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    are all simple things but widely symbolic. In the Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ he uses symbolism in the form of his characters and to develop a theme‚ the declination of the American Dream. Another theme that ties into the American Dream is class structure‚ which is demonstrated by the geography in the text. All of the characters are symbolic of different classes in American Society‚ from the richest to the poorest. The Great Gatsby offers a peek to all the hopes and dreams of people

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    The Great Gatsby Literary Analysis Essay In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald presents a novel with complex symbolism‚ even into the heart of the novel. Fitzgerald’s life shows through in all of his work in The Great Gatsby. He uses his life to create people and places. Fitzgerald used mostly his own experiences for this novel. Fitzgerald used many different real life people to build up his characters James Gats and Jay Gatsby for his book. He used his own life as a model for James Gats

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    One of the ways in which Fitzgerald tells the story in Chapter 1 is through the characterisation aspect of narrative‚ using symbolism in order to better exenterate character features. One of the ways Fitzgerald uses characterisation is through description of character appearance‚ as seen with the description of Daisy whom wears a white dress. Fitzgerald has perhaps selected the colour white due to the connotations during this era‚ with the colour white indicating wealth and so immediately we are

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    These are my Great Gatsby chapter analysis notes. They suck‚ but I really need to read something on this website‚ so I am submitting them anyway. The Great Gatsby Chp 1 Writer/narrator Nick Carroway-- Graduated from Yale-- Moved from Minnesota to West Egg to work bonds in New York-- Was a soldier- reserves judgment of others because they could have been raised in a less well-off environment-- Lives in a small‚ run-down place next door to Gatsby’s great‚ hulking mansion-- Gatsby represents everything

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    The Great Gatsby Chapter 18 Summary/Analysis Nick wakes up early with an eerie feeling that something bad will happen to Gatsby. When he arrives at Gatsby’s mansion‚ he finds his friend tired‚ and leaning against a table in the hall. Nick notes that "Gatsby’s mansion had never before seemed so enormous to him". Nick gives Gatsby the advice‚ that he should go into hiding for some time‚ because it’s sure that "they" will be able to trace down his car‚ and eventually find him‚ but Gatsby refuses

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    Scott Fitzgerald‚ in his novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ defines how life was like for the rich and the newly rich during “The Roaring 20s”. Fitzgerald’s 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

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    Fitzgerald chooses to narrate the story of the beginning of Daisy and Gatsby’s first relationship to us twice throughout the novel: once in chapter 4 and once in chapter 8. Although this structural decision will have been multifaceted‚ perhaps the most significant reason will have been to highlight the fact that due to the use of a narrator most of the information we are given is subjective to Nick’s opinions. Through the use of Jordan’s storytelling to Nick in the first section of exposition we

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    Katie Coleman ALC Period 3 12/19/13 Fitzgerald’s Colorful Imagination The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is an ever exciting story about a trouble-some wealthy man‚ Jay Gatsby. He spends his life creating a rich status for myself to allure people in. Among the people his wants to in his life‚ is his one true love‚ Daisy Buchanan. Color Symbolism plays a huge roll in describing characters and lending extra meaning to inanimate objects and descriptions of society. The use

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    The Great Gatsby “The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart‚ and all they can do is stare blankly.” In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald presents his audience with a novel with intricate symbolism. Nick Carroway‚ the protagonist‚ has recently moved from the Midwest to get his career started in New York. He lives on the island of West Egg the poorer side of town‚ across from East Egg the wealthier side of town. In East Egg are where his pompous

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    In The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald’s main innovation was to introduce a first person narrator and protagonist whose consciousness filters the story’s events. This device was not a total invention since a character through whose eyes and mind the central protagonist is discovered is to be found in two of Conrad’s books : Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim. As usual with this device‚ the main protagonist remains strange and shady. This technique reinforces the mystery of the characters. The second advantage

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