Exploring the theme of "appearance vs. reality" 18/4/03 in "The Great Gatsby" In "The Great Gatsby", the theme of "appearance vs. reality" is explored in great detail. Jay Gatsby's dream and hope is to win Daisy back, as Gatsby seems to think that she is the perfect girl for him. ... He even compares her to money when he says, "Her voice is full of money" (The Great Gatsby 115). ... Finally, the American dream, which appeared to be that America, represented a land of promise and great expectations to the Americans. ......

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When posed with the question, "How does Fitzgerald convey the theme of the American Dream throughout The Great Gatsby?" ... Jay Gatsby, the protagonist of The Great Gatsby, seems to represent this American Dream. ... Fitzgerald mentions Gatsby wearing a pink suit at one time in The Great Gatsby. ... The theme of this song is constantly stressed within the American Dream. ... There are many issues that can be analyzed within The Great Gatsby. ...

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Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, "The Great Gatsby," provides a commentary on a variety of themes, including justice, power, greed, time, betrayal, and the pursuit of the American Dream. ... Jay Gatsby, who tries desperately to recapture the past with his attempts to win Daisy back, develops another theme, time. ... Three characters that develop this theme are Meyer Wolfsheim, Tom Buchanan, and Jay Gatsby. ... As a result, the novel successfully develops the theme of moral dishonesty towards others. ... In a novel that has its share of disturbing themes, this one is not only surprising ...

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Symbolism in Great Gatsby Symbolism in the Great Gatsby Cary L. ... Sanders 20 May 1997 Symbolism in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby, by F. ... The Great Gatsby is a tightly structured, symbolically compressed novel whose predominant images and symbols reinforce the idea that Gatsby's dream exists on borrowed time. ... In the final thoughts of the novel, Fitzgerald would like the reader to see a much broader picture of the theme- a vision of America as the continent of lost innocence and lost illusions. ... Gatsby's greatness was to have retained a sense of wonder as deep as th...

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In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald utilizes many universal themes to make a classic novel, explaining the life in 1920's. ... In The Great Gatsby contains many different use of irony. ... The use of irony, in The Great Gatsby is used a countless number of times. ... The Great Gatsby uses satire its through characters. ...

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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby, written by F.Scott Fitzgerald, is a novel about American lives amongst society in the 1920's. ... The Great Gatsby exemplifies how materialistic living from day to day is idealistic in pursuit of happiness. ... Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, strives to achieve an accurate hypothesis of life during the nineteen twenties. ... The embodiment of the American dream is a major theme throughout the novel. Jay Gatsby goes to great lengths to recapture the past by regaining daisy's love. ...

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"The Great Gatsby", a novel by F. ... "The Great Gatsby" is being told through the eyes of Nick Carraway, Daisy's cousin, who moves into New York City making a living while selling bonds. ... "Twenty miles from the city a pair of enormous eggs, identical in contour and separated only by a courtesy of bay, just out into the most domesticated body of salt water in the Western Hemisphere, the great barnyard of Long Island Sound" (Fitzgerald 9). ... He is also able to make Gatsby a more sympathetic character because of Nick's decision to become Gatsby's friend. ... Last of all, o...

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In The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald uses the color green in regards to many different aspects of the novel. ... The color green is also used in The Great Gatsby to represent money and wealth. ... The green light is near Gatsby. ... Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy it had seemed very near to her, almost touching her. ... In conclusion, green represented many of the major themes in the novel, such as money, love, and dreams. ...

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The Great Gatsby is a perfect illustration of the destructive power of dreams. ... Destructive power is one of the main themes in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... Myrtle Wilson's desire for upper class status rivals that of all other characters in The Great Gatsby. ... I agree that The Great Gatsby is a perfect example of the destructive power of dreams. ...

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However, after finishing only a few pages of The Great Gatsby by F. ... This was the basis for the family's move to France in 1924, where Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby. ... The Great Gatsby gives the reader a dark and pessimistic view of the lives of its characters. ... The Great Gatsby was a way for Fitzgerald to verbalize his disapproval of the people of the "roaring twenties." ... There are three primary themes that Fitzgerald develops throughout this novel. ...

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Every character in the Great Gatsby written by F. ... In other words, by looking through marxist and feminist lenses, Gatsby and other characters are revealed to be lured into an artificial material class hierarchy, which unveils that the continuous theme of money hinders Gatsby's interpersonal relationships. ... In his mind, Gatsby was "the son of God.... Similar to Gatsby, Daisy has other motives for keeping her relationships, besides just love; she desires that Tom and Gatsby feel bounded to her. ... By using marxist and feminist lenses to view the Great Gatsby, the social hierarc...

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The philosophy that anyone can be successful influences the hope for endless riches and success in every American in the early 19th century, a major theme that shapes Jay Gatsby's desire for wealth and to be included in the exclusive high social class. ... Once Daisy learned about Gatsby's relationship toward illegally sold items, she begins to regret having an affair with Gatsby which costed Gatsby their new relationship. ... Gatsby did not succeed in winning Daisy over and it costed Gatsby his life in the end of the story. ... At the end of the story 2 weeks after Gatsby had died,...

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The Great Gatsby is a perfect illustration of the destructive power of dreams. ... Destructive power is one of the main themes in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... Myrtle Wilson's desire for upper class status rivals that of all other characters in The Great Gatsby. ... I agree that The Great Gatsby is a perfect example of the destructive power of dreams. ...

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The Great Gatsby is a perfect illustration of the destructive power of dreams. ... Destructive power is one of the main themes in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... Myrtle Wilson's desire for upper class status rivals that of all other characters in The Great Gatsby. ... I agree that The Great Gatsby is a perfect example of the destructive power of dreams. ...

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