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    No‚ obliviously Jay Gatsby did not commit suicide‚ at least not in the literal or physical sense. Many characters in the novel The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ played roles in the death of Gatsby‚ but none greater than the role played by Gatsby himself. Gatsby lived a life based entirely upon two things: achieving the American Dream and Daisy Buchanan. It is understandable for a young man such as Gatsby to attempt to search and work towards gaining the American Dream. However‚ the

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    Jay Gatsby’s Tragic Fall In The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald‚ he mocks the American dream and what it stands for. Fitzgerald utilized the character of Jay Gatsby to achieve his effectiveness in the novel‚ presented to us as a noble man with an outstanding persona. That throughout the book destroys himself with the strength of his own two hands. Without a doubt‚ Gatsby possesses the qualities of a modern tragic hero. In The Great Gatsby F.Scott Fitzgerald he portrays Jay Gatsby as a modern

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    Gatsby – by Baz Luhmann Gatsby In the film ‘Gatsby’ directed by Baz Luhmann I have studied important themes that are being portrayed in this film. Such as Unconditional Love‚ Betrayal‚ Hope‚ Wealth and Living the American Dream. These key themes all lead up to deception‚ denial and the fatal death of Jay Gatsby. In this essay I will be writing about 3 main themes; Obsessive/Childish Love‚ Betrayal and Hope The first theme I will be writing about is the theme of Unconditional Love between the characters

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    Jay Gatsby‚ being the main character of the novel “The Great Gatsby”‚ is an important character in terms of how the theme of moral decay of the American Dream is being displayed. Jay Gatsby was not introduced with much information until later on throughout the novel. Gatsby doesn’t even speak until later on in Chapter 3‚ which is quite unusual since the story is based on him hence “The Great Gatsby”. Gatsby was a liar to everyone to try to achieve greatness‚ a thought inspired by the idea of the

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    REFLECTION/ REACTION PAPER After watching the movie in the cinema‚ I decided to compare Jay Gatsby from Francisco Reteche. When I first saw Gatsby‚ I already noticed one similarity that I can pair with Reteche wherein they were both mysterious in the starting part of the story and we could not predict what were they thinking. There were still some similarities that I noticed between the two of them like their main problem was about a girl wherein they wanted to be with a certain girl who left them

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    Jay Gatsby‚ born James "Jimmy" Gatz‚ is the fictional title character of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s best known work‚ The Great Gatsby (1925). The character has become an archetype of self-made American men seeking to join high society‚ and in the U.S.‚ the name has become synonymous with those successful businessmen who have had shady pasts.Seventeen-year-old James Gatz hails from rural North Dakota where he was born to a poor German American farming family in 1890. He despises the limitations of poverty

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    decent friends with her over the years. Jordan had heard a rumour that Daisy was in love with the guy in the car‚ and his name was Jay Gatsby. Supposedly‚ Jay Gatsby had to go overseas and Daisy’s parents would not let her say her goodbyes. Over time‚ Daisy became fond of another man named Tom Buchanan. The day before her wedding‚ Daisy received a letter from Jay Gatsby. She was dismayed and got very drunk in her room. Jordan was one of her bridesmaids and found her on her bed. Daisy was so discombobulated

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    things just did not seem to matter as much as they do now. This may not seem as hard as it sounds. The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ paints a picture of what the time period was like. It was a time known as the "Jazz Age"‚ where the economy was on an upswing and money was easy to be had. Prohibition was in affect‚ and bootlegging was a highly lucrative but shady business venture. Jay Gatsby most likely took part in bootlegging‚ which is how he accumulated his vast amount of money. Tom Buchanan

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    ”-Sandford Wall. The American is defined as the traditional ideals such as equality‚ democracy‚ and prosperity that serve as a common foundation for the people of the United States. In literary workings such as Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ The Great Gatsby‚ “The Necklace”‚ and “The Road Not Taken”‚ the authors prove that the American Dream is attainable due to the fact that many America’s are successful in acquiring independence‚ economic prosperity‚ and finding love. One way in which the American

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    Roles and Expectations of Women The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald exhibited the expectations forced upon both men and women in the 1920s. The Great Gatsby’s three main women faced the roles of their generation with distaste‚ yet all three of them ended up fitting the mold in some way. All the female characters from The Great Gatsby had their inner turmoil; making us contemplate the struggle of being the “ideal woman” while still retaining one’s personal individuality. Whether it is Tom’s ignorant

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