Great Gatsby is a difficult book to interpret, particularly because of the style in which it is written. ... However, even though we know that Nick as the narrator, reflecting back on that summer, did not see the three to be honorable people, he still spent a great deal of time with them. ... When offered a job by Gatsby, Nick quickly declines: "I've got my hands full. ... However, he remains Gatsby's ally and defends him to the end, just because he admires Gatsby's "extraordinary gift for hope (Page 6)" and "romantic readiness (Page 6)." ... He revered Gatsby's optimism an...

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The Great Gatsby: The Destruction of Morals In The Great Gatsby, the author F. ... The romance of money lures the characters in The Great Gatsby into surrendering their values, but in the end, "the streets paved with gold led to a dead end" (Vogue, December 1999). The first example of a character whose morals are destroyed is Myrtle. ... A second character that falls victim to the de! ... Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows how the morals of society have been destroyed. ...

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In his book "The Great Gatsby-, using the character of Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows how Gatsby's dream led to his irresistible need for material wealth, ultimately leading to the death of a great man. The main character in the book, Jay Gatsby, was affluent, but it was all part of a dream, a dream that never expires, a dream that stayed with Gatsby till his dying day. ... Gatsby was a great man. ... Gatsby was not born a great man, he became one. ... Even in death Gatsby was seen as a great man. " If he'd of lived he'd of been a great man-(176). ...

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Great Gatsby- Destruction of Morals The Great Gatsby: The Destruction of Morals In The Great Gatsby, the author F. ... The romance of money lures the characters in The Great Gatsby into surrendering their values, but in the end, "the streets paved with gold led to a dead end" (Vogue, December 1999). The first example of a character whose morals are destroyed is Myrtle. ... A second character that falls victim to the de! ... Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows how the morals of society have been destroyed. ...

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Scott Fitzgerald uses his method to create the appearance and personality of imaginary persons and reveals their character. ... This usually leads to great unhappiness and regret later in life. Through his characterization in The Great Gatsby, F. ... Through his characterization of The Great Gatsby, F. ... It is wrong of the characters of The Great Gatsby to strive for wealth in the place of love. ...

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The relationship between Gatsby and Daisy is very strong. Gatsby and Daisy love each other deeply. The two were separated for a while because Gatsby joined the army, but after he returns, Gatsby devotes his life to be reunited with Daisy. ... After Gatsby leaves, time passes and things change. ... Although it may seem that some characters are good people in this book, they"re all terrible sinners....

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This is probably the best essay about the American Dream/Great Gatsby. ... The true meaning of the American Dream is lost by the characters in The Great Gatsby, and leads them to the downfall of their life trying to obtain it's illusionary goals. For Jay, in The Great Gatsby, the interpretation of the dream is that through wealth and power, one can acquire happiness. ... Characters, including his close friend Nick, do not see why Gatsby is chasing the past. ... As was shown in The Great Gatsby, the characters always wanted more of something, no matter what it was or what...

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Also, throughout the book Fitzgerald keeps Gatsby an isolated character by his innocent approach to life's problems. ... First of all Gatsby's motivation is pretty obvious, Daisy. ... Gatsby's great house located just opposite of Daisy and his extravagant parties, not just frivolous actions, but happenings brought about by a deeply rooted motivation of one man's innocent love. Innocence, this is a certain something Gatsby has that no other character possesses. ... This kind of ignorance allows Gatsby's character to give the book a bit of a moral uplifting. ...

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The mysterious character of Gatsby is kept concealed from the social life in many occasions. ... When the character Nick meets Gatsby, they discuss his dreams and aspirations and become close friends. ... Money plays such an important part in the characters dreams for the future. ... Gatsby wants too much to late. ... Gatsby is set with what he wants. ...

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The Great Gatsby was a very interesting book. ... The author carefully chose his characters, from what I know because every single main character that was mentioned in that book, had an induce to the book. The author made each character in there somewhat similar and different. ... Yet, Jay Gatsby destroyed the thought of a realistic love and turned it into a fantasy love. ... Even, Jay Gatsby had said it in the book, that money will bring happiness and bring Daisy to him. ...

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Fitzgerald's characters in "Winter Dreams" and Great Gatsby had money, but not satisfaction throughout their life. ... A car is a machine with great power and can also satisfy one with air conditioning on a hot day. ... Providing all of the things above that can be satisfying Nick, Gatsby, and Dexter are three characters from Great Gatsby and "Winter Dreams", that would have an opinion on them. ... Nick knows that Gatsby was a great man, "... and Gatsby was overwhelmingly aware of the youth and mystery that wealth imprisons and preserves, of the freshness of many clothes and of Daisy, gle...

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The Great Gatsby by F. ... Gatsby could only offer her money, which was said to be made in an illegal way. She told Gatsby repeatedly that she loved him but still in the end preferred to be with Tom. ... Both Tom and Gatsby had money but only one of them offered her security. ... This is displayed throughout the book using the three main female characters. ...

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This essay will analyse character, symbolism and societal settings in the texts, 'Slumdog Millionaire' by Danny Boyle, 'The Great Gatsby' by F. ... In 'The Great Gatsby' by F. ... Jamal and Gatsby are two persistent characters, both with delusional views on love. ... The fantasy-side of the clouds closely connects with Latika's yellow dress and Gatsby's green light, in that they all represent the love illusion that the characters are striving for. ... Latika's yellow dress and Gatsby's green light are seen as symbols of hope and love, with b...

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She appears innocent and harmless, when actually she is an overall weak character for she puts material matters before her morals, depends on men, and hides her real selfish, uncaring personality under a fake character; therefore falling short of the greatness of Gatsby's dream of perfection. ... Another character flaw of Daisy's is her reliance on men. ... She loves him to increase her reputation; this truly does not make her worthy of a great man like Gatsby. Daisy's lack of character shows another reason for which Daisy does not deserve Gatsby's dream. ... Ba...

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