Hughes puts it, America was built by "hard-working entrepreneurs who believe[d] in the reality of their dreams- (Quotes). ... In The Great Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan represents the ideals of Jay Gatsby's American Dream and causes Gatsby to conform to an idealistic life in his pursuit of her. ... Gatsby's method of obtaining the woman whom he loves appears questionable to all but Gatsby, who remains focused on his dream. ... Gatsby's dream of being with Daisy materializes only to have Gatsby realize that he has been living for an unworthy cause. ... As Gatsby's fate is soon ...

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In The Great Gatsby, F. ... Instead of stating the Gatsby had a nice smile, Fitzgerald goes into great detail to exaggerate how Gatsby's smile made people feel. ... Buchanan serves as Gatsby's executioner; he allows George Wilson to believe that Gatsby had killed Myrtle (Trask 2)". ... " Nick asks 'Yes,' Gatsby responses. ... The way this quote shows irony is because Gatsby knows that Tom has a violent side. ...

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In the book, The Great Gatsby, by F. ... Materialism is also seen in Gatsby and other Neauveaux riche characters, such as Meyer Wolfsheim. ... Gatsby hesitated, then added cooly: "He's the man who fixed the World Series back in 1919." "(78). ... No matter how much she may love Gatsby, she will not leave Tom because he has money and LOTS of it. ... Even Gatsby, the character we, the readers, are supposed to like the best, is materialistic. ...

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She betrays the one man who bases his entire life around the love for her; Jay Gatsby. ... Daisy gives an expression that she would have married Gatsby had it not been that he was initially poor. This is apparent when Gatsby says, "'Her voice is full of money,' he said suddenly. ... Similarly, Myrtle's character in The Great Gatsby is more course and indelicate than Daisy. ... Light is one of the main symbols in The Great Gatsby; for Gatsby, it is a symbol for hope; conversely, in this quote, it is a symbol representing her fatal outcome and misfortune of hopelessness and m...

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