... killed. Jordan Baker is different from the other girls in the novel and most women of the 1920s. Jordan is portrayed as hard, independent, and confident. She does not put all her time into a relationship like the other girls. Instead, her time is consumed of golfing. "she had moved her ball from a bad lie in the semi-final round " (Fitzgerald 57) Nick notices that ... she bends the truth not only to get ahead in golf, but to get ahead in life. She loves getting attention from men, but is ... not interested in a relationship. When she is with Nick she ... ...

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... (104) . As he grew older he became very ambitious and set off to become rich and famous. He eventually enrolled as a military officer stationed in Louisville, Kentucky where he met the love of his life, Daisy. Their love did not last long given that he had to go fight ... work and he was ready to make those sacrifices. However, he had no idea what the ramifications of his dream will entail to its end. As we read in chapter III Gatsby attains the wealth that he so desired. "At least ounce a fortnight a corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet of canvas and ... did not exactly...

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... make Eveline want to escape. b) Eveline's father is a shadowy but menacing bully who has ruined her mother's life and is set to ruin hers. Eveline's father is the repressive authority in her life. She is helpless to break away from him. c) The weight of poverty and family responsibilities bear down on this young woman heavily; her financial situation is very bad ... source of danger. Instead of an uncertain but hopeful future, she faces a certain and unpleasant future that may well repeat her mother's sad life story d) I think it is difficult for our generation today to imagine how heav...

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... and poor health Fitzgerald dropped out of Princeton without a degree and joined the Army as a second lieutenant. It was while he was on duty in the Army outside of Montgomery Alabama where he met his soon to be wife Zelda Sayre. F. Scott Fitzgerald was never recognized as a great ... lifestyle marked by drinking, partying, and overspending"(Magill 1032). In May of 1924 Fitzgerald and his wife spent five years abroad in Europe. During this time he became good friends with Ernest Hemmingway, who helped promote his work. Also while he was in Europe his masterpiece The Great Gatsby was publi...

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