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    The Great Gatsby Analysis

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby, allows readers to obtain an enhanced conceptualization of the 1920s novel with the dramatization of a well-structured novel. Consequently, humans have a desire to seek an authoritarian grasp on others. This was predominantly evident amongst everyone who lived around this time. Which results in various individuals partaking in acting as unspeakable through this timeframe. As an illustration, Gatsby's ambitions as the young, extravagant and his possession

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    he Great Gatsby was wrote by F. Scott Fitzgerald. He is mostly known for The Great Gatsby. He’s thought to be one of the best writers ever. In this essay i will be discussing the characters and what colors they resemble. Jay Gatsby is the main character in the book, he was around 30 years old and lived in the West Egg.When we first meet Jay he’s very poor and “low class”. He falls in love with a girl named Daisy. He is completely astonished by her and her wealth.Daisy being filthy rich wants nothing

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    Wealth In The Great Gatsby

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    Richard M. Devos once said “Money cannot buy peace of mind. It cannot heal ruptured relationships, or build meaning into a life that has none.” In The Great Gatsby the characters that do not come from a high social class are willing to do anything to reach a higher social standing. They are willing to give up many aspects of their lives in order to achieve the wealth and power that they want. They believe that the money they gain will enable them to have happiness and love. When they become rich

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    Having complete control of life is an unachievable goal that will never come true. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, many characters have a hard time recognizing that they cannot manage every situation they are in. They live in a chaotic society and cling to control as a desperate way to try and maintain some order in their lives. Jay Gatsby and George Wilson believe that if they have nonchaotic lives, everything will be perfect and can will in any way that they want. However, this is not

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    notes that Gatsby is unique because of his unfettered optimism and persistent hope. Gatsby’s determination to reconnect with Daisy, especially when faced with adversity, is considered admirable by Nick. One of the most significant statements within the novel is Nick’s expression of general approval towards Gatsby. He admits, “If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life.… [Gatsby had] an

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    with her, and tremendously sorry, I turned away.” The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is about an esteemed man named Jay Gatz, who goes by the name Gatsby, that spends all of his life desperate to impress one girl. The novel is narrated by Gatsby’s neighbor and soon to be friend, Nick Carraway. One could say a running theme in The Great Gatsby is social class can compel one’s willingness to love. To prove this, I will be discussing Gatsby being in love with Daisy and her wealth, Jordan and Nick’s

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    Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway sees Jay Gatsby as a friend, although the other people in the story see Gatsby as a dishonest and disgraceful man. When Nick first meets Gatsby, Nick’s rich neighbor, he does not immediately recognize him. However, after some time, Nick notices that Gatsby has “one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four of five times in a life” (Fitzgerald 52). This shows the readers that Gatsby has a certain characteristic

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    chasing your dream worth the risk? Is it worth losing someone you care about to achieve it. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck are both cautionary stories for anyone who wishes to challenge their fate. These books both show that chasing too large a dream will not only end in failure, but could also have tragic results. The Great Gatsby is about a rich man named Gatsby who embarks on a doomed journey to win over the love of his life and rescue her from a loveless

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    goals. The Great Gatsby seems to ultimately assert the Biblical maxim that the love of money is the root of all corruption, for many of Fitzgerald’s characters value money exorbitantly. The characters believe that money can buy them romantic relationships, friends and happiness. While the community continues to buy their way towards the American Dream, they are successful in attaining love from others; however, money can’t always buy happiness. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the author

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    The Great Gatsby is a novel based on the 1920s told from the perspective of Nick Carraway. As the story unfolds we experience and get to know the lives of many wealthy young people in the Jazz Age of the 1920s. Throughout the novel various images and events are used to reflect the moral disillusionment of these young people. In The Great Gatsby, the valley of Ashes is half way between West Egg and New York. It is an abandoned dumping ground that reflects lost morals. In the Valley of Ashes there

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