to a gigantic mansion owned by a man named Jay Gatsby. One day‚ Nick drives over to East Egg to have lunch at the Buchanans; Daisy Buchanan is his cousin and Nick formally knew her husband‚ Tom from Yale. Nick
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does the “Valley of Ashes” represent? Unlike the thriving East and West Eggs‚ the “Valley of Ashes” lies in between them and is presented by Fitzgerald as the borderline between the 2 communities and juxtaposes the lifestyle and society of the roaring 1920’s as poverty is abnormal to society within both Eggs. The use of “Ashes” represents various connotations as Fitzgerald posits the imagery of a wasteland that houses the undesirables of America in which a once tranquil and picturesque “valley” is juxtaposed
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Many of the characters in Great Gatsby were cheating on their spouses. This may seem unusual‚ but it was not uncommon for the time period Great Gatsby was written. Divorce was still looked down upon. As a result‚ people prefered to have an affair than a divorce because they were easier to conceal than divorces. However‚ the affairs in Great Gatsby were exploited. Consequently‚ Gatsby and Myrtle wind up dead. In the end‚ old money prevails‚ and the working class is left paying for their carelessness
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2007 Myrtle and Fitzgerald’s Wasteland Myrtle Wilson is Fitzgerald’s vessel for illustrating the modern wasteland. His conception of the wasteland as an unavoidable‚ vulgar part of the 1920s society is parallel to his characterization of Myrtle as an unavoidable‚ vulgar character that refuses to be ignored. He uses her to point out what he sees as the faults of modern society. Myrtle is materialistic‚ superficial‚ and stuck living in the physical wasteland referred to as "the valley of ashes." Fitzgerald
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The location of the Valley of Ashes shows the waste that comes from the American lifestyle and the death of the American Dream. When traveling from East and West Egg to New York City‚ the characters journey through the gloomy place of the Valley of Ashes‚ “an area swampland that is being filled with refuse”(Baker). The Valley of Ashes is a dark‚ dirty place between the sparkling East and West Eggs. The valley symbolizes darkness and death: the horror that comes after the expensiveness of the American
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Great Gasby notes 2/1/13 [ telephone] [ telephone] [Themes] - dinner White- daisy and Jordan $ - Tom > daisy Purity (Mistress) Green Light- daisy Cheating v. Valley of Ashes -angry [EAST EGG].
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of The Great Gatsby‚ everyone’s wrongs begin to come to light‚ but punishment varies. Gatsby‚ a character the novel attempts the reader to like‚ announces his love of Daisy and his intent to take her away from Tom. This leads to a series of events which include him being murdered by Wilson for killing his wife‚ while Daisy is actually responsible for that. Daisy‚ a character set up to be pitied by the reader‚ also plans to leave Tom for Gatsby‚ but she kills Myrtle and ends up getting Gatsby murdered
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in “The Great Gatsby” and “The Bell jar‚” In The Great Gatsby female characters are presented via social class and relationships with other characters. The Great Gatsby presents the various characteristics of women in the 1920s through the variety of woman characters which represent different aspects of life. The main characters which are presented in the novel are Daisy‚ Myrtle and Jordan. These three women represent class physical and revolutionary differences
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flames. The long snake like road twists and turns through the bleak dead country side as if it were stalking prey – and I was the prey. I drive for what at times feels like forever. Every so often I look back to see where I came from‚ trying to remember where I’m going. Then it hits me where I am. I’m on the road to
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A.P. English “The Great Gatsby” Symbol Assignment Symbols are objects‚ characters‚ figures‚ and colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts. Throughout the book “The Great Gatsby”‚ many symbols are introduced in order to illustrate the many relevant themes within it. One of the first symbols introduced in “The Great Gatsby” is The Valley of Ashes‚ “a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take forms of houses and chimneys
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