The Great Gatsby, by F. ... Throughout The Great Gatsby, the issue of class, wealth, and the American Dream is illustrated literally and metaphorically through the use of the automobile. ... The automobile in The Great Gatsby serves as a metaphor for the effect that the American Dream has on the different classes in society. ... The American Dream and the automobile was what led Myrtle Wilson to her death. ... Myrtle tells a friend how she feels about him,I knew right away I had made a mistake (in marrying Wilson). ...

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Myrtle and George Wilson both live in a rundown garage. ... This is the place where the deaths and dreams for Jay Gatsby, Myrtle Wilson, and George Wilson, these characters die due to misconception and anger. ... The Wilsons meet their fate just as the Valley of Ashes represents when George Wilson kills himself and Myrtle Wilson is a victim of a hit and run. ... "The Great Gatsby". ... "Fitzgerald, Perkins, Great Gatsby....

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Stott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby includes two women: a "charming" (14) young woman and cousin of the narrator, Nick Carraway; Daisy Fay Buchanan, and a "sensuously" (28) captive wife of an impoverished character, George Wilson; Myrtle Wilson. ... Contrary to Daisy's personality, Myrtle Wilson has a superficial and robust charisma. When she is first introduced in The Great Gatsby, she is described as a very captivative and seductive woman. ... Similarly, Myrtle's character in The Great Gatsby is more course and indelicate than Daisy. ... Also, Myrtle turns...

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The Great Gatsby By F. ... The Character's in "The Great Gatsby" are very interesting. The main characters consist of Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, Jordan Baker, Daisy and Tom Buchanan and Myrtle and George Wilson. ... Myrtle is married to George Wilson, but she finds him to boring and drained out, and seeks entertainment through Tom. ... We see this is Gatsby, and also Myrtle Wilson. ...

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Short Summary of The Great Gatsby F. ... Around Tom and away from her husband, the earthy Myrtle Wilson adopts an affected, pretentious tone. ... This is Gatsby's great flaw: he believes that he can escape the past and undo what he and Daisy have experienced. ... When they pass Wilson's garage, Daisy swerves to avoid another car and ends up hitting Myrtle, killing her. ... Wilson shoots Gatsby before committing suicide. ...

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The Great Gatsby portrays 1920's life. ... Throughout the novel, moral decadence, frequent exploitation, and the unobtainable American Dream represent significant themes in understanding various interpretations of The Great Gatsby's storyline. ... Tom Buchannan and Myrtle Wilson, both of whom have marriages with other people, arrange a meeting together in New York (Fitzgerald 30-31). ... Daisy shows a great lack of moral character when she quickly involves herself in an affair with Gatsby. ... Long after George Wilson kills Gatsby, Tom admits to telling Wilson that Gatsby killed...

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The Great Gatsby written by F. ... Tom is cheating on his wife Daisy with a woman named Myrtle Wilson. ... Another part in the novel where Daisy does not seem to distinguish from right to wrong is when she does not confess to hitting Myrtle with Gatsby's car. ... Wilson was informed he went to Gatsby's house and killed him. ... Daisy and Tom were also immoral when after Gatsby's death and Myrtle's death they just up and left. ...

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The novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. ... Tom and Daisy Buchanan also possess great wealth, but they inherited it and it has been in their family for years, where as Gatsby earned all his money. ... When Tom cheats on Daisy, a chain reaction driven by jealousy and pain occurs in which Daisy in turn cheats on Tom and eventually, Daisy kills Myrtle with Gatsby's car. ... Soon after Wilson talks about God like this Doctor T.J. ... The main event that occurs in the Valley of Ashes, the murder of Myrtle Wilson, also occurs under the watch of Dr. ...

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Nick Carraway the narrator of The Great Gatsby has qualities, which are the complete opposite of those of Tom Buchanan, his cousin-in-law. ... Willison, to Gatsby. ... Wilson coming for him, however he did not. He did not ever feel barely guilty, as the following quote reveals: "Tom I inquire, what did you say to Wilson that afternoon? ... In The Great Gatsby, there are three illicit relationships: Gatsby and Daisy, Nick and Jordan, and Tom and Myrtle. ...

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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby was wrote by F. ... The plot of The Great Gatsby was about Jay Gatsby's attempt to win back Daisy Buchanan now that he had attained money. ... They are placed near Wilson's because that is where some of the most selfish acts take place, like Myrtle's death and Tom's affair. ... He is having an affair, which he makes no attempt to keep secret, with Myrtle Wilson while stringing along Myrtle's husband on a business deal. ... In conclusion, The Great Gatsby is Fitzgerald's masterpiece work of literature that will always be a...

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There are several themes in the movie The Great Gatsby. ... Next, during a party Tom and Myrtle begin to fight, and Tom ends up hitting her in the face, and breaking her nose. ... Finally, when Daisy runs over Myrtle, kills her, and doesn't even stop, Jay is more concerned bout how Daisy is feeling then about the person they ran over. ... And finally, after Daisy has run over Myrtle and George Wilson has killed Jay Gatsby, Tom and Daisy don't even go to Jay's funeral, and then they escape their problems by vacationing in Europe, while their new house is built. ... In conclusio...

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The Great Gatsby by F. ... Myrtle Wilson cheated on her husband and in the meantime did not treat him well. ... Gatsby could only offer her money, which was said to be made in an illegal way. ... Myrtle treats her husband as if he is less than she is. ... Both Tom and Gatsby had money but only one of them offered her security. ...

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There are many examples of love, or seemingly a lack of it in some relationships, such as Tom and Daisy and the way in which Tom commits adultery with a mistress named Myrtle Wilson who is also committing the act of adultery upon her husband. ... We see Tom Buchanan, Daisy Buchanan's husband, cheating on her with a mistress by the name of Myrtle Wilson who is also married. ... Myrtle Wilson, who is unhappy with her marriage, finds a sort of new life in the arms of Tom who apparently has had various affairs while away in New York during his marriage to Daisy. ... Another character who purs...

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However, The Great Gatsby, F. ... Daisy is evidently personified as the American Dream throughout The Great Gatsby. ... Myrtle Wilson is one of Tom Buchanan's mistresses, a non-elitist woman aspiring to become more than simply Tom's mistress (absolute phrase). ... After this incident, George Wilson goes out to kill Gatsby, as his pool is tainted with a "red circle"(162), and he is successful in his mission; however he dies in the process. ... In other words, the upper class stays in the upper class, and the lower class stays in the lower class, which clearly presented in ...

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The Great Gatsby is a perfect illustration of the destructive power of dreams. ... Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... Myrtle Wilson's desire for upper class status rivals that of all other characters in The Great Gatsby. ... George Wilson, Myrtle's husband, also wishes to come into some money, namely through Tom's car, which he hopes to buy and then sell again and make some money out of it. ... I agree that The Great Gatsby is a perfect example of the destructive power of dreams. ...

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Aspects of Tragedy in The Great Gatsby Francis Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a novel brimming with various tragic elements: love, ambition, hope and the loss of hope, and, of course, death. ... Before we can definitively say whether or not The Great Gatsby is a tragedy, we must understand the meaning of tragedy. ... Many of these defining elements can be found in The Great Gatsby. ... As the novel nears its conclusion, a series of events takes place which leads to Gatsby's demise: Gatsby and Tom get into an argument over Daisy; Daisy, distraught, unintentionally runs down ...

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"The Great Gatsby", a novel by F. ... "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. ... They are placed near the Wilson's because that is where some of the most selfish acts take place such as Tom's affair with Myrtle Wilson. ... Tom's secret affair with Myrtle quickly comes to an end once he finds out that Jay Gatsby still longs for Daisy. ... Also, the ongoing confliction between Tom and Gatsby for Daisy could have been the cause of Myrtle's death. ...

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In The Great Gatsby, the longing for the real American Dream---a simple white picket fence, a perfect family, a true love, and security---is not uncommon, but the corruption is characterized by greed and overpowered by money and material wealth. ... This quote also reveals that maybe even Daisy was not good enough for Gatsby's great dream since it was so oversize. ... Though Gatsby may have been the base of the corruption of the American Dream throughout the book, Tom and Daisy Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson thrice reflect the disingenuous desires of the population. ... Scott Fitzgerald&#x...

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On its simplest level, The Great Gatsby is Nick Carraway's narration and recollection of events stemming from his meeting and subsequent interaction with Jay Gatsby during the summer of 1922 in Long Island, New York. ... There is no real equation between the characters in The Great Gatsby and Zelda Fitzgerald, who was eventually overtaken by the lifestyle she and F. ... Myrtle Wilson's sister, Catherine, declares that Myrtle was "crazy about [George, her husband] for a while" (p. 39). ... Myrtle Wilson, poor but alive, has an eye-catching blue dress on. ... Myrtle Wilson's f...

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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. ... By Daisy murdering Myrtle, Wilson was driven to revenge his wife's death. ... This set up Gatsby as the target to Wilson's revenge. ... By redirecting the fingers to Gatsby he was able to avoid trouble with both driving the car and Wilson finding out about his affair with Myrtle. ...

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In The Great Gatsby, three characters show that sometimes it does, and others it does not. ... Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. ... It is seen that Tom was not happy with Daisy because he was having an affair with another woman, Myrtle Wilson. ... This is seen when Tom tells George Wilson where Gatsby lives and when Daisy did not show up at Gatsby's funeral. ... As one can see, the corruption of the American Dream plays an important role in The Great Gatsby. ...

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He wrote many notable novels in his career, and one of them is Great Gatsby. ... Tom takes his mistress Myrtle Wilson to an apartment where they have a party. ... George Wilson, who is Myrtle's husband, was very angry about her wife's death. ... The Great Gatsby was a wonderful movie and a book. ... The Great Gatsby shows an example of how failure people can succeed. ...

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There are a number of instances where symbolism is used in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. ... An example of this would be at the end of chapter seven when Myrtle is hit by Daisy. ... Another example of this is when Machaelis went to the valley of ashes to visit Wilson, when he notices that Wilson is looking at the billboard. ... An example of this would be when Gatsby and Daisy reunite. ... These are just a few examples of the symbolism in The Great Gatsby. ...

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Timed Re-writing: The Great Gatsby In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, the character Jay Gatsby is neither a tragic hero nor a hero at all. ... A hero would do something great that will benefit others rather than his self. ... This begins with the affair of Tom Buchanan and Myrtle and ended with the killing of Gatsby and Wilson's suicide action. ... Yet, most of the credit of being responsible for the death of Gatsby is and should be given to Daisy Buchanan because she is also responsible for the death of Myrtle. ...

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In the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. ... Myrtle Wilson was the wife of a poor man who provided her with as much a love as she could ever want. ... He and Myrtle were perfect for each other. ... Myrtle was unsatisfied with love and committed adultery to get the money she wanted. In The Great Gatsby, by F. ...

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