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    Behind the false portrayal of the flappers‚ The Great Gatsby crookedly exhibits the effect of jazz music on racism. The motion picture is full of jazzy music. J. Gatsby’s parties in the film have a high content of jazz style music‚ as well as a variety of different people attending his flings. Inside of a speakeasy Nick Carraway and Gatsby are in‚ jazz music is playing while blacks interact with Whites. However what is most interesting is while Gatsby and Carraway drive to the speakeasy‚ Carraway spots

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald writes his novel The Great Gatsby through the point of view of Nick Carraway‚ a young adult who finds himself in New York City after serving in the war for many years. His point of view changes throughout the story significantly‚ but it changes especially about Jay Gatsby‚ his neighbor. Gatsby is a mystery to all‚ but Nick becomes intrigued as he is introduced to the rumors about him. At first‚ there is a major confusion about who Gatsby truly is and what he has done in his past

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    Bibliography: Prince D. “They shall expel demons” Chosen Books. 1998 Robeson J Worley W. “Demolishing the hosts of hell…Every Christian’s job.” H.B.C. 1978 Worley W Worley W. “Smashing the hosts of hell. Every Believer’s Privilege” H.B.C. 1983 Worley W Worley W. “Battling the hosts of hell. Diary of an exorcist”

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    Macbeth that no man born from woman can harm him and Macbeth thinks that he is safe and that no one can overthrow him. The third and final apparition is a Child crowned‚ with a tree in his hand that said "Macbeth shall never vanquish’d be until / Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill / Shall come against

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    a novel to movie; some of great novels are already a great story for the film. One of the famous novel in last century about the fall of American Dream was The Great Gatsby. And as other novels‚ hollywood had produced two recently translated movies. The older version was directed by Jack Clayton on 1974 and the newer version by Baz Luhrmann on 2013. Though they had produced with a gap of 39 years‚ both were able to compared each other and with novel. Baz Luhrmann directed the movie with more focus

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    In The Book Thief‚ guilt can be found as a recurring theme‚ especially in the cases of Hans Hubermann and Max. In a deeper analysis‚ the reason as to how and why can be answered. In the novel‚ Hans recalls how in WWI his life was spared from battle in France‚ but his friend Erik Vandenburg was not. For that purpose‚ he then lived the rest of his life in guilt‚ knowing how easily it could’ve been the reverse. Knowing the fact that Erik also was married‚ while he was not‚ further caused him more self-condemnation

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    of the greatest American novels‚ The Great Gatsby.  Harry Hansen suggests‚ “The Great Gatsby is American to the Core” he adds‚ “Fitzgerald knows his time and his people.”       Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born September 24‚ 1896‚ in St. Paul Minnesota.  His mother‚ Mary McQuillan‚ made a tiny fortune as wholesale grocers‚ and his

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    The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald’s magnum opus‚ The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence‚ idealism‚ resistance to change‚ social upheaval‚ and excess‚ creating a

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    Nick Caraway- Nick begging’s the novel by sharing with the reader a bit of moral philosophy that he learned from his father. This sense of morality sets the seen to introduce the other characters. Nick seems to be a trustworthy guide for this literary journey yet it is clear to the reader that there is something more complex behind Nick’s facade of good will. Daisy Buchanan- When Nick first introduces his cousin to the reader one might mistake Daisy for something of a ditsy socialite. Daisy greets

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    The Great Gatsby is a tragic American literature novel that represents the hopeful American dream. Fitzgerald throughout the entire book uses certain literary devices that add onto the sophistication of the novel. In the last passage of The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald conveys Nick Caraway’s perspective and attitude towards Gatsby through imagery‚ symbolism and irony. Fitzgerald provides the image of a young wealthy man who literally lives the dream. Moments full of admiration and hope conveys

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