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    reading the first few chapters, I felt like certain predictions would seem logical. Daisy and Gatsby will meet again and resume their relationship. Gatsby has spent the last five years dreaming of this, and Daisy had missed Gatsby terribly when he left for the war. She had wanted to go to New York to see Gatsby before he went overseas. She got drunk before her wedding to Tom and cried, a letter from Gatsby in her hands. Also, Tom and Daisy's marriage has never been a strong and loving one; Tom's infidelities

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    THE GREAT GATSBY _F.Scott Fitzgerald_ The narrator of “The Great Gatsby” book is Nick Carraway, a young man from Minnesota, who after being graduated from Yale University, goes to New York City to learn about business. He rents a house in West Egg, a wealthy but old-fashioned are populated by the new rich people, who have made their fortunes too recently to established social connections. His next door neighbor is a mysterious man named Jay Gatsby, who lives in a luxurious mansion and celebrates

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    The Great Gatsby Love

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    material and other's judgements. In The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott. Fitzgerald, Gatsby tries his best to reconcile the past with Daisy, take the blame for her, and eventually, he dies for her because of his deep love. However, what Gatsby loves is truly the idealized Daisy in his memory of past. Ultimately, all the characters in the Great Gatsby want to use love to achieve their American Dream. The Great Gatsby is a story of the thwarted love between Gatsby and Daisy on the surface, but in fact

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    are just some examples of what went on in The Great Gatsby. First of all, the rich were also criminals and may have gotten their endless money in illegal matters. Secondly, most all of the rich characters shown throughout the book were unfaithful to his or her spouse. Thirdly, the wealthy were lavishly wasteful and did not seem to care about others. Finally, a character that expresses immorality the most is Tom Buchanan. In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, his intentions were for people to learn to know

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    Great Gatsby Themes

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    The novel, titled The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is based on theme. Topics of these themes are money, romance, popularity, and symbolism. Theme is defined as the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person’s thoughts, or an exhibition. Theme can be a topic of speech of any kind. These four themes introduced above are carried throughout the whole aspect of Fitzgerald's novel and never fail to show the reader there is more to a book than meets the eye. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote

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    In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the pursuit of the American Dream is widely portrayed throughout the novel. The American Dream is the idea that all citizens have an equal opportunity to achieve their goals through hard work and determination. Readers witness the rise of Jay Gatsby’s legacy, which includes what and who motivated him to set his sights so strongly on the American Dream. Additionally, the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock as well as the Valley of Ashes and the eyes of

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    Told in the voice of Nick Carraway, Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby revolves around the tragic character of Jay Gatsby. The title is truly apt in this case; Gatsby is great in both the literal and figurative sense. As the narrator, Nick sees Gatsby as a great man; this leads to the overly romanticized portrayal of Gatsby, who in reality is nothing but a bootlegger stuck in the past. In a more literal sense, Gatsby is larger than life, so much that his reputation precedes him, leading to the circulation

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    use it to create their social status. In The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the idea of wealth is seen throughout. Jay Gatsby, who lives next door to Nick Carraway; the Narrator of the story, wants to be with his dream girl Daisy. Gatsby is wealthy and throws parties to impress Daisy. Daisy however, is married to another man Tom Buchanan. Throughout the story the people with money use it to create their social status. In The Great Gatsby F.Scott Fitzgerald uses symbolism to convey,

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald chose the term “Jazz Age” to describe The Great Gatsby as the decade of pleasure and prosperity that America enjoyed in the nineteen twenties. During this time, the author had advised us that the nation's total wealth more than doubled, and this economic growth swept many Americans into a wealthy yet unfamiliar society. The novel was at a moment when there were changes like the new women, mass culture, and wealth. The story greatly communicates to us, embracing its environment

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    Women In The Great Gatsby

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    time many thought, but ultimately crime and credit led America head first into the Great Depression. Books about this time have been written and read, however only one has really stood the time and is still popular today. With some knowledge and a good guess you can realize I am talking about The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Gatsby is a guy with no family and has made money through an illegal business. Then Gatsby falls for Daisy Buchanan who is married to Tom Buchanan. Daisy hits Myrtle Wilson

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