The Great Gatsby, by F. ... In particular, Fitzgerald uses Daisy, Jordan Baker and Myrtle Wilson to illustrate the disapproving qualities of carelessness, selfishness, dishonesty and hypocrisy. ... Myrtle, the wife of a poor garage mechanic George Wilson, belongs to the low class of society. However, with Tom, Myrtle puts on an air of superiority. ... Osborn 3 Fitzgerald intentionally does not include a single respectable female character within The Great Gatsby. ...

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The novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. ... Tom and Daisy Buchanan also possess great wealth, but they inherited it and it has been in their family for years, where as Gatsby earned all his money. ... When Tom cheats on Daisy, a chain reaction driven by jealousy and pain occurs in which Daisy in turn cheats on Tom and eventually, Daisy kills Myrtle with Gatsby's car. ... Soon after Wilson talks about God like this Doctor T.J. ... The main event that occurs in the Valley of Ashes, the murder of Myrtle Wilson, also occurs under the watch of Dr. ...

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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby was wrote by F. ... The plot of The Great Gatsby was about Jay Gatsby's attempt to win back Daisy Buchanan now that he had attained money. ... They are placed near Wilson's because that is where some of the most selfish acts take place, like Myrtle's death and Tom's affair. ... He is having an affair, which he makes no attempt to keep secret, with Myrtle Wilson while stringing along Myrtle's husband on a business deal. ... In conclusion, The Great Gatsby is Fitzgerald's masterpiece work of literature that will always be a...

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There are several themes in the movie The Great Gatsby. ... Next, during a party Tom and Myrtle begin to fight, and Tom ends up hitting her in the face, and breaking her nose. ... Finally, when Daisy runs over Myrtle, kills her, and doesn't even stop, Jay is more concerned bout how Daisy is feeling then about the person they ran over. ... And finally, after Daisy has run over Myrtle and George Wilson has killed Jay Gatsby, Tom and Daisy don't even go to Jay's funeral, and then they escape their problems by vacationing in Europe, while their new house is built. ... In conclusio...

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In The Great Gatsby, a novel by American author F. ... The corruption of the American dream in the 1920's era is shown in The Great Gatsby through symbolism, materialism, and romantic dreams and hopes. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses many clear symbols to help portray the corruption of the American dream. ... (Donaldson 9) Myrtle Wilson is a woman from the middle class; she is Tom's mistress. She wants to be wealthy so she sleeps with Tom just to get a sense or taste of it, this materialistic vogue is what leads to the downfall of the American dream when it leads to George...

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We see all three of these aspects perfectly portrayed in The Great Gatsby, a novel by Francis Scott Fitzgerald. In this novel, the main character Jay Gatsby is shot by George Wilson. ... By Daisy murdering Myrtle, Wilson was driven to revenge his wife's death. ... This set up Gatsby as the target to Wilson's revenge. ... By redirecting the fingers to Gatsby he was able to avoid trouble with both driving the car and Wilson finding out about his affair with Myrtle. ...

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In The Great Gatsby, three characters show that sometimes it does, and others it does not. ... Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. ... It is seen that Tom was not happy with Daisy because he was having an affair with another woman, Myrtle Wilson. ... This is seen when Tom tells George Wilson where Gatsby lives and when Daisy did not show up at Gatsby's funeral. ... As one can see, the corruption of the American Dream plays an important role in The Great Gatsby. ...

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Eckleburg in The Great Gatsby Henry David Thoreau once said, "Men have become the tools of their tools." This statement very closely follows the underlying meaning of the Great Gatsby. ... That idea, is indirectly portrayed throughout the Great Gatsby through the symbolic character of Dr. ... They are placed near Wilson's because that is where some of the most selfish acts take place: Myrtle's death, Tom's affair. ... Throughout the Great Gatsby every tragedy, use of color, and major occurrence relates to Dr. ...

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The attempt to capture the American Dream is central to many novels, including "The Great Gatsby," and "The Coming of Age in Mississippi." ... The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. ... The Great Gatsby takes place in America during the roaring twenties, and is about the American Dream, and the uprise and downfall of those who attempt to reach its goals. ... Jay Gatsby, Tom, and Wilson are all characters in the novel that through their controlling ways, strive to define what the "typical" man's American dream was during the 1920's; the notion that a man's success can be measured by hi...

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Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, one ideology critiqued is the American Dream. ... The settings are symbolic of the great divide between rich and poor. ... Conflict arises because Myrtle is cheating on her husband. ... Another character from the Valley of the Ashes who becomes corrupt because of society is George Wilson. ... However, the colour green represents wealth - and this shows how Daisy is not only someone Gatsby loves, but someone who is a symbol of wealth to Gatsby. ...

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This quote by Thorstein Veblen provides an accurate depiction of life in America in The Great Gatsby. ... Gatsby used his great parties to demonstrate his wealth in attempts to reach his ultimate goal; having Daisy. ... Daisy lets Gatsby take the fall for driving the car that murders Myrtle, and later when Wilson comes to the conclusion that whoever had killed Myrtle had also been her lover, Tom points him towards Gatsby, even though Tom was really the man that was having the affair with Myrtle. ... Myrtle for example, attempts to rise in social class by rubbing shoulders with Tom. ... As both...

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Is the Great Gatsby relevant to today's society? While the Great Gatsby takes place in the roaring twenties there are still messages present that are strikingly similar to our own day and age. ... Another character in the Great Gatsby that makes it relevant to modern day is Jordan Baker. ... This finally brings us to the failure of the "American Dream" in the Great Gatsby. ... Whether or not Fitzgerald meant for the Great Gatsby to be a lasting impression of America, it truly has been....

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The Great Gatsby is one of the greatest stories in American literature. ... The great Gatsby was also based in the 1920s the same time the story was published. ... In The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway moved to West Egg to work as a bonds salesman. ... He then hit Myrtle and Nick left. ... Wilson then found out that Gatsby killed myrtle and shoots Gatsby. ...

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In The Great Gatsby, F. ... He views Gatsby's parties, but never fully experiences them. He is aware of the affair between Myrtle Wilson and Tom Buchanan, but never does he approach Tom, nor does he implement a plan to warn Daisy. ... Carraway is not left his fortune like Tom, nor does he obtain it illegally like Gatsby. ... However, Carraway understands the dishonesty in Gatsby's line of work and manages to stay away. ...

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