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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Rhetorical Analysis Essay Hour 6 3/26/15 The Many Faces of Jay Gatsby In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the main character‚ Gatsby‚ has many different sides of his character‚ which are shown in different parts throughout the novel. The reader understands him to be a very versatile man who feels emotion deeply‚ but doesn’t show it on the outside nearly as much as he should. Gatsby meets a man named Nick who moves in next to him and becomes the narrator of Gatsby’s great story. Nick helps
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Chapter 1 - As I see it‚ the first chapter has greatly depicted the personalities of Carraway‚ and those around him. Carraway begins by describing himself as a “highly moral and tolerant man.” He then mentions Gatsby‚ whom he highly admires. The next few characters that brought into the book are: Tom‚ Daisy‚ and Jordan. Tom seems to be the opposite of Carraway‚ portraying as arrogant and intolerable‚ as advancing in racial remarks during dinner. Daisy appears to be a very interesting character‚ as
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material prosperity. In Fitzgerald‟s The Great Gatsby‚ the concepts of the American Dream are assessed. The novel shows characters of different social statuses and each character‟s quest for a dream‚ i.e. their „green light‟. The „dream‟ i.e. the American Dream is a reoccurring theme in the novel. Each character has a dream and pursues
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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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These things are linked to the color green‚ or are literally green themselves. Although these answers are correct‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald had a different idea in mind when writing his novel‚ The Great Gatsby. This thought provoking novel dives deep into the life of Nick Carraway and his neighbor Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is following his dreams with the help of Nick‚ but he never quite reaches them. While reading the novel‚ the color green is used to describe Gatsby’s hopes and dreams as they are right in front
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Great Gatsby 1-3 In this blog I will be discussing the actions and interactions between and about two relevant characters through chapters one through three. Nick Carraway‚ the narrator and one of the main characters‚ and also Jordan Baker‚ who is Daisy’s friend and begins to spark a romantic relationship with Nick at the end of chapter three. The book begins by introducing Nick and how his father told him not to be judgmental of others because they do not have his advantages‚ which seems very
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rich background‚ Nick is fascinated by this city however‚ is humbled because of how his father always told him to to respect those who are not rich because it wasn’t their fault for the situation they’re in. Because there is so much wealth in this book‚ it’s shocking how such a city could exist by there being so many rich people surrounding
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The Geography and Setting of The Great Gatsby The geography in The Great Gatsby contribute to the setting‚ character development‚ and the tone of critical events. The setting is important because Fitzgerald uses setting to reveal character. Where people live determines what they do‚ telling the reader the kind of person they are. Weather often matches the emotional tone of events. The setting of The Great Gatsby is divided into four major areas: West and East Egg‚ the valley of ashes‚ and
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Lady: The Great Gatsby and Drink Niallan Collier Myler Wilkinson English 111 12 April 2013 F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote himself into much of his work and many of the noted symbols and patterns that appear in The Great Gatsby are based on Fitzgerald ’s own experiences. Wealth‚ status‚ and east versus west are some of the more commonly discussed patterns and symbols in the book. However there is one that curiously is rarely discussed and that is drinking. In a life and a book saturated
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