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    Think, think what money could bring to humans; people, think how it conquers the life and reality of the main character himself, the Great Gatsby. What good money bring to the nature of society, the people they love, the thing they wanted to achieve because of their life situation when they were a child. The Great Gatsby teaches the viewer about the effect of money that cause their world to collide, the perfect world built from nature, to not being able to see what we're really important in their

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    The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald has a central theme that you can’t repeat the past. The theme is profoundly shown through the uses of money and deception. The two main characters, Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan show this theme perfectly. Overall, The Great Gatsby uses money and deception to show the theme that you can’t repeat the past. Jay Gatsby, the protagonist uses money to try and re-create the love he lost, but utterly fails. The first time we can see Jay Gatsby use money to try and

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    (Johnny Depp). F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby emphasizes the resemblance of the characters Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby despite their pasts. In the novel The Great Gatsby, Tom and Gatsby are alike due to their wealth, desire for Daisy’s love, and lack of proper morals. Firstly, Tom and Gatsby both live prosperous lives. Tom lives in East Egg. East Egg is where the upper-class and respectable people live, and is considered old money. Tom earns his money through his professional football career

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    that still make you content? The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a classic American novel set in the roaring twenties, a time known for its parties and cultural changes. The book is about Jay Gatsby, a wealthy man who throws lavish parties, as he tries to win his former love, Daisy Buchanan. Despite all the wealth and glamour, there are a series of unfortunate events waiting to happen. In this novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald conveys the theme that money cannot buy love or happiness through

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    Happiness Howard Hughes once said “money can’t buy happiness”. Hughes says this to show that people could have the most money in the world and they would still not be happy. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book, The Great Gatsby, is a perfect example of this quote. The book exemplifies how Jay Gatsby is never happy even though he has a lot of money. Jay is always the center of attention, but he always wants more. Throughout the story it is clear and easy to see how much money can affect your life. It either

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    Money is generally presented as a symbol for stability and happiness, however The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald contradicts this idea. Throughout the novel, Jay Gatsby is known for his unimaginable formation of wealth and has the innate capability to achieve his dreams, however he does not realize that his dreams are above him due to the heavy corruption present in the 1920’s. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald presents money as an antagonist since wealth is the primary stimulant in the

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    Money can buy materialistic things but can it buy love? In the book, The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, we are introduced to the narrator, Nick Carraway. We learn that Daisy Buchanan, Nick’s cousin, had loved a man before he left for the war named, Jay Gatsby, but now Daisy is married to Tom Buchanan, from Chicago. Gatsby tries everything to win Daisy’s love back. He tries impressing her with all the money in the world in which he even buys a house to be near Daisy and show her that

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    continually show up in The Great Gatsby. But the one that mostly does is this idea of money, and success. We are given clarity throughout this book that everyone has some sort of money even if it's not a lot. We see this in the 3 places people live throughout the story. Those being the East, and West Egg, and The Valley of Ashes. Not only that but also based on the way they carry themselves whether we see it through the way they act, or dress, or the house they live in. We see money as such a prominent

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    Power of Money in The Great Gatsby       Ex-President Jimmy Carter knows both the power and the limitations of money. He is also aware that the acquisition of money or material wealth is not a worthwhile goal. This was made clear in his speech to the American people when he stated:  "Our great cities and our mighty buildings will avail us not if we lack spiritual strength to subdue mere objects to the higher purposes of humanity" (Harnsberger 14). In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby

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    September 20th, 2013 East Vs. West Money, just like anything else, can be new and old. Some people in our country have been wealthy for centuries, and the wealth of their bloodline can go extremely far back in time. However, the attitude of people who have what is considered “Old Money” in contrast to the people who have “New Money” can be quite different. This is shown in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In TGG Tom and Daisy Buchanan and Jordan Baker all reside in East Egg, New

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