Nick Carraway proves to have more class than any other character in The Great Gatsby by F. ... Throughout the book Nick is continually shown to be a good judge of character. ... Nick is one of the few people who recognize Gatspy's greatness. ... He does not waste his life dreaming of idealistic aspirations that will never live up to his expectations. ... All these characteristics contribute to making Nick an admirable, exemplary character. ...

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The Great Gatsby Essay In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. ... This seems a surprising statement for Nick to make because Nick has high moral expectations and is disgusted in Gatsby as he "[represents] everything for which [he has] an unaffected scorn.". ... This statement reflects the main issues in The Great Gatsby such as aimlessness, carelessness, materialism and corruption. ... Every character mentioned in this novel is dishonest except for Wilson and Nick Carraway. ... All the characters in the novel excluding Wilson and Gatsby have almost no family values whatsoever. ...

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In comparing The Great Gatsby to Native Son, both Gatsby and Bigger must do something spectacular to excel beyond other's expectations. ... Throughout Native Son, the majority of the characters use some sort of mechanism to put blame on societal mechanisms they consider out of their control. ... Throughout his life, Bigger has felt that his actions have reflected on other's expectations. When Bigger murders Mary, those expectations have been surpassed. Although murder is considered one of the worst crimes, I believe that Wright wanted his main character to be more unique than any...

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Some may have higher expectations than others, but no matter how high they, each and every person must take a step at a time in order to accomplish their dream. "The Great Gatsby", a novel by F. ... In this case, Jay Gatsby, the central figure of the story, is one character who longs for the past. ... "The Great Gatsby" is being told through the eyes of Nick Carraway, Daisy's cousin, who moves into New York City making a living while selling bonds. ... It is a barrier for almost every character. ...

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The Great Gatsby The Scarlet Letter and The Great Gatsby are two prestigious novels that have made a tremendous impact on the literary world. ... The different time spans between these two novels prove that as time changes, so do the moral standards of the world and expectations of the people. ... This blindness towards knowing right from wrong could and does become harmful later for these characters. ... Furthermore, if The Great Gatsby were to be written in second person many changes would occur. ... The Scarlet Letter and The Great Gatsby are two well written novels that portray...

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The novel The Great Gatsby written in 1925 by F. ... As the novel progresses Gatsby goes from being a very hidden character then as the story goes on he begins to crumble when he loses Daisy, the girl of his dreams. ... Despite her marriage to Tom, Daisy showed great interest in Gatsby when she learned he lived nearby. ... The Great Gatsby is a prime example of Fitzgerald's belief that the American Dream is corrupt and unattainable. Fitzgerald's choice to end the novel with Gatsby's failure and death is significant because the reader learns that living in the past and living for...

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In The Great Gatsby by F. ... As a man with his values in the wrong order, Gatsby struggles to see his dream through and ends up being emotionally distraught because of his extreme expectations for life. With this in mind, one may see an aspiration as an impossible feat, while others the same aspiration as a great opportunity. ... Jay Gatsby, the main character of the novel, attempts to live the "perfect life" by acquiring as much money as he can because he feels that money is the key to happiness, as well as friendships, social status, and even love. ... His high and implausible expectatio...

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Exploring the theme of "appearance vs. reality" 18/4/03 in "The Great Gatsby" In "The Great Gatsby", the theme of "appearance vs. reality" is explored in great detail. ... He even compares her to money when he says, "Her voice is full of money" (The Great Gatsby 115). ... On the contrary, we also get another realistic insight into Gatsby's character when one of the girls in Gatsby's party says, "You look at him sometimes when he thinks nobody's looking at him. ... Finally, the American dream, which appeared t...

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In The Great Gatsby, the character of Jay Gatsby ignores this fundamental rule of human existence, choosing to live in a world of the past, created by his own memories, and avoid the changes of the present even as they cause his own demise. This character, through his thoughts and actions proves that the old axiom is true; you cannot go home again. ... When Gatsby is finally able to make his dream a reality, it falls short of his expectations and all of his planning and the fantasy of his relationship begins to decay, "...and the incarnation was complete" as Nick again comments. ... The int...

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We see all three of these aspects perfectly portrayed in The Great Gatsby, a novel by Francis Scott Fitzgerald. In this novel, the main character Jay Gatsby is shot by George Wilson. Even though Gatsby was physically killed by Wilson, there are many other characters who contributed to the end of his physical and metaphysical life. ... Although there were many other characters who contributed to Gatsby's death, the one who got himself into this whole mess was Gatsby himself. ... Gatsby was so obsessed with this made up world with Daisy that he created unrealistic expectations. ...

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He seems to show that it is possible to achieve great success from nothing through the examples of his possessions; "I watched the guests diving from the tower of his raft, or taking the sun on the hot sand of his beach while his two motor-boats slit the water. ... Whilst striving to attain the dream the central characters of the texts exhibit different emotions; exhaustion and energy. ... Another character that oozes with energy is Myrtle; who seems alive and vibrant. ... He continues to praise his son's supposed success, not admitting to the truth, and not accepting that Biff has not li...

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