This response paper will concentrate on the theme of wealth in the novel The Great Gatsby by author F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. ... The novel received acclaim and popularity only after Fitzgerald's death and is now considered a literary classic. ... During the writing process Fitzgerald was inspired by his own life and some of his own characteristics can be found in the two male lead characters. ... Once he nearly toppled down a flight of stairs" (Fitzgerald). ...

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Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Great Gatsby" is a novel describing what Jay Gatsby goes through in a vain attempt to regain his long lost love, Daisy. ... Fitzgerald uses green and white repetitively throughout the story to symbolize the meaning of the novel. First, Fitzgerald uses a green light at the end of Daisy's dock, which becomes the key image in the story. ... Fitzgerald uses white to represent innocence and purity. ...

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F. Scott Fitzgerald apparently agreed with this biblical concept in writing the novel The Great Gatsby. ... (Fitzgerald 111). ... In conclusion, with a masterful use of symbolism and imagery, in The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, effectively presents a powerful critique of how a materialistic society with a love for money often seduces its members into moral failings and misguided attempts to obtain genuine happiness. ...

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The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, portrays the lives of the largely divided social classes of Long Island in the 1920's. ... As the story unfolds, it becomes easily apparent that Fitzgerald portrays women in a negative fashion. ... Fitzgerald presents Daisy as a girl who has everything, yet still cannot see beyond what affects only herself. ... Fitzgerald not only depicts Jordan as being dishonest, but also as being quite selfish at times. ...

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F Scott Fitzgerald relates to his story because he enjoys drinking and entertainment. ... F Scott Fitzgerald uses his own life in the great Gatsby and he directly relates to the characters In the story. Through an examination of themes and plot summary F Scott Fitzgerald reveals how his life directly relates to the story. In the Great Gatsby F Scott Fitzgerald portrays the American dream as well as appearance vs. reality. ... 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 6...

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Scott Fitzgerald uses in "The Great Gatsby". ... Scott Fitzgerald uses are the eyes of T.J. ... F. Scott Fitzgerald also uses different places in the book as pieces of symbolism. ... Scott Fitzgerald uses a lot of different symbols to represent life in the 1920's. ...

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"No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart" (Fitzgerald 96). F. Scott Fitzgerald states this quotation through Nick Carraway's narration in The Great Gatsby. ... I'm afraid I'm not a very good host" (Fitzgerald 48). ... 'San Francisco'" (Fitzgerald 65). ...

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Ultimately both Fitzgerald and Miller see the American Dream as a failure. The American Dream, it's interpretation and the ways of achieving it, are very important underlying themes in both Arthur Miller's "Death Of A Salesman" (1949) and F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" (1925). F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is set in the 1920's, in Eastern America in a period well known as the "Jazz Age", during prohibition in America. ...

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In "The Great Gatsby," the American Dream is not only a myth but a disgusting hoax. F. Scott Fitzgerald presents the American dream as unimportant and a myth. In The Great Gatsby, old money people looked down on the newly rich. Jay Gatsby only wanted to have financial wealth so he could have his dre...

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Scott Fitzgerald, the author, coined the rambunctious times of the 1920's. ... As a revolutionary author, F. ... As such, F. Scott Fitzgerald created a truly unique story with brilliant wordplay, engaging drama, and a tragic end to a man and his dreams. ... Scott Fitzgerald. ...

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This assertion is entirely valid and can be seen through the work of art "The Great Gatsby," by F. Scott Fitzgerald. ... Jay Gatsby, protagonist of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," is a character who refuses to be destroyed his control. ...

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald examines a section of the lives of a group of people. ... In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway differ in matters of morality, personal relationships, and wealth. ...

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F. Scott Fitzgerald uses his method to create the appearance and personality of imaginary persons and reveals their character. ... Through his characterization in The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald shows that the drive for wealth, along with happiness and fulfillment leads to moral corruption through his characterization. ... Scott Fitzgerald shows that the drive for wealth, happiness and fulfillment leads to moral corruption. ...

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was inspired by a French novel called Le Grand Meaulnes, written in 1913. ... " ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby. ... Scott Fitzgerald portrays a lost past through his materialistic character, Gatsby, and a specific green light in his novel The Great Gatsby. ...

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As a revolutionary author, F. Scott Fitzgerald creates the character of Nick, with his drab, mid-western and World War I experiences, and puts him in the center of a neighborhood which holds the most extravagant lie that has ever quite possibly been imagined. ... As such, F. Scott Fitzgerald created a truly unique story with brilliant wordplay, engaging drama, and a tragic end to a man and his dreams. ... Scott Fitzgerald. ...

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Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald there are several reoccurring symbols. ... Fitzgerald's use of symbols makes the reader explore different possibilities that make the novel more intriguing. ... F. Scott Fitzgerald has a genius way of making his readers explore many different possibilities of how the symbols have an impact on the characters and the "American Dream." ...

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Jay Gatsby, a character created by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the novel The Great Gatsby, is a character whose "personality determines his fate" or future and to talk of his personality will "bankrupt the universe" because he is a debatable character. ... Gatsby says, "lived like a young rajah in all the capitals of Europe...collected jewels, hunting big game, painting a little...and trying to forget something very sad that had happened"(Fitzgerald 70). ... In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a character whose "personality determines his fate" or future and to talk of his personalit...

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In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel the anticipation of your social standings tends to be the most important aspect in what you have to offer to the rest of the world. ... The way that F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays a friendship was quite different. ... Fitzgerald is referring to the fact that when Gatsby imagined life with Daisy, the child was never a part of the picture. ...

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Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald during the time period of American history called the "Roaring Twenties". ... I was brought up in America but educated in Oxford" (Fitzgerald 60). ... I believe they did not drift coolly out of nowhere and buy a palace on Long Island Sound" (Fitzgerald 54). ... ( Fitzgerald 116). ...

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The American Dream and How it is portrayed in The Great Gatsby By: Emma Macklin The Great Gatsby is a novel published in 1925, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and is narrated by a character named Nick Carraway. ... The first literary device used to portray Fitzgerald's view of the concept of the American Dream was symbolism. ... In conclusion, F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays the American Dream in the novel The Great Gatsby as this way of life that majority of people in this era were striving towards, and were doing anything and everything to achieve it. ...

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The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, deals with the difficulty of attaining the American dream. ... Fitzgerald employs love to reveal the downfall of individuals who attempt to obtain the imaginary goals of the American dream. ... Fitzgerald further implies this idea when he writes, "I think he half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night, but she never did. ... Nick Carraway, the unusual narrator, is utilized by Fitzgerald to help Gatsby find his American dream. ...

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Also I will take the link from these two pieces of literature and relate it to the other things we have read this semester, including, Othello; William Shakespeare, The Crucible; Arthur Miller, and The Great Gatsby; F. Scott Fitzgerald. ... Let's start with The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. ...

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"The Great Gatsby," written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is an intriguing story that paints a perfect picture of the 1920s. ... That's where his money comes from" (Fitzgerald 32). ... " (Fitzgerald 110). ... You're worth the whole damn bunch put together" (Fitzgerald 154). ...

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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby was wrote by F. Scott Fitzgerald and is said to be an American classic. Fitzgerald was born in St. ... Zelda's schizophrenia and Fitzgerald's drinking problem led Fitzgerald to rely mostly on his short stories for income. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald ended up dying in Hollywood on December 21, 1940. ...

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Throughout his novel, "The Great Gatsby," F. Scott Fitzgerald uses Nick Carraway's descriptions of Jay Gatsby to reveal Gatsby as a one man who has become corrupted in his pursuit of the "American Dream.... " (Fitzgerald 25) Nick carefully avoids any emotional entanglements. ... (Fitzgerald 133) Afterwards, Nick and Jordan get into the car with Tom and head for the city. ... (Fitzgerald 143) Nick, haunted by a feeling of dread, tries to warn Gatsby to leave town but Gatsby refuses. ...

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