... . He purposely lies to others about his background and personality to 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 ... many years. It is a family tradition" (69). Also his big luxury parties, the exaggeration of the transportation picking up people to his party, laudable orchestra, embellishing garden with men and women came and went like moths among the stars. We know that Gatsby is not from any wealthy family in San Franc...

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... the life of the central character of the story "Gatsby- is seen through the eyes of his neighbour Nick Carraway who is the narrator of the story. Fitzgerald was inspired to write this novel based on his own life. He as a young man pursued a girl who offered an entrée into a world that he coveted which inspired the central character of his story "Gatsby- and his love Daisy'. Analysing the ... passage we see that the narrator uses words and phrases interestingly trying to describe his emotions and his opinions about the lifestyle of his neighbour "Gatsby-. We can see that he feels disgust...

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... a young officer when they first met "they were so engrossed in each other" that no one could separate them. The love they shared for one another was undeniable even back then. Jay does whatever he can to make the love of his life in good spirits. Without question they both agreed that there has never been, or never will be a dull moment for ... a wonderful time at. They had extravagant four course meals along with an open bar for everyone. There was lots of planning involved for all the rings needed for the wedding because Gatsby wanted to show off his wealth that he earned because and ...

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... consisting of wealth, fame, and love were the essentials of the foundation of The American Dream in the 1920's. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby pursues instant gratitude in these areas. Although obtaining 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 ... de Ville in Normandy, with a tower and a marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of law...

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... was made, Gatsby had bought a home right across the bay from Daisy on West Egg. "He had waited 5 years-- so he could 'come over' some afternoon to a strangers garden." (Fitzgerald 63) Three years of money and 5 years of waiting, all so he could welcome Daisy back into ... his life like he had planned all along. Now, the lost generation, being that people were careless with no sense of morals or respect for others as they ... about Daisy's new life, although Gatsby didn't insist on it being true. "Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can!" (Fitzgerald 110) Gatsby was a fool to ...

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... vs. Poor € Perseverance € Hope € Love Not all of the above dreams were achieved during the novel. In fact, some of them actually deteriorated. "The Great Gatsby" shows the change of the American Dream from hope, love and perseverance to the want for money and materialistic wealth. Firstly, Gatsby himself is true to the American Dream, unlike the other characters. Throughout the novel, Gatsby shows a longing to achieve the American Dream of love and shows hope and perseverance ... the carelessness of the time. The parties that Gatsby held every week were used as symbolism for the c...

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... , with whom he had once been in love. Nick points out the hope that Jay has for Daisy when he cites his extraordinary efforts by saying, "The modesty of the demand shook me. He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starlight to casual moths--so that he could come over some afternoon to a stranger's garden" (Fitzgerald 85). Jay had essentially ... been living a fake, extravagant life all in order to find and regain Daisy's love, and Nick could not believe how ... invested Jay had become in reaching this goal. The magnificent investment of Jay is characteristic of...

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... in American literature to aim for. Nick Carraway, the first-person narrator of The Great Gatsby, lives on Long Island, New York. Nick lives next door to the enormous mansion of a mysterious man named Gatsby. This mysterious Gatsby throws incredibly extravagant and gaudy parties. "The bar is in full swing and floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside until the air is alive with chatter and laughter and casual ... innuendo and introductions forgotten on the spot and enthusiastic meetings between women who never knew each ... was once a man struggling to get along in his li...

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... de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thick beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of lawn and garden. It was Gatsby's mansion- (Fitzgerald 9). Gatsby's dream causes him to require only the best. He does not realize that his love for Daisy has caused him to long for money and material wealth, "Gatsby does ... not see that the corruption at the base of his fortune in effect compromises his vision of life with Daisy. You cannot win ... the ideal with the corrupt, and you cannot buy ... ...

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... - his Rolls-Royce, swimming pool, beach, crates of lemon and oranges, feast of buffet in a green garden and the live orchestra playing under the blue skies. Abounding among his guest with the amazement of the luxuriant living of Gatsby, were also rumors about the origins of his wealth. One of the guests commented that she had heard that Gatsby was a cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm, the ruler of Germany during World War I. Other guests commented that they ... hope for his cousin to get out of an otherwise unhappy marriage and the superficiality of her life, Gatsby's sheer optimism to win Daisy's...

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... to win back her affections. His mansion, which is situated directly across the bay from the Buchanans' home, resembles "a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden." (Fitzgerald 9) It's an impressive place, staffed with eight servants and ... able to hold hundreds of people at during his lavish weekend-long parties. At his parties, he invites famous people whom he eagerly tries to points out to Daisy: "You must see the faces of many p...

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... am going to portray the differing opinions of F. Scott Fitzgerald and A. Miller, their portrayals of the American Dream, its risks and dangers. Jay Gatsby represents the flourishing side of the Dream. He seems to show that it is possible to achieve great success from nothing through the examples of his possessions; "I watched the guests diving from the tower of his raft, or taking the sun on the hot sand of his beach while ... feel embarrassed and a failure. Gatsby's dream not unlike Willy's, failed for the reason that he built it up, to be unbelievable. "He had waited five years and bo...

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... neighbour; he is a man who has wrapped his life within the past five years around his sole desire to be with a woman named Daisy Buchanan. The Great Gatsby is a novel of tragedy, love and rich vs. poor. In this novel, the American Dream is a concept that is consistent throughout the entire story. The author portrays the concept to the readers to show that people will go through many levels ... of extreme situations to ultimately achieve what is known as the American Dream at that period in time. ... describes his cousin's property: "Turning me around by one arm, he moved a broad hand a...

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... least ounce a fortnight a corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet of canvas and enough colored lights to make a Christmas tree out of Gatsby's enormous garden."(44) Living in New York, Gatsby threw all kinds of lurid parties in bid to become famous and capture the heart of Daisy who also lives in New York and is still married to Tom. The irony of the parties that Gatsby throws ... is that he doesn't even know any of his guests. ," Gatsby has an immense desire ... optimism to win Daisy's love as seen in the idea of the mysterious green light that extended from Gatsby's doc...

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... in it. It seemed like it was just built to satisfy the party goers. Gatsby's house seemed to be "a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spawning new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool and more than 40 acres of lawn and garden" (9). Gatsby had an unbelievable house yet it seemed that Gatsby derived ... no pleasure or satisfaction from his belongings. It was also made clear throughout the novel that Gatsby's house was placed strategically across the bay from Daisy's house. One night, Fox 3 Gatsby was looking at Daisy's hous...

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... any of them are true. That is why Fitzgerald wrote the book this way. It is a mystery for us to solve. In chapter 3, we get to see what his house is like, and what his parties are about. He has a Rolls, a station wagon, 2 boats, aquaplanes, a swimming pool, and a real beach. His parties are magnificent. They are held under canvas tents in his garden ... , his bars are always stocked with the best of liquors, he has buffet tables with everything you can imagine. The book says that his parties are almost like a carnival. All though the book describes the parties so well, we never hear abou...

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... man, Tom Buchanan. This green light is located, at the end of the dock of Daisy and her husband's house, across the water. The stretching of Gatsby's arms toward the light represents his hope for a reunion with Daisy, his true love, at some point in their lives. He even expresses this hope in the form of the green light to Daisy: "If it wasn't for the mist we could see your home across ... of the heart. The description of Gatsby's mansion shows the distorted ideals of what money meant to him: "The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard "it was a factual imitation of some ...

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