may not realize it‚ but he is pursued by many as a companion. Perhaps this is because he appears not judgemental‚ like when he said‚ "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone‚ just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had" While on the train to New York with Tom he was so excited‚ “All I kept thinking about‚ over and over‚ was ’You can’t live forever; you can’t live forever.” This situation seems to have fallen into his lap without
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the reader and describing his upbringing. Nick immediately describes himself as a man of sound ethics and claims he is “...inclined to reserve all judgments...” because of his father’s admonition that “...all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” This statement is the beginning of one of the book’s major themes; morality‚ especially its absence in people of wealth‚ frames practically every event and circumstance that Nick describes. The book’s events begin with Nick’s
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To make Gatsby look even worse‚ Tom reveals that Gatsby earns his money illegally. Readers can infer from this that nor Gatsby or Nick did not come from a wealthy background. Because of this‚ people who reside in West Egg are inferior to those of East Egg. Though Gatsby started from having nothing and continued to be put down even through his success‚ he had everything he could possibly want with
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necklace in Jack’s pocket and soon told to Rose. This forcing Rose to believe Caledon and not Jack. After this tragedy Jack was being sent to jail and Rose tricked into believing Caledon making Jack and Rose mad at each other for a while. Another reason why Jack and Rose can’t be together as they planned is because of the damage to the Titanic. The Titanic was sinking and the doomed lovers weren’t able to both float upon the wood because of this Jack thought of letting his True Love live and him
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prosperous in life‚ and excellence must be preserved in oneself. The spirit‚ the will to excel‚ and the will to win is what one must give every bit of effort toward to acquire the dream. The American Dream remains a beacon of hope‚ but can be harmful if this dream is not controlled. The desire to achieve the American Dream can thus result in mental deterioration‚ and can cause one
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little about driving-next to nothing” (page 58 Fitzgerald 58). Driving is an extremely dangerous act{activity sounds better}‚ however‚ since people do it every day‚ they don’t think twice about it. By driving drunk and not knowing much about driving‚ this man not only put his life in danger‚ but he also put the life of pedestrians and other people on the road in danger. His driving while drunk intoxicated is one of the acts used by Fitzgerald do to display his theme of carelessness. Carelessness
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take over the wealth of Sleepy Hollow and cash it in for his own personal gain. According to Thompson‚ “The gently insinuating manipulator hopes to appropriate the immense treasures of this Dutch stronghold and then utilize them to make his fortune‚ be it one way or another.”
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were what was happening‚ as illustrated by Jay Gatsby hosting extraordinarily flamboyant parties and Tom’s continuous little excursions to his apartment in New York to have fun. Everybody during this era was out to have a good time. The characters are realistic. Jay Gatsby symbolizes those who‚ during this era‚ sought to fulfill the “American Dream” ; a dream of wealth and success‚ gained through hard work and success. Fitzgerald accurately describes the “American Dream” when he wrote‚ “Americans
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is to have a relationship with her‚ and reasons in the beginning they have opposite outcomes. In 10 things I Hate About You Patrick eventually falls in love with Kate and in TOTS Petruchio never actually falls in love with Kate only with her money. This difference may be because of the time period change. When TOTS was written women didn’t really have much of a choice in what happened in their life but in 10 Things I Hate About You Kate has that control. In TOTS Petruchio marries Kate for her money
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has Nick to point out that “Daisy’s embarrassed too.” (87) During there first words they talked about how long it had been and Gatsby remembered the exact time it had been‚ it would be “ five months next November.”(87) The turning point of this particular scene comes when nick comes back to the room and realizes that Gatsby “literally glowed.”(89) Gatsby and Daisy had been left alone by Nick and when he comes back in he describes a scene that a question had just been answered‚ the question
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