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    How does Fitzgerald tell the story in Chapter 5? In Chapter 5 Nick organises a get together at his house for Gatsby and Daisy to meet again and Nick deliberately asks Daisy not to bring Tom. Once at Gatsby’s house they endure an awkward greeting‚ but then Gatsby gives them a tour‚ displaying his possessions and takes particular care showing off his expensive‚ imported clothes. Fitzgerald uses Chapter 5 as an important turning point for Gatsby and Daisy‚ Fitzgerald uses setting to emphasis and

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    personality. Additionally‚ it captures the manner in which Gatsby appears to everyone in the outside world. His smile seems to be both an important part of the role in the character. Here‚ Nick describes Gatsby’s rare focus—he has the ability to make anyone he smiles at feel as though he has chosen that person out of “the whole external world.” “With an effort I managed to restrain my incredulous laughter.”  This is when Gatsby is telling Nick about his life. Nick is trying to restrain

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    as can be. How did this happen‚ it is all thanks to the American dream. In The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the main character‚ Jay Gatsby fulfilled the American Dream by starting as a soldier‚ and building his way up to living in west egg with a frivolous mansion. The American Dream however is not perfect‚ and the author tells us so. Fitzgerald portrays the tragedy of the American Dream through symbolism. Some of these symbols include the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg‚ Gatsby’s phoniness

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    Owen Marshall Honors Language Arts‚ Lohman March 27‚ 2013 Chapter 8 This chapter begins with Nick talking to Gatsby after the horrible events of the night before. Gatsby tells Nick how he spent his night waiting for Daisy to see him just for her to ignore him the whole time. He then tells Nick about why he fell in love with Daisy‚ and why he is still so deeply attached to her. Nick then leaves for work‚ shouting to Gatsby reassuring words seeing as he is obviously lost and depressed. After Nick

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    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Literary Analysis Fitzgerald uses many symbols in his novel. These are used to develop characters‚ evoke emotions‚ reveal his personal feeling about the Jazz Age‚ develop a setting‚ express duality or differences between two groups of people (rich/poor‚ East/West‚ new money/old money‚ etc.)‚ and express Gatsby’s dream. Using the Color Chart and Symbolism Chart you have been completing while reading the novel‚ choose a combined total of 4 symbols and

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    The chapter starts out with Nick writing and depicting the burial service two years after Gatsby died. Nick describes the swarms of columnists‚ writers‚ and gossipmongers at the house after the murder. They take the information that they received and write up insane‚ edgy stories about Gatsby and the ways of his relationship to Myrtle and Wilson. Nick feels that Gatsby would not want to have a memorial service alone‚ so he attempts to hold a substantial burial service for him. From Nick’s attempt

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    Parker Helms Lit & Comp2 Mead 3/22/13 The Missing Girl I saw Gatsby walk across his freshly cutgrass and on to my over grown‚ weed infested‚ disordered mess I call my lawn. He made his way to my door. When I answered it he said cheerfully “Hello old sport would you like to come to my place and have a drink”. I would love to I said. Once we got to his estate we took a seat on his handcrafted cathedra. We started to talk about the war we both served in together. He had spoken about how he

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    Chapter five of Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby focusses on the afternoon tea in which Jay Gatsby is to reconnect with Daisy Buchanan as planned in chapter four. The chapter begins with Nick coming home to West Egg seeing his neighborhood in “ablaze” and leading him to fear his home had caught on fire (Fitzgerald 86). It turns out the “fire” was simply Gatsby’s monstrous mansion illuminating light which highlights the actual multitude that is the Gatsby estate. As the chapter

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    Chris Caron Great Gatsby Colors 3/23/13 The Valley of Ashes provides the scene for the majority of the use of the color gray in The Great Gatsby. Gray most prominently and obviously symbolizes the hopelessness that thrives within the Valley of Ashes. Fitzgerald describes the Valley of Ashes as "...a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys...and ash-gray men swarm up with leaden spades and stir

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    Use Of Symbolism In "The Catcher In The Rye" and "The Great Gatsby" There are many writers like James Joyce‚ Patrick Kananach and Thomas Moore who use symbolism to convey and support indirect meaning in their writings. J.D. Salinger and F. Scott Fitzgerald both use symbolism in similar ways. In both "The Catcher In The Rye" and "The Great Gatsby"‚ the authors used symbolism to convey emotions and reality. In "The Catcher In The Rye"‚ J.D. Salinger uses Holden’s red hunting cap‚ the exhibits

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