...One of the greatest debates in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is whether or not the titular character, Jay Gatsby, is indeed great. At the heart of this debate is whether or not he is a romantic man whose rags-to-riches rise is to be admired or a dishonest conman and criminal. Other people may not like him because of the way he got his money. The main things that shows that Gatsby is a good man is how he is ambitions, humble, romantic relationship with Daisy. One of Gatsby’s most admirable traits is his ambition, which led him to rise from poverty to spectacular wealth. Gatsby grew up poor in rural North Dakota, but he was determined from his youth to transcend his humble beginnings. One example of this early determination is seen when...
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...Today I would like to talk about a literary topic tat I have taken from our sheet and mad our own. Mr. Kasten suggested discussing why a character would be considered one of the greatest literary characters. I instead want to discuss why the Great Gastby is one of the greatest pieces of literature ever written. When I was little, I loved to read, every Sunday my dad would take me to the library and I would get around 10 books or so that I would devour. Now this happened every week from the time I was in first grade to the time I was in 6th grade or so. My advanced reading skills would draw me to the young adult section, wher as a first grader I read the Princess diaries, a book that was meant for kids 13 and up. This was not me, I was around six years old. But every week I would still be drawn to the young adult section with books about the glitz and the glamour, these were books that you would never find in the kids section. Every week my dad would ask me : Why don’t you want to read any classics and I responded “because they are boring.” But that changed when I picked up the Great Gatsby...
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...takes place during the 1920’s The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald shows both the good and the bad in relation to the twenties. Although 1920’s have been associated with prosperity and luxurious it was truly has a time of hardship and pain because it was a time of social unrest, mobster and bootlegger ran the cities, and money became such a promate role it start to...
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...“The Great Gatsby” by Fizergerald represents the human nature of wealth cannot buy happiness. When Jay Gatsby comes back from war he tries to get Daisy, his love’s, attention by his crazy parties, pink suits, and money, “"It was a strange coincidence," I said. “But it wasn't a coincidence at all." "Why not?" "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay" (Fitzergerald 147-151). Gatsby’s entire presence in this book was made by his wealth, everyone loved him by his: house, parties, and money, but never his personality. Gatsby tries to buy Daisy’s happiness, but she is leaves him for a wealthier man Tom, “As I went over to say good-by I saw that the expression of bewilderment had come back into Gatsby's face, as though...
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...F. Scott Fitzgerald was a sophomore at Princeton University when he met Ginevra King in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was visiting a friend from boarding school when they met at the Town and Country Club dance. Fitzgerald fell in love immediately and became infatuated with her. They corresponded with each other for two years, but Ginevra never took Fitzgerald seriously. Fitzgerald inevitably ended up losing her because of his lack of money. Not long after their break, Ginevra sent Fitzgerald a letter announcing her engagement to William Mitchell, a man of wealth. Fitzgerald came away from Ginevra with a sense of convivial inadequacy and longing for a girl beyond procurement. F. Scott Fitzgerald used Ginevra, his dream girl and lost love, as inspiration...
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...The American Dream: Why the American Dream is A Dream The American dream is solely based upon the hard work to achieve prosperity, success, and the upward movement in social class. Everyone's American dream is specific to personally set goals. While reading the book The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, there are many examples that symbolize the American dream. Two main details from The Great Gatsby will focus on Gatsby's hopes and dreams, as well as, obsession with wealth. F. Scott Fitzgerald has a very illusory message pinned on the American dream. He feels that the American dream can drive a man to do extraordinary and unethical things. “Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies” (Friedrich Nietzsche). People will chase a better tomorrow that is always just a tad out of reach. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby does many ludicrous and unethical things to achieve the American Dream. Gatsby throws extravagant parties every weekend in hopes that Daisy Buchanan will show up amongst the large crowed. "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay" (Fitzgerald 147)....
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...numerous of times with Gatsby but never fully committed to Gatsby, she always went back home to her husband, which is what she did after the death of Gatsby. Daisy and Tom always had something going on in their relationship , but she always stayed even when Gatsby stepped up and did things Tom never even tried to do. There is something we don’t know about the two, but at the end Nick says that they are crazy and he see why they're together. Throughout Daisy Buchanan’s confusion with Tom and Gatsby shows that you have to know what you want and where to get it to ever get it. Despite Daisy’s love for Gatsby , she still chooses Tom. Throughout The Great Gatsby Daisy Buchanan actions creates the question , Why won’t Daisy leave Tom...
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...F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby placed in the 1920s alludes to the mind of the rich and famous with the many extravagant landscapes, homes, and regions of west egg and east egg. No surprise this era was called the roaring twenties because of its modern mass-production and mass-consumption economy.During this era of the 1920’s wealth was the main objective, but bubbling up within the people was sadness and despair because they weren’t fully happy. The world of Gatsby within the 1920’s was full of wealth no matter if was inherited or made legally or illegally.His fancy luxurious home was made to make other people believe in his mirage of money and his wealth. The problem with money is that even though it can buy many items that...
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...I have one special view that motivates me to chase my dreams; it's none other than the Empire State Building. From the classic Fitzgerald novel, The Great Gatsby, looking at the Empire State building every day was like reaching for the green light (Daisy) Gatsby was chasing, the one thing he wanted, desired. Seeing New York City at night inspired me to envision what the future could hold for me, filled with blaring music, honking taxis, diverse people and upbeat communities. At that moment, I realized that the Empire State Building was my own green light. "Stop waiting for things to happen go out and make them happen". That is what I would tell myself every day to get through tough times; especially in the neighborhood I live in. My building is one of several New York City housing buildings in the Bronx as known as "the projects". The projects are known as the most dangerous places in the Bronx that anyone can live in, a place where thugs smoke and sell weed, high school dropouts, teen mothers at every street and crimes committed at least at every month. It seems like I live in Alcatraz with all the big shot criminals in one area. Not only is it filthy and disgusting but some of the people who live there seem to be immersed in a culture of poverty and failure. This is my life on a daily basis but I always had hope for a positive environment for me and that is where education comes in....
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...Standing the Test of Times Among the numerous novels over the time, Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby reflects the class struggles between society and individualism. Bronte and Fitzgerald’s classic pieces of literature, Jane Eyre and The Great Gatsby, have both been reviewed by countless of readers over whether or not the literary works will stand the test of times. Over the decades, novels typically lose cultural insight and tend to become unnoticed. Both Bronte and Fitzgerald have incorporated classic elements such as: the battle between social norms sophistication in writing, and transcendence of individualism. These aid the novels popularity with the readers in such ways as relating it to the reader’s lives. Through the early nineteenth...
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...Even though The Great Gatsby features many more themes, honesty is a big part of the novel. As we are introduced to Jay Gatsby, we have only rumors and assumptions to base on who he is and how he accumulated his wealth. Through the narrator, Nick Caraway, we get the sense of pure honesty. Nick is the only character in the novel who seems non-biased and who truly knew Gatsby. Because he is the narrator, we as readers depend on what he says to be true, only having his account of things. Daisy, the love interests of Jay Gatsby throughout the book also is affected by the theme of honesty. Although it is not admitted, we as readers come to the conclusion that Daisy ultimately should have been honest with Gatsby about her feelings towards him regardless of his wanting to relive the past. Through this book and many other literature pieces we see that honesty in a character is crucial to the outcome of dramatic dilemmas, and how honest a person is, the more intriguing the story...
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...When The Going Gets Tough In the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald writes about the 1920’s during the jazz ages in New York City. Many characters within this novel express the extravagant life style. Allowing for a pattern to resurface of the carelessness of the elite. Daisy’s characteristics are shown to the audience through the standards of the fictional society and her responses to those standards. Daisy’s character has a variety of hats. At the beginning of the book all Daisy cared about was capturing everyone's attention, which was easy to do when there was a party thrown every night. New York parities were where the important people wanted and needed to be, especially if Jay Gatsby was throwing it. Daisy, at one of the many parties that Gatsby had thrown, sees her lost lover Jay Gatsby. They were separated for...
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...Gatsby was a huge person behind alcohol no matter if it is legal or not. In the story, Gatsby is a rich man of “new money”, and would throw huge parties that everyone would go to. They were so popular and huge, it is to the point where people that had no clue who he was was still there in his house partying. His house was pretty much a alcohol consumption house. A substantial amount of alcohol was consumed at his functions. His house was very much an open speakeasy. Not every character was affected by Prohibition but it played a pretty big role. Almost all characters were fully aware of the new law but it did not affect their consumption in any way. The only person that it really affected the most was Gatsby. He loves alcohol and the fact that it was not illegal was just another issue. Even though if he were to get caught he could most likely get out of it because of who he...
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...Great Gatsby Journal 1: Marriage Marriage cannot be separated by society. The two go hand and hand. Marriage is not available to all and in some ways is a symbol of equality. Marriage is not only a pillar of society but also a pillar of the government, business, and the military. Marriage cuts to the very heart of a nation. It infiltrates every aspect of human life not only for the married but also for the unmarried . The most basic human need is life: the need for protection, deliverance, and survival. The second most basic need is love: the need for companionship, a fulfilling relationship. From the basic needs for life and love proceed behavior and from behavior, the roles of society Marriage can be a problem due to the fact that it isn’t available to everyone in the world. Only a few years ago did the U.S. finally reach...
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...Why do Daisy and Tom stay together? That is one of the biggest questions revolving The Great Gatsby. Although there is many opinion, there is two main perspective: love or wealth. The evidence presented leads to wealth. The reasoning behind Daisy and Tom staying together is their bond of having a child together, sharing a need for the finer things in life, and the standard society placed surrounding marriage. Three years before the beginning of The Great Gatsby Tom and Daisy got married in 1919. They then had a little girl, whose name was never revealed. Their house is located in East Egg, which is known as Old Money. Old money means they inherited their money and didn’t work for it. The two have not been known to stay loyal to each other. In the book, Tom is with Myrtle and Daisy is with Gatsby. Gatsby tries to separate the two because of the love he has for Daisy,...
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