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    is Nick’s last compliment to Gatsby and why is it true?</b></center> <br> <br>Nick’s final compliment to Gatsby was "You’re worth the whole damn bunch of the them." This is true because Nick in the end of the novel admired Gatsby in some aspects. This quote is also true because compared to the carelessness of Tom and Daisy; Jay Gatsby was a great man. Another reason why the following statement is true is because in the end of the novel the reader can realize that Gatsby was the one person in the novel

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    How far do you agree with Nick’s view that Gatsby is “worth the whole damn bunch put together”? The title character of The Great Gatsby is a young man‚ around thirty years old‚ who rose from an impoverished childhood in rural North Dakota to become fabulously wealthy. Indeed‚ Gatsby has become famous around New York for the elaborate parties held every weekend at his mansion‚ ostentatious spectacles to which people long to be invited. And yet‚ Nick Carraway’s description of the protagonist asserts

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    “They’re a rotten crowd…you’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.” To what extent do you agree with Nick’s comment? Nick’s observation that Gatsby is more worthy than the other characters in The Great Gatsby is true. At first he is hesitant to take a stand or to judge those with whom he comes into contact however‚ he begins to find everything about New York disgusting. Daisy’s inability to think about anyone else but herself and her wealth tarnishes her actions making her worthless however

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    How far do you agree with Nick’s view that Gatsby is “worth the whole damn bunch put together”? The title character of The Great Gatsby is a young man‚ around thirty years old‚ who rose from an impoverished childhood in rural North Dakota to become fabulously wealthy. Indeed‚ Gatsby has become famous around New York for the elaborate parties held every weekend at his mansion‚ ostentatious spectacles to which people long to be invited. And yet‚ Nick Carraway’s description of the protagonist asserts

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    that Gatsby is "worth the whole damn bunch put together." Although he is naïve and obsessed‚ he also has a dream that he prepared to fight for‚ integrity to his friends and it is these qualities together with Gatsby’s inherent concern for others that make him morally superior to the "rotten crowd" – particularly the Buchanans‚ Jordan Baker and Myrtle. To decide whether Gatsby is better than the other characters it will be necessary to analyse the characters and to compare and contrast them to Gatsby

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    How far would you agree with Nick’s view that Gatsby is “worth the whole damn bunch put together” I believe that when comparing the worth of the characters Nick assessed their ability to be moral‚ loving and selfless. Despite Gatsby’s involvement in ‘bootlegging’ and his life being built around lies‚ Gatsby possesses a worth that the other characters lack; a dedication to another human that is selfless‚ loving and hopeful‚ his determination to peruse his dreams also adds to his worth throughout.

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    contrast the imagery of highly visible forms of wastefulness and excess in the works of your two authors. What moral portrait of early twentieth century America/Britain are they putting forward through the use of this literary technique?’ The Great Gatsby was written by F.Scott Fitzgerald in 1925 and tells the story of Nick Caraway a young man who has moved from Minnesota to New York to pursue a career in bonds. My other text The Catcher In The Rye was written by J.D. Salinger in1951‚ it tells the

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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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    The Great Corruption of Gatsby The 1920s was the time of the Jazz Age when money was abundant. Most people were trying to impress others rather than living their own life. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ the theme was “love of money leads to corruption.” Money is not the problem in the story‚ but the love for it is what causes problems. Gatsby’s grand dream for wealth leads to his downfall. Nick Carraway stated to him‚ “ You can’t repeat the past”(111). He was throwing extravagant

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    Craig McCaw who Pioneered Telecommunications once claimed‚ “the American Dream is all about what people will do if you allow them the open opportunity. .. they have the desire‚ the toughness‚ the willingness to work‚ and the education‚ and then they do something with it‚ and it is extraordinary to see.” This illustration is demonstrated in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Gatsby‚ the main character‚ achieved success and wealth‚ the American Dream‚ by planning and working hard. He came from

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