Tutor Course Date Why Gatsby is great One of the outstanding pieces of classic American literature that many admire to read‚ especially in high school‚ is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The whole story detailed in this book took place during summer in a small town in Long Island. Fitzgerald details on issues of romance‚ wealth‚ adventure‚ American dream in order to attract the reader’s attention and take them back to the Jazz Age of the twenties. The most interesting concern arising

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