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    In The Great Gatsby‚ the narrator describes the scene at a large and lavish party he attends. The author uses vivid language to capture the atmosphere and feeling of the party. In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald uses varied sentence structure and descriptive word choice to convey the endless excitement of the party. Fitzgerald uses varied sentence structure by using polysyndeton and asyndeton. He also uses lengthier sentences with less punctuation throughout. Polysyndeton is used in the quote

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    The novel the great Gatsby tells a story about Gatsby’s " American dream "is a dream out of experience and its tragic ending. The root of the tragedy is that Gatsby didn’t realize his dream‚ also did not see Daisy’s true nature. Many people see gates than dream as the bursting of the "American dream"‚ in fact‚ Gatsby’s dream and not a real "American dream". The "American dream" is the dream of every citizen of the United States and has always been the pursuit has a long history.‚ in the middle of

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    The novel 《The Great Gatsby》written by Scott Fitzgerald is often classified as a masterpiece about American dream,and it is believed to be written in 1925. It is a time that the entire  America was under the strong influence of the Roaring twenties,and as we know, Scott Fitzgerald is a distinguished representative of the Lost generation in America. As a result‚ this novel is influenced by the thoughts of the lost generation.The essential thought of the lost generation is loneliness and disillusion

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    In the case of the characters Tom Buchanan and Daisy Buchanan‚ in the novel The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ love is not the glue that holds their marriage together. Instead‚ the marriage of Tom and Daisy is crafted by wealth‚ social class‚ and carelessness. Through the narration of another character‚ Nick Carraway‚ Tom Buchanan is portrayed as being a smug man who has little regard for the feelings of others. We learn this as information is revealed regarding the affair in which

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    The Great Gatsby is set in New York City and on Long Island‚ in two areas known as "West Egg" and "East Egg"—in real life‚ Great Neck and Port Washington peninsulas on Long Island. In the early 1920’s World War I had just come to an end. A new generation flocked from small towns to big cities in search of excitement‚ opportunity‚ and a “modern” way of living. Fitzgerald accurately portrays elements‚ such as greed‚ celebration and of the 1920’s in The Great Gatsby’s. Fitzgerald accurately portrays

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    Gatsby Analytical Essay In the Great Gatsby the theme of love is often used‚ motifs are utilized by Fitzgerald to advance that theme. A common motif used by Fitzgerald is the weather which he uses to express the theme of love through the use of rain or sunshine depending on the mood of the relationships he is reflecting. The first demonstration of the connection between love and weather is when Gatsby and Daisy are getting ready to meet for the first time in 5 years. Their relationship‚ now very

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    The Great Gatsby In the novel “ The Great Gatsby”‚ by F.Scott Fitzgerald‚ the author speaks of a time when morals were corrupted‚ religion was absent‚ facades were mistaken for character‚ and hope was a double-edged sword; people call it “The Jazz Age”. Fitzgerald‚ one of the best-known writers of “The Jazz Age”‚ aims to clarify the fallacy of idealism in America as he opposes the idealist views of the time with a realistic perception of society. At the time‚ people viewed America as a symbol of

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    September 7‚ 2015 “The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.” This quote was portrayed by James T. Adams in his last book‚ The Epic of America. He thinks that the ultimate America dream is about being pleased and succeeding your life goals to make and live life the way you want. Although many Americans today‚ in the 21st century are greedy‚ selfish‚ and think everything

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    The Titanic; a romantic‚ action-packed love story by James Cameron obtained every person’s heart. A boy named Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) and a girl named Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) at first didn’t like each other‚ they just saw each other as total strangers. As Jack and Rose advance into seeing each more there love for each grew into something that can’t be broken. R.M.S Titanic took a blow by a giant iceberg that was later found to be the central idea of the Titanic becoming a sad

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby shows irony through character relationships‚ Gatsby’s life‚ and the abundance of alcohol. The Great Gatsby’s irony shines out through Tom’s treatment of Daisy’s affair. Tom has been publicly unfaithful to Daisy time after time‚ yet Daisy’s affair offends him to the core. Tom says‚ “nowadays people begin by sneering at family life and family institutions‚ and next they’ll throw everything overboard and have marriage between black and white” (130). The 1920’s

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