... hoping to get a nibble of the cheese that the cats had brought them. The driving reason behind Bodega's renovation of Spanish Harlem was to show Vera, the love of his life, that he had dreams and aspirations; that he had some way to escape poverty. Bodega once said to Chino, "she [Vera] didn't ... former companions without the help of others. In Gatsby's case, he needed Nick, Daisy's cousin, in order to get close enough to reform the once love filled relationship between himself and Daisy. Just as Gatsby needed Nick, Bodega needed Chino to arrange the meeting between Vera and him. "Blood...

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In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby have many things in common. They both seem to love Daisy, they are both very wealthy men, they both lie, and both cheat. But Fitzgerald does not see both men as equally corrupt. Tom has no reasoning in his actions, ... his lover (20) and goes as far as breaking Myrtle s nose. (41) Which is because of the type of people Tom and Gatsby are. Tom is selfish while Gatsby is selfless. Gatsby is noble and if given the chance could be Daisy's "knight in shining armor- while Tom is insolent and would probably let the horse run her...

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• Grade Level: High School