This is the same case for the movie The Great Gatsby. ... Even from the first meet, the director is already portraying his own secretive "Great Gatsby."" ... It is a fundamental element that the director creates himself to give the audience a picture of Gatsby's profound love till death, another image of Gatsby that the director uses for his "Great Gatsby."" ... He appears in a short scene at Gatsby's party; other than that, he is nowhere to be seen in the library or at the funeral. ... Therefore, although The Great Gatsby movie originated from a novel, the movie has its own "Gr...

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Fitzgerald exhibits the moral deterioration, the desire to obtain the "American Dream", and how American ideals are different with the actual social conditions that exist in society, through Nick Caraway's eyes in the novel The Great Gatsby. ... Instead, her life was cut short by the world she wanted to be apart of. Gatsby, the mysterious neighbor and gentleman, turns out to be nothing more then a love crazed suitor of Daisy's. ... Gatsby fought to fit himself into another social group, the one of "old money", and made his fate rest upon it. Gatsby obtained the riches and admira...

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Great? Or Not So Great? ... Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby we see the constant battle between morality and secularism, mainly through his use of symbolism. ... Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, such a great success, however some critics don't agree. ... Scrimgeour, author of "Against the Great Gatsby", has a similar outlook on the novel; however his feelings aren't as strong as Kenny's. ...

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Nick's role as observer and participant In the novel "The Great Gatsby", Nick is a narrator but also an active participant in the story. ... "Making a short deft movement, Tom Buchannan broke Myrtle's nose with his opeh hand".... (pg. 117) Nick just restates what he has been told by Gatsby earlier. ... (p.172) Nick also tries to find some of Gatsby's family and friends. ... He makes a comment about Gatsby's party. ...

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• Grade Level: High School