Gatsby would like for Nick to arrange a tea party at Nick's house without Daisy knowing that he will be showing up, forcing her to see him. ... Driving home Tom, Daisy, and Nick discover that Myrtle has been fatally hit by a car driving from New York City. ... Nick learns that Daisy was driving the car that struck Myrtle, but Gatsby wants to take the blame. ... He saw Tom driving the car earlier that day but knows it is not him because he arrived with Nick in another car after the accident. ... Wilson about Tom's affair with Myrtle and did not mention that Daisy was driving the car t...

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The falseness of each character and how they interacted and intertwined with each other was definently a directing force of the novel. ... Which is what happened when she hit and killed Myrtle Wilson while driving Gatsby's car. ... The money was his driving motivation. ...

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Tragedy is most commonly defined as a "dramatic composition dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society, to downfall or destruction- (Webster). ... As the novel nears its conclusion, a series of events takes place which leads to Gatsby's demise: Gatsby and Tom get into an argument over Daisy; Daisy, distraught, unintentionally runs down Myrtle while driving, then flees the scene; Wilson, Myrtle's crazed and vengeful husband tracks down Gatsby at his estate in...

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In this quote Gatsby and Daisy are driving home, and Myrtle runs into the street, where Daisy runs her over. ... "He came to the door while we were getting ready to leave, and when I sent word that we weren't in, he tried to force his way upstairs. ... Tom assumed Gatsby was driving the car, even though he wasn't, so I feel Tom was just as responsible for Gatsby death as Mr. ...

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Hemingway was taken with World War I and wound up driving an ambulance in the war (Meyers 27). ... It seems very unrealistic for them to have lived in America in a time when the prohibition was still a prominent force in American society. ...

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The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman are both explorations of the elusive and often unreachable vision of the American Dream. Jay Gatsby, the main character in The Great Gatsby, and Willy Loman, the main character in Death of a Salesman, both symbolize the American Dream. In F. Scott Fitzger...

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Materialism and Idealism in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel which deals with the quest for wealth and power in society, in order for Gatsby's happiness to be fulfilled . The main character Jay Gatsby believes that if he achieves his financial goals that it would l...

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Anti-heroes have been around for centuries. Their origins can be traced back thousands of years, especially in ancient Roman and Greek mythology. Literary works such as the Iliad and Odyssey by Homer show evidence characteristic of an anti-hero. Anti-heroes are protagonists who, unlike the traditio...

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The wealthy lifestyles of the Buchanans and Miss Jordan have morally corrupted their lives. Money has created boredom for them. Their ways of perceiving life and their altitudes towards other is vain. But each of them shows off their vanity in different ways. Tom Buchanan, for example, believes ...

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• Grade Level: High School