In this novel, Fitzgerald produces many literary devices. ... Nick's cousin, Daisy Buchanan lives in East Egg, and is also a character of this play. ... Later he met the character Dan Cody who is a wealthy copper tycoon. ... I thought there was only one death in this movie but just after a while, the main character died. ... For some reason I like the character Jay Gatsby because of what he did for his love and desire. ...

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Davis agrees with the motivation that drove both author and character and writes, "Both Fitzgerald the man and Gatsby the character share the drive to become something that is good enough for the women they loved" (Davis). ... Both man and character achieve that success, but loose the girl" (Davis). ... Scott Fitzgerald", "This Side of Paradise" was a literary and monetary success, and allowed Fitzgerald the financial security to finally marry Zelda in 1920" (Bowers 4). ... Fitzgerald sought the exciting lifestyle of the 20's with his earlier literary su...

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His use of symbolism also allows the reader to understand each character's personality and why they acted the way they did; because each character has a different interpretation of each symbol. ... Although Scrimgeour saw his styling as a problem, he also states, "The Great Gatsby is of course brilliant and its historical position as one of the earliest American novels to attempt twentieth century techniques guarantees it a major position in our literary hierarchy." To Scrimgeour, Fitzgerald's technique isn't his taste of literary styling, but he agrees that his style is wha...

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• Grade Level: High School

Also, Fitzgerald was a contributor of the Princeton Tiger, as well as the Nassau Literary Magazine, both campus publications. ... With the success of This Side of Paradise, Fitzgerald had access to literary magazines and publishers that he could have never before imagined. ... Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby Character Analyses- 2). ... Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby Character Analyses- 2). ... Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby Character Analyses- 3). ...

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A prime character that perfectly describes East Egg is Jordan Baker. ... The characters from East Egg are arrogant. ... This is the lowest place a character could possibly reach. ... In order to get to New York City each character had to pass through hardships and mentally tasking situations that pushed characters to the breaking point. ... He uses this element to guide the characters. ...

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Jay Gatsby, the central figure of the story, is a character who longs for the past. ... Scott Fitzgerald proves this fact in The Great Gatsby, through his scintillating characters and unique style.Characters in books often mirror the author's feelings towards the world around them. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald suggested the moral decline of the period in American history through the interpersonal relationships among his characters. ... (Lewis 48 ) In the novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses the uses of literary technique of symbolism to reflect what life in the 1920's was like,...

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One great example of this is in American author Francis Scott Fitzgerald's literary works. ... The writings and characters of The Great Gatsby, arguable an American literature masterpiece, were greatly influenced and mirrored Fitzgerald's private and social life. ... He then tries to gain popularity through his literary expressions, but only makes him look overly boastful and a showoff like Gatsby. ... As previously mentioned Fitzgerald and the book's characters both lived during the Roaring Twenties as well as World War II. ... Many if not all characters were formed from tr...

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• Grade Level: High School

Fitzgerald's best work "is one of the greatest literary documentsof this period, in which the American economy soared, bringing unprecedented levels of prosperity to the nation (Gatsby, n. pag.). ... Also, the way he came about his millions is somewhat less admirable- "although Gatsby seems very kind, he is not afraid to be unscrupulous to get what he wants" ("Character" n. pag.). ... Furthermore, much has been said of Fitzgerald's relation to his characters. Many of the characters in his novels are based on people from his life. Within the character of Jay Gatsby we ...

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Literary works such as the Iliad and Odyssey by Homer show evidence characteristic of an anti-hero. ... The postmodern era gave birth to a number of fictional characters. ... In fact, many of Marvel's characters were created during this time period. ... Readers tend to want to be able to identify with the characters. ... The character, Dr. ...

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The Great Gatsby --Literary Essay. ... Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, this figurative form of blindness is used to describe the majority of characters, but this trait is mostly obvious in the characters of Daisy, Myrtle and Gatsby. ... Daisy, one of the main characters is blind in the sense that she basically wanders through life, not really feeling or understanding anything. ... The main character, Gatsby shows the most heartbreaking kind of blindness. ... From blindness, comes self-obsession, ignorance of reality and an incapability of perception of character leading to confusion...

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Fitzgerald himself had the experiences, from an obscure poor to a new talent in the literary world, from over night success to excessive hedonism. ... The symbolic meanings of various scenes are also elaborately endowed.Scene description is to describe the environment of characters in an imaginative way to spur certain imagery reflection. ... These from the main character of Daisy. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This along with the playboy image he had cultivated earned him much criticism from established literary critics. ... He went through countless drafts of his works, revising, writing and reworking long hours into the night aspiring to achieve the so-called "American Dream" writing about characters who reflected his monumental desires and ultimate failure to achieve the dreams that haunt them. Fitzgerald's characters are often raised to near inexpressible bliss by the very things that torment and destroy them, and to them much in the way of Gatsby all the trial and heartache and s...

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Fitzgerald went on to write scripts and lyrics for the Princeton Triangle Club's musicals and contributed to the Tiger Humor and the Nassau Literary Magazines while attending Princeton University. ... Nick Carraway, the narrator and main character of this novel, is peculiar when compared with the other characters. ... Selfishness is evident in the lives of almost every character. ... Nick Carraway is one of the only genuine, honest characters in this entire novel. ... Almost every other character is blinded by money. ...

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• Grade Level: High School