The 1920’s were an interesting time in U.S. history. Women were exercising more of their rights‚ the prohibition act came into play and crime was on a rise. In The Great Gatsby you can see social break down very clearly throughout the book. The ones that stood out from the rest to me was about the breaking vowels and promises of marriage or friendship. In the book we find two lovely couples driven by the desires of others; so‚ they were torn apart from each other as they broke the binding of marriage
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Prompt 4 In The Great Gatsby most of the characters are only seen for their status in society‚ a good example is Gatsby because everyone sees him as a rich and mysterious man. I believe social status should not matter at all to anyone. I believe Fitzgerald is in line with my thoughts on the topic. The characters that care most and or least about social status are Nick‚ Tom‚ and Gatsby. Nick Caraway‚ one of the only characters to not care about their social status is Nick because he is more down to
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Winter Dreams Judy Jones was born wealthy and she was attracted to men with power and money. Aside from her physical beauty‚ her status gave her many social options. She was vain and liked to be seen with a procession of men. Dexter was one of them. The seductive mannerisms in her voice had a magical effect on men and it drew their attention. Her voice was not lady-like but her tone was deep. Later on Dexter remembered that unique voice. Fitzgerald wrote in the short story‚ “He imagined her husky
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submissive to others feelings and actions‚ and tries to not judge them. He sticks onto the saying of his father‚ “Whenever you feel like criticizing one‚ just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had” (Fitzgerald‚ 1). The quote reveals his humble personality‚ even if he comes from a wealthy family‚ he keeps to his righteous morals. He is raised in a certain way in order to be able to think from different point of views. Nick is an unbiased observer and
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In The Great Gatsby‚ there are a variety of themes. Of all the themes the book has to offer‚ the film captures best‚ the lack of morals and the corruption of the American Dream. Towards the beginning of the film when Nick first meets Myrtle she is immediately showing her lack of morals by the way she interacts with Tom‚ giving Nick a sense of their secret affair. In addition‚ the party she hosts at the apartment is over the top inappropriate compared to the one in the novel as Nick is exposed to
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Throughout American Literature F. Scott Fitzgerald helped shape the way that it is today. Scott was born in 1896 in Minnesota‚ and has many stories that he writes about being young. He is famous for writing books like The Great Gatsby‚ and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. He died at the age of 44 due to a heart attack. Scott Fitzgerald had a quite unique writing style. Most of his pieces were about kids and childhood things. Since he was very young for a writer he had everything he needed to
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The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s takes place sometime around 1922. The story is told by one of the main characters‚ Nick Carraway‚ a midwest native who moves to New York in search of the American dream. Nick‚ who is a writer‚ moves right next door to millionaire Jay Gatsby and across the bay lives his cousin Daisy and her husband Tom‚ who happens to also be rich. Throughout the story Nick is introduced into the‚ captivating world of the wealthy and is a first hand witness of the
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sympathetic‚ compassionate‚ and open minded. He states at the very beginning of chapter one that his father told him “whenever you feel like criticizing anyone‚ just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had (Fitzgerald 1).” He also states he is “inclined to reserve all judgments.” Carraway wants people to know that he is
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American Dream is known as happiness‚ wealth‚ and having materialistic items. In the short story “Winter Dreams” by F. Scott Fitzpatrick the character of Judy Jones is used as an example of the American Dream through beauty and actions‚ she influences Dexter. Dexter Green is a hardworking middle class boy‚ he denies his middle-class lifestyle‚ and aspires to become a member of wealthy class. As a consequence Dexter realizes the American Dream isn’t what he expected it to be. The story “Winter Dreams”
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case‚ however; as the plot thickens‚ the unreliable narrators become shockingly truthful and nothing is as it seemed. In this journal I will elaborate on the importance of these three minor characters from Gone Girl‚ Andie Fitzgerald‚ Greta‚ and Noelle Hawthorn. Andie Fitzgerald is the main character’s‚ Nick Dunne‚ mistress. Andie says this the day she and Nick begin their affair and it capture the essence of her very simply‚ she’s happy with Nick‚ perhaps a little overeager towards him even. Andie
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