Deibert Adv. Comp./ Am. Lit.- 2 17 January 2012 Many books have a specific theme. A specific theme in the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is the American Dream. The American Dream is having material success‚ family‚ equality‚ and that you worked hard to earn success. The theme of The American Dream is shown in the main character in the book‚ Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby‚ the main character of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby symbolizes the American dream. The American dream offers
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Daisy‚ the girl Gatsby persuaded all his life‚ was not worthful. She was the representative of money worshipers; even her voice “is full of money”. Maybe she loved Gatsby once‚ but her love was not real‚ not persistent. As Gatsby went to war‚ she kept silent a while‚ but she became active soon. “she was again keeping half a dozen dates a day with half a dozen men.” Because she “wanted her life shaped immediately-and the decision must be made by some forces-of love‚ of money‚ of unquestionable practicality
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comes from deep inside a person. Every individual has been through something in life that they have had trouble accepting. I have been taught how to accept a situation for what it is by A Raisin in the Sun‚ The Great Gatsby‚ and The Red Badge of Courage. In A Raisin in the Sun‚ The Great Gatsby‚ and The Red Badge of Courage‚ I have learned that acceptance is the key to life. A Raisin in the Sun is a story about a non-wealthy family that comes into money. The mother of the family lost her husband and
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have results that can come back and affect the outcome of one’s life. This idea is supported in the literary works of Great Gatsby and Lord of the Flies‚ where the choices and actions of the characters caused them great pain. The words of L.M Montgomery in F.Scott Fitzgerald’s the Great Gatsby‚ a story of a man’s unfailing love for a woman. This story finds Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan as these lovers who were reconnected after what seems like an eternity. This reunion reignites old
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This book‚ The Great Gatsby‚ written by F Scott. Fitzgerald in 1925‚ is a novel dedicated to the inhabitants of wealth‚ power‚ and social status. It was mainly about this astonishingly wealthy man known as Jay Gatsby who dreamed of revitalizing the love that was once present between him and Daisy Buchanan. Fitzgerald has written this story as a connection to his past life to show that acquiring the American Dream is not always accessible. Throughout the story‚ the author has embedded many symbolic
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"The Great Gatsby" Setting The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a popular novel that has remained one of the best-known literary works to this day. Set in the 1920s‚ the story is narrated by Nick Caraway‚ an easy-going bond salesman who lives next door to Jay Gatsby whom the story revolves around. Jay Gatsby is a man with a mysterious past‚ who lives in New York and is famous for his extravagant parties and fabulous wealth. The story is set during the summer in which Tom Buchannan‚ his wife
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The “Great Gatsby” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of the best- written books of all time‚ the narrator Nick is a very well spoken storyteller when it comes to talking about a man named Jay Gatsby‚ who he introduces in the first few pages of the novel. Nick explains that Jay Gatsby is a rich man who earned all the money he could have hoped for‚ but he never reached his goal of making Daisy his lovely wife. Much of Jay’s early life consisted of being born on a farm with poor parents‚ he later
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The Great Style of Gatsby Chapter 7 "Her voice is full of money‚" he said suddenly. (pg. 127) Nick constantly observed Daisy’s character --which was clearly a challenge-- since he could never put her into words. Once Gatsby described her as full of money‚ this statement agreed with the previous claims made by Nick. She was youthful‚ rich in nature‚ and loved by all for her bright personality. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses slight apostrophe and hyperbole to describe her voice being full of money‚ when
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Gatsby is a tragic hero By Xin.Li The tragic hero must be a person of significance‚ whatever a particular time period defines as significant. He must have a tragic flaw that leads to his down fall and he must meet his fate with courage. According to these criteria Jay Gatsby is a tragic hero. Gatsby symbolizes the American Dream. We know the protagonist was not born into a wealthy family “His parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people.”(pg63). Gatsby dreamed of a better
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Money plays an extremely important role in “The Grape Gatsby”‚ and it affects the way the entire plot plays out. Money is seen as a source of power‚ and people with money are more respected. Often‚ the characters are more concerned about money than happiness. They will do anything for money‚ and to be able to buy the “perfect life”. However‚ this is not possible‚ and the flaws are evident throughout the text. In the book "The Great Gatsby"‚ the characters value money more than anything else‚ and
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