The film "The Great Gatsby- begins its story with the introduction of Nick Caraway, a native of Minnesota. ... On the surface "The Great Gatsby- is a story of ill-fated love between a man and a woman. ... Though it takes place in Long Island over a few months during the summer of 1922, "The Great Gatsby- is symbolic of the America of the 1920's as a whole, and in particular the disintegration of the American dream in an era of prosperity and materialism. ... The recklessness that led to parties and wild jazz music "represented in "The Great Gatsby- by the parties that Gatsby thro...

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In the classic 20th century novel, "The Great Gatsby," by F. ... Unbeknownst to Gatsby at the time, leaving for Europe was his tragic mistake. Daisy could last so long awaiting Gatsby's arrival, and in this time she met Tom Buchanan whom she fell in love with and married while Gatsby was away. ... Gatsby still fervently believed that no matter what Tom said about him, that Daisy still held love in her heart for the name Gatsby, and that he still had a chance to get her back. ... "The Great Gatsby," is a story not to be missed, and a moral not to be overlooked....

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Does Fitzgerald portray Gatsby as the one who is "Great" or is Nick Carraway the true hero of the novel? ... Gatsby wants to replace him. ... We as readers want Gatsby to succeed. Fitzgerald has established him as our hero and for that we are lead to give him our full support: " "The Great Gatsby" is a dramatic affirmation, .. of the American spirit in the midst of an American world that denies the soul. ... Fitzgerald has given him this set of characteristics to show that he's not perfect, that no one within "The Great Gatsby" is. ...

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Gatsby...Great? ... The greatness of Jay Gatsby was evident to others in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... This grace he speaks with adds to the greatness that is known as Gatsby. ... This speech, as well as the other things that make Gatsby "great", become evident throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby. ...

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Gatsby's Greatness Greatness can mean different things to different people. In Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby is great in several ways. ... Part of Gatsby's greatness is his popularity and social mystique. ... Nick Carraway, the book's author, sees Gatsby as "Great". ... Hope is to Nick what sets Gatsby and himself apart from others and makes Gatsby great. ...

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Gatsby's Revelation When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the novel The Great Gatsby, he used a unique writing technique. ... The protagonist in The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby, was revealed to the narrator, Nick, gradually throughout the course of the novel. ... omething wrong with Gatsby. ... The style Fitzgerald used in writing The Great Gatsby was unique and interesting, because the reader learns about things at the same time the narrator learns them. ...

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Timed Re-writing: The Great Gatsby In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, the character Jay Gatsby is neither a tragic hero nor a hero at all. ... A hero would do something great that will benefit others rather than his self. Yet in this novel, Gatsby did absolutely nothing. ... By having Gatsby to take responsibility for her actions, sets Gatsby up for trouble. ...

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Jay Gatsby, a character created by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the novel The Great Gatsby, is a character whose "personality determines his fate" or future and to talk of his personality will "bankrupt the universe" because he is a debatable character. ... A great scholar once said, "action pertaining to the development of the material bodies of the living entities is called karma, or fruitive activities," (Srila Prabhupada, Bhagavad Gita As It Is). ... However in the end when Gatsby asks her to choose between Gatsby and her husband, she chooses her husband. ... In The Great Gatsby, by F. ...

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Aaron Fulbright February 20, 2003 The Great Gatsby Essay An ideal life consisting of wealth, fame, and love were the essentials of the foundation of The American Dream in the 1920's. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. ... It was Gatsby's mansion." ... Ultimately Gatsby's eloquence is destroyed when Tom surfaces Gatsby's true profession. ... Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald depicts a life parallel to that of The American Dream only to later be destroyed by unconscionable behavior. ...

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The Great Gatsby In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. ... Yet another symbol in The Great Gatsby is the green light on the end of the Buchanan dock. This light represents hope and dreams to Gatsby. ... "Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy [the green light] had seemed very near to her, almost touching her. ... The symbolism in The Great Gatsby is a big part of what makes the novel so great. ...

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The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. ... Gatsby exploits wealth and power to reach this goal. ... The love falls between Gatsby and Daisy. ... Fitzgerald writes, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay." (79) Gatsby uses his wealth to move himself closer to the American dream. ... The total power of Gatsby's obsession is understood when one of Gatsby's servants says, "Gats! ...

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"The Great Gatsby," written by F. ... Gatsby was consumed by Daisy. ... Furthermore, Gatsby was a respectable man. ... Obviously, Nick felt that Gatsby was a good man. ... Without Jay Gatsby, there would be no story at all. ...

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The Great Gatsby is an excellent novel, which greatly depicts the roaring twenties, and what is was like during the Jazz age. The Great Gatsby was written by Scott Fitzgerald, an odd, interesting but greatly intelligent man, who wrote the popular book shortly after he married his wife Zelda. ... In the novel, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald describes and contrasts the difference between east and west egg, shows the separation of the upper class and provides some insight with the use of symbolism of color. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald describes and contrasts the two fictional p...

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Written during the 1920s, The Great Gatsby accurately depicts lives of excess and false hopes during that time. The moods, tones, and themes of The Great Gatsby obviously reflect the 1920s culture in America. ... The main theme of The Great Gatsby, the moral and social decay of the 1920s, represents Fitzgerald's view of his time. ... The mood of The Great Gatsby, hot in the middle of summer, reveals something about why characters act the way they do. ... In conclusion, The Great Gatsby somewhat accurately portrays many different aspects of the 1920's. ...

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Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" (1925). ... Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is set in the 1920's, in Eastern America in a period well known as the "Jazz Age", during prohibition in America. ... However in his short life Gatsby was never truly happy. ... Gatsby's determination to succeed came from his love for a girl, Daisy, a girl he was not worthy of because of his financial status. ... This makes Gatsby very rich and allows him to live the extravagant lifestyle he dreamt of. ...

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In Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald showed us that one of the major topic explored in this novel is the sociology of wealth, especially how the newly minted millionaires of the 1920s differ from and relate to the old aristocracy of the country rich families, who had important names. ... In Nick's view, Gatsby's capacity to dream makes him "great- despite his flaws and eventual undoing. While reading Great Gatsby, I also found two important symbols, they are the green light at the end of Daisy's dock and the eyes of Doctor T.J.Eckleburg. ... With Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald wants to sh...

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The Great Gatsby's American Dream The Great Gatsby, a novel by Scott Fitzgerald, is about the American Dream, and the downfall of those who attempt to reach its impossible goals. ... This dream is different for different people, in The Great Gatsby, for Jay, the dream is that through wealth and power, one can acquire happiness. ... The Great Gatsby is about what happened to the American Dream in the 1920s, a time period when the many people with newfound wealth and the need to flaunt it had ruined the dream. ... Gatsby cannot accept that the past is gone and done with. ... ...

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The greatness of Jay Gatsby was evident to others in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... This grace he speaks with adds to the greatness that is known as Gatsby. ... This great language that Gatsby employs in his everyday conversation does not outweigh the great love he has for Daisy Buchanan. ... This speech, as well as the other things that make Gatsby "great ", become evident throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby. ...

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Aspects of Tragedy in The Great Gatsby Francis Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a novel brimming with various tragic elements: love, ambition, hope and the loss of hope, and, of course, death. ... Before we can definitively say whether or not The Great Gatsby is a tragedy, we must understand the meaning of tragedy. ... Many of these defining elements can be found in The Great Gatsby. A "great person,"" namely Jay Gatsby, a major conflict, and the eventual destruction of the protagonist are all major parts of the work, and are all easily identified. ... Now that we have found withi...

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The Great Gatsby By F. ... The Character's in "The Great Gatsby" are very interesting. ... Nick may not approve of Gatsby, yet he still thinks of him as great, and looks up to him. ... That light taunts Gatsby in a way. ... I really liked "The Great Gatsby"; I got caught up in it and ended up reading it in three days. ...

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In the Great Gatsby, almost every character had a desire for something. ... Jay Gatsby, the stories main character, is the first example of amorality. ... Gatsby longs for his younger days when he and Daisy were in love. ... He is married to Daisy, Gatsby's love interest. ... Then she doesn't attend Gatsby's funeral, but moves away. ...

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Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. ... Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway are the main characters in the novel. ... When Nick and Gatsby become acquainted, Gatsby tries to hide his real identity from Nick by lying to him and making him believe that he is, "the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West- all dead now. ... Nick also had his doubts about Gatsby's personal background and says," Gatsby sprang from the swamps of Louisiana or from the lower East side of New York. ... In essence, The Great Gatsby was a novel that showed the friendship be...

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In "The Great Gatsby", a novel written by Scott F. ... Gatsby believed in The Great American Dream in which individuals achieve their dreams with effort and determination. ... Gatsby pursued his vision with great intensity; the end of the novel recognized him as an admirable character. ... Gatsby was referred to as being great for reasons beyond his financial wealth. ... The loss of the fight does not, however serve to make Gatsby the great hero; it bears no relevance to his greatness. ...

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In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the man known as Jay Gatsby is seen to some as a "great" man. ... Gatsby's "greatness" was all a lie and so was he and it is just one of many reasons why he is not the "great" person that is mentioned in the title of the novel. ... In conclusion, Gatsby's blind commitment blinds him from reality and his race to Daisy's heart included too many mistakes which leads him to his downfall, thus proving that Gatsby is not actually great. Gatsby's many flaws are reasons why he is not the great man ...

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On the superficial level, The Great Gatsby tells the story of a young middle class man who happens to get mixed up in the chaotic affairs of his wealthy cousin and neighbor. ... The character of Jay Gatsby himself is a symbol of the "American dream." ... Gatsby's change from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby is his first step towards his vision of reaching his goals. ... Another symbol of great importance is the ladder dream that Gatsby has about himself and Daisy. ... The valley, basically, represents what destroys Gatsby and his dream. ...

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