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    the west loved stories about flawed characters overcoming their problems and understanding the world. Even the worst villain could mature. Weinstein said next came the modernist movement which had authors snubbing this narrative. Characters‚ like real people‚ could never fully understand the world‚ themselves‚ or others. In The Great Gatsby‚ the characters are all very troubled. They cheat on their spouses‚ commit murder‚ do dirty business‚ yet the characters never see these issues in themselves

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    Written Task 2! IB English! Robby Burns! ! Outline! ! I have chosen to answer the prescribed question‚ “How and why is a social group represented in a particular way?”. The text that will be analyzed is The Great Gatsby and the part of the course that will be dealt with is literature and critical study. The task will focus on a few main themes of the book‚ mainly‚ the hollowness of the upper class. The social group that will be analyzed is the upper class but more specifically‚ the newly

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    Throughout the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the shallowness and hollowness of the upper class is persistently shown. Hollowness and shallowness of the upper class are shown in The Great Gatsby through Tom’s disrespect and segregation for people in the lower class; Daisy’s love and addiction towards ‘gold’ and money; and Tom and Daisy’s lack of respect for their morals by cheating on each other which leads to the tragic downfall of Jay Gatsby. Shallowness and hollowness

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    Is Gatsby really 'Great'?

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    The "Great Gatsby" is essentially about the rise and fall of the American Dream‚ and what meaning that held for Gatsby. It is also about how the American Dream is seen by Gatsby‚ not to obtain something materialistic‚ money‚ but to reach a goal not in keeping at all with what the American Dream stands for. For him the American Dream is a vehicle toward his goal. The greatness of "Gatsby" can be explored through a variety of viewpoints. One can compare his successes and failures and then weigh them

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    the aspect of American values Such as the Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald uses a variety of characters that express the message of failure but Gatsby is one of the characters that focuses on the truth value of knowledge‚ claims about the past and the meaning it obtains. Gatsby uses his attempts to accomplish those dreams and expresses his reasons of why Failure is the most communicating theme throw-out the novel. The author Fitzgerald uses Gatsby a Character in the novel that communicates a message about

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    Is Jay Gatsby Tragic?

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    Jay Gatsby Many characters in novels may be considered to be tragic. These characters are considered tragic because of one character trait they possess that leads to their eventual demise. Jay Gatsby is a tragic character in a unique way. That is‚ he has many negative traits‚ but only one of these traits leads to his eventual downfall. Of all the character traits that Jay Gatsby possessed‚ his excessiveness in everything he did was what led him to his ultimate downfall. Jay Gatsby was

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    Anthony David 10/5/17 Throughout the novel‚ The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald‚ we get to know the characters so well that we can anticipate their next move because they always do the same thing and the characters are very predictable. For starters‚ Daisy only cares about herself and her image. In the early 1900’s‚ Daisy and Jay were in a relationship. After Jay went to war‚ she didn’t stick around for him to come back. She went out the next day and found a wealthy guy to take her in. Although

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    The Great Gatsby is a novel that is treasured as a renewable book in American literature collections. Read among a variety of age groups‚ it holds testament to its honorary title. The missive of the how the pursue of American dream can lead to consequences and decoration are not only evident in the star characters‚ but in the relevance of modernity‚ drama‚ and composition in F. Scott- Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is not a story about Jay Gatsby. It is a story about the green light

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    0The Beautiful and the Damned: A Portrait of the New India The Great Gatsby: A Rich Man in India Reasoning for title – story is similar to Great Gatsby. He’s trying to interview the richest man in India‚ but his reputation is very contradicting – fraud or the truth? Tells his story about childhood and how his dad was considered a fraud‚ then he built up the school after his father stepped down. Originally he wanted to do things with cigars‚ then it went South and now he has a real cigar business

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    Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby... perfect foils? By: Daniela Calderon In “The Great Gatsby‚” written by Scott Fitzgerald‚ Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby are two characters that struggle with the idea of losing their shared love interest‚ Daisy. Tom and Gatsby’s attachment to Daisy is differently justified due to their contrasting views‚ personalities‚ attitudes‚ actions‚ backgrounds‚ and other factors‚ some of which they do share and concur in. Fitzgerald did a great thing here. He created two purposefully

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