THE GREAT GATSBY QUOTES 1. I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world‚ a beautiful little fool. Explanation Daisy speaks these words in Chapter 1 as she describes to Nick and Jordan her hopes for her infant daughter. While not directly relevant to the novel’s main themes‚ this quote offers a revealing glimpse into Daisy’s character. Daisy is not a fool herself but is the product of a social environment that‚ to a great extent‚ does not value intelligence in women
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The symbols in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald in chapters 6-9 suggest that not everything is always as it seems and people may believe they know the whole truth‚ but that is not always the case. In chapter 6 of the Great Gatsby‚ everyone created a false sense of happiness in their lives‚ but in reality no one‚ but the eyes of Doctor T.J Eckleburg were the only ones that saw the harsh truth. T.J Eckleburg’s eyes symbolizes that not everyone knows the whole truth but the eyes of Eckleburg
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Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ which is an example of this set in the 20’s. The characters in this novel are too fixed on material things‚ losing sight of what is really important. The characters in The Great Gatsby take a materialistic attitude that causes them to fall into a downward spiral of empty hope and zealous obsession. Fitzgerald contrasts Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway to display how the materialistic attitude of the 1920’s leads many to hopeless depression and how materialism never
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the American Dream The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ portrays a society of high social standings‚ immense wealth‚ and love. This can be classified as the American Dream. If an individual is determined‚ that individual has a reasonable chance and holds the hope for acquiring wealth‚ and the happiness and freedoms that go with it. In essence‚ the American Dream gives the chance to gain personal fulfillment‚ materially and spiritually. In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald depicts
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and her father. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote his novels and short stories in a similar fashion. The protagonist of his works and himself‚ typically‚ share similar economic status and taste for rich women. “The Great Gatsby‚” looked not only at Fitzgerald’s life‚ but an historic case of his time. “The Great Gatsby.” could be considered both autobiographical and historical fiction. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24‚ 1896 in Saint Paul‚ Minnesota. Namesake‚ also second cousin three times
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past. The present should be lived for instead. For Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby‚ forgetting what was in the past and letting go of it was a struggle. He was so in love with Daisy Buchanan‚ a girl he met five years ago‚ that he continued to pursue her even after she was already married. In The Great Gatsby‚ F Scott Fitzgerald shows the character of Jay Gatsby as someone who dwells on the past and would do anything to get Daisy back. When Gatsby found out that Daisy and Nick were cousins‚ he had Jordan
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The Great Gatsby: Realism F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has been labelled a masterpiece‚ and perhaps even one of the greatest novels of all time. In order to be revered as a classic‚ a novel must have one or more qualities that place it above the rest. One of The Great Gatsby’s best qualities is Fitzgerald’s incredible use of realism. This realism is evident in the development of plot‚ setting‚ and characters throughout the novel. The Great Gatsby is well known for its deeply entangled
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Language in the Great Gatsby A key point for the structure is how Fitzgerald has played with the chronology; Nick’s narrative starts in the present and then from about chapter 4 onwards he starts to integrate stories of Gatsby’s past‚ however these are not in chronological order either! I think that this is because Fitzgerald understands that 1) the reader cannot absorb lots of information at once‚ 2) they will not understand/believe this information until they are interested in Gatsby and 3) it further
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The Great GAtsby The Great GAtsby Learners Name: Introduction: The Great Gatsby is a novel by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story takes place in 1922‚ during the Roaring Twenties‚ a time of prosperity in the United States after World War I. The book received critical acclaim and is generally considered Fitzgerald’s best work. It is also widely regarded as a "Great American Novel" and a literary classic‚ capturing the essence of an era. This lesson will demonstrate the importance
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mini-mobile hotel. | Magnanimous | Benevolent; generous | The first of the word comes from the Latin word magnus‚ which means great‚ and generous people are great people. | Expostulation | Criticism; complaint | The first part of the word looks like expose‚ and when you criticize‚ you expose your complaints. | Truculent | Aggressive; rude | This word was used to describe how Tom was aggressively holding onto Wilson. | Grail | Sacred cup | I think of the Holy Grail‚ which is a sacred cup. | Redolent
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