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    Great Gatsby and the 20's

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    Erik Ferjentsik 127W Paper After a time of prosperity‚ the roaring 1920’s became a decade of social decay and declining moral values. The forces this erosion of ethics can be explained by a variety of theories. However‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald paints a convincing portrait of waning social virtue in his novel‚ The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald portrays the nefarious effects of materialism created by the wealth-driven culture of the time. This was an era where societal values made wealth

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    In the novel everyone has a certain dream. Like Gatsby‚ his dream is to win Daisy back. Even though he ends up being screwed over and dying afterwards. A theme that people would learn from for the Great Gatsby is the American Dream. “I glanced seaward--and distinguished nothing except a single green light” The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock is the symbol of Gatsby’s hopes and dreams. "Dr. Eckleburg’s eyes are the eyes of God‚ which sees everything." The sign in front of the house with

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    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 sea and Gatsby is given a blue coat by Mr. Cody. ‘’"A few days later [Dan Cody]took him to Duluth and bought him a coat‚ six pair of white duck trousers and a yachting cap." (Fitzgerald 100) Gatsby is now obsessed with the wealth and lifestyle that

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    1.Analyse the use of camera techniques‚ with reference to specific scenes and shots‚ and the impact made on the story. There where all types of camera techniques like extreme wide shot‚ very wide shot‚ wide shot‚ mid shot‚ close up and many more. Somewhere used when Amon goth was shooting off his Bocconi and he was looking through the scope and the camera was moving like you were looking through the scope‚ it made you feel like you were shooting the gun. The camera shot that showed you through the

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ whose fame rests largely upon his novels‚ especially The Great Gatsby (1925)‚ also wrote dozens upon dozens of short stories that literally provided him with his livelihood‚ many of which made their initial appearances in The Saturday Evening Post and Esquire. In total‚ one hundred eighty-one short stories by Fitzgerald‚ both published and unpublished‚ are listed below. Of these‚ one is shared in authorship with Zelda Fitzgerald (her other ten stories are noted also)‚ and another

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    The quintessential American novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ says‚ “The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg‚ Long Island‚ sprang from his Platonic conception of himself … he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen-year-old boy would be likely to invent‚ and to this conception he was faithful to the end” (Fitzgerald 98). In this classic rags-to-riches tale‚ a poor young man sees what the world has to offer‚ and he does everything he can to have it all. He constructs a new identity

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    1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet and insert the information required in the spaces provided. 2. There are 45 questions in this book. All questions carry equal marks. 3. Answer ALL Questions. You are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the answers on the Answer Sheet. Wrong marks must be completely erased with a clean rubber. 4. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer‚ you will receive NO MARKS for that question

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    FitzgeraldF. Scott. The Great Gatsby. Britain: Penguin‚ 1926. 1. Point of view – the view or perspective of how the story is narrated (i.e first person) “Only Gatsby‚ the man who gives his name to this book‚ was exempt from my reaction – Gatsby‚ who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn.” (pg. 8) • This novel is narrated from a first person point of view. Nick Carraway is both a narrator and a character participant in the story. Seen that this novel

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    Anaylictal Essay The green light at the end of Tom Buchanan’s dock represents one of the many motifs in The Great Gatsby it has many examples thought out the book such as Gatsby’s Love for daisy‚ his obsession with getting her back and Gatsby’s dissatisfaction with his own life ever since daisy left his life when he went to war. This symbol is constantly shown throughout the book as Gatsby is constantly checking out the window looking to look at the light. The first reference to Gatsby’s dissatisfaction

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    Shine‚ an award winning film directed by Scott Hicks‚ depicts the life of musical genius David Helfgott and the challenges and suffering he overcame in his life. Through a variety of film techniques Hicks is able to capture certain aspects of the human condition such as that of isolation‚ deprivation of freedom and one’s longing to be loved and cared about. Shine is also highly inspirational‚ illustrating a person’s ability to move forward in life despite facing the debilitating effects of psychological

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