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    Differing Opinions on The American Dream In the book‚ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ one of the main focuses is the American Dream. While Gatsby’s idea of the American Dream may vary from Tom’s‚ everyone understands what the dream is to themselves. Whether it is money‚ fame‚ family‚ or success‚ the American Dream is whatever someone wants to achieve in their lifetime. There are many ways that people view the American Dream. Some view it as money‚ status‚ or fame while others view

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    if asked what values individuals admire‚ the majority would say kindness and humbleness. On the other hand‚ in the 1920’s the word “kind” would associate with  something different from today . The depiction of respect has dramatically changed over time. For example the 1920’s is an exemplar of moral and social corruption.  In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Tom is portrayed as fake and selfish. Through imagery and diction‚ it shows the moral‚ social corruption of 1920’s society

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    Emotions can be revealed through all types of literature such as in the novel The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the poem To The Virgins‚ To Make Much of Time‚ by Robert Herrick and in the short story The Yellow Wallpaper‚ by Charlotte Gilman. The most powerful way to connect with an audience is through the characters’ emotions. An emotional connection is created when a reader formulates a conclusion about the characters‚ allowing the interaction to become deep and meaningful. Therefore‚

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ depicts the roaring1920’s and how society functions under the influence of the American Dream. American society during this period was determined to improve the quality of life in the country and the individual. In “The Great Gatsby”‚ the American Dream is hidden behind a mirage of things including corruption‚ beauty‚ greed‚ and‚ most of all‚ lies. All these factors gave many people a sense of false entitlement in an era when economic and social status were

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    “The Great Gatsby”‚ by F Scott Fitzgerald‚ the author wants us to view Nick Caraway as courageous and sticking to his morals. Nick is the narrator of the novel and he has faced many difficult decisions that have tested his moral standing. He seemed to make a morally right decision in all of these instances despite the consequences they could have for him. The hardest decision Nick had to make was to arrange for Daisy‚ his married cousin‚ to meet a long lost love of hers‚ Jay Gatsby. Nick was conflicted

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    composer must decide what era of music will best compliment the film‚ sometimes based as a whole or scene by scene. This is so important because the music can create the entire film‚ and encourage the overall titillation of the audience. Personally‚ I believe

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    Harrell Great Gatsby Chapter 1 Questions- 1) How does the narrator describe Gatsby? – At first the narrator describes him like ”extraordinary gift for hope and a romantic readiness”. 2) From where did the narrator come and why? – The narrator‚ Nick‚ came from the Midwest‚ Minnesota specifically to learn the bond business. 3) Describe the narrators house. - Nick lives a in a small house between two mansions. 4) Describe the Buchanans house. – A gigantic mansion. 5) How does Nick know

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    said‚ “People are so busy dreaming the American Dream‚ fantasizing about what they could be or have a right to be‚ that they’re all asleep at the switch. This quote symbolizes the simple fact that the American Dream is impossible for someone to ever attain because people are to busy dreaming about what others have‚ that they fail to recognize what they themselves already have attained. The American author F. Scott Fitzgerald has had an unprecedented impact on America. His novels contain recurring

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    couldn’t forgive him or like him‚ but I saw that what he had done was‚ to him‚ entirely justified. It was all very careless and confused. They were careless people‚ Tom and Daisy-- they smashed up things and creatures and the retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness‚ or whatever it was the kept them together‚ and let other people clean up the mess they had made" (Fitzgerald 180-181). In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the characters Daisy and Tom demonstrate the

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    and adventure. Throughout literary works the devolution of characters was becoming more pronounced. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the symbol of a closing‚ yet exuberant wheel of life describes the life of Gatsby from the start‚ the middle‚ and the dreadful end. In the beginning‚ the mystery of Gatsby shows the cycle of his miserable life. The author noted‚ “Only Gatsby‚ the man who gives his name to this book‚ was exempt from my reaction -” (2). The narrator‚ Nick Carraway‚ creates

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