was not that Daisy betrayed him‚ but that he could not let go of the past. To what extent do you agree?’ Whilst Daisy was the spark that led to Gatsby’s many tragedies‚ it was Gatsby himself that added fuel to it until it got out of control‚ ultimately ending in the ’real tragedy’‚ his death. The series of unfortunate events that led to his ’real tragedy’ was due to his past with Daisy that hurt him both mentally and physically‚ causing him to become corrupted and infatuated with Daisy‚ his willingness
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The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald conveys a message about idolization and adoration of individuals because of their wealth‚ power‚ looks‚ and belongings. In The Great Gatsby Nick tells the story of some of the inhabitants of the West Egg and the East Egg. Nick seems to have a cynical and scornful tone towards the residents of the West Egg and East Egg because of their immense lack of morals. He observes the dangers of wealthy living and admiration of others through Tom and Daisy‚ Gatsby‚ and
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In the book The Great Gatsby‚ Daisy is very similar to Criseyde in Troilus and Criseyde. They both come from affluent families and have broken love stories. Nick mirrors Pandarus in this book by aiding Gatsby and Daisy’s reunion with a tea party. Where as Gatsby mirrors Troilus‚ the secret lover‚ Tom mirrors Diomede‚ the one the girl stays with. Both Daisy and Criseyde are persuaded into something‚ either falling in love or falling out of love with someone. Both girls wish to be unaware of the harsh
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For my Independent Reading Requirement‚ I read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald which is a story about a man chasing the woman he loves. The character Daisy Buchanan‚ one of the main characters in the book‚ really shows the IB Learner Profile ‘communicators’ throughout the story. Another character named Tom Buchanan shows the exact opposite of the profile “caring.” Starting off‚ Daisy shows communicators because she speaks with a lot of the characters throughout the story. Being a communicator
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because we get to know that Daisy is a shallow and a materialistic person. Daisy is born in a wealthy family and during World War I‚ she fell in love with Gatsby and promised to wait for him for marriage. Although Daisy and Gatsby loved each other‚ when they were young‚ but she still married Tom and not Gatsby. The reason for it was that Tom was rich and Gatsby was poor. She knew that Tom could give her better and wealthier lifestyle than Gatsby. It proves that Daisy is a shallow person. In my
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The aim of this essay is to talk about the topic of Tom and Daisy as selfish characters in F.S.Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. First of all‚ Tom and Daisy are the two main important characters in the novel‚ among many others‚ so they constitute an important piece of the story. They belong to an upper-class society. They live in East Egg‚ the most fashionable village in Long Island. Tom comes from a wealthy Midwestern family. He is a powerful and a menacing man who intimidate not only to his wife
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the Great Gatsby‚ there exist two main female leads‚ Daisy and Myrtle. Daisy‚ much akin to Myrtle married a man whom she does not love; however‚ not all about these two are similar for they too have differences such as physical traits and social status which are slowly unveiled as the book progresses. It is said‚ “Neither of them can stand the person they’re married to.” Both Myrtle and Daisy are involved in an affair with another man; Daisy takes a liking towards Gatsby as Myrtle
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Jay Gatsby can be characterized as a war veteran who is simply desperate to regain his young love‚ Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby has spent many years changing his life in order to win Daisy back‚ but when they finally meet again‚ “… Daisy tumbled short of his dreams” (Fitzgerald 95). Gatsby spent years building up an elaborate imagination of what he thought Daisy would be like when he finally met with her again. Not only does he spend many years thinking about her‚ he uses his time becoming the man he thinks
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At this point‚ many might disagree that Daisy was victimized or dehumanized at all and that she destroyed Gatsby and only married Tom for his money‚ but readers need to realize that Daisy’s pain is concealed inside because of the image she is forced to have for Nick‚ Gatsby‚ and Tom which makes Daisy a victim in the way the men describe her‚ idealize her‚ or exploit her and betray her‚ all while not allowing her a chance to express her true self is in fact a form of dehumanization‚ in the most violent
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Tom Buchanan is introduced during the first chapter of the book and is immediately established as just another egocentric‚ ignorant‚ and very wealthy man living in East Egg. Tom is everything someone would think of when thinking of rich white man. He will never fail to be condescending‚ racist‚ sexist‚ and a complete hypocrite. Tom Buchanan is introduced as Daisy’s husband and also a colleague of Nick’s from Yale. When describing Tom‚ Nick says he is just a huge guy who used to play football in college
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