The Great Gatsby The “jazz age” was one of the greatest periods of time for the Americans. It happened just after World War One and the economy at that time were “through the roof” and people were partying all over the place. Lavish displays of wealth were commonly seen during this transition time. Technology at that time was developing so fast that cars‚ airplanes‚ telephones etc. were all invented in those days. The book The Great Gatsby portrayed the golden age of the American culture while
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Erik Ferjentsik 127W Paper After a time of prosperity‚ the roaring 1920’s became a decade of social decay and declining moral values. The forces this erosion of ethics can be explained by a variety of theories. However‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald paints a convincing portrait of waning social virtue in his novel‚ The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald portrays the nefarious effects of materialism created by the wealth-driven culture of the time. This was an era where societal values made wealth
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revision of the data. In 1996‚ the notes and graphs were turned over to Brian Parai to form the basis of a term paper under Fitzgerald-Moore’s supervision. Parai’s paper has been extensively quarried during the revision of this chapter in the series "Lectures on Technology". We wish to thank the following who provided additional input : Parampreet Singh Sekhon; Ravi Bhalla ; and Zaheer Baber. Research is still in progress; many reference
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and belief based on the materialism rather than giving higher priorities to moral and individual values. As Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby portrayed a story happening in that time period‚ it contains various contents about materialism. In order to display the drawbacks of materialism‚ the author demonstrated counter argument using a symbolism. In the book The Great Gatsby‚ Gatsby’s car plays a very important role in showing both the wealth and the negative aspects of materialism at the
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The Great Gatsby Outline A.I.Title- Stuck going Backwards B. O.S- Time is the one thing that keeps going and never stops. Every day we’re told that we don’t have much time left in our daily life. People will tell you to enjoy every single second of your life because you won’t be able to enjoy it again. The past is something that we can’t go back yet‚ you think about it as time goes by. The past can contain beautiful or horrific moments of your life. If those who suffer a bad past‚ they would want
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January 2012 Many books have a specific theme. A specific theme in the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is the American Dream. The American Dream is having material success‚ family‚ equality‚ and that you worked hard to earn success. The theme of The American Dream is shown in the main character in the book‚ Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby‚ the main character of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby symbolizes the American dream. The American dream offers faith in the possibility of
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to greed‚ similar to the characters in the Great Gatsby. Essentially the idea of an American Dream seems to promise that through hard work‚ anyone can succeed and live a happy life; however this dream can mean different things to different people. In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ shows that not all American Dreams are ideal and can lead to corruption in one’s life. Through the characters of George Wilson‚ Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald symbolizes that chasing hollow
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Thesis statement: Jay Gatsby has to strive; that makes him keep going and feeling alive. II. Jay Gatsby’s childhood A. As a young man‚ Jay Gatsby dreams of being rich. 1. Nicks explains what Gatsby has told him. 2. From that moment on‚ he never seems to lose hope. B. Jay Gatsby is a man with questionable morals right. 1. When Daisy comes to tea at Nick’s house‚ that is the moment Gatsby meets her again. 2. Nick explains He stepped outside and then came back inside and realized that he cannot
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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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Gatsby Research Paper The majority of what Fitzgerald writes in his stories are about the love for rich girls. In real life he has personally experienced falling for a wealthy girl‚ Zelda. In the book‚ The Great Gatsby‚ he writes about a boy who isn’t rich that is in love with a girl named daisy‚ who is rich like Zelda. Gatsby later lost his love‚ Daisy‚ when he went to war‚ for Fitzgerald‚ he was rejected by Ginevra King’s father who said “poor boys don’t marry wealthy girls‚” which was
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