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    their happiness‚ they sometimes have to ignore everything that is obvious or real to the human eye. Sometimes having faith in things beyond the normal comprehension is greater than settling for what is known to be realistic. Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s‚ The Great Gatsby is shown to be one of a few who possess this special quality by creating an entirely different image of himself and clinging to the hope of being reunited with the one he loves most despite what others believed. Through Gatsby’s

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    Jong Un‚ and President of the United State of America‚ Donald Trump. However‚ what a lot of successful individuals lack in this corrupt world is honourability. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Nick is correct when he says to Gatsby “ worth the whole damn bunch of them put together” because Nick knows Gatsby is an honourable man. Gatsby’s honourability shows throughout the novel when he is pursuing Daisy‚ keeping faithful‚ and doing anything to earn Daisy. First off‚ in the novel

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    beginnings of America‚ such as the setting of F. Scott 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

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    Symbolism Great Gatsby

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    In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Fitzgerald has made effective use of symbolism. The Great Gatsby‚ is about Jay Gatsby and his quest for his own American dream‚ the love of his life‚ Daisy. The story is narrated by Nick Carraway‚ a young man who moves in next door to Gatsby and becomes friends with him. The Great Gatsby has three main themes. These are materialism and wealth‚ the american dream and appearance and reality. Fitzgerald has used symbolism and theme along with other techniques

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    In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ the main character demonstrates the difference between the traditional rich and the newly rich. West and East Egg of New York‚ East Egg‚ which is Beverly Hills of Long Island Symbolizes the grandeur and gulf of the American Dream and West Egg is the more unfortunate side. East and West Egg embody social standing and class. West Egg are the people who don’t have any real standing or moments The Novel also journeys to the 1900’s in the war and arrival in

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    1 Wealth and Pursuit – Daisy vs. Gatsby The American dream is usually portrayed as an inviting‚ perfect aspiration. In Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ it is shown as corrupt and unattainable for characters such as Gatsby and Daisy. Gatsby and Daisy crave the American dream with different motives‚ but in both cases it is shown to be hollow and unfulfilling because it has disintegrated

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    The Great Gatsby Summary

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    Summer Project 2012- “The Great Gatsby”: FULL SUMMARY OF “THE GREAT GATSBY”: During the 1920’s era‚ within the various movements of prohibition‚ women’s rights‚ and the Jazz Age‚ F Scott Fitzgerald bore a timeless novel by the name of “The Great Gatsby.” The predominant character‚ Nick‚ who duals as narrator‚ is indecisive but thoughtful. He lives in West Egg on Long Island Sound‚ amidst the aristocratic air and luxurious titles. Gatsby‚ Nick’s neighbor‚ whose affairs apart from his parts

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    The Great Gatsby (Short)

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    ClassicNote on The Great Gatsby Chapter One The narrator‚ Nick Carraway‚ begins the novel by commenting on himself: he says that he is very tolerant‚ and has a tendency to reserve judgment. Carraway comes from a prominent Midwestern family and graduated from Yale; therefore‚ he fears misunderstanding those who haven’t enjoyed his advantages. He attempts to understand people on their own terms‚ rather than holding them up to his personal standards. Nick fought in World War I; after the war‚ he

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    Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby‚ a rich millionaire who lives in the West Egg‚ longs for his one true love‚ Daisy Buchanan. Living so far away from his beautiful soulmate‚ Gatsby lures Daisy into his life by throwing huge parties in order to see her. However‚ his loneliness continues to swallow him up‚ no matter how hard Gatsby tries. Most of this emotion comes from Fitzgerald himself. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s own life contributes to the making of many of his novels‚ but The Great Gatsby shows the

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    The Great Gatsby Past

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    of the nineteen twenties‚ ‘The Great Gatsby’‚ the plot is taken primarily in past tense of Nick Carraway’s perspective. While conversing with Jay Gatsby‚ Nick states “you cannot repeat the past” (9‚ 106‚ VI). Five years prior to the novel taking place‚ Gatsby is completely and utterly in love with a young woman‚ Daisy‚ but when he goes off to war‚ Daisy can wait no longer for him and marries a rich fellow of the name Tom Buchanan. This marriage is what triggers Gatsby to go back to the past and bring

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