Scott Fitzgerald's book The Great Gatsby. ... Furthermore, leaving him only dreams and the "green light" to guide him. ... It was Gatsby's mansion. ... Money drives Gatsby. ... Both objects being important in his life, however once he has Daisy close to him, "His count of enchanting objects had diminished by one," (100) leaving him in awe and forgetting all that has built him up to be who he is, Gatsby a man with great wealth. ...

• Word Count: 1317
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This novel makes you want to reach in and guide each person to what is morally correct, but the moral decadence are what make it so intriguing. ... Eckleberg's eyes give a completely different perspective to the book. ... Nick describes Owl Eyes: "He snatched the book from me and replaced it hastily on its shelf muttering that if one brick was removed the whole library was liable to collapse." ... In another scene, when Gatsby and Nick go to the Buchanans' for lunch towards the end of the book, Gatsby sees Daisy and Tom's child for the first time. ... Fitzgerald integrates symb...

• Word Count: 1529
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Generally, anti-heroes have faced some hardship or tragedy, internal or external, which guides their actions. ... The Gilded Age produced the infamous Jay Gatsby of The Great Gatsby by F. ... Gatsby grew up in poverty, and through organized crime, he was able to emerge as a mysterious yet influential character. ... Nonetheless, Jay Gatsby is passionate and optimistic, which is something the reader can relate to. ... Leonard (1975) discusses how we are "a comic book generation; that is our heroes are comic book heroes, our ideas of justice and morality are comic book ideas, and their gods ...

• Word Count: 1474
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School