... alone most of the time. I don't think he likes to get involved in other peoples business, he would rather stick to his own business. * Answers to Questions: The only thing that has changed in my opinion is my respect for Tom has gone down even lower. I think what he does with ... wants anyone to know who he really is. Biographical Facts: He tells Nick that he is the son of wealthy parents and that he actually is an Oxford man. Then he said he was promoted to major in World War I, every Allied government honored him for his achievements. Nick starts to believe what ... Gatsby is saying ...

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... exciting, for "she was, to Scott's delight, an inspiring example of the postwar modern girl" (Meyers, 44). Fitzgerald was excited-- and sometimes tormented --by other men's love for Zelda, which enhanced her worth in his eyes. This precise uncanny feeling is felt by Jay Gatsby towards Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald writes, "It excited (Jay) too, that many men ... , escaped to Switzerland by jumping off a moving train. He earned numerous awards for his bravery. After the war, Tommy attended Harvard and, like Jay Gatsby, spent a term or two at Oxford. Fitzgerald idolized To...

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... social and financial ties to obtain her parent's approval. At the time of Daisy's marriage to Tom, Gatsby was still abroad and enrolled at Oxford trying to get an education. On hearing the news and upon his return home, Gatsby rededicated his life with even more fervor towards attaining wealth ... commented that they had heard that Gatsby was a German spy during World War I. Others also said that they heard that Gatsby was a graduate of Oxford and had once killed a man in cold blood. As much as Gatsby did not know anything about his guests, his guests also know nothing about ... wealth...

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... of the great man are uncovered by the other characters in the book. It is discovered that Gatsby was not really an "Oxford Man" because he went to Oxford University for only five months. The reason that he went to Oxford was not because he wanted to receive a grand education and improvement of the mind to accompany his high class and stature. Instead ... ...

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... and personality through multiple lies and parties that perpetuate into the night. Trying to fit in Gatsby convinces many telling them "I[Gatsby] was brought up in America but educated at Oxford."; however he was only able to get there because of a misunderstanding after the war, even then he was only there for a short period of time. After he left the war ... Gatsbys original plans were returning home, After the Armistice he tried to get home but was sent to Oxford instead(pg.158 line8), which shows he had future plans of attending Oxford. The money he earned was never inherited from hi...

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... speech just missed being absurd. Some time before he introduced himself I'd got a strong impression that he was picking his words with care." (Fitzgerald 51) He hints at being educated at Oxford, but avoids saying much more about it, as if the mere mention of the place should be enough. Obviously he feels his real reason - "It was an opportunity! they gave ... some of the officers after the Armistice We could go to any of the universities in England or France" (Fitzgerald 136) - isn't good enough. Not only is Oxford an exaggeration, most of his background is ridiculously untrue: " I liv...

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... own mistake of killing Myrtle, and when Tom Buchanan finds out, he orders George Wilson to shoot Gatsby. Third, Jay Gatsby appears to be a rich, gorgeous man who studied in Oxford and earned medals for being a war hero, but in reality he lies about his education and past life when he says that he "was brought up in America and educated ... at Oxford" (Gatsby 64). This shows Gatsby as being an elegant, giving person. On the contrary, we also get another realistic insight into Gatsby's character when one of the girls in Gatsby ... ...

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... life." The protagonist is young, inexperienced, and often uneducated. Educations both in school and the "real world," are covered. Jay Gatsby shows this rule when he says he goes to Oxford school, which would show that he is going to school to get his education. He learns about crime from Meyer Wolfsheim, and this is proof that he is learning about ... the real world. He learns all about the real world from Wolfsheim, and gets his education in Oxford, so he shows a perfect example of step 1 in the Bildungsroman. Some form of discontent sends the protagonist on his or her journey. This j...

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... fake being from a rich family. He tells Nick "I am the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West- all dead now. I was brought up in America but educated in Oxford because all my ancestors have been educated there for many years. It is a family tradition" (69). Also his big luxury parties, the exaggeration of the transportation picking up people to ... and women came and went like moths among the stars. We know that Gatsby is not from any wealthy family in San Francisco Mid-West and neither really educate in Oxford at the first place. And he is actually not into those parties he hold...

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... the Gatsby that the reader eventually meets in chapter three. Gatsby himself is a master illusionist. He transforms himself from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby, from poor farm boy to wealthy Oxford scholar. Through the character of Gatsby the author illustrates the destructiveness of man's quest for material success, often referred to as "the American Dream". Gatsby's dream of winning Daisy Buchanan ... one true love. "I'll tell you God's truth. I am the son of some wealthy people in the middle-west----all dead now. I was brought up in America but educated at Oxford because all my ancestors h...

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... when he met Dan Cody. Gatsby changed his name to move on from his previous life. With Dan Cody Gatsby traveled around the world on a yacht, got an education at Oxford and got a taste of the wealthy life, "to young Gatz, resting on his oars and looking up at the railed deck, that yacht represented all the beauty and glamour ... ...

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... leave him for the wealth of Tom, his mind told him that money was the only way to get her back. After returning from the war and a short stay at Oxford, he began operating drug stores. In the 1920's those stores were a front for illegal bootlegging. There was easy money to be made and Jay needed as much as possible, as ... ...

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... Gatsby is not the man that people thought of him. He finally opened up to Nick, telling him some truths and some lies. He tells Nick that he is an Oxford graduate and was originally from San Francisco, California. He also tells him that he is into bonds, and owns a number of drugstores. He also comes to know that Nick's cousin ... ...

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... invites him to lunch. At this point Gatsby's origins are unclear, but Gatsby clarifies the story: he tells Nick that he is from a wealthy San Francisco and was educated at Oxford after serving in the Great War (for which he received a number of decorations). However, his tentative manner indicates that he may be lying to Nick. He tells Nick that Jordan ... ...

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... earned in the war does Nick believe in his war service stories. Even then Nick has a hard time believing Gatsby's educational background because of his uncomfortable declaration that he attended Oxford, a very prestigious English university. Trust is not a strong point of Gastby's makeup and lifestyle. Therefore, when looking at Gatsby's most impressive traits one thing that pops up is his energetic ... ...

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... also tell Carraway about his schooling. Gatsby says, "I am the son of some wealthy people in the middle - west - all dea! d now. I was brought up in America but educated at Oxford because all my ancestors have been educated there for many years. It is a family tradition" (Fitzgerald 69). Gatsby also worked for a millionaire named Dan Cody. Cody is a gold miner, in ... ...

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... ideal world, and unfortunately, this is the cause of his later death. Through the grapevine, almost everyone residing in East Egg and West Egg have been told Gatsby graduated from Oxford University, and thereafter traveling the world, claiming his spot on the ladder of wealth. Unfortunately, Nick discovers the truth of Gatsby in the life of James Gatz, once a regular man ... ...

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... of honesty to himself and to others. Gatsby on the other hand, lied repeatedly to Nick and others over his past. Gatsby had stated that he had been educated at Oxford and participated in many romantic ventures across the world, while trying to escape a tragic past, and Nick had to "restrain . . . [his] incredulous laughter. The very phrases were worn so threadbare ... ...

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... relationship. Only two years after the war started Daisy fell in love with Tom Buchanan whom she married. After Mr. Gatsby finished returning home from the war he went to Oxford University. He did this because he wanted to gain a high paying job to support a lady such as Daisy who was been accustom to expensive taste, "Her voice is full of ... ...

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... 2nd Lieutenant and had fallen in love with the very rich, very beautiful, 18 year-old Zelda Sayre. Still stationed at Camp Sheridan, Fitzgerald's publisher once again rejected the revised edition of The Romantic Egoist that Fitzgerald had so diligently worked on. Never actually seeing any combat time the now engaged Fitzgerald was discharged in 1919 ("A brief life of Fitzgerald- 1). Fitzgerald ... ...

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... " (156). His past continuously haunts him throughout his rich, extravagant life and his search for Daisy. By continuously lying to himself and to others about such facts as being "an Oxford man," Gatsby tries to hide behind his money and his wealth. To Gatsby, his past is his only characteristic that sets him apart from the rich, yet it is also ... ...

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... Gatsby decides to tell Nick a little about his past. Gatsby says that he is from wealthy people from the Midwest, that are all dead. He claims to be educated at Oxford. Then when Nick asks from what part of the Midwest, Gatsby responds with "San Francisco". That is a hint right there that there is something fishy about his past. We also ... ...

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... success is Daisy and his fantasy of having a life with her, Tom, Daisy, Mrytle's and most of society's motives lie behind money and a superficial lifestyle. Gatsby was supposedly "educated at oxford" and then proceeded to live in "Paris, Venice, Rome-collecting jewels, chiefly rubies, hunting big game trying to forget something very sad that had happened to me long ago." (70 ... ...

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... ride, Gatsby informs Nick of his "correct" success story being that he was from a wealthy mid-western family and he inherited a large sum of money. As well he graduated from Oxford. He also traveled the world in style. Thereafter he joined the Army in the Great War and became an honoured soldier. Along the way to town, we see the power ... ...

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... the gossip that people spread about him. Being the nephew of the German leader, a spy, a murderer, and his own personal story, being from a deceased wealthy family and been educated at Oxford college, were all roles that he played in his life. He was so absorbed in the lies and the money that wrapped up his life that he never really got ... ...

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