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    Dream that so many tried to achieve. In Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby‚” the character after which the book was named‚ Jay Gatsby‚ helps reveal what the author felt about this turbulent society encaptured by the widely acclaimed novel. Furthermore‚ both Gatsby’s strengths and weaknesses express the contradictions between American dreams and reality and how disillusioned society was in the ‘20s. Several qualities found in Gatsby’s character are admirable and help illuminate the desire to achieve the

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    Revealing Theme Through Character‚ Plot‚ and Symbolism In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ so many characters are cruel‚ selfish‚ and immoral. Not all characters possess all of these traits‚ but the wealthy‚ materialistic ones definitely do. There are many important themes in this book‚ which the characters are based on. Many of the events that make up the plot result from the poor judgment on the part of certain characters. Symbolism is used to connect these characters and events to real life

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    Following the accident a man Known as Jay Gatsby has been found shot dead at a pool side. It is to be said that the women ran over in the car accident and the man involved in the shooting have links. The police have been told by local residents that George Wilson Husband of Myrtle Wilson who died in the car accident has been looking for Jay Gatsby as he is rumoured to be the driver of the car that hit Myrtle Wilson. Soon after the shooting of Gatsby‚ Wilson was found dead himself‚ after a team

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    In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the character Jay Gatsby always has an air of mystery surrounding him. Is Jay his real name? How did he get all of his money? What is he doing in New York? No one knows‚ that’s what makes him mysterious. Being ambiguous is a big trait of the color orange. However‚ that is not the only trait of the color orange. Optimistic attitudes‚ Impulsiveness‚ and Risk taking are also common traits of the color orange. After analyzing the story‚ it becomes blatantly

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    Great Gatsby Setting

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    "The Great Gatsby" Setting The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a popular novel that has remained one of the best-known literary works to this day. Set in the 1920s‚ the story is narrated by Nick Caraway‚ an easy-going bond salesman who lives next door to Jay Gatsby whom the story revolves around. Jay Gatsby is a man with a mysterious past‚ who lives in New York and is famous for his extravagant parties and fabulous wealth. The story is set during the summer in which Tom Buchannan‚ his wife

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    The Death of Jay Gatsby

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    The Death of Jay Gatsby The responsibility of a murder is not always completely traced back to the killer. Sometimes‚ there is a person who directly‚ or indirectly‚ motivates the murder. The killing of Jay Gatsby is not excluded. His murder could have been prevented if a few instances were a little different. Interestingly enough‚ Daisy Buchannan accounts for three strong points as to why she should be held responsible for the death of Gatsby. The events that made Gatsby’s murder a reality

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    The Great Gatsby Identity

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    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald contains a complex storyline with many complex characters to support it. The character Gatsby is painted as a grand aspect of the book from the moment the title is read. Gatsby has an aspect of mystery in which the gossip circulating about him only helps his cause‚ as it provides other people with a desire to discover who he truly is. Despite inheriting enough money to live off of‚ he is faced with hardships in regards to finances being a bootlegger and being

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    Love In The Great Gatsby

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    Wealthy Love The Great Gatsby was a very twisted book so many things happened and it did not seem to add up. F. Scott Fitzgerald did not seem to know how to name “The Great Gatsby” at first‚ it is full of themes and some major themes were love‚ wealth and cheating. Therefore‚ a better title would be Wealthy Love. Almost every character in the book is wealthy or is thriving to be wealthy. Tom and Daisy were a wealthy couple‚ Jay Gatsby grew up with old money and Nick did as well. Myrtle

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    What does it 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

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    CHARACTER TRAIT ANALYSIS : NICK CARRAWAY AND JORDAN BAKER By Laurentia Editha 11 IB 1 / 8 In the book‚ two characters named Nick Carraway and Jordan Baker were introduced. These two characters then slowly grow into being each other’s love interest‚ but despite this‚ they are very opposite to each other. The most evident difference may be noticed from how they behave. Jordan‚ being a more buoyant and sanguine female character‚ often shows rudeness in certain circumstances. Such example is

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