In Chapter 3, Jordan mentions that she cheated in a golf tournament to win and Nick thinks about what kind of person she is: "Jordan Baker avoided instinctively clever, shrewd men, and I now saw this because she felt safer on a plane where any divergence from a code would be thought impossible. ... In Chapter 6, Daisy comes to one of Gatsby's parties, and Gatsby makes a statement on how he thinks she thought of it: ""She didn't like it " he said immediately. ... Obtaining Daisy is part of his ultimate American Dream, which goes to show that people will do anything to gain the America...

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The beginning chapters of the novel allude to a Gatsby that differs greatly from the Gatsby that the reader eventually meets in chapter three. ... The reader's first impressions of Gatsby are quite different from the lovesick, naive young man who emerges during the later part of the novel. ...

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He is not so willing to give her up when he and Gatsby argue over her in chapter seven. ... He also defends Daisy's respect when Myrtle keeps repeating her name in chapter 2. ... For the most part, Tom is a pretty bad guy. ... They had love in their relationship, but it just wasn't strong enough on Daisy's part to make it last. ...

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Veblen's idea that "In order to be reputable it must be wasteful," (Chapter 4, Conspicuous Consumption) is evidence. ... Gatsby is consistently wasting his money to show Daisy the power he withholds in this part of New York. ... Veblen said that, "As wealth accumulates, the leisure class develops" (Chapter 4, Conspicuous Consumption). ...

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We first encounter Gatsby at the end of chapter one from a distance, stretching "his arms toward the dark water in a curious way."" ... Since that time she has moved on and married Tom Buchanan, but Gatsby refuses to accept that she is no longer an integral part of his life. ...

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There seems to be no fear of consequence or judgment on the part of the characters. ... That is, in part, what the eyes of T.J. ... The beginning of chapter two dives directly into the symbolism of Dr. ...

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The introduction to the color green comes at the end of chapter 1, when Nick Carraway sees Jay Gatsby for the first time standing in front of his house. ... Symbolism plays an important part in the development of a story and its characters. ...

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Emphasising the theme of seeing, the eyes also witnessed in chapter 7 that Tom "saw" the true relationship between Daisy and Gatsby and George "saw" that Myrtle was having an affair. ... The green light represents Gatsby's desire for Daisy as well as becoming part of the rich upper class of East Egg, which he strives for throughout the novel. ...

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An integral part of the plot, Daisy conveys the meaning of the novel, with her multi dimensional personality and her relation to the conflicts. ... In the early chapters, she is portrayed as sweet and innocent woman who did no wrong. ...

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In 1929 is when his true experience of writing shows with the Taps at Reveille, a collection 18 short of stories each one being a different part of his life time. ... An example of his unique sentences of the fourth paragraph of chapter one of The Great Gatsby he says, "If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life, as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away....

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According to Jeffery Steinbrink, "Gatsby's dream obscures his vision of the world as it is and clouds his understanding of the historical process. " At one point in chapter three, Nick Carraway has to tell Gatsby that he cannot change or repeat the past " the past is the way it is and there is nothing he can do about it. ... Another part of Gatsby's personality, which happens to be a great flaw in his character, was the fact that he always wishes to attain what is unattainable. ...

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Even such things as the colors used in description play a crucial part in the "big picture" of the entire novel. ... The ashes reappear throughout, especially in chapter two, as a visible symbol of moral decay. ...

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At one point in chapter three, Nick Carraway has to tell Gatsby that he cannot change or repeat the past - the past is the way it is and there is nothing he can do about it. ... Another part of Gatsby's personality, which happens to be a great flaw in his character, was the fact that he always wishes to attain what is unattainable. ...

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The first symbol that becomes apparent to the reader is the green light that Gatsby is seen staring at in the end of chapter one. ... Part of the reason why this car is such an important symbol to this book is because it displays Gatsby's wealth, which is very attractive to Daisy. ...

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Nick, a humble bonds clerk begins this upside-down chapter of his life meeting his cousin for dinner I myself have always imagined a bonds-clerk as a sickly, unhappy man with a family and no time for parties. ... And of course, they were for the most part very well-dressed and better mannered than the criminals of today. ...

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The Great Gatsby The Corruption Of The American Dream "The Great Gatsby" is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The novel was completed by 1925 and published in 1926. Fitzgerald lived in a community similar to that of careless and materialistic ways of West Egg, so he had the opportunit...

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Nick, a humble bonds clerk begins this upside-down chapter of his life meeting his cousin for dinner. ... And of course, they were for the most part very well-dressed and better mannered than the criminals of today.) ...

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