valley‚ making several stops along the way. One day‚ as Nick and Tom are riding the train into the city‚ Tom forces Nick to follow him out of the train at one of these stops. Tom leads Nick to George Wilson’s garage‚ which sits on the edge of the valley of ashes. Tom’s lover Myrtle is Wilson’s wife. Wilson is a lifeless yet handsome man‚ coloured gray by the ashes in the air. In contrast‚ Myrtle has a kind of desperate vitality; she strikes Nick as sensuous despite her stocky figure. Tom taunts Wilson
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Tajmia Owens Mr. Putnam Language Arts 1 20 April 2013 Gatsby’s American Dream In the novel The Great Gatsby written by E. Scott Fitzgerald “ The American Dream” presents itself by showing the desperation of Jay Gatsby trying to reach his true American Dream. As we all know the American dream is unobtainable realistically speaking‚ but what will one person do to achieve this goal? Jay Gatsby is a rich‚ handsome‚ bachelor who seems to have it all. He’s living the life that most people now could
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American society‚ people starts to wear less clothe and automobiles and radio came and made peoples life a lot more effective. During the 1920s their were riches and poor ‚ there were New Money ‚ Old Money ‚ Some Money‚ and No Money. In the book the Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald did a very good job at describing just how much difference their were between the rich and the poor.There are many scenes in the book that are very comparable to the real time of the 1920s‚ all can be compared from the way the two different
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The Great Gatsby through the Lens of Feminist Criticism Feminist Criticism examines the ways in which literature has been shaped according to the issues of gender. It directs its attention to the cultural and economic disparities in a “patriarchal” society that has hindered women from realizing their creative possibilities. Feminist critics argue that women are often identified as negative or passive “Objects” while men are defined as dominating “Subjects.” There are several assumptions and concepts
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is never ending‚ Just like Jays love for Daisy.The Great Gatsby ‚ written by F.Scott Fitzgerald takes place in New York during the 1920’s. Fitzgerald writes about a mysterious young man going from rags to riches in order to fulfill his "American Dream". This book is about a man named Jay Gatsby trying to win over the love of his life Daisy Buchanan. Even though she is already married to Tom Buchanan she still loves Jay. Her long lost love. Gatsby throws these elegant parties and does everything for
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GREAT GATSBY: SYMBOLISM (Original Essay) The Great Gatsby is a classic American novel‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1927 about corruption‚ murder and life in the 1920’s. The true purpose for a writer to compose any piece of literature is to entertain the reader‚ and this writer does this to the best of his ability. In this well-crafted tale‚ Fitzgerald presents a fast moving‚ exciting story‚ and to any typical reader it can be enjoyed; however‚ if the reader takes the time to analyze his
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Title: The Great Gatsby Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Date of original publication: 1925 Genre: fiction‚ novel‚ drama Historical information about the period of original publication: The novel was published during a time known as the “Roaring Twenties”. There was economic prosperity and America became a consumer society. There were many cultural and social reformations. Jazz music became popular‚ and flapper women emerged. Flapper women were women who wore makeup‚ short skirts‚ and kept their hair
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Dream" can be thought of as a positive motivation‚ it often causes people to strive for material perfection‚ rather than a spiritual one. This has been a truth since the beginnings of America‚ such as the setting of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ which is an example of this set in the 20’s. The characters in this novel are too fixed on material things‚ losing sight of what is really important. The characters in The Great Gatsby take a materialistic attitude that causes them to fall
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advertisement of a large pair of eyes and glasses that belongs to Doctor T. J. Eckleburg‚ and everyone in the valley worships these eyes. The eyes are a representation of God. Wilson had started his rant about God knowing everything about Myrtle’s affair when “Michaelis saw with a shock that he was looking at the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg” (Fitzgerald 159). Doctor Eckleburg was held on a pedestal‚ and the people of the Valley of the Ashes worshipped him as a god. He was rich and living a life the people
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In the book‚ “The Great Gatsby” the readers are able to see how F. Scott Fitzgerald uses multiple characters to create his story. These characters were important because they not only entertain the people‚ but they also contributed to the overall theme. One of the themes Fitzgerald was trying to convey was how the American Dream is not attainable or achievable. Each character’s actions in this book contributed towards the theme whether their part was big or small. The character’s actions and how
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