...by F. Scott Fitzgerald There are many messages authors try to send the readers when they write books, but at the end of the day, people receive different messages from the masterpiece. Author Francis Scott Fitzgerald wrote a book in 1925 which was The Great Gatsby. “Even if Scott Fitzgerald is, as someone suggested years ago, essentially a one-book author, only a prig would dispute either the stylistic beauty or the cultural importance of The Great Gatsby.”(Barbarese) Although he is arguably a one-book author, this story about a Jay Gatsby has a story to tell. This piece is about a wealthy young man named Jay Gatsby, who has everything anyone would dream of, besides the love of his life. Making money through bootlegging and making illegal sales of alcohol, but soon finds it hard to believe that money can not really buy happiness. The book contains many conflicts between Jay Gatsby and himself, Jay Gatsby against society, and even Jay Gatsby and the love of his life’s husband. The wealthy This novel is filled with all the themes of love, revenge, money can’t buy happiness, the “American Dream”, and many more. There are so many themes to pick from, the audience has their individual ideas on which them Scott Fitzgerald is trying to send. The truth is he isn’t sending you any themes, how you interpret the novel is all on your own making of the story. Scott Fitzgerald has many themes all mixed up within his novel. The reader's pick up certain themes depending on what...
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...The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is about a peculiar man named Jay Gatsby. He is a remarkably rich individual with peers that surround him who treasure wealth, reputation, and social status. Jay Gatsby, the mysterious man was impacted the most throughout the novel. Jay Gatsby lived with the theory of ending his life with Daisy whom impacted Gatsby the most, not realizing that the day he would die she’d not be attending his funeral. Nick being the help for finding love again amongst Gatsby and Daisy seems to genuinely impact Gatsby as well. We all know love makes us do some exceptionally strange things, when Jay Gatsby is introduced to Daisy again after many of years, he realizes how affectioness he is towards her. Which intensely affects gatsby wanting her back...
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...the lyrics of OTIS by Kanye West and Jay Z and Be Free by Jay Cole, three juggernauts of the industry today, the lyrics of OTIS glorify wealth and glamourise items of desire such as watches, cars, planes etc. while the performance by J Cole was inspired by black oppression and events following the Ferguson march. The song OTIS itself peaked at #2 on Billboards Hot Rap tracks in 2011, achieving double platinum status in America. Be Free however was an exclusive live performance by J Cole on the Late night show. Both songs utilises a vast amount of verbal techniques. Otis an opening verse by Jay-Z I invented swag Poppin bottles, putting supermodels in the cab Proof I guess I got my swagger back, truth New watch alert: Hublots Or the big face Rollie, I got two of those Arm out the window through the city, I manoeuvre slow Cock back, snap back, see my cut through the holes The verse utilises the verbal technique of assonance and repetition, as the second line utilised the consistent sound of the P being both a rhyming point and repetitive technique. Jay Z continues the use of assonance throughout the rest of the verse repetitively using the ‘O’ sound as a rhyming point, when listening to the song the extra enthuses can be heard on the ‘O’. The verse also contains vast amounts of references towards materialistic items with references to champagne, Hublot watches which are well known for their high price tags and also two Rolex’s which Jay Z has famously covered in diamonds. ...
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...through a rap music career. In the article “Is this rap’s logical conclusion” from 2003, the journalist presents the life story of 50 cent, a rapper who’s achieved all three elements: respect, money and fame. In the article, we are confronted with his horrible circumstances as a child, in which he was forced to live the life of a drug dealer. We hear the stories of his being shot, of selling drugs before he was a teenager, and of how he wrote a platinum hit-song in just under an hour. Throughout the article, the journalist is present in the text as he provides subjective observations. He conveys his own personal view of 50 cent’s life, and tells us how “he can flip the switch between being a though guy to a soft-spoken choirboy” (p. 3 l. 34-35). This is interesting for the reader because it sounds like the journalist is sitting in the presence of 50 cent, while making observations. The journalist is therefor bringing the readers into the conversation. In the article, the journalist chooses to show the readers how 50 cent has had a rough childhood. He speaks about how 50 cent’s mother was killed, how he used to sell drugs and earn 5000 dollars a day when...
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...However, whether this movement was a negative or positive phenomenon is argued about by many. Commercialization is usually the application of business in order to profit or to exploit. This method has remained one of the objectives of people in the hip-hop culture. Hip-hop gives people the opportunity to show their talent of rapping, break-dancing, DJing and graffiti to earn money and live what was considered an ideal lifestyle. The culture of Hip-Hop is entering the mainstream via the use of music and proper publicizing. A few people make it and become very successful and others do not succeed and ruin their reputation. Jay-Z is easily one of the most successful hip-hop artists having had a net worth of approximately $500 million in 2011. Jay-Z has sold around 40 million albums around the world and has received multiple Grammies as well as nominations. Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs, the founder of Bad Boy Records, also is the founder of the...
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...A Man Killed by His Own Soul’s Ability to Reach for Corruption The statement, “I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions”, was made by Augusten Burroughs. He might have been talking about himself but this quote applies to the character Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby. Many historians believe that Mr. Gatsby was inspired by F. Scott himself. They both were romantics who fell in love with the heartbreaking wild girl. They were both guys who were willing to break the rules in order to get to the top. And most diffidently they were just two guys trying to make to greener pastor. F. Scott wrote The Great Gatsby threw the eyes of Nick Carraway. Originally in awe of him, Nick uncovers the truth and grows an inner hatred for Gatsby; until he opens his eyes to see his sad life in which he feels nothing put pity and empathy for Mr. Gatsby. After being formally invited to one of Gatsby party, Nick excitedly waits to meet his interesting neighbor. Mr. Gatsby is the man, which everyone gossips about around. Whether he has killed a man or is being a spy for the American government, he is always being talked about. The first time Nick meets the fellow war veteran, he describes him as having “one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it”; that is the first thing which attracts Nick most about Gatsby(53). The smile along with the parties, and the many phone calls causes nick to be intrigued his next-door neighbor. Public Gatsby...
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...The couple I chose for the assignment was chosen via request from my son. He chose Jay-z and Beyonce (Sean Carter and Beyonce Knowles). In the Case of Sean Carter (Jay-Z) and Beyonce Knowles: 1.List your current residence address 2.List and briefly describe all positions of employment held by you since you were married. A.Name and address of the employers(s) B.Dates of employment C.Wages/Salary earned, including compensation and bonuses D.Any benefits provided to you by the employer 3.List all sources of income and/or compensation 4.List all assets in detail, and include: A.Description of each asset B.Exact name(s) on the record or registered owners C.Date acquired D.Original cost E.Taxes F.Current fair market value 5.List any interests held in any of the following: sole proprietorships, joint ventures, or partnerships, stocks, and/or bonds. Include the following for each: A.The names and date of the organization or business B.Statement of the organization or business’s capital/profits/losses C.Names and addresses for any persons who hold any ownership interests D.Description of the organization or business E.Current fair market value of each 6.If you acquired any debt during the marriage, list all creditors, including their names and addresses and describe the debt owed. 7.If any individual, corporation, or business owes you money or is indebted to you financially, include a...
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...Reflecting mostly on the way Fitzgerald lived, the characters in Gatsby live in a time of corruption. Tom Buchanan’s infidelity, Nick Caraway’s fascination with the lifestyle of wealth, and Jay Gatsby’s idealism of riches are all a reflection of the lifestyle that the author, F. S. F. and his wife Zelda led in the roaring 20’s. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda had had marital problems as well as Tom and Daisy Buchanan did. Like Tom, Fitzgerald had a mistress. Tom insisted that he “[wanted Nick] to meet [his] girl,” he did not care about how uncomfortable it would make Nick to meet the woman he was fooling around with (p 28). Tom and Daisy moved around multiple times similarly to Fitzgerald and his wife. Both couples lived in Chicago, but an incident caused the Buchanans to move up Northeast to New York. “They were careless people Tom and Daisy” just like Zelda and Scott, “they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back to their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together and left other people to clean up the mess they had made.” (p 179) Always running from their problems, Tom and Daisy did not like facing the music. Along with Scott and Zelda, Tom and Daisy “had spent a year in France, for no particular reason, and then drifted here and there…” (p 10) The money that these two couples had caused them to be self-centered, out and about. Nick felt that modern people on the east coast had completely lost their values chasing after money...
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...Literary Techniques The text to be analyzed here is The Great Gatsby, a novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. In this 1920s era novel, George Wilson murders Jay Gatsby, who is the central character by shooting him. This raises the question of who to blame for Wilson’s moral lapse in judgment. The shooter could be held solely responsible for this, but then we have to think about Daisy and Tom who lied to George in their bid to avoid getting into trouble for their actions (Bruccoli, 2000). Evidently, Tom and Daisy played a major role in Gatsby’s death, and so they should share the large bulk of the responsibility for his death. Tom and Daisy are largely responsible for Gatsby’s death. The author uses the technique of foreshadowing sparingly throughout the story, especially within the final chapters. In the seventh chapter of this novel, the author foreshadows Gatsby’s death, as he wrote “I felt that I had something to tell him, something to warn him about and morning would be too late. I could not sleep all night, and a fog-horn groaned incessantly. I tossed half-sick between the savage frightening dreams and a grotesque reality. When I heard the sound of a taxi going to Gatsby's drive, I quickly jumped out of my bed and started to dress up” (F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1991, p.154). This is a foreshadowing of Gatsby’s death. The author also employs foreshadowing in George Wilson's involvement and his impending actions in response to the killing of his wife...
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...changed drastically in this decade. The actions, as well as descriptions, or many of the female characters in the novel depict the different ways that women had evolved. Also, as another point, due to the economy booming during this time period, people became obsessed with wealth and power. Many of the characters from the novel display this characteristic in they sense that they are all extremely wealthy. Therefore, the novel The Great Gatsby is very representative of life and society during the 1920's in various ways. Prohibition had been passed in 1919, yet there was still high demand for alcohol during the 1920's. F. Scott Fitzgerald displays much of the illegal activities that occurred during this time throughout The Great Gatsby. Jay Gatsby, one of the main characters, is involved in this illegal smuggling and selling of alcohol. He had "bought up a lot of side-street drug stores here in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter" (Fitzgerald, pg. 141). This shows the type of things that people would do in order to get alcohol in the 20's. Gatsby's character displays the sort of things that were going on during this time, such as stores that would sell alcohol over the counter. Also, F. Scott Fitzgerald mentions the "underground pipe-line to Canada" in order to give the reader...
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...(1962 - ) is an Australian film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge, Australia and the newest version of The Great Gatsby released in 2013. 3. „The Great Gatsby” – the plot of the novel The Great Gatsby is an American novel written in 1925 that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young, handsome and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his unrealistic illusion and passion for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. Major characters Nick Carraway – a Yale graduate originating from the Midwest, a World War I veteran, and, at the start of the plot, a newly arrived resident of West Egg, who is about 30 years old. He serves as the first-person narrator of the novel. He is Gatsby's next-door neighbour and a bond salesman. He is an easy-going, occasionally sarcastic, and quite optimistic person. Jay Gatsby (originally James "Jimmy" Gatz) – a young, handsome and mysterious millionaire with shady business connections, originally from North Dakota. He is passionate about Daisy Buchanan, whom he had met when he was a young officer during World War I. Daisy Fay Buchanan – an attractive and beautiful young woman. She is Nick's second cousin and...
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...affirmative occurrence is contended about by many. Commercialization is generally the submission of enterprise in alignment to earnings or to exploit. This procedure has stayed one of the objectives of persons in the hip-hop culture. Hip-hop devotes persons the opening to display their gifts of rapping, break-dancing, DJing and graffiti to profit from cash and reside what was advised a perfect lifestyle. The culture of Hip-Hop is going into the mainstream by the use of melodies and corrects publicizing. A couple of persons make it and become very thriving and other ones manage not do well and wreck their reputation. Jay-Z is effortlessly one of the most thriving hip-hop creative individuals having had a snare worth of roughly $500 million in 2011. Jay-Z has traded round 40 million albums round the world and has obtained multiple Grammies as well as nominations. Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs, the founder of Bad Boy Records, furthermore is the...
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...F. Scott Fitzgerald was an extraordinary author. He uses color symbolism throughout his famous novel The Great Gatsby. Nick Carraway, the narrator of the story, is related to Daisy Buchanan. Jay Gatsby, the man who throws the best parties in all of New York, is in love with Daisy. Tom, Daisy’s husband, has an affair with a woman named Myrtle from the Valley of Ashes. Fitzgerald use of color throughout the novel relates to the main character's thoughts, feelings, wants, and actions. Fitzgerald often uses the colors white, gold, and green to show further depth into the lives of the characters. White in the novel is used in reference with Daisy Buchanan. A daisy is white flower that represents innocence. When Nick first arrives at the Buchanan’s house in chapter one he says, “They were both in white, and their dresses were rippling and fluttering as if hey had just been blown back in after short flight around the house.” (p.9) One of the girls he is referring to is Daisy. He is alluding to the fact the girls are happy, and full of life and innocence. White often represents innocence and purity....
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...can be used to demonstrate this theme. The green light on the opposite side of the bay symbolizes Gatsby’s unwavering love for Daisy, a love that was physically and emotionally out of his reach. This can be visibly shown when Gatsby “stretched out his arms towards the dark water in a curious way, and as far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling.” p.20 Jay Gatz was so deeply in love with Daisy and it was because of this love that Gatz was unable to notice that Daisy might not really love him back. George Wilson is another character in the novel who fails to see what is right in front of him. George is completely oblivious to his wife’s affair and refuses to believe that she is unhappy with him. George tells Tom that he is “going to get her away” p.123 believing that that is what Myrtle wants. George is sightless to the reality that he himself is what Myrtle wants to get away from. When an individual realizes that his idealism is far from the truth, destruction is often an inevitable outcome. This is especially apparent with George Wilson. Wilson, who “grew quieter and began to talk about the yellow car” p.156 , realizes that his...
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...opportunity, and equality for all people— in the novel we see a different story. We find the American Dream in the 20’s is full of glam, money, lust, men and women. When people become spoiled it’s often because a society is misled by money and greed and with that you get entitled and horrid men and women. Looking at the characters in the movie I’m not impressed with that generation, the man and women are liars and cheaters. For example Tom, he is an arrogant hypocritical man who is sexist, racist, and treats everybody like they don’t deserve to be in his presence. He talks down to those who have much less than him and controls everything in his path. Tom acts like it is okay to have an affair with Myrtle but gets very upset when he finds out about Jay Gatsby. Although this book mainly focuses on wealth and class, it also shows desperation and poverty. “The valley of ashes is bounded on one side by a small foul river, and when the drawbridge is up to let barges through, the passengers on waiting trains can stare at the dismal scene for as long as half an hour.” (Pg. 28) “Hello, Wilson, old man, said Tom, slapping him jovially on the shoulder. How’s business? I can’t complain, answered Wilson unconvincingly. When are you going to sell me that car? Next week; I’ve got my man working on it now. Works pretty slowly, don’t he? No, he doesn’t, said Tom coldly. And if you feel that way about it, maybe I’d better sell it somewhere else after all. I don’t mean that, explained Wilson quickly” (Pg...
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