In The Great Gatsby, Tom and Gatsby have both attained the paramount life sought after by so many in that decade. ... On the other hand Tom and Gatsby were very different people in many more aspects. ... Gatsby would never give up his dream, even until his death. ... Gatsby's failure to let go of his dreams and Tom's twisted sense of morality lead him to lead Wilson to kill Gatsby. ... Maybe it was the 1930's when those so wrapped up in their riches saw the harsh truth, sparking an increase in the suicide rate, and a social depression would only add to the devastating financ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Jay Gatsby was a very mysterious man, with a very mysterious past. ... This is a turning point in Gatsby's personality in this stage of the novel. Gatsby turns from quiet and reserved, to needy and desperate Gatsby's longing to see Daisy started in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was originally from, not San Fancisco. The two sparked and fell in love with each other. ... The Gatsby nobody knew, was all of the sudden being exposed. ...

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In Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, symbolism sets up the reader to fully understand the plot and character's actions in the story. ... At this point in the novel, Nick reintroduces Daisy to Gatsby and a spark in their relationship reignites, nonetheless, leads to questioning the reality of this romance. ... Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy it had seemed very near to her, almost touching her " (93). When Gatsby and Daisy are finally together, Gatsby's ambition vanishes. ... By following the reappearance of the green light throughout the novel...

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Fitzgerald, as a member of "the lost generation", publish his The Great Gatsby in 1925 and confirmed his status as a chronicler and poet laureate in the jazz age. ... However, what makes Fitzgerald great is by no means the "author's voice" in the work, but his marvelous wit to symbolically fuse the individual with the outer-world and the personal emotions with social environment. ... Gatsby's mansion was "sparking new under a thin beard of raw ivy", while Tom's had the lawn "drifting up the side in bright vines", subtly suggesting their common money-pursuit psychology and as wel...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When Fitzgerald decided to name his novel "The Great Gatsby" he willingly introduced a touch of irony into his creation. Sparked by a simple play on words, Jay Gatsby is neither "great" nor is his real name Gatsby. ... Born James Gatz to a poor family in North Dakota, he worked extremely hard to acquire his fortune and in the narrators eyes, "greatness", whereupon he immediately changed his name to Jay Gatsby. ... To calm the curiosity of those he calls "old sport" The "Great" Gatsby, like the Great Houdini [magician] creates a series of lies and illusions to portray a certain image to his ...

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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. Each novel possesses certain ideas that touch peoples'lives and spark their interest. ... For example, The Scarlet Letter is written in second person and The Great Gatsby is written in first person. ... 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 America. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"The Great Gatsby" is a novel written at the period before gay rights. ... Scott Fitzgerald, an eloquent novel filled with messages meant to spark romance. ... Gatsby's love for Daisy may in a way have seemed misplaced, unrealistic and foolish. ... " I was standing beside his bed and he was sitting up between the sheets clad in his underwear with a great portfolio in his hands.... He expresses his desired for Gatsby more than Tom because Gatsby is loyal to Nick by literally throwing a glamour for romance over Nick's homosexual behaviors. ...

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