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    Thode Melum 8 The Great Gatsby Essay 6.4.13 In The Great Gatsby‚ we are faced with many interpretations of the American Dream. The American Dream is often seen achievable in different ways than others. The rebellious‚ middle aged‚ wealthy individuals have already achieved their own interpretation of the American Dream. Whereas the working class‚ in The Valley of Ashes‚ is still trying to obtain the motivation to find their own American Dream. Throughout The Great Gatsby‚ one might find that

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    Final for The Great Gatsby: The final for this book will be a written essay using evidence to prove your point. You will also be showing off your abilities to use academic English (vocabulary and sentence structures) and functional grammar. You will be required to use at least one example of parallelism and use both the semi-colon and colon. Choose from one of these prompts to write your essay: a. Is F. Scott Fitzgerald writing a love story that embraces American Ideals‚ or a satire that

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    Joshua DiFabio AP ELA O’Toole Block 2 The Great Gatsby Film Essay Two film adaptations exist of Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ the A&E version made in 2000‚ and the Warner Brothers depiction in 2013. Both versions contain their share of faults as well as moments that do justice to the book‚ but the latter far outweighs the former in the newer presentation. The 2013 cinematic perspective of the book presents a greater understanding of the

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    Guervio Charles October 9‚ 2014 English 4 The Great Gatsby Color Essay In his novel “The Great Gatsby”‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald uses color symbolism in most parts of the novel as character developments. Colors are an important part of the world around us‚ they can send messages and express emotions‚ belief that words cannot express. In the novel F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the color yellow as immorality and readers can also see that it stands for corruption. F. Scott Fitzgerald also uses the color

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    ENC1101 Evaluation Essay Outline-Evaluation Essay The Great Gatsby I. Introduction Thesis: The major motion picture The Great Gatsby is an amazing film due to its superb special effects‚ wondrous wardrobe‚ captivating characterizations‚ and modern and moving musical score. II. Arguments for the Judgment a. Superb special effects b. Wondrous Wardrobe c. Captivating Characterizations d. Modern and moving musical score III. Counterarguments a. PG-13 Rating b. Old Fashioned IV. Conclusion

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    Summer Reading Essay The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is truly themed on greed and power creating corruption. Gatsby‚ one of the main characters started in the book as someone nick admired‚ worshiped‚ but all of that changed after experiencing the New York lifestyle. Gatsby turns from being an idol to someone with many problems. His lies lead him to great downfall and greed of being with Daisy‚ the love of his life. His life was perfectly fine until his encounter with Daisy‚ and his obsession

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    Literature Per. 4 The Great Gatsby Essay Gatsby and His Non-American Dream Everybody wants to have that American Dream. Whatever or whoever it is‚ it is a dream. A dream to some people can mean like a goal or fantasy wise. A dream in general is a series of thoughts‚ images‚ and sensations occurring in a person’s mind during sleep. But an American Dream is the traditional social ideals of the United States‚ such as equality‚ democracy‚ and material prosperity. Jay Gatsby does not have an American

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    Abidi‚ 1 The Deceitful Green Light Green is the color of hope and it is viewed as one of the most important symbols in The Great Gatsby. Gatsby believed in the power of green light and its ability to provide him with everything that he desired. He felt that it could take away all his worries and create a prosperous life for him. Gatsby is characterized as being naïve since his dreams led him from rags to riches‚ and he was able to see a new developed America. Clearly‚ the green light

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    Great Gatsby Essay Please select a topic of your own choosing‚ or one of the options below‚ in a 5 paragraph essay. The essay is due on Monday April 8th and will be worth 100 points. Each paragraph should have two quotes to support your argument‚ with proper citation as well. Remember that a good thesis does not state something obvious- it proposes something that someone could theoretically disagree with‚ but that you prove with your strong arguments. Nick takes great pride in his honesty

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    essay   The great gatsby‚ a novel by F.Scott Fitzgerald‚ is about the loss of innocence and society’s downfall as they try to reach this dream. The goal is different for each person‚ as well as the loss. He or she has a chance of achiving wealth and happiness that sccompaniesit. The great gatsby believes that one can acquire happiness through the accumulaton of wealth and power. Fitzgerald uses images of the character Jay Gatsby‚ excessive wealth‚ and immoral actions with the characters to portray

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