... chooses Tom. Realizing he has won, Tom sends Daisy back to Long Island with Gatsby to prove that Gatsby cannot hurt him. This scene is the most crucial to the plot of the film because it is the climax of the story. This argument marks the turning point when the dream fails and things begin to fall apart. An important character ... , however no one knows where he comes from, what he does, or how he became wealthy. As the film progresses, the viewer learns that Gatsby was born James Gatz on a farm in North Dakota. While working for a millionaire, he purposed to dedicate his life to the ach...

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• Grade Level: High School

... is prostituting herself for possessions, something that does not mean much to Gatsby. However, like Miller, Fitzgerald casts doubt on the American Dream, through his introduction of corruption into the plot. Nick expresses a sense of mystery, a questioning of Gatsby's wealth; "Young men didn't- at least in my provincial inexperience I believed they didn't- drift coolly out of nowhere and buy a palace on ... of. Another way in which Fitzgerald casts doubt on the American Dream is through his use of the Valley of Ashes, a place that lacks life, colour, spirit or hope. "A fantastic farm wh...

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• Grade Level: High School

... the novel The Great Gatsby writer F. Scott Fitzgerald creates characterization throughout his entire book. Characterization is one of the most significant parts of The Great Gatsby. Characters maintain the books plot, and build the readers attention of the book. All of Fitzgerald's characters are carefully detailed, and each is specified many different kinds of personalities. Jay Gatsby also known as James ... the present is impossible, and Gatsby never comes to realize this. James Gatz, the name of the adolescent boy in the story The Great Gatsby, who lived on a North Dakota farm. Rece...

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• Grade Level: High School