definition of what the American Dream is‚ everyone has different views on what they see it as. The main idea of the American Dream is pretty much making it big and being successful in life‚ having everything you need‚ wealth‚ prosperity‚ love and happiness. Jay Gatsby portrays the American Dream in some senses but not to its full potential. Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby the American Dream isn’t shown in its positive light but‚ more of the opposite of that: more of the downfall or failure of it. Everyone
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In the book‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the main character‚ Nick Carraway‚ changes significantly. He goes from being tired and worn out in the Midwest to being social and outgoing in the east. He goes from being intrigued about Jay Gatsby to seeing his true colors and feeling mixed emotions. Finally‚ he goes from being optimistic and hopeful about life in the east to being ashamed of the way he lives there. In the beginning of the story‚ Nick moves to West Egg‚ Long Island to start
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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‚ Daisy‚ Jordan Baker‚ (all three from
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are first introduced to the reader. (Focus on chapters 3 & 4 of Gatsby and Act 1 Sc 2 & 3 in Othello.) Upon reading Shakespeare’s “Othello” and Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”‚ many similarities can be identified between the protagonists Othello and Jay Gatsby. These two pieces of literature (Although written in different periods of time‚ where the dominant themes in literature varied) posed questions of love and relationships‚ relating to the society in which the protagonist was living in. Themes
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Part I: Character Behavior Consequences Jay Gatsby Self absorbed He’s let down when all of his action don’t give him the results he wants. Daisy Buchanan Careless‚ selfish She gets the attention she seeks and the guilt becomes too much; especially when the tables turn and she finds out Tom is cheating. Tom Buchanan Firm‚ barbaric He loses his mistress and his wife begins to have an affair. Jordan Baker Self-centered ‚ dishonest Nick leaves her forever. Myrtle Wilson
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The American identity in the 1920s had several components to it. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald revives these components through the characters of the novel. Jay Gatsby exemplifies several of these including the ones formed by prohibition and economics. Jay Gatsby embodies the American identity formed by prohibition as he is a bootlegger. Prohibition in the 1920s encouraged hypocrisy‚ crime and secrecy. Gatsby displayed all of these attributes in the novel. He saw an opportunity after
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purpose in chapter 9 is to acknowledge how even though Gatsby obtained to have all the pleasures the money can buy‚ he still was not happy. He utilizes imagery and diction to convey an image or feeling of melancholy and sympathy regarding the great Jay Gatsby in order to fully describe Nick’s attitude toward Gatsby. Fitzgerald illustrates his novel by demonstrating how Nick perceived “the Great Gatsby” by creating images for the readers to get a better feel of the story. He appeals to the readers
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An Analysis of The Valley of Ashes and The Eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg as symbols in The Great Gatsby The 1920s are generally regarded as a decade of cultural and economic prosperity. The American economy boomed following the end of World War I‚ becoming an industrial powerhouse because as the other countries were building themselves back from the rubble‚ America was implementing policies of “laissez-faire”‚ promoting business growth under minimal regulation. As the rich became richer‚ the poor
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defined as followed: “the ideals of freedom‚ equality‚ and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American” (Dictionary.com). Fitzgerald‚ however‚ seems to reject this idea of the American Dream by building his plot around a character‚ Jay Gatsby‚ and his inability to fulfill his dreams. Even in the first chapter of the novel‚ the pessimism focused on the American Dream rings clear through F. Scott Fitzgerald’s words. The story is set in the New York City area‚ including West Egg‚ East
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missionary. Zeal serves as a key motivator for Jay Gatsby towards his relationship with Daisy Buchanan in ‘The Great Gatsby’. Likewise‚ zeal motivated me to further my connection to the community service group‚ Habitat for Humanity. Zeal alters the an individual’s disposition as seen in Jay Gatsby’s relationship with Daisy and my own experience with community service in Habitat for Humanity. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s‚ ‘ The Great Gatsby‚’ zeal transforms Jay Gatsby’s personality in his revitalized relationship
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