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    dies. These animalistic characteristics seem to be portrayed throughout Gatsby’s character. He acts in manner as if Daisy were to not love him‚ he would die. In the book The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald‚ the main character Jay Gatsby becomes obsessed with the Daisy Buchanan and her love. He changes his entire persona to make himself a man that would fit best with her. Although Gatsby thought that Daisy’s love was the ultimate prize‚ his desperation is what lead to his own death. He was by no means

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    hypocritical. F. Scott Fitzgerald shows his distaste towards the deceitful aristocratic class through Tom and Daisy‚ the two East Eggers. Both Tom and Daisy have been blessed with their luxurious lifestyle‚ but they become superficial through the hypocrisy within their relationships; frivolity for materialism and wealth; and lack of sympathy and moral values.

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    Daisy’s struggle to choose between Gatsby and Tom represents traditional upper class society’s struggle to adapt to the nouveau riche of the Jazz Age. After realizing Gatsby expects her to leave Tom and the life she has always been accustomed to‚ Daisy cries‚ “What’ll we do with ourselves this afternoon? And the day after that‚ and the next thirty years‚” (118). In asking what will happen‚ Daisy seeks to understand the percussions of leaving Tom for Gatsby. Daisy’s stress of the words ‘day after

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    Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ one of the main characters‚ Daisy Buchanan is perceived to be a very practical person. When describing someone as being "practical" it means that they are being realistic. This means a person makes sensible decisions and choices‚ especially the types of decisions and choices that you have to make every day.This person has a level head and can weigh out the options without being consumed with the fantasy of the possibilities. When it comes to Daisy Buchanan she is definitely

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    Assignment Daisy Buchanan: A selfish‚ greedy and hurtful woman of a noble social class in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby Winter 2014 Ha T.T. Nguyen hanguyenyeume94@gmail.com One of the reasons contributing to the success of F.Scott Fitzgerald‘s novel The Great Gatsby is that the author cleverly builds a network of diverse and profound characters. One of those is Daisy Buchanan‚ who is round and dynamic with various aspects of her personality. Firstly‚ Daisy seems very

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    The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald is a critique of American prosperity‚ and the endless drive for wealth brought on by the economic growth against the background of Long Island‚ New York City. The Great Gatsby critiques materialism and the new American Dream‚ no longer defined by prosperity for equality‚ but by prosperity for the goal of excess wealth. Nick Carraway‚ the protagonist‚ views Jay Gatsby’s disillusionment about Daisy Buchanan‚ the object of his affection. The tale is not a story about

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    Is Daisy really worth it? Is anyone? Answer: No. “I tried to think about Gatsby then for a moment‚ but he was already too far away‚ and I could only remember‚ without resentment‚ that Daisy hadn’t sent a message or a flower.” (174) Gatsby’s life was entirely dedicated to pursue one dream. He wanted to be with Daisy. He wanted her to love him like she said she would and how he still did. "I don’t think she ever loved him. You must remember‚ old sport‚ she was very excited this afternoon...Of

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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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    Fitzgerald’s book‚ The Great Gatsby‚ tells the story of social classes and a wealthy man who lost the love of his life. This man‚ Jay Gatsby‚ is born poor‚ but he works his way into becoming rich‚ and thus being the symbol of new money. Daisy Buchanan‚ Gatsby’s lover‚ is born as old money and lives in East Egg with her husband Tom Buchanan‚ and is a glamorous person. Gatsby always loves Daisy‚ but was unable to marry her because he was poor and Daisy loves rich men‚ so Tom marries her. Gatsby attempts to stop

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    In the novella of The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald the Great Gatsby eventually gets unravels throughout the story. Gatsby does not realize‚ but Daisy was truly showing different sides of Gatsby in how he opened up. “Nobody’s coming to tea. It’s too late!” (Fitzgerald 85). The quote explains how Gatsby is becoming a nervous man when he never use to show this side of himself before. He would always have a barrier up to prove how tough he is. Gatsby over some time had told Nick his true past from

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