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- 41: The Great Gatsby: Jay Gatsby is A Pathetic Character
- ... He moved to New York and bought his very expensive mansion because of Daisy. Jordan Baker said, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay."(Fitzgerald 83) He held many expensive parties in the hope that Daisy might show up at one of them. Jordan said, "I think he half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night, but she never did."(Fitzgerald 84) His daily life was also controlled by the dream. Jordan said, "he says he's read a Chicago paper for years just on the chance of catching a glimpse of Daisy's name."(Fitzgerald 84) Gatsby put so much effort into his dream that his dream became his life, and losing control of your life is saddening. Gatsby is pathetic because he behaves ...
- 42: John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States, the youngest person ever to be elected President, the first Roman Catholic and the first to be born in the 20th ... people and he was perhaps the most popular president in history. Kennedy expressed the values of 20th century America and his presidency had an importance beyond its political achievements. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts where he was one of nine children. The Kennedy family was very wealthy and provided means for the Kennedy children to pursue whatever ...
- 43: The Great Gatsby - The America
- The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is about the American Dream, and the downfall of those who attempt to capture its illusionary goals. This is a common them central to many novels. This dream has varying ... make living really great or very unpleasant. Living the American Dream is living in perfection, and that by definition is not possible, thus deflating our precious American Dream. F. Scott Fitzgerald proves this fact in The Great Gatsby, through his scintillating characters and unique style. Characters in books often mirror the author’s feelings towards the world around them. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald suggested the moral decline of the period in American history through the interpersonal relationships among his characters. The situations in the lives of the characters show the worthlessness of ...
- 44: The Great Gatsby 2
- Nick, one of the most sophisticated characters in Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby", makes a potent narrator due to the fact that his characteristics are a key to analyzing the other characters. As the novel proceeds Nick is the ... Having Nick be the narrator simplifies the process of getting "aquainted" with every new character. What's more, Nick is the one that keeps the whole story together. As known Fitzgerald liked to spread the story over each character. Each character therefore is essential to the outcome of the novel. Nick was the one which bound all the other people together ... is what separates Nick from the other characters. While the others find their situation as most important Nick tries to comprehend what is happening to the people in his surrounding. Fitzgerald chose him to convey the message. Nick can therefor be seen as the binding link in the story, who because of his binding force also has a responsibility to ...
- 45: Different Strokes For Different Folks
- Different Strokes For Different Folks Women in general have unique personalties from one another. Through different encounters with others, women show their dominant traits. Fitzgerald, in his novel The Great Gatsby, compares and contrasts many of his female characters through various meetings and confrontations. Daisy Buchanan, Myrtle Wilson, and Jordan Baker have similar yet diverse ... when Daisy has lunch with Nick Carraway she says, “‘I love to see you at my table, Nick. You remind me of a---rose, an absolute rose. Doesn’t he?’”(Fitzgerald 19). Daisy says this knowing that it may sound stupid, but she feels that all women should put on an act. Daisy makes a statement to Nick about when her ... m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ ll be a fool- that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool’” (Fitzgerald 21). These statements explain her opinion on how females should be, and also shows the insincerity in her personality. Daisy is also very confused about what she wants. When ...
- 46: Symbols in The Great Gatsby
- ... life to getting what he needed to win Daisy. After the war Gatsby became a bootlegger to attain what he needed to win Daisy. In the Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses various colors, objects, and gestures as symbols to portray the lack of moral and spiritual values of people and the different aspects of society in the 1920's. The colors which are spread throughout the novel are green, white, gold, and others. F. Scott Fitzgerald provides a social commentary on the 1920's in this novel. The Great Gatsby is an important American novel and not just a mere historical document depicting life in the 1920's. Like other writers of the 20's Fitzgerald was fascinated by the spectacle of what had become of the American Dream and how it had become corrupted by greed andmaterialistic possessions. At the end of Chapter One, ...
- 47: The Great Gatsby: Daisy's Love
- The Great Gatsby: Daisy's Love In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the character of Daisy Buchanan has many instances where her life and love of herself, money, and materialism come into play. Daisy is constantly portrayed as ... is only happy when things are being given to her and circumstances are going as she has planned them. Because of this, Daisy seems to be the character that turns Fitzgerald's story from a tale of wayward love to a saga of unhappy lives. Fitzgerald portrays Daisy as a "doomed" character from the very beginning of the novel. She seems concerned only of her own stability and is sometimes not ready to go though ...
- 48: The Great Gatsby: Daisy's Love
- The Great Gatsby: Daisy's Love In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the character of Daisy Buchanan has many instances where her life and love of herself, money, and materialism come into play. Daisy is constantly portrayed as ... is only happy when things are being given to her and circumstances are going as she has planned them. Because of this, Daisy seems to be the character that turns Fitzgerald's story from a tale of wayward love to a saga of unhappy lives. Fitzgerald portrays Daisy as a "doomed" character from the very beginning of the novel. She seems concerned only of her own stability and is sometimes not ready to go though ...
- 49: Gatsby 17
- The American Dream in The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald sees the "American Dream" as something corrupt, and not easy to achieve. The "American Dream" is made up of a long social ladder, and it is often impossible to be accepted at the top of this social ladder. In The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald portrays Gatsby as a good example of the "American Dream. However, there is a fine line between what many think is the "American Dream, and what Fitzgerald thinks is the "American Dream. There is a difference between Gatsby's "American Dream, and the ideal "American Dream" of others. The "American Dream" can be perceived in a ...
- 50: John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy 35th president of the United States, the youngest person ever to be elected president. He was also the first Roman Catholic president and the first president to be born ...
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