Interpretation of Literature 6 December 2013 The Great Gatsby: Luhrmann v. Fitzgerald From super evildoer Tom Buchanan‚ to a modernistic‚ rap party‚ the Great Gatsby‚ directed by Baz Luhrmann‚ contrasts the written version of the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald in many ways. This contrast provided by the movie creates a different interpretation of the intended meaning and importance of the characters‚ scenes‚ and images in the written version. This is evident through the emphasis or importance
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extraordinary novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ tells the story of Jay Gatsby‚ a wealthy young man. Known for his mysterious past and inconceivable amount of money‚ Gatsby is able to host several extravagant parties in his gothic mansion. Many characters in the novel represent each aspect of the Roaring Twenties. Introducing many characters who all seem to cause conflict with each other‚ the main character Fitzgerald sets the entire book over is Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is first shown as a
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If the Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a morality tale‚ then its lesson is beyond comprehension. As noted on the blurb on the back cover‚ the book does take place at the height of the 1920s‚ a time when ‘gin was the national drink‚ and sex the national obsession”. And yet‚ for the purposes of the novel‚ this is a superficial assessment of the Jazz Age‚ or else what Fitzgerald really meant to say about the Jazz Age. While much can be said of Gatsby’s decadence‚ and his gaudiness‚ and the
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Shaw Jr/Sr Honors English 8 May 2009 The Mind and life of Fitzgerald and the Great Gatsby: A Psychoanalytical Criticism Like many writers today F. Scott Fitzgerald either consciously or unconsciously wrote about himself in the book known as The Great Gatsby. Many of the books characters such as Daisy‚ Nick and even Gatsby himself show characteristics similar to people in Fitzgerald’s life and also Fitzgerald himself. Nick and Gatsby show lifestyles and desires of Fitzgerald’s‚ when Daisy and
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reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ three particular themes stood out to me significantly; one’s wonder‚ unfulfilled dreams‚ and a journey revisiting the past. In my painting‚ I have depicted Nick’s curiosity of Gatsby in a dream. This dream demonstrates what Gatsby’s perspective was through Nick’s eyes. Earlier in the book‚ Gatsby fell in love before the war with social butterfly‚ Daisy. However‚ upon returning from the war‚ he discovers that Daisy is married. Gatsby finds himself surrounded
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” – Nick Carraway Nick Carraway is the narrator for The Great Gatsby for an array of reasons. Nick is the cousin of Daisy and the neighbour of Gatsby and‚ it could be said that‚ for these reasons alone‚ Nick is the perfect choice to narrate the novel due to his relationship with both of these characters. However‚ Nick also attempts to give the reader an unbiased opinion of the characters and the events as they unfold. Fitzgerald makes Carraway his own person and not just a character speaking the
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All books have themes and lessons in them that teach us something important after reading them. Sometimes these lessons are learned from the characters of the books. In The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby teaches us lessons about success‚ hope‚ and ethics or morals. Many of the characters in The Great Gatsby are used to construct different themes and teach us moral lessons. Gatsby has been in love with daisy for many years. Gatsby uses illegal and unethical ways to acquire wealth that he thinks he needs
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feet ad it can be seen in its true setting‚ just another tiny bump on the pathway of life. • There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who make things happen. Those who watch things happen Those who don’t know what happened. Which one are you? • Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take‚ but by the moments that take our breath away • To lead the people‚ walk behind them…….. Too many leaders walk ahead and never turn back
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Write about the ways Fitzgerald tells the story in chapter 7 (Page 132 onwards) Chapter 7 mirrors chapter 1 in setting and structure‚ of the travelling to New York and the necessity to pass through ‘The Valley of the Ashes’ symbolic of the mythological River Styx and “The Waste Land” by T.S. Elliot. Also‚ the many separated sections in chapter 7 are reminiscent of the structure of chapter 1‚ used as a key way for Fitzgerald to effectively and emotively convey the story‚ by framing the two chapters
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Translating requirements into a system design Documenting the system design 4. Activities/Exercises 1. Design a Student Registration System (class exercise). 2. Design a Resource Management System. Activity 1: Design a Student Registration System What is UML? UML is primarily a graphical notation used to assist system analysis and express software design. The fundamental reason to use UML involves communication. UML allows a more precise specification of concepts than natural language‚ and it
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