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    possess wealth are thought to also possess happiness. From the outside looking in‚ the common man always believes that the wealthy live happier lives. But two landmark authors portray a different story. Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations and F. Scot Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ both show that in order to be truly happy‚ one must reject superficial things‚ such as one’s position in the caste system of society‚ and pursue one’s true desires. When given the choice between upper class and common

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    Nick’s Perspective About Gatsby In the Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald Jay Gatsby represents the American Dream through Nick’s eyes‚ which is the belief that any person can rise to success no matter from where they came from. Nick doesn’t approve of Gatsby’s lifestyle and the way he earns his money however‚ he thinks he is superior of those who surround him. Nick also admires the hope that motivates Gatsby to pursue his dreams even though his hopes of being happy with Daisy are deteriorating before

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    novel The Great Gatsby reveals much about the American dream and life in the 1920’s. At a glance the 20’s was a time of great success and the government was flourishing. From Fitzgerald’s writing the true picture of America in the 1920’s‚ which was a time when the government was corrupt‚ prohibition was affecting the economy. America was really just a dark place where people only saw the good that they wanted to see and did not want to believe the truth that America was not that great. The great Gatsby

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    The Great Gatsby and On the Road are both similar. They have a lot of different things in common. The time period seems to be the same in both of them by how things are happening in the world‚ what is going on‚ and how people are treated. On the Road is about a couple of friends who constantly travel by hitchhiking most of the time. The Great Gatsby is about a rich man who was in love with a girl and he went to the war which caused them to drift apart. The two seem to be nothing alike‚ but On the

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    “The Great Gatsby” Essay "The Great Gatsby" by F Scott Fitzgerald shows multiple examples of modernism‚ specifically the rejection of traditional themes and topics. The first traditional topic that is absolutely rejected is the concept that marriage is a flawless institution. Marriage is supposed to be a sacred bond between two people that love and trust each other. In Gatsby’s flawed society; however‚ the women are flirty‚ aloof‚ and uncaring or invested in anybody other than the person they

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    and literature inspiration. In 1925‚ The Great Gatsby was published and was considered to be an American master-piece. The novel revolves around a main character’s hope and dream. Some critics believed the novel to be a comic‚ while others considered the book a tragedy. With deaths‚ dying dreams and broken hearts‚ The Great Gatsby is none other than a work of complex tragedy. The overall focus of The Great Gatsby is the great American dream. Jay Gatsby‚ whose dream revolves around the novel‚ has

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    The Fake Gatsby Titles come to be one of the most important parts of a book; it is the first thing we read and what gives us an overall sense of what the book will be about. Though the title of the book reads The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the main character Gatsby is the opposite. As we view Gatsby through the eyes of Nick Carraway‚ the narrator‚ we understand that he masks himself to be a “great” character. In reality he spends his time chasing one single dream and wasting away his life

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    beginning of “The Great Gatsby”‚ the story of “The Great Gatsby” is an epigraph‚ summarizing the novel in the simplest way possible. The meaning coming out of this passage and who wrote it greatly shows the reader how shallow the American society really is. F. Scott Fitzgerald put the passage from D’Invilliers‚ the fictitious author‚ to expose the world of the superficial relationships that occur and of its misleading people who deceive others for their own pleasure. In the novel‚ Gatsby describes Daisy’s

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    Out of all the great symbolism in The Great Gatsby‚ weather is one of the more unique symbols. Fitzgerald is able to create many different meanings for the weather. In The Great Gatsby‚ F.Scott Fitzgerald uses the weather to develop the plot‚ show conflicts and to help develop characters and their feelings. In the next three paragraphs I will go more in depth of theses examples. Fitzgerald uses the weather to help develop the plot in The Great Gatsby. At major points in the novel it appears that

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    So Great Gatsby Hundreds might have flocked to Jay Gatsby’s mansion on the weekends to party the night away‚ but do extravagant get-togethers and large sums of money give the title The Great to somebody? One cannot be considered great because of money or parties. An individual must earn the title great by being truthful‚ hardworking‚ and respectful. Jay Gatsby cannot be considered great because he is dishonest‚ earned his fortune through illegal activity‚ and too focused on the past. Gatsby did

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