Everyone is unique in their own way. Even identical twins think and act differently. This is what makes people so hard to read. They may appear a certain way to the outside world‚ but be a totally different person. In the book‚ “The Great Gatsby‚” the main character is a mystery that no one is sure of. However‚ based upon what chapters one through three says the reader can make a good guess as to who Gatsby is. As with anyone‚ there are rumors about Gatsby that could be just that. Some say that
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Themes. Themes everywhere. That basically sums up the first chapter of The Great Gatsby. You see all these themes more clear as you read the book. These wonderful themes just so happen to be about the past‚ about wealth‚ and about love. First off we’re going into the past. Gatsby was not always rich. Gatsby had a rich friend‚ though. Dan Cody‚ was his name‚ and honestly he was more a mentor to Gatsby. Gatsby learned a lot about acting like a gentleman from him. Cody ended up dying‚ and he left
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The poem “The Garden” by Andrew Marvell focuses around various themes of harmony‚ love‚ and innocence. This further represents its relation to the archetype of The Innocent‚ an ego type. Out of the twelve archetypes used commonly in written work‚ the author Carl Gustav Jung‚ generalized these types to be constantly represented in a person’s life and personal traits. To further explain one’s personality broken down‚ it is simply that everyone is brought up differently‚ therefore varying in their
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Jay Gatsby‚ born James Gatz‚ the son of poor farmers‚ “sprang from his platonic conception of himself” (Fitzgerald 98). Thanks to a job on millionaire Dan Cody’s yacht‚ Jay was inspired to change his way of life. Despite his mysterious past‚ including rumours that he killed a man‚ Gatsby was in every way a tragic hero. After meeting a beautiful girl named Daisy in Louisville‚ Gatsby spent his whole life fighting to be with her. He was too poor to ever be seen with her‚ so he got in deep with some
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In The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is portrayed as a naive and heartbroken man who will do anything to revive his relationship with the love of his life; even if it means reliving the past. Gatsby is a victim to temptation‚ manipulation‚ society and obsessive love. However it is because of this obsessive and incessant love that the rest of his problems unfold. He is so blinded and determined to gain the approval of his former lover‚ he allows himself to be made a mockery by society. It is made clear
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The Great Gatsby Final Paper Jacob Hawk 3/26/08 CP English 11 Final Paper Jay Gatsby started running booze during prohibition‚ just like the southerners started running moonshine. You had to have a quick car and a skilled and fast driver to run alcohol in the 1920’s. Both boot legging during prohibition and after in the 30’s and 40’s tie in with Gatsby’s wealth and the start of car racing. Gatsby’s love of expensive and fast cars could have been derived from his old habit
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Chapter One: The novel begins with a personal note by the narrator‚ Nick Carraway. He relates that he has a tendency to reserve all judgments against people and that he has been conditioned to be understanding toward those who haven’t had his advantages. Carraway came from a prominent family from the Midwest‚ graduated from Yale and fought in the Great War. After the war and a period of restlessness‚ he decided to go East to learn the bond business. At the book’s beginning‚ Carraway has just arrived
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“Reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope.” – 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
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Daisy’s voice is one of the most mentioned descriptions in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s "The Great Gatsby". The way her voice is described in each new scene allows the reader to better understand Daisy’s emotions and how she affects those around her. In the beginning of the story‚ Nick goes to see Daisy at her house. He lets the readers know that he’s "heard it said that Daisy’s murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming." Daisy asks Nick questions
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Quinn P. A.P. English 8/10/13 Chapter 1 Analysis Many events opened up the book in chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby‚ indicating that this book would appeal to many in a sense that it could be easily connected to. A significant quote from chapter 1 is a thought from Nick explaining his family heritage. Nick says “The Carraways are something of a clan‚ and we have a tradition that we’re descended from the Dukes of Buccleuch‚ but the actual founder of my line was my grandfather’s brother‚ who came
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