Stephen Bielecki February 2‚ 2011 English 6‚ Period 3 The Great Gatsby Quote Analysis Outline I. Introduction A. The Great Gatsby B. Francis Scott Fitzgerald C. “God knows what you’ve been doing‚ everything you’ve been doing. You may fool me‚ but you cannot fool God!” – George Wilson‚ Page 167 D. When George Wilson noticed that his wife was cheating on him; his comparison to God was that of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg’s billboard in the Valley of Ashes. The eye’s looked over all of the evil of
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understandably of course. He plays a major role in not only the motifs and ideas of the author‚ but he also plays a huge role in the plot and the events that lead up to three people’s demise. And of course we can’t forget one of those people were The Great Gatsby himself. Every time Tom showed up the reader could easily come to expect a well dressed man full of arrogance and snarky remarks. Anyone can easily come to hate him by the end of story because of the distasteful person he
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If you have a dream‚ protect it‚ because if someone can’t do something themselves‚ they’ll tell you that you can’t do it" - Straub "Know what you like‚ know what you makes you happy‚ stick to your gut and state it with confidence" - Connor "The society structure that people follow is seen as black and white. But in reality‚ it is an infinite amount of colours and shades‚ not just black and white" - Anon tblr "Reality rarely lives up to life’s expectations" - Connor‚ 5 "All I know is I need to
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Character analysis essay In the book the great gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald presents Tom as selfish‚ greedy person; however‚ the novel shows that he also has good qualities such as being independent and realistic. This leads him gaining some good qualities and can led to his demise. First‚ One of tom’s greatest points is that he is very independent and a lot of courage in himself. He study his life in school to go to one biggest college‚ Yale. He join golf and join the same social group with
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Munns Matt Mr. Mauchley English III 17 February 2012 Money in the 1920’s They say that money is “the root of all evil. This novel exemplifies how the characters live for money and are controlled by it. Love and happiness cannot be bought‚ no matter how much money was spent. Tom and Daisy were married and even had a child‚ but they both still committed adultery. Daisy was with Gatsby and Tom was with Myrtle. They tried to find happiness with their lovers‚ but the risk of changing their
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Vera 02120418 June 4‚ 2014 Daisy‚Love and Hate In “The Great Gatsby”‚ Daisy is a beautiful young woman from Louisville‚ raised by her rich family. To this extent‚ Daisy seems to represent the paragon of perfection but actually‚ she is totally a realistic woman. So‚ the readers have love-hate feelings for her. Love for Daisy is admittedly understandable. Daisy has beautiful appearance and charming voice. “she was the first ‘nice’ girl he had ever known” (141). As a young debutante in Louisville
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THE GREAT GATSBY What are your first impressions of Daisy‚ Tom & Nick? Within the first line of the chapter there is a rich sense of imagery‚ for example ‘..white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered alone the water’ the line gives the impression that this novel is set in a city full of wealth and the positive attitude towards the place provides us with strong content imagery. The first paragraph describes how the narrator is going to visit his friend and cousin; by describing such a glamorous
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Schonewise Academic English 10/31/12 In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ there are many characters throughout the story. However‚ Daisy Buchannon seems to stand out the most to me. She is a beautiful‚ young girl with many different sides to her personality. She can be innocent‚ and then she surprises everyone with her promiscuous and careless attitude. Her personality and looks pull in a man named‚ Jay Gatsby‚ who unfortunately falls in love. Daisy‚ soon becomes the central
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the belly and drove away." - F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Ch. 4 • "I belong to another generation... As for me‚ I am fifty years old‚ and I won’t impose myself on you any longer." - F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Ch. 4 • "A phrase began to beat in my ears with a sort of heady excitement: ’There are only the pursued‚ the pursuing‚ the busy‚ and the tired.’" - F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Ch. 4 • "Gatsby‚ pale as death‚ with his hands plunged like weights in
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Chapter one of The Great Gatsby begins with Nick Carraway‚ the book’s narrator‚ introducing himself to the reader and describing his upbringing. Nick immediately describes himself as a man of sound ethics and claims he is “...inclined to reserve all judgments...” because of his father’s admonition that “...all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” This statement is the beginning of one of the book’s major themes; morality‚ especially its absence in people of wealth
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