Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby perfectly illuminates the American life of the Jazz Age. ... There is no room for Gatsby's sentimentality in the sophisticated cynical world" ("Fitzgerald" 38). ... Within the character of Jay Gatsby we can see the dueling parts of Fitzgerald's own personality. ... "In many ways, The Great Gatsby represents Fitzgerald's attempt to confront his conflicting feelings about the Jazz Age" ("Gatsby" n. pag.). Through Fitzgerald's great use of characterization, readers are able to imagine life of the self-made millionaires o...

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In his novel The Great Gatsby (1925) F. ... By creating this setting Fitzgerald is trying to make the reader understand that a character like Gatsby needs a certain environment to exist. ... Fitzgerald completely trashes the power of the laws when Gatsby was stopped for speeding and acknowledged himself, the policeman said: "Know you next time, Mr. Gatsby. ... Fitzgerald shows the reader what makes Gatsby so different from the rest of the characters - Gatsby did not become rich out of self-love, but to get the woman he loves. ...

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The Great Gatsby portrays 1920's life. ... Throughout the novel, moral decadence, frequent exploitation, and the unobtainable American Dream represent significant themes in understanding various interpretations of The Great Gatsby's storyline. ... Daisy shows a great lack of moral character when she quickly involves herself in an affair with Gatsby. ... Long after George Wilson kills Gatsby, Tom admits to telling Wilson that Gatsby killed his wife (Fitzgerald 186-188). ... When Gatsby dies, only Nick, one of Gatsby's guests, a few of his servants, and Gatsby's father a...

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Scott Fitzgerald uses the technique of conflicting, but somewhat similar characters in The Great Gatsby in order to demonstrate how pursuing one's desires can lead to both destruction and growth. ... As the title infers, Jay Gatsby is nothing short of great. ... If placed in correct order, these observations show a culmination of his understanding of Gatsby, and the growth of his sensitivity of Gatsby's greatness. ... Fitzgerald's most obvious concern is that of the upper class. ... Fitzgerald is clearly criticizing them for this behavior through Gatsby, who is too good and not...

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The Great Gatsby is a perfect illustration of the destructive power of dreams. ... Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... In The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald illustrates the American Dream and the "foul dust" or the carelessness of a society that floats in the wake of this dream. ... 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 The 1920s was a time in American History where the white-collar men and the socially elite lived a life laced with luxury. ... Scott Fitzgerald's novel the Great Gatsby, morality played a huge factor in how the reader views the people of the 1920s. ... In Fitzgerald's novel the most common dream was wealth, power, and social status. ... Even though the characters in the Great Gatsby, and man! ... Fitzgerald portrays most of the main characters as reckless, "careless", and lawless. ...

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Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby have many things in common. ... But Fitzgerald does not see both men as equally corrupt. ... Tom is selfish while Gatsby is selfless. ... Scott Fitzgerald saw it the American dream was originally about discovery, individualism, and the pursuit of happiness. ... In The Great Gatsby Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby are portrayed as totally different people, but they do share many of the same characteristics. ...

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The Great Gatsby is a perfect illustration of the destructive power of dreams. ... Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... In The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald illustrates the American Dream and the "foul dust" or the carelessness of a society that floats in the wake of this dream. ... 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. ... Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... In The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald illustrates the American Dream and the "foul dust" or the carelessness of a society that floats in the wake of this dream. ... 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 Group Pressure on the Individual: An individual has many pressures put on him/her from society. ... I think Fitzgerald out this scene in his book to let us readers know about Tom and Myrtle's affair and let us know where they went to go and get away from everyone who could catch them together. ... When Gatsby had shown his face at the table. ... Nick starts to believe what Gatsby is saying after Gatsby presents a medal and pictures from his Oxford days. Then Jordan explains to Nick how Gatsby and Daisy together. ...

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The two novels, The Great Gatsby and The Catcher in the Rye, have two characters who are very similar but at the same time, different from each other. ... He wears a pink suit" (Fitzgerald 129; ch. 7). ... This relationship between Tom and Stradlater makes The Great Gatsby's theme even clearer. ... But of course I"ll say I was" (Fitzgerald 151; ch. 7). Stradlater, from the Catcher in the Rye, and Tom Buchanan, one of the antagonists in The Great Gatsby, have a lot in common, and their personality makes The Great Gatsby's theme extremely obvious. ...

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In the book, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald seems to be saying that materialism and the decline and death of the American dream are interrelated. ... Even Gatsby, the character we, the readers, are supposed to like the best, is materialistic. ... So, what Fitzgerald is essentially saying, is that it is called the "American Dream" for a reason. ... In conclusion, Fitzgerald is saying that unbridled materialism leads to, and is the cause of, the death of the American Dream. ...

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Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby show both similarities and differences throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby. ... They had spent a year in France for no particular reason, and then drifted here and there unrestfully wherever people played polo and were rich together' " (Fitzgerald 19). ... Gatsby uses Nick Carraway to get to Daisy. As soon as Gatsby comes to know that Daisy and Nick are cousins, Nick receives an invitation in the mail from Jay Gatsby. ... Daisy adores the attention Gatsby gives her, but love is quickly overcome by wealth when she finds out more about Gatsby. ...

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CENTRAL IDEAS IN THE GREAT GATSBY. ... CENTRAL IDEAS IN THE GREAT GATSBY. ... (p.29) It is entirely fitting that they are literally an advertisement (cf. p.166) an image of the capitalist society. 3) HOW DOES FITZGERALD SHOW HIS DISILLUSIONMENT WITH THIS WORLD? ... "No-Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams." Gatsby is destroyed by Tom: " "Jay Gatsby" had broken up like glass against Tom's hard malice." ...

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