The Great Gatsby Outline I. Introduction A. Symbolism B. Thesis Statement: In the classic novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ the author‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ creates a satirical work of literature that uses symbolism to point out geographical and environmental characteristics throughout the different settings of the story. II. Color A. Symbolic location of the green light. III. West Egg and East Egg A. Geological and social values portrayed IV. Valley
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Summary of Chapter 7: Preoccupied by his love for Daisy‚ Gatsby calls off his parties‚ which were primarily a means to lure Daisy. He also fires his servants to prevent gossip and replaces them with shady individuals connected to Meyer Wolfshiem. On the hottest day of the summer‚ Nick takes the train to East Egg for lunch at the house of Tom and Daisy. He finds Gatsby and Jordan Baker there as well. When the nurse brings in Daisy’s baby girl‚ Gatsby is stunned and can hardly believe that the
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Caroline Meeber 18 years old‚ takes a train to Chicago‚ where her sister Minnie‚ and Minnie’s husband‚ agrees to let her move in. On the train‚ Carrie meets Charles Drouet‚ a traveling salesman and they decided to meet up the next week. Carrie soon looks for work to pay rent to her sister and her husband‚ and she finds a job running a machine in a shoe factory. One day‚ after she got sick she lost her job‚ she meets Drouet on a the street. He persuades her to leave her sister and move in with him
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A Study of the Use of Symbolism in The Great Gatsby Abstract The Great Gatsby was written by a famous American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Firstly published in 1925‚ it was one of the greatest novels in the history of American literature [waste of space to restate common sense knowledge]‚ for it truly reflects the life of different classes in America and the decline of American dream during the Jazz Age. In order to display these moral degeneration and corruption lying deep under the surface
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chapters 1 2 3 4 Chapter four opens with Nick attending another of Gatsby’s parties. Nick uses this as a starting point and begins recounting some notes he claims to have taken‚ listing some of the more notable people he encountered that summer. His point is to prove that Gatsby’s party attract the most notable people of the time. He also describes one man‚ Klipspringer‚ who never seems to leaves Gatsby’s parties and has come to be known as the "boarder‚" which suggests he is living in the
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Chapter 1: Cards laid on the table In Chapter 1 we are introduced to our narrator and also one of the main characters‚ Nick Caraway. He talks about his morals and thoughts about who Gatsby is. He gives us a summary of his life so far; talking about his ancestors and everything up to his life now. Then he talks about moving to West Egg where he originally wanted to learn all about the bond business. Nick is also not like most of the people on West Egg mostly because of the connections he has on
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Chapter II Fitzgerald uses alliteration to create a musical effect. Some examples are: railroad and runs‚ fantastic farm‚ grotesque gardens‚ cars crawl‚ obscure operations. It is a large dump for ashes. The piles of ash take on the appearance of houses‚ chimneys‚ and men. It is a large dump for ashes. The piles of ash take on the appearance of houses‚ chimneys‚ and men. The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg overlook the valley of ashes. They might be symbolic of God. Daisy is smart‚ beautiful
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In The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald’s main innovation was to introduce a first person narrator and protagonist whose consciousness filters the story’s events. This device was not a total invention since a character through whose eyes and mind the central protagonist is discovered is to be found in two of Conrad’s books : Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim. As usual with this device‚ the main protagonist remains strange and shady. This technique reinforces the mystery of the characters. The second advantage
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presentation on the destructive nature of love and desire in The Tempest‚ The Great Gatsby and Rapture. (Word count 3081) The complexities of love and desire are repeatedly illustrated in all three texts. Shakespeare‚ Fitzgerald and Duffy depict the destructive nature of love and desire through the themes of greed‚ selfishness and obsession. These are conveyed through metaphors‚ similes and personification. The most prominent technique used by all the writers to demonstrate the power of love and desire
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The Vapidity of the American Dream: Characterization in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald’s seminal work‚ The Great Gatsby‚ offers insights into the use of literary devices in combination with brilliant narrative development. A good deal of the novel’s true genius rests in the character descriptions. For the most‚ they are not pleasant or sympathetic. Indeed‚ Wilson stated‚ “The only bad of it is that the characters are mostly so unpleasant in themselves that the story
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