The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman are both explorations of the elusive and often unreachable vision of the American Dream. Jay Gatsby, the main character in The Great Gatsby, and Willy Loman, the main character in Death of a Salesman, both symbolize the American Dream. ... On the other hand, in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman believes the American dream is to be not only wealthy but also happy and successful. ... He is nothing but a working class salesman that cannot provide for his family. ... In both works, the main character tried to achieve the American D...

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Unlike The Great Gatsby, "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller where the main character treats his misfortunes differently. ... On the other hand, In the play "Death of a Salesman," by Arthur Miller, the death of Willy Loman was tragic and he was also a fool. This was due to his character and circumstances beyond his own control. ... All of these factors helped with Willy's mental undoing and ultimately his death. ... Willy's character wasn't developed by his dad. ...

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In the novel The Great Gatsby , there were many characters that show the reality of life, such as Gatsby, Daisy, or Nick. However, Nick was the character, who inspired me most. ... Nick was a struggling bond salesman that just move next to that big place on the island, Gatsby's place. ... He was the one who connected most characters together. ... That conflict led to Gatsby's death and it showed Nick about the reality of life. ...

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Significantly all the characters pass through this " valley of ashes, " a symbol of the unfertile wasteland they inhabit. ... After serving in World War I and getting an education at Yale, Nick begins work as a bond salesman. ... She encounters a violent death under the wheels of Gatsby's car. Gatsby intends to take full responsibly for Myrtle's death but, before he can he is found dead of a gun wound inflicted by George Wilson who then takes his own life. ...

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Fitzgerald's Personal Background Paralleled with the Characters in The Great Gatsby As F. ... His mother's father was a self made Irish immigrant millionaire, and his father was a salesman who married above his social class and squandered the family fortune (Reynolds 2360). ... Fitzgerald ties Ginevra in with the character of Daisy and many other women in his novels. ... The same daisy (yellow within/ white without) relates her to the books many "eggs- and implies that she is not a daisy but a rotten egg because she does not contain the seeds of life but of death (Stark 61). ......

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Camera angles are used to give a certain perspective or a point of view about a character or a scene.For example when they show the eyes of T.J Eckleburg in the film they show it at a angle where the billboard is watching over everything that is going on.The colors which were used in the film where good for the time period that the film was made,but if you compare it to films that have come out recently the colors wouldnt be so great because of the fact that technology had evolutionized.The sound effects that were used in the film were very realistic such as the gun shots that were used when J...

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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. ... By becoming a salesman, he has embraced his desire, and turned his back on the original, pioneering spirit of the American Dream, "Why didn't I go to Alaska with my brother Ben that time! ... He appears to be a dubious character; he mentions that his cuff links were composed of the "finest speci...

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F Scott Fitzgerald uses his own life in the great Gatsby and he directly relates to the characters In the story. ... These elements are also highly reflective of F Scott Fitzgerald's life. " He behaved in a manner similar to his characters with liquor and entertainment " (Telgen 68), this quote shows how F Scott Fitzgerald was extremely in tuned with his stories. Like the character Tom Buchanan F Scott Enjoyed to drink and party, Tom completely embodies this idea of moral corruption. ... In The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway moved to West Egg to work as a bonds salesman. ... It becomes clear...

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