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Great Gatsby American Dream
1,747 wordsThe Great Gatsby written by F Scott Fitzgerald in 1920 s illustrates the failure in striving for the American Dream. What he failed to understand was that Daisy and he lived in two different worlds, which because of social circumstance was never allowed to intermingle. Daisy was a rich southern belle, who became involved with Gatsby when they were still young and later rejected him, because he was too poor to marry her and in his place married Tom Buchanan, a rich abusive man who ended up cheati...
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Nick Carraway Personality Traits
1,246 wordsThe Great Gatsby is a story about a mans great love for a woman and its unfortunate consequences. It also concerns the nature of wealth and its influence on people. This book was said to be F. Scott Fitzgeralds finest novel. In this essay, I will discuss the many themes as well as others of the story. I will also discuss the matter, settings, and characters. The story begins with the narrator, Nick Carraway, describing him as moralistic. He also tells the reader that he has a gift that enables h...
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End Of The Book Gatsby Father
1,243 words... und wealth to achieve things is repetitive throughout the whole book. Not only Gatsby but also everyone in this story who can use their status to gain possessions or people will do it. However Tom discovers Daisy's affair and confronts Gatsby at a hotel in New York with Daisy, Jordan and Nick as witnesses. Tom tells Gatsby that he and Daisy have a history that Gatsby would never understand. Tom also reveals that Gatsby made his fortune illegally by bootlegging illegal alcohol. Gatsby respond...
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East Egger West Egger Money
476 wordsIn this day and age, money is a very important asset to have. One needs to have at least enough to live on, though great amounts are preferable. In The Great Gatsby, by Thomas F. Fitzgerald, having a large amount of money is not enough. It is also the way you acquire the money that matters. Gatsby and Tom both have a lot of money yet Daisey picks one over the other, not because of the difference in the amount they have, but because of the manner in which it is attained. To the main characters in...
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Character Analysis Of Jay Gatsby And Nick Carraway
974 wordsA man is tested against nature and then tested again by how well he behaves in relation to other men, (46) Richard Lehan stated in The Great Gatsby: The Limits of Wonder. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald tested each of his characters by giving him or her a place in society and seeing how each one would react to his or her surroundings. East Egg and West Egg are the areas where the main characters in this novel lived and through stereotypes of Tom, Daisy, Gatsby and Nick, it is clear what...
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Corruption Of The American Dream Repeat The Past
1,108 wordsGatsby's Corruptive Nature The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a portrayal of the withering of the American Dream. The American Dream promises prosperity and self-fulfillment as rewards for hard work and self-reliance. A product of the frontier and the west, the American Dream challenges people to have dreams and strive to make them real. Historically, the Dream represents the image of believing in the goodness of nature. However, the American Dream can be interpreted in differen...
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