... while Daisy enjoyed the riches by those who adored her. The character Daisy is described by Fitzgerald throughout the novel as flighty and shallow. It is their difference in character and devotion that sets them apart. Gatsby eventually realized Daisy could not measure up to what he had envisioned as his perfect love. As ... "They're a rotten crowd," I shouted across the lawn. "Your worth the whole damn bunch put together." (146) Gatsby's obsession for Daisy blinded him of what her true character was. Gatsby loved the Daisy of the past. Daisy was a very shallow and materialistic person w...

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... Gatsby's tragic fall is inevitable. Another element of the genre of tragedy is the catastrophic flaw in the tragic figure. The development of Othello's character centres on the expanding jealousy of the antagonist as the catalyst with which his tragic flaw procures his downfall. Shakespeare's clever demonstration of dramatic ... to discover and recapture the trust and loyalty that is enshrined in the custom of marriage. Othello's goodness, as portrayed through his divine love for Desdemona, renders him a tragic hero in that although he is a well-intentioned virtuous individual, he can a...

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... one person had. Instead of earning a place in society, people began to believe they could simply purchase it. The American Dream was up for sale and the new mantra of the masses was to get rich quick. But what seemed to be overlooked was the reality of social class ... and ultimately, to the object of his dream, Daisy Buchanan. Everything revolves around Daisy; he even "revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes." (Fitzgerald 97) Gatsby has built his fortune through some mysterious business practice. He knows Daisy loves ... :...

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... The American Dream early in life, Gatsby's success is ultimately doomed due to his immoral lifestyle. Jay Gatsby, the novel's title character, exemplified The American Dream through his accumulation of substantial wealth, however shadowed from the public were his true means of acquiring immediate fortune ... of a week I got a package from Croirier's with a new evening gown in it." Gatsby's mysterious figure brings about abstract hearsay concerning his character. Many of his guests participated in the distribution of comments such as "Somebody told me they thought he killed a man once." ...

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... When he later realizes that his most showy possession (his wife) is in jeopardy, he jumps to her rescue although he shares no care for her character but merely for his own social standing as head honcho. Tom exclaims: "Self control! I supposed the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. ... individuals are willing to sink in order to achieve social merit and prominence. His wife, Daisy, is Nick's cousin and also a typical socialite. She acts cynically, for the most part, because she is jaded from her excessive lifestyle and subsequently striped of a moral conscience. When notified of her...

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... of her job searches at a department stores for example, all of the trinkets and expensive stuffs seemed to be calling out her name in a resounding voice. She is easily embarrassed by her style and kind of clothing because it does not measure to those of the girls that worked in ... the department stores. Also, after much trying and finally getting a job in a shoe factory, Carrie became even more disappointed when she found out that she will have only fifty cents left after she pays Minnie and Hanson for her ... of the authenticity of his story. In New York, Gatsby and Nick had dinner a...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... next November." He parades his house and possessions in front of Daisy. " I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes." But none of his possessions are important to him; she is the only thing of ... question her dream, she represents materialism in comparison to Gatsby's "pure" desire to be with Daisy. Myrtle looks as if she 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 ... controll...

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... overwhelming presence within his dream. In his book "The Great Gatsby-, using the character of Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows how Gatsby's dream led to his irresistible need for material wealth, ultimately leading to the death of a great man. The main character in the book, Jay Gatsby, was affluent, but it was all part of ... as the one thing in his life that he worked for. Everything that he accomplished, was so that he could love Daisy. "He hadn't once ceased looking at Daisy and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes...

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• Grade Level: High School