In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby uses his dreams as motivation for his existence. ... Fitzgerald uses this quote to mark the point at which Gatsby encounters wealth and power for the first time, and also, he uses it to symbolize Gatsby's social standing and economic status. ... This quote by Gatsby shows how he identifies his love for Daisy with his love for money. ... This quote shows not only how Gatsby sought approval of his wealth, but also how he based his love of Daisy on material objects. ... This quote shows how Gatsby misconceived his relationship with Daisy. ...

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In the novel, The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway quotes, "Its vanished trees, the trees that had made way for Gatsby's house, had once pandered in whispers to the last and greatest of all human dreams for a transitory enchanted moment man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent, compelled into an aesthetic contemplation he neither understood nor desired, face to face for the last time in history with something commensurate to his capacity for wonder." ... This quote also reveals that maybe even Daisy was not good enough for Gatsby's great dream since it was so overs...

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As Nick and Gatsby left Daisy to go into the kitchen, Gatsby said, "Oh, God! ... (Fitzgerald 142) The lost voice across the room is Daisy, and as the quote indicates, she is no longer tangible. ... Jay Gatsby is dead. ... Gatsby tried to do the opposite, and failed. ... The Great Gatsby. ...

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As the title infers, Jay Gatsby is nothing short of great. ... Both Tom and Gatsby are motivated by a woman, whether it is Daisy and Myrtle for Tom or just Daisy for Gatsby. ... Although Gatsby and Tom are very much alike, Tom is a much more outwardly violent and aggressive man than Gatsby, making him much like a vision of Gatsby's evil alter ego. ... Analysis of Gatsby's behavior reveals this misunderstanding. ... It is possible that Nick may identify with Gatsby, which can be seen when he states, " I'd been writing letters one a week and signing them Love, Nick' - (64) ...

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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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Fitzgerald's Personal Background Paralleled with the Characters in The Great Gatsby As F. ... Kenneth Eble is quoted as saying, "the details of Gatsby's and Daisy's love affair all come from Fitzgerald's own experience delete [] [. . .]- (99). ... This quote from the novel describes Nick's first meeting with Jordan. ... " Fitzgerald invests Gatsby with many of the characteristics of the heroes of myth and romance . . ."" ... Arthur Mizener commented that, "The Great Gatsby, was another leap forward for Fitzgerald. ...

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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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