Scott Fitzgerald and is narrated by a character named Nick Carraway. ... Fitzgerald shows this through several different examples of literary devices and elements of fiction, but the three that made his portrayal of the concept stand out the most were symbolism, motifs, and setting. The first literary device used to portray Fitzgerald's view of the concept of the American Dream was symbolism. ... He shows in depth the way he views this concept throughout his novel through the usage of three main literary devices/elements of fiction. The three literary devices/elements of fiction that we...

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The Great Gatsby The Scarlet Letter and The Great Gatsby are two prestigious novels that have made a tremendous impact on the literary world. ... Despite their contrasting presentations The Scarlet Letter and The Great Gatsby are both important literary works. ... This blindness towards knowing right from wrong could and does become harmful later for these characters. ...

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In Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, all the characters are in one way or another, attempting to achieve a state of happiness in their lives. ... Scott Fitzgerald clearly shows through his use of his characters and literary devices in The Great Gatsby, that this is clearly a novel based on how the American Dream is inevitably crushed beneath the harsh reality of life, because of a society which is robbed of its social and moral values, leaving many people's lives without meaning or purpose. ...

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Tragedy is most commonly defined as a "dramatic composition dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society, to downfall or destruction- (Webster). ... Does Gatsby indeed have a "flaw of character- which leads him to his death? ... Now that we have found within The Great Gatsby all the elements respective of a true tragedy, it is safe to say that this novel is not only a great American literary work, but a great American tragedy as well....

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Not too mention, many of his literary works did not receive positive reviews from critics and the few that did usually did not sell because of the Great Depression. Fitzgerald tried to base his writings on aspiration and idealism defining true American character ( F Scott Fitzgerald Centenary 3). ...

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Unlike The Great Gatsby, "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller where the main character treats his misfortunes differently. ... Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," is a character who refuses to be destroyed his control. ... This was due to his character and circumstances beyond his own control. ... From the start of the play you can see that Willy's character is one of confusion and is pessimistic. ... Willy's character wasn't developed by his dad. ...

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However, closely reading one discovers that there is something unusual about this character as well as concerning his family. ... Through several characters such as Tom, there is a clear show of immorality as he cheats on his wife with another married woman. ... " In the last paragraph of chapter two, Nick is at the Penn Station literary half asleep as he waits for the four o'clock train. ... " Nick is a rather less straightforward character as is seen in the interaction with Fraser. On this note, he plays an ambiguity on sexual matters as to define his character and behavior....

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The novel uses a major literary theme to show hidden meaning. ... The eyes look over each situation, objectively, but offer a kind judgment on the characters and theirs actions. ... They judge American society as a moral wasteland, only having meaning because the characters instill them with meaning. ... It also represents the foul, material driven world that the main characters live, and which helps to destroy Gatsby's dream. ... Only two characters in the novel have morals one being Nick and the other being Gatsby. ...

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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. ... Most of the characters in the novel are members of the upper class and are very rich. ... These characters, the newly rich, are the citizens of the West Egg. ... The characters from the East Egg, such as Daisy and her husband Tom Buchanan, represent the old aristocracy. ...

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Two very important characters, Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway, live different lives as neighbors. ... Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway are mostly different characters. Nick, the more down-to-earth character of the two, is honest and has a strong set of values. ...

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Camera angles are used to give a certain perspective or a point of view about a character or a scene.For example when they show the eyes of T.J Eckleburg in the film they show it at a angle where the billboard is watching over everything that is going on.The colors which were used in the film where good for the time period that the film was made,but if you compare it to films that have come out recently the colors wouldnt be so great because of the fact that technology had evolutionized.The sound effects that were used in the film were very realistic such as the gun shots that were used when J...

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In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses first-person retrospective narrative to take the readers into his novel. Readers receive all impressions from the narrator, Nick Carraway, who is a moral and honest man. Throughout the story, Nick introduces different characters and reveals their nature...

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