Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby, colors are used to represent each character or character's possessions. ... "Gatsby believed in the green light" (Fitzgerald 180). ... The narrator of The Great Gatsby Nick, who is also Gatsby's neighbor, notices in chapter one how smitten Gatsby is with the green light. ... " (Fitzgerald 21). ... In Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, the green light, although so simple, represents everything Gatsby stood for; his past, his love for Daisy, and his unattainable goal. ...

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Scott Fitzgerald. ... In his book "The Great Gatsby-, using the character of Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows how Gatsby's dream led to his irresistible need for material wealth, ultimately leading to the death of a great man. ... Gatsby was a great man. ... Gatsby was not born a great man, he became one. ... It was Gatsby's mansion- (Fitzgerald 9). ...

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The Great Gatsby: The Destruction of Morals In The Great Gatsby, the author F. ... The romance of money lures the characters in The Great Gatsby into surrendering their values, but in the end, "the streets paved with gold led to a dead end" (Vogue, December 1999). ... (Fitzgerald, 39). ... (Fitzgerald, 141). ... Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows how the morals of society have been destroyed. ...

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Great Gatsby- Destruction of Morals The Great Gatsby: The Destruction of Morals In The Great Gatsby, the author F. ... The romance of money lures the characters in The Great Gatsby into surrendering their values, but in the end, "the streets paved with gold led to a dead end" (Vogue, December 1999). ... (Fitzgerald, 39). ... (Fitzgerald, 141). ... Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows how the morals of society have been destroyed. ...

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This usually leads to great unhappiness and regret later in life. Through his characterization in The Great Gatsby, F. ... Fitzgerald initially shows Gatsby as the excited, and mysterious host of the unbelievable parties thrown every week at his mansion. ... Through his characterization of The Great Gatsby, F. ... It is wrong of the characters of The Great Gatsby to strive for wealth in the place of love. ...

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However, materialism is essential in a relationships presented in the novel, "The Great Gatsby". ... Fitzgerald displays that relationships based on materialism will fail. ... 'cried to Gatsby. ... It is displayed in the relationship between Tom and Myrtle, and Gatsby and Daisy. ... This dysfunction eventually leads to Myrtle and Gatsby's death. ...

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The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, delves readers into the thrilling and extravagant world of the American 1920's. ... Jay Gatsby, the namesake of Fitzgerald's novel, is a prime example of such expectations. ... Already, Fitzgerald has established an air of intrigue that writhes around him; concealing the truth, fabricating illusions. ... He bought a great mansion across the bay from her own home. ...

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Scott Fitzerald's novel The Great Gatsby reflects many of these. ... (pg.137) Daisy and Gatsby fell in love during their youth, and she promised to wait for Gatsby until the war was over, but during that time she married Tom Buchanan because of his power and wealth. ... Therefore, Medieval Troubador tradition is a romance present in The Great Gatsby. ... Thus, Gatsby's love for Daisy is an example of Courtly Love. ... In conclusion, F.Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby portrays many romance traditions like Medieval Troubadors, Courtly Lov...

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Gatsby's motivation comes from a love, deeply rooted within him, for Daisy. Also, throughout the book Fitzgerald keeps Gatsby an isolated character by his innocent approach to life's problems. ... First of all Gatsby's motivation is pretty obvious, Daisy. ... Gatsby's great house located just opposite of Daisy and his extravagant parties, not just frivolous actions, but happenings brought about by a deeply rooted motivation of one man's innocent love. ... He says it's something he just picked up, but Fitzgerald does this to add a morsel of jovialness to h...

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Gatsby is madly in love with this figment of his imagination, not the person. ... Jordan is a good friend of Daisy's and has some of the same qualities as her as we find out in the end. " Her warm face fell lazily against my coat's shoulder- (Fitzgerald 143). ... Daisy says "I did love him once - but I loved you too" (Fitzgerald 140). ... Gatsby wants too much to late. ... Gatsby is set with what he wants. ...

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Great Gatsby is a difficult book to interpret, particularly because of the style in which it is written. ... However, even though we know that Nick as the narrator, reflecting back on that summer, did not see the three to be honorable people, he still spent a great deal of time with them. ... However, he remains Gatsby's ally and defends him to the end, just because he admires Gatsby's "extraordinary gift for hope (Page 6)" and "romantic readiness (Page 6)." ... He revered Gatsby's optimism and perseverance. ... Scott Fitzgerald's style of writing enabled his character to j...

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Gatsby vs. Bodega Willie Bodega, from Ernesto Quinonez's Bodega Dreams, and Jay Gatsby, from F.Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby both experienced a strong love for a woman, and yet could not get that love returned to them. ... (Pg.79) Like Bodega, Gatsby also lost his potential soul mate. ... (Pg.157) After he returned, Gatsby saw that the only way to get Daisy back was to acquire a great deal of wealth of his own. ... Nick was shown just how strongly Gatsby felt for Daisy when he inquired if Daisy was driving the car that had killed Myrtle, Gatsby's only reply was, "Yes. ...

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She chose Gatsby to ride in the car with, she made frequent visits to Gatsby, and at the one party at Gatsby, which she attended, Nick noted to the reader that the only part of the evening that he believed Daisy enjoyed was the time she spent sitting on the steps talking to Gatsby. ... answered that she had loved both Tom and Gatsby. ... The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a tragic tale of the famous "frozen moment." When Nick confronted Gatsby telling him that he cannot repeat the past, Gatsby makes his feelings clear, when he says, "Can't repeat the past? ...

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald represents this statement through three women. ... Gatsby could only offer her money, which was said to be made in an illegal way. ... (Fitzgerald 30). ... Both Tom and Gatsby had money but only one of them offered her security. ...

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Fitzgerald's characters in "Winter Dreams" and Great Gatsby had money, but not satisfaction throughout their life. ... A car is a machine with great power and can also satisfy one with air conditioning on a hot day. ... Providing all of the things above that can be satisfying Nick, Gatsby, and Dexter are three characters from Great Gatsby and "Winter Dreams", that would have an opinion on them. ... Gatsby is a firm believer in the American Dream of self-made success. ... Nick knows that Gatsby was a great man, "... and Gatsby was overwhelmingly aware of the youth and mystery that wealth i...

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This essay will analyse character, symbolism and societal settings in the texts, 'Slumdog Millionaire' by Danny Boyle, 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 'Both Sides Now' by Joni Mitchell and 'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Harper Lee, in an attempt to bring us closer to answering that seemingly unanswerable question - what really is love? ... In 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby pays the ultimate price for having strong, idealistic views on love. ... Mitchell is portraying how, similar to clouds, love is dual-face...

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For example, in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Jay Gatsby is a mysterious man obsessed with beautiful and delicate women named Daisy Buchanan. In this love story you can feel the passionate love Jay Gatsby feels for Daisy because of his actions. ...

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