... 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. It was Gatsby's mansion" (17). Nick's own house, situated next to this enormous dwelling, remains a reminder of his circumstances. Nick, like Gatsby, moves east to gain ... wealth, but does not succeed. He works honestly as a bondsman. Nick lives in a tiny home that rents for eighty dollars a month, but serves its purpose. Nick and Jay have as much in common in terms of morality as they do ...

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... many goods 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 divisions. ... 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-l...

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... the American Dream, as it existed during a corrupt period in history. The Great Gatsby is a description of the decay of the American Dream and the desire for money and materialism. Fitzgerald accomplishes this through the use of symbols such as the Valley of Ashes, the Green Light, Gatsby's house, and the Eyes of ... act as a symbol of the death of the American Dream. More specifically, they illustrate society and how what was once a pure and honest vision for success quickly turned into greed and selfishness. Consequently everything in the path of this greed became destroyed and lost. An...

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... leafy colored paper we call money. Throughout Gatsby's life he has always aspired a goal, whether that would be in the past, the present, or for the future. For the duration of the novel Gatsby aims to recover the past so he can enhance the present to make the future what he desires all this time. ... the most popular being he earned it all himself. He is a self-made man that prospers off of his wealth. Interestingly he pays "eighty dollars a month" for a mansion that "was a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of ...

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... bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them. My house was at the very tip of the egg and squeezed between two huge places that rented for twelve or fifteen thousand a season my own house was an eye-sore I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbors lawn and ... 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). Because Gatsby's house was so large he often had parties to which many people were invited. This is how Gatsby and Nick ....

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... of the main themes in the story: Hope and Money. The introduction to the color green comes at the end of chapter 1, when Nick Carraway sees Jay Gatsby for the first time standing in front of his house. "He stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and far as I was from him ... "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us- (p. 189). Within the theme of hope, Gatsby's never-ending quest for riches is enveloped. Daisy broke up with him years before because he was poor, as he points out to Tom when he reveals his and Dais...

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... moral centers and values. There are many examples of this in the story. Nick, until the end of the story, tried to hold true moral statue for himself. For instance, Nick says "I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known- (64), upholding a virtue of honesty to himself and to ... described by Nick as a "factual imitation of some Hatel de Ville in Normandy with a tower on one side . . . and more than forty acres of lawn and garden- (9). Gatsby himself did not use much of the house, and he also purchased many things to fill it that he never ... some last hope and . . . [Nick]...

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... It was a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower and a marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of lawn and garden. It was Gatsby's mansion." In order to display his abundant wealth, Gatsby became notorious for hosting extravagant weekend parties, to which the superficial guest list extended to all walks of life, celebrities and squatters alike. "Sometimes ... commissioner a favor once, and he sends me a Christmas card every year." Gatsby seems to emphasize The American Dream, progressing in his fame with many wealthy entrepreneurs; nevertheless his odysse...

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... was left with knowing "the vague contour of Jay Gatsby had filled out to the substantiality of a man. This is what Gatsby had needed in his Quest for the American Dream. Secondly, The American Dream included having a large, extravagant house. This was also a part of the dream Gatsby had fulfilled. Although his ... house was on East Egg, where the rented there houses as opposed to buying them. Gatsby's house seems to be a waste for only one person living in it. It seemed like it was just built to satisfy the party goers. Gatsby's house seemed to be "a factual imitation of ... de Ville in ...

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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 ... - and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock-(25-26). Gatsby's love for Daisy borders on the dangerous side as he records every minute since the day that they met, counting the days that they have been a...

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