Deanna O’Neal. Per1 Pride plays a crucial role in a man’s life. It can sometimes be so important that it determines one’s fate. The Great Gatsby is truly a story of love and war. "Man meets woman‚ they fall in love‚ the lose eachother‚ woman finds another man‚ and someone dies." The Crucible however‚ is a story of society and war against man. "Man is accused of an action‚ loses respect of the town‚ has to "protect" his family‚ (during time of Salem witch hysteria) someone does in the end. The
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their morals are good or bad. The two characters Mr. Jay Gatsby‚ from The Great Gatsby has characteristics that are comparable to the character Abigail Williams‚ from The Crucible. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a book that talks about the “Roaring Twenties” and the social problems between the wealthy from a view of an outsider. While‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller was about the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. In the books Mr. Gatsby and Abigail Williams both create their own realities‚ they
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The Crucible & The Great Gatsby THE GREAT GATSBY uses symbols to represent the hollowness of the upper class. East vs West is the first symbol he uses to make a separation between old and new rich. Another symbol are the unread books‚ which represents Gatsby as a fake; as a person who wants to show something he really isn’t. Daisy’s voice is the third symbol‚ and it represents the ambitious mind he had towards money. Money takes a fundamental role in the story‚ because thanks to it the
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Is Gatsby great or not? Section 1: Gatsby is generous to the people at his parties. He throws banquets and spends a lot of money on food‚ preparations and entertainment. Gatsby is a generous host. “most people were brought” “Every Friday five crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiterer in New York--every Monday these same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulpless halves.” “At least once a fortnight a corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet
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Gatsby was great. Not so because of all his wealth‚ but because of his persistence in fighting for his American Dream‚ which witnessed his pure love towards Daisy. Gatsby can be viewed as a tragic figure in the story. When he is first introduced‚ he seems to be surrounded by people and wealth. However‚ as the story progresses‚ we identify that everything in his life is fabricated. The true Gatsby‚ Jay Gatz‚ came from a humble background. When Jay Gatz fell in love with Daisy that came from a well
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defining the plot of the story or play. It sets the background and manages the expectations of the reader‚ as the behavior and thoughts of fictional characters often depend on the environment as much as on their personal characteristics. ’The Crucible’ was written by Arthur Miller in America in the early 1950’s. It is a historical play based on events in American history surrounding the Salem Witch Trials of the seventeenth century. It takes place in a small Puritan village in the colony of
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mean to be great? In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the author introduces a character known as the‚ “Great” Gatsby‚ but is this character truly great? I think that the character‚ the Great Gatsby truly is great because of the following reasons. The Great Gatsby’s born name is James Gatz. He was born poor‚ in poverty in which he knew he didn’t belong. He always knew he was destined for greatness and power beyond anyone’s imagination. However‚ despite his great poverty stricken
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In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby completes a decline from his carefully crafted image of greatness to his exposed‚ unsightly‚ and lonely death. The story of the novel is really the deconstruction of this image‚ and the various ways in which the true “Jay Gatz” is uncovered. Hailing from a middle-class‚ rural family‚ Gatsby… The Great Gatsby: Nick vs Gatsby - The Great Gatsby: Nick vs Gatsby Mainframe computers analyze information and present it so that the observer is able
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2013 The Great Gatsby Paper In the beginning of Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Nick doesn’t care too much for Gatsby‚ but later Nick begins to like Gatsby‚ and by the end‚ Nick and Gatsby become best friends. It is sort of weird how their relationship develops‚ and the reason it develops. Nick and Gatsby seem to be two totally different people‚ but I guess opposites attract. In the beginning of Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Nick doesn’t care too much for Gatsby. Nick thinks that Gatsby is kind
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