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    The Great Gatsby Metaphors

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    autumn I felt that I wanted the world to be in uniform and at a sort of moral attention forever.” His choice of this particular metaphor suggests how he relates the situation to a military base. Explain the two conflicting attitudes the narrator has

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    have results that can come back and affect the outcome of one’s life. This idea is supported in the literary works of Great Gatsby and Lord of the Flies‚ where the choices and actions of the characters caused them great pain. The words of L.M Montgomery in F.Scott Fitzgerald’s the Great Gatsby‚ a story of a man’s unfailing love for a woman. This story finds Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan as these lovers who were reconnected after what seems like an eternity. This reunion reignites old

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    The Great Gatsby Money

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    In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby‚” the predominant theme is money cannot buy love or happiness. This theme is shown through five symbols: Gatsby’s golden toilet seat‚ Myrtles dress‚ Gatsby’s house‚ the conflicts at Gatsby’s parties‚ and Gatsby’s act of replacing the woman’s dress that ripped at one of his parties. The description of Gatsby’s golden toilet seat is just one example of the countless amount of luxurious material goods that Gatsby has collect over the years; none of

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    Bennett 1  Brad Bennett     Mrs. Beemer    English 11    2 December 2014    Great Gatsby Research Paper    The idea of the two sides of Gatsby with historical influence from bootlegging in  the 1920’s shows the theme of appearance vs. reality.  Bootlegging is defined as alcoholic liquor being unlawfully sold or made without  registration or payment of taxes. Prohibition is defined as ​ the prevention by law of the  manufacture and sale of alcohol‚ especially in the US between 1920 and 1933. 

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    Paizanis Gatsby Response Paper First person narrators are characters within the story telling the events of the plot from their perspective. Oftentimes‚ these characters deviate from the truth or have mental connections that limit their ability to tell the story inaccurately. When a story is inaccurate and not always consistent‚ the reader is forced to question the reliability of the narrator. In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the character Nick is a first person narrator and

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    influencing the plot of The Great Gatsby. The first relationship introduced in the novel is Tom and Daisy Buchanan. Tom is a very powerful domineering man‚ very self-centered and self-absorbed. While Daisy is a charming‚ beautiful lady‚ with a thrilling voice‚ she is very self-centered as well. Tom and Daisy’s relationship is undergoing stress. When Daisy notices that her finger is hurt she says‚ "You did it‚ Tom… That’s what I get for marrying a brut of a man‚ a great big hulking physical specimen

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    Who is this Gatsby? People are left with an elusive impression about Gatsby’s personality and life. Should I make any judgements based on the party? Should I imagine what I don’t know? No‚ I will not follow the phonus balonus and stick to my belief of reserving all unnecessary judgements. Gatsby remains a mysterious person. It seems that everybody has got something to say about this guy and his unusual social skills. Oh‚ well. I know my onions! “Jordan‚ you seem to have changed overnight‚” I am following

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    Plaza Hotel in the movie “The Great Gatsby” closely depicts the way F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the scene in the novel. From the level of tension‚ the emotions expressed‚ and the dialogue used‚ the movie presents the same ideas as those written by Fitzgerald. In the novel‚ the tension begins to build from the moment the group enters the hotel room. Gatsby and Tom begin to make “pokes” at each other‚ rising the level of anxiety. Similarly in the movie‚ Tom and Gatsby openly express distrust and hate

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    completed them. In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald uses success as being wealthy because it would help the main character‚ Gatsby‚ get the girl of his dreams‚ Daisy. He threw huge parties to show off his wealth‚ lied about his past and disowned his family‚ and died chasing after his dream girl. Instead he should’ve been telling the truth about his past‚ creating bonds to make friendships last‚ and pursuing the true happiness of living a rich lifestyle. In the beginning‚ Gatsby threw parties for

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    A critic once wrote that “the theme of Gatsby is the withering of the American dream.” In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby Jay Gatsby’s death alludes to the death of the ultimate American dream‚ self-made success. Gatsby’s failure of realizing who Daisy‚ his love‚ really is and the disintegration of his dream of her can also be translated to Fitzgerald’s view of the American dream. In addition to Gatsby’s death and the American dream‚ the “valley of ashes” is another facet‚ through which Fitzgerald

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